The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-15

about him. He showed by his action
that he was steeling himself to the Or
deal, and was tghting down any animal
fear he might possess.
j Judge Ryisnd then, in an address full
tof kind and fatherly advice TO prepare
for the future, condemned him TO be
hanged by the neck, on Friday, the 18th
day of July, 1884, until he be dead.
William III. Hamilton then stood on
his feet, and when asked why sentence
should not be passed, broke completely
down, and between his incoherent sobs
were heard these words:
81 know / did not kill that man; L
only know am not guilty. Do as you
will with me; / am ready"
At this point Charlie broke in with /:
"Straighten up your face, you cur"
The sentence of the court was that he
also be hanged On the l1th of July.
There can be no doubt that the grief
of Aultman on this occasion was sincere,
whatever may have been his motives
yesterday. He rested well last night,
ate hearty breakfast to-day, and said
he felt very good-just as If the jury
were going 70 acquIt him.
After the sentence had been read and
everything had become quiet, he sobbed
out:
81 wish hadn't done this! God help
me! God help me!''
An order was made by the court pro-
yiding for the appointment of Two men
as the death watch in the Sedalia Jail,
whittier they will be taken tonight.
| One will be confined on the south side
and the other on the north side of the
Jail, and will not be allowed to come to-
gether, as Charlie is very ferocious and
says he will whip Billie. even If he has TO
do it on the gallows. This afternoon they
are both quiet, Charlie writing letters
and poetry; and Billie, moody and 81
lent, doubtless busy with his own sad
thoughts. Both are heavily irOned and
strong guard is over them
And thus ended the ferreting out, APP
pretending and bringing to justice the
perpetrators of one of the most diaboli-
cal and cunningly conceived crimes
which ever disgraced the annals OF the
state. A brief recapitulatiOn of the
crime and history of the
sLAYERs AND THE SLAIN
may not be out of place here.
Carl Steidle was born in the city of
Wurtemburg, Germany, and trained in
the shops of that country as a mechanic.
He soon found that his sphere in that
land was too narrow, and, hearing OF
the advantages offered skilled laborers
in this country, took ship and sailed for
this land of freedom. Scarcely had he
landed on the shores of America. and
before he was able to speak the language
of the country, work was offered him in
the railroad repair shops at Sedalia.
Thither he came, and followed his trade.
His free open nature won for him many
| friends there; his skill afforded him the
esteem and respect of his employers.
While living In Sedalia he by chance
formed the acquaintance of one
WIN. HAMILTON, ALIAS EDWARD AULT-
MAN,
whose life, il transpires, had been
clouded by term in the penitentiary.
This Aultman was a mean, cunning man.
and by his serpent-like, insinuating man
ner, soon won the confidence of the
German, and he then made up his mind
| to rob him of his hard earned wealth.
amounting TO about $500 i'm money and
a good stock of clothing.
In the state prison this Aultman
formed the acquaintance of a fellow
convict,
| CHARLIE HAMILTON, ALIAS WILLIAM
NALsKEY,
whose term of Imprisonment would ex-
pire a few months later than that of
Aultman. Hamilton, or Nalskey, Is a
young man. Just past the age of %
wears, of a disposition as tractible as
child's, and can be led about as though
he were one. After the expiration of
Aultman's time. knowing that he could
not write 70 Hamilton in prison other
wise, and needing him i'm his nefarious
business of robbery and perhaps MUIR
der, he addressed a letter to him as his
brother, from whence he got the name
Billie Hamilton" In that letter he
persuades Charlie Hamilton to come to
Sedalia and meet him there. This Char
lie does, and they renew the friendship
begun behind the bars. They rent and
furnish a room. Billie agreeing to vouch
for Charlie until he (Charlie) can secure
work. Billie was at work i'm the paint
ing department of the car shops, and
Charlie, after spending the day, as he
says, i'm search of work, would 90 at
night 10 the narrow gauge depot i'm Sc
dalia. and there the two friends would
discuss their future.
CARL STElDLE
being a workman in the Pacific shops,
il was but natural that he should meet
and form the acquaintance of these two
men, and tell them of his plans also.
Billie acquainted Charlie of the finan-
cial condition of Steidle, at the same
time limiting at his plan for getting the |
Germans money. This suggestion |
Charlie says in his testimony before the
cOroner's jury, he repudiated with scorn. |
and lett Sedalia, in order that he might |
find employment elsewhere, get away
from Aultman, and begin a new and |
better life. He came 20 this city. penni-
less, and applied TO Mr.. Cottrell, the
proprietor of the Simmons house, for !
employment. Mr.. Cottrell, having just |
lost the services of his porter, engaged
Hamilton to take his place. paying him
therefor $3.50 per week and board. Mr..