Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-11

the first death warrant rss1, md hes1eed
up and beard his dsem 0lmlys 49,
he W. plainly growing vsalw q ~
TINA While his arms ven o11g -
ioned, Maxwell - bit ~ lGNW
Lip and galpsd sssssAl tneas
LandQaf received IL NuK1nn9
and pinioaing - stelidly q . ~ Wols
could. Ths pcocess;on 70 tts nqaAsn -
thsn formed, Father Tipn vslkhe
tween MAXWELL and LandHaf prscSo6G1
by Sheriff Harrington ana ezpatieo -
followed BY the police, rsportan - WI
nessea Az Maxwell paG1ed thfoaGh ~
inner yard, b walled firmly h1t sasuly,
there was . wonderful change ftem ~
apparently unconosrnsd nan, pa6lnt
cigarette and the one On reuts b his 6sa1h
His face looked pinched and drawn, e.
ashen hue and his syo were sWcllsa. Hs
glanced about him pitsoosly, his hDo
twiching and his appearance W. calcalA-
led 10 awaken ths pity of sysn thoss vAo
were firmly convinced he ought - de.
Landgraf looked and moved Hike 3 ~.
with half smile and hah neR @ N
fhca There was no tine hst tn rsacA1ne
the sca6old, which the condemned nsa -
cended without assistancs. Maxwell
was placed under ths neess near Twe2Ah
street Father Tipaa rsad pny9s; Max-
well was then asked II b hsd snytking -
say, and In IN almost insudihls toao ~
sponded mo" Landgfaf merely sAsek
his had.
THE BLACK CARS
were then drawn, wbsn Lsndgraf alleged
backward, but promptly recovered. Tkeru
was an awful look Of despair On Maxwsll's
face % the cap hid II from view, ~ ~
knees showed weakness. The uoosss were
adjusted quickly, and at S:56 ths drsp
fell. Landgraf never moved, nor dA .
muscle twitch; not % with Maxwell.
When be fell his breast heaved convulsivO-
ly and his limbs were drawn upWaxdA
while the SPECTATOR were shocked hy
stream Of blood pouring down the right q
his coat which vas Afterwards fesnd 70
have been caused by Q cut inflicted by u
rope In some way. Landgfaf waa pro
nounced dead Ia eleven and o half min.
u>es. Maxwell's struggles continued tbr
fourteen minutee, when he too was pro-
nounoed dead BY the attending physicians.
Lsndgnf was cut down at 9d2, Maxwell
ut 9:l5.
The bodies were removed 10 The norrus
and photographed, after which Ne pos4
mortem was commenced. u was slatsd
by the physicians that the neck of sacA
man was broken.
After the post mortsm The remains q
Maxwell were taken 10 the undsrtAkine
establishment Of George w. Lynch, en-
balmed and prepared for burial. The o.
ket was quietly conveyed 10 Calvary ceCss-
teIy and placed In vault for intermsat q
. later day. Mrs. Brooks and dsughtse,
mother and sister Of the dscsased, and
John I, Martin, Msxwsll's attorney, 90
the remains 70 the csmstsry.
II was expected there would b Q scene at
the morgus after the execution, but ~
mother and sister wisely remained away.
LASDaRAF's CRIME.
The crime for which Henry LAnderaf
suffered the death penalty was committed
on the night Of March 8, 1885. The victim
was his swecsheart, Annie Tisch, Q beau-
tiful girl Of less than eighteen years ofaeA
Jealousy prompted the deed. On ths day
Of the murder be took the girl out walkin4.
with the revolver with which he killed hor
in his pocket. He suddenly turned and
upbraided her for keeping other male con.
pany. She merely laughed, bat with q
oath he pulled ont his revolver apd shet
her through the head. He was SsS$ctsA
and sentenced 10 bs hanged AgHc,ob e1SD
An appeal was granted the sAuis a q