Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-12
Ehe sharpIers Murder.

The reader has recollection OF the
Sbsrpsss murder Ia Delaware county. and
bow q culOred man asm-i Joh as on va, ar
crime. and how the Governor hs- from time
e. time put OF the day OF execution on the
plea Of the cuiorrd man. attorney. that the
real murderer Will be revealed. Mean
while other parties were charged with the
murder, and now . Confession is made
public that declares that the murderer is
not the coiored nan, but two white men,
the one nlmei Gas Chopaz, the other nsa
sd Charles wilson.
The PhIlAdelphia Bulletin say, Chopaz
made a confession OF the crime oil having
kii ed Shsrplrss to man named Joseph
ttatemeut o. Chopaz, As follows: Daring
the mouth 81 Aug ust, 1887, l WAS servip.
out 4 sentcoce il the Eastern Prpitontisrv,
Philadelphia, and became acquainted whilst
ikere VITA GustsvGs Chop.z.
Alter haviGg short irto.vien a few 1sys
ShArPless murder case, during which he
asked mc Whether Gus hai sal I anything TO
me about it, it preyed 80 heavily on my
mind that / h@d si-rp,sss night, thinkin :
IL shnu-I 0rtrsy u uS OF aot. The mere
m-dltatsd tue more = Is c,nvncsd thIt
vas dong ju-tic- o. telling ycu toe. en-
tiro case - he (ju-) told it to rne, and
knowing that An luaoc-nt m al - conviets,i
Tor this criIns'NhIch hs knows EOthing about.
I myself was once COW Icte1 ss innocent 81
a clII rnd went o pr..on Tor il. 1 know
NV te!t and Imagine the feelings Of
,ha, pOUr s,ul At Aedil, 30 l will tell tis
entire couye sstioa / had with Gas n re-
gard 10 tue case.
va. reading TO him about thu, Railway
-nystery, aud he said. Il don't IiEo TO k--r
, that" ! said WI, - 81 vii tell you
sor1-thing. Joe. one .; these days"
then mentiou-d sbou; the Snarple. 5.
csS- niid gave hIm nay word 1 would nsrsr
b7iray hi-r. 50 he Told all. That Charlie
WILSON came TO him the night before !,
teok pi-es ana ASKED hi.u If ne -suld tax &
= hsud II a blg -. sn1 Gus .sia Yes. |
am hroke," aud told Wilson, 81 will d.
anything for rsonev.'' rh-n wiIsou told
ius that Johu Sharp!ess had great deal
81 money in she heus,, that the girl al
Sh4rpiess'. I'D q friend OF hrs about 1t, SO
the ii st plan vas TO go and hang tss fsra j.
ly up tor it.
This was GAS plan, but wills on ,k;s to
! Cue 1t Il better TO get old Sharp,-., ont
/ OF tue way" Then Wilson got up the pl.s
/ about the carriage sad proposed to Gus ts
/ Disguise as niggers. They both blackeusd
| up and Gus put a white handkerc hIef around
/ his neck. He s-ld ne did this because his
n-ck is half sE4in - big su ordihar,
mans and Is aRd Gus went to the dnor
and knocked Wilson was down at the
barE. Gus told Mr. Sharpless that he srske
his carriage aad had two IssIe. il II, ana
asked for piece of rope. Mr.. Sharpler.
put his hat On aud lit the lsnl. snd bis -r-.
laid be haG better put on hI. coat. CT,
said he vas very uervous b-czase Mr.,
Sharpless kept looking At k,m,
| awe then" continued Gas, aren, IN
wards the barn. As We get near il caught
him BY the throat, aud shz-pI-ss said, NJ.
God, don't Al this Wilson bit him wits
lead pipe several timss. Then wH.ar
went through his pocksts" Gus ,aid n.
had hardly the grit to GO back to the hon.e,
bus went and asked vksrs tbs money va,
and ssio the girl knew, bu; Gus b-s..
frightened and ran Oat. They then ven
sad set the neighborlng barn on rre, 80 \
Mrs Sharpless sOnid give the alarm the,
could get away and the people woaid 60 &c
the Gre. They Ihsn went to Whining tor
and got room on Water street, but b.in,
frightened they came to Philadelphl. AM
hsd room On Third street, and Gus ba.
work, but as he said room got tired of !,
He thea went to odd jobs to keep the de
teetives of OF his track. ChopaI said I.
me: elf they would only hang the niger
Tould FEEL safe, but at long as he l. livip,
! viil be in not WATER 81 wish Wuso,
vas in -" vas smother expression be of
teu made TO me- He ted me time aue
again, Il wish had rot told you Joe.
p g Us also told ms they went to the bar,
first aud put candle underneath tue bsske
snd lit it, in order th1t Il night Sc, tn.