Daily Republican., 1888-05-19
THIRD EDITION.
He VIII Hang.


FAVOR Of acquittAl, on the ground oi y
insanity. ..k., shout Z Ia
o,clcck. when the Jury stood for muir
Al ot the first degree and s for Acqutt
~ asvsral other ballots were taken
- "a II O'Clock with the same result,
-bsn ne Jury retired for the might.
Ahout o'oIock this morning ballot
-ss taken. which resulted In IL votes
Tor a verdict Of guilty as In manner anu
form indicted.
Tha Judges went to the Court House |
hstwssu and 8 O'Clock, and ut 300
o,clnok vers notified that the jury had
ssrSed upou Q verdict. The prisoner
wns brought up from his cell In the
basement and placed In the DOCK when
olerk Cochran, after calling the roll OF
the jury, Inquired:
"dsn,ltmsn, have you agreed upon
"Ws have" wa. responded by sew
ssWho shall answer for you9" asked
the clerk, when the response came,
sour foreman"
"Mr. Foreman, how ray youi do you
and The prisoner at the bar guilty rs IN
manner and form indicted, or not
AhhhhoA AAN
foreman John NJ. Barlow rose Slowly |
and. looking direct st the CLERK, an
swered in q steady voice: -
"Guilty, as In the manner and form
Daring this solemn scene the prisoner
sat IN the dock, apparently the most
unconcerned person in the room, anu
ahortlv after the verdict Was reached he
VAS rem owed 70 his cell In the base
ment. -,.. ii.
oaII nv a reporter of the REPUBLICAN,
IN whom bs made the folloGinR state
ment: nI Was born In Germany In Q
tovn Of some Al, COO inhAbitAnts, AND
learned weaving with my brother l
was eonseripted into the German army
In the war with France, and afterwards
came to this country, when was IL
wears OF sae; have been hsre 20 years,
and was married shortly before immi'
grated. After l had been here about
fhree months sent for my wife, and
after she came We lived happily together
up 10 ths time OF the shooting. The
world algAys used me hard, ana
often wished that was out OF it, but
could not 90 and leave Lena aud ou'
boy Willie; they " ere to1 good TO 90 lett
to be kicked and cuf1ed around.
uAiter We came to this city we gol
along pretty well until the mill posses
Aoted IS they did and discharged Lena
Tuen l saw the old trouble comm 3 nacki
and l resolved that ! would not STAY
any longer in world that had used m'
90 hard. knew l would De nhPplel
in the other world, but could NO
leave my wife and boy alone. tha
night when came from PhllAdelphii
Willie was tired, aud be iGld down OF
the lounse and fell asleep. l undresse'
him and then carried him mp stair
70 he'd. after which Lem went TO bed
Kissed her good night and came 1
town TO get wagon TO move my goon'
hut after wards changed my mind, an
concluded 10 buy = pistol and leave I'd
world got back home about !
O'Clock and found Lena and VIII
asleep. l want Into the back room pi
could nol sleep; l thought how u
world had used me, and l resolved
20 out Of 1t, but determined to take u
wife and child with me-"
'T loaded the pistol and went In !
front room, where l stood about
minutes looking at Lena. she q
Willie were sound asleep, and 1 pe
over and kissed her. She did not moN
and / then put the pistol to her ne
and fred, and Immediately aiterWar
reached over her and shot Willie. .
oid not move, but merely said oh, ol
twice and died, Willie did not move
say anything ai all waited about
or fifteen minutes, and then after HI
ing them both put the pistol to I
own head and fred.
II fa..a curious BensStion and w
In the back loom, where lsio doV
but could not rest got up anu ",
into the front room; Lsna and WI
vera 10th dead, they were out OF
trouble. / sEned over While and u
put the pistol to my head aud fired
staggered and the blood ran down
face In . stream. | ree!ed into
back room aud laid down on the Q
but did not know anything more III
daylight"
SWhen | reused mp 1 was '
thirsty, aud got up 10 go down Ahn
drink, but fell on the hoor.. 81
terHards managed to 9et down 81
and sat oa the lounge until the on
came. thought would die or VIC
have fred another shot am aAtls
with my trial, with the exception OF
evidence of Mr.. Hinealy MT FeE
and MIS- Kohlar, they did NOT teiI
truth, but don't care hr, Waro
very kind, and done even more tnsi
shoald have done for me."
Upon heing asked II he knew
repslty tb.t she verdict carried wit
he replied.
II 10; hey will hang me, but
not care, sEA only hope they will
- I 70 lEnb
Willie" ,-
Dur,ug he time Of the interview
prisoner wa smoking o pipe, Ano
only Sc. med IN TIT best Of hpirits
faid mat he felt batter than ut
since ia Killet hia wife sad child
THIS MORNING COURT
Superior Court opened at 10 o
THE morning with Ohief ~
Comesys and Associate Judges
ton, Grub and PAyuter on the b
Immediately altar the opening TIT
OF John W. Foster vs. Lea Pns'
which Jury vRs drawn inst niRh
taken up for ;tisl The damAgeb !
case are .sii at $40 COO, aud are
Bro mAde his opening TO the j.
commenced the examination oi
nesses.
John W. E3ster, tho plaintiff
sworn, aud testified that he "
work at Pusty's cotton ;niii Junf
1885. He was set 10 Hork iea
shoddy pickina machine The I'll
he had man u hsp him. but
time neither re 1E MIR. Putey
one elsp warned him that the 10
was dangerous. A few days oel
lost his hand one of the men
him tina the meohtns was IN
ous condition anO tod hin TO lot
He con pistHet 70 M. AipsWor
maChtuitt, ard he said he wouid
TO Il aud rave Is d1rd.