Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-29
SPAWN OF SATAN.
Horrible Depravity Meets Its
just Reward.
HANGING OF A YOUTHFUL FIEND.

The DiabolicaI Crime That a 16-Year-
Old Boy Committed and for Which He
Stretched Hemp-Two Executions in
the Ohio Penitentiary-Ott Leuth, the
Outrager and Murderer of an s-Year-
Old Girl, and ''Brocky" Smith, a
Woman Slayer, Swung OFF.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 29.-Otto Leuth,
the Cleveland boy murderer, who out
ragged and then killed little Maggie
Thompson in that city May o. 1879, was
executed in the annex of the penitentiary
here shortly after midnight yesterday
morning With him was also executed
John, alias "Brocky" Smith, who so hor-
ribly butcEered up old Bridget Byron in
Cincinnati on Dec. 8, 1889 Young Leuth
was only 10 years old when his crime was
committed, and is one of the youngest
persons ever executed in this country.
His DeviIish Crime.
His crime was n most atrocious one, and
clearly showed that the youthful perpe-
traitor was possessed of a devil as old as
the story of crime. His victim was but
Syears old, and was fairly idolized by her
parents, being theis only child Leuth en-
ticed her into the house of his parents,
who were away on a visit at the time the
awful crime was committed. Leading her
into bedroom he first outraged her and
then beat her brains out with hammer
to conceal the terrible crime which was
prompted by that most dangerous of hui
man passions, RIGHTEOUSNESS abnormally
developed to power and ferocity that
would dare all the horrors of Dante's
hell.
How He Hid His Little Victim.
The body of the little victim was strip
ped and wrapped up in the bedclothing
and was allowed TO remain in the bed
room of the fiendish youth for whole
week, while the perpetrator mingled
with the searcherS for TIE miss
ing child and was an unnoticed OBJ
server of all the suffering and excite
ment caused by the heliish murder. Just
one month from the date OF the mysteri-
| Gus disappearance of little Maggie Thomp-
son, the mnIlated and decomposed
body of the child were discovered under
the floor of the Leuth residence. where it
had been concealed by young Otto The
whole family of Leuths were arrested aad
| the next morning Otto made full con-
fession.
The March to the Scaffold.
AS the time set for the execution drew
| near Leuth began to weaken, and during
the past two days, has been completely
broken down. Owing to these circum-
stances he was chosen rs the first to be
put To death. Shortly after II O'Clock,
the march from the warlens Office To the
| annex was taken up, the line being headed
by Warden Dyer and his assistants fol-
lowed by the representatives of the press
| associations various newspapers and
about thirty persons who held special
permits. Arriving at the annex, the
death warrants were read to both
Leuth and Smith Ieuth was then
escorted To the scaffold, ascending the
| stairs with II firm step
AN Ready; Let Ii Co."
The moose being adjusted, Leuth was
| asked if he had anything to say. He
complained of them hurting him while
tying his hands, and then said:
Now, do that business good; already.
let it GO
The trap was sprung at 1905 The drop
was seven and a half feet, and the boys
neck was broken.
Brocky smith Swings on
Five minutes later "Brocky" Smith was
| escorted TO the scailod, bearing the same
unconcerned appearance he has main
tanned ever since his confinement in the
annex The moose was adjusted aud, be-
ing asked to talk. Smith said he had moth
ing more to say than he had said during
the past nine months, that he committed
the crime, but that il was not done for
| robbery. The trap was sprung at 1886.
drop being eight feet Smiths neck was
| also broken and he was pronounced dead
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