The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-04-10

last words on thilNt hlt tAll"9 MNN 49,
upon the scene and at once
summoned medlehl hhhlhAhth'
Behind tho nArs.
As soon as the prisoner was Ia the
clutches Of tho law large crowd gather
cd around him, The officer not knowing |
the nature Of the awful crime committed,
NJ once hustled the prisoner of 10 the city |
prison. Ito remained there but q short
time when Marshal Gentry took him TO
tho county jail for safe keeping, He was |
nut ln with the prisoners on the first floor
and took a chair near the bath tub, The |
prisoners gathered around him, aud their |
presence seemed 70 make him realize his |
Awful Position.
lie moaned and sobbed, and taking his |
handkerchief from hls pocket, he groaned |
aud wept pteoualy lle awayed back and |
forth, exclalmlng "MeIn Goitl Meln |
Goun Sheriff Krlder became aware
that he had murderer In his charge, and |
az once made preparations TO place MN
la the murderef'a cell, Ito was taken up |
stairs and placed in cell IN the north |
west corner OF the jail on the second lloor,
on entering healmoat foil on chair, and
puttlng his head on the couch he wept
bitterly, The effects Of liquor were dying
of and with II came a reaction which
brought 10 hlamlnd Visions OF
Hemp and Death
by due course Of law, After he became
somewhat composed the NEwa.DEMoCRAr
reporter began TO ply him with questions
and had lengthy Interview. While the
conversation was going on the murderer
was not aware that hla victim was dead.
lle was spoken 10 IN German, which for u
tlmo seemed 70 put him az ease, and had
tho effect of making him anawer oil
qucatlona put 10 him very readily, Tho
fret question put 10 him was, "Why did
y0u do this, johnGN whom he replied, ~
don't know This brought forth
u yolley Of means, tears and aoba, whom
he said In his own language, "Wenn
der mann atlrbt damn aterb ichh which
translated means
Ifne Dies / Die.
lie became composed when he told In
hIa own aud brief way how the butohory
occurred, lie related how ho had gone
into the place three times and had been
elected and determined 10 go In the fourth
tImo. "Llke q fool, = said ho ~ drew my
knife and cut him, oh my, | wish | had
not done it,n The crime was for "a time
diverted from his mind and the reporter
cleaned from him something Of hia past
lifo and history which viii bo found ho-
low, II was decided 10 search him again
and ho stood with dropping head while
Sheriff krIdor and Ollloor Harding won't
into every pocket and recess about his
gt,thln0 ltg Waa Informed that hta vte.
tim was dead Rt which ho
Expressed no Surprise,
only rcmarIlng ~ mover hurt anybody
bofore,N Ito wore black alouch hat
which was considerably worn, heavy
dark blue chinchlla sack coat yoat Of
the same material, pair Of grey joan
pants and on old pair Of shoes, boaphttor.
cd with mortar His shirt was gray flannel
the collar being part Of the shirt, ho wear
hnoo was anything but inviting, and N he
were 70 be on trial for noglooting 20 mako
himself appear tidy he would bo found
guilty on prima facio evidence, When ho
was taken Into the jail ho was gubjoctod
10 the usual examination, and
His Description Recorded
by the sheriff. Tho blank was filled out
and roads, Name, Henry popp, Ago 81
Place Of Nativity, Prussia, Height, feet
GA inodoai Color OF hair, brown, Color Of
eyes, brown Olrcnno charged, murders
Whom received, April 2, 1890 He answer.
Od all questions put 10 him by the oiiloOra
without any reluctance, and the fact OF his
being In the strong arms Of the law aeOm.
ed T. have brought out all lhCrc was In bis
bottor nature, ho no doubt being undor the |
impression that II would 10 a certain dc. |
gree atone for hla awful crime,
who uo H.
Tho prisoner Ia we'll known character |
about town, having boon employed aa q |
laboror lie would work Tor several days
and then 20 on sproo, ncglocting to pay |
his board and other bills, Nc worked |
mostly ut ditohlng and Of late was ON.
ployod by James Nghman, Contractor
John Skools and Thcobnld n Co., the |
plumbers, llo was q frcauontor OF the |
saloons, and ~ some places was almost a |
regular boardor whom not at work, On |
Monday he went 10 work for Nicholas |
Lohr na u laboror. Tho latter had taken |
u contract 10 comont the collar OF William |
II. Burgonor, NJ No, "a Brown Ayonuo. |
llo went 10 work In the morning and |
worked until o'clock In the oyenInq, |
work hoing suspended on account Of the |
lack OF cOmont, He told LOhr that lac |
had no money and wanted 10 got place |
70 board, Ho was given onought 20 sec |
him through, and was told 10 report Tues |
day morning. He showed up at o'clock |
and was considerably under tho influence |
OF liquor Lohr told him ho wanted him |
no longer, as ho could use no mon In his |
condition 10 do the work ho had 10 do. |
AZ ii o'clock ho again made his appear
nnco and was almost llmpid with drink. |
Ho was ordered away and left with
curses on his tongue. lie soborod
up somewhat and went 10 Fighora bonrd-
ing house In east Tuscarawas stroot.
Wednesday morning he began his old
tactics, kept them up oil day and bloody
crime IN the result. He IN not native OF
this country and 10 tho slayer OF
ono OF His oountrymon.
He was born In West Prussia, Noyom.
ber 10, 1860, and came 10 this country In
1881, arriving In Canton August sth Of the
same year. He IL single and has father,
brother and sistor living. His father IN
woll known In German circles In this
city and 10 AZ present working on q farm
near Reyonna In this state. His brother
Henry ~ also well known In this city and
ia q laborer. His sister 1ona Ia tho wife
OF Jacob Bakofsky, who Ia employed at
the Bolton steel works, and resides on
South High street, near Peter Wagner's
grocery at No. 100 South High
street. Tho murderer has n common
school education and knows right from
wrong, and enough 10 realize hia position,
After his incarceration
Suicide Was Feared.
as he was worked up 10 high nervous
pitch. Sheriff Krider took the sheet from
the cot, his suspcnders, a pocket comb
which he had, matches and everything ho
could use with suicidal intent from his
cell. Ho refused tolio down and would