The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-27
STANGLEY PAYS TllH PENALTY
For the Awful Crime His Temper Led Him
To Commit.

For me Awtul Gflno MS temper Leu ulu
TO Commit.
MAucn CHUNK, Pa, March 26.-About
500 people crowded in the Jail this morn.
ing to witness the hanging Of Oliver
William stangley. Ex.sheriff Rauden-
busch, who hanged several Of the Moliie
Maguires, superintended the execution.
The condemned man was attended by
two Lutheran clergymen. he walked to
the gallows with a taltering step, being
very weak from the effects of disease. 1t
was necessary to assist him up the steps.
He said he was ready to die, and ex-
pected To meet his brothers and sisters
In heaven. The drop fell at l1:04.
stangley's neck was broken, and he died
without struggle. He was pronounced
dead at 11:l9.
The crime for which Oliver William
Staugley suffered the death penalty was
committed in Weatherly on Saturday,
October u, 1889. stangley was boarder
at the residence OF Albert A. Walbert.
He was employed In the Lehigh Valley
car shops there, with Walbert. Several
days before the murder he quarreled
with Mrs. Walbert, during which he
theatened TO take her lie. Mrs. WslheEt
had bin arrested, bat the suit was few
days later withdrawn.
On the morningot the murder Stang.
lev refused to come TO breakfast, saying
that he had a headache, aud would not
90 to work that day. Mr.. Walbert and
his son had breakfast at the usual time
and went 10 the shops without sny sus-
picion Of what was soon to take place.
After they had left the house stangley
went 10 the kitchen and the old quarrel
was renewed. A desperate struggle fol.
lowed, during which StanRley broke
Mrs. Walbert's sarm, blacked her eyes aud
shot her In the head and body. All this
took place without the knowledge OF any
one In the neighborhood. About 8
o'clock the eisht-year.old daughter, Ida,
came down stairs and found her mother
dead on the lounge in the kithen, where
the murderer had placed her.
StanRley fled to Slatington, where his
parents lived, but was arrested the same
afternoon. He soon after made con.
fession, acknowledging that he had
committed the deed, but claiming that
she had angered him. In bis confession
he said that he had always liked her,
but that she did not like him any more.
He said that she was Of the sink In
the kitchen washing the breakfast
dishes; that she was scoldiug him be-
cause he did not go to work that morn.
ing that he got angry Rt what she said
aud knocked her on the floor with bis
FIST; that he then pulled his revolver
from his pocket and fired twice. The
first bullet passed through the body,
pierced the heart and killed her In
stantly. He then picked her up, car
ried her into the parior and was making
preparations to leave the house when
little Ida came down stairs.
StanRley'S trial took place In April
last, and he was convicted and sen
tenced TO be hanged, but the date foi
his execution was not fixed until neal
the close OF Governor Beavers term
StanRley's mother, brothers and sisters
owing 70 his wayWard disposition. gave
him 10 aesistance, and refused TO con
tribute towards the eSpenpe Of takini
his case before the Board oil Rardons t
try to have his sentence commuted K
imprisonment for life.