The sun., 1891-06-19
JACOB SCHEELE HANGED.
,oxsrlDLE DRUCKER's MURDERER
DIES on THE GALLOWS.

..t Might on Earth Spent In Playing
p,,oehIe with His @ IN rds-He Met Death
,r,,bout trIinchinr-A knife niade Found
III. Person BEFORE uo was Taken
-, u,s CeIi-The History or his Crime.
o,,norronr. June 1s.-In tho yard OF tho
1t, ;oil at 10 :36 this forenoon Jacob Scheele
-. hanged for tho murder Of Constable
ns,cter OF Now Canaan three years ago. His
...r was broken by the fall and death was
,..tan,aneous. Schee!e rose at 1850 this morn
,a,, and partook OF q hearty breakfast. He
.nn,sssed ..s desire 10 soc his spiritual adviser.
the Rev. Beverley E. Warner. and tho Clergy
~, arrived soon afterward. Prayers were
offered aud the prisoner spoke the responses
\. = cle.r voice. At s o'clock Sheriff Clnrkson
LAD rho death warrant TO Scheclo and bade
Him to 10 cheerful 10 tho last Ho was then
10 alone with the clergyman.
A. t0Y. after his arms and hands had been
.,n,onod, ho was led from his cell to the open
Ho, where the rallows was erected. Scheele
..,ted firmly beside tho Rev. Mr.. Warner,
-ho uttered consoling words Shorin Clark
am md two deputies and Jailer Wells fol-
iovsd. When Scheols reached the omen air he
lacked about as though curious to see who
"a. present There were $50 doctors. re-
,orters, and deputy sheriffs surrounding the
.slovs, Scheele mounted the scafrold and
az where he should stand. Ho had ex-
nrsssed desire to make speech at tho last
moment and opportunity was allowed him to
.sy what he wished. His voice did not falter
Int ho seemed to forgot the sentences which
doubtless he had prepared. He said:
"Gentlemer. I was going to toll you all
soms,hing: but now will say that my Futher
n Hlmmel will forgive me for what did. Mr..
oth hor Ia MI kolI
you all about 1t. Good-by."
Turning to the Sheriff he nodded his head,
and then his legs were tightly bound with
straps above and below the knees. Tho moose
vss put over his head. and while the knot
"a, being p 'aced lie turned his head and took
one long searching glance at nll the people
below Mr.. Warner offered a short prayer.
md o black cap OF silk shut daylight
forever from the man who thus met
,Ais fate without hinching. The trap was
sprung. aud Soheele dropped nine feet and
remained perfectly motionless Not a
struggle or q muscular movement could be de.
tected. DR.. Robert Lander. DR.. George L. Por-
tor, and Others stepped to the dying man. and
At short intervals listened to ascertain the ex-
act length OF time that life remained. In four
teen minutes Scheele was pronounced dead
and the body was lowered into black casket.
countryman should have Christian burial
provided the casket and a henrse. and attend
ed tho funeral services at tho grave In Park
'Sssisi seSssiss cooness on the scafrold surprised
II eses scene s
ass Is snsfa ing SCI bed coyerns 5rer
sns q Go. anal elSn
be believed the c,"ndemned , lem man @ had con;
sessd weapon IN ms Gea MR. Me.Is accused ecu
Warner be summened. When the clergyman
made weeks ago not to commit suicide. The
prisoner then pulled from the waistband OF his
sns i kne IL S Sd snslD ssS to
be had had it concealed in ono place and
sno,her for more than year,
knife over my heart while the guards were
,ss1tans taDi me- x6qd but remembered my promise
ia jacob I'i Schesie was 90 years old and came
Hs went to Norxalk. and tept an unlicensed
aelsrs and q source Of constant trouble to the
sss saG sGR to SsS an IN
smnSfs Street. WhePe The
nightly; II 1883 he was arrested and nut
under bonds for appearance IN tho Superior
stable Drgcker. who had cause! his arrest.
IN Sunday night. Jan. y. 1883. a German
sshsss bad nS With
In Tn sf
ing down door. and Mt the hearing Snuster
told the Court how he had procured LIQUOR at
rsnt % Tor his S, arrest. Tho warrant was given to
Constable Drucker to serve. and he visited
Di q Ia n nj
SlIhont knocking. and explained his eri and.
6cheele was SO cnraged that he seizeda shotgun
The weapon missed Ere. and Drncker raturn-
Rx e hons W B4p Ess
accom- Dany him back to SrheeeS s house. The
party drove ont In sleigh. aud were followed
BY several residents who anticipated trouble.
seheee's front yh,d ana adSanced toward
The front door. scheele had been watching
tSTohsh tST MI visitors and kng h. shptgnn
a. shot Dlucker ,eal In his tracks Brnnt rushed
70 DrueSers side: took he pist, aud gave it to
prevent the assassin : e. cane. Hal demanded
admit,ance Mt NE front Ioor. Tb' re was NO
ssys2n sboa H.I hT tr"ko f. the dG
TTooms above. aud. going up, stairs.
h.i h,sl ,nan, nnn fireman founa sehGeIe II y
from sevcr, ,lisht wounds nm VIII which T 10 T had in:
~ viii; ro,... md then 'urnea their attn:
!ard. Stevens started Tor u e centro nf the
!nWn shout nc tocv"ry one he met I'm SC e-le
nad KILLED. ih" constnbe and u, Il lew minutes
we hoed resort WAS surrounded by q mob Of
oliZens VINO insisted on tnking Sch ,r!r out
anu hanIIn: hrl /" the cherry ,rer In h own
yhr1. iopes ",ro ma IL re- dy ami the mob
plshed In IL deMandel the old mans body.
W. Thomson. who had rr.ised. assured the
crowd ihnt s'he.les wounds would rause |
osath hin very short time and they nnally |
gavo way. TIL next unv clleele VAS taken 10 ;
'hs county Jnii IN I. ldler II.
,orhec u o ID ~ recovered. md TRs tried In
s'arch before n ury. and !, uni guilty Inur. |
yer In I, 9 ir degree. l,c VIA sentenced 10 !
NO on anv 23. 1855. On Mays OF tn;t year u I
Nv, nv tral was granted Oh he e. onnd that one !
=; the Jurors ,hd u re.se,l AN opinion AGAINST
nm before tho trial IN May 1880. i,c WAS ngain !
trlel ma con- cie |. and was sentcnc' u 10 10 |
BANGED on juno X. 1891. A fsw week. ago tho
ro"rd ssU, Of Parl"ns met ~ Hartford and = s1rng
S"o'' Was made hy tho ieN. !te criy j. War: F,
u =. Tie siiriual nlW-cr OF ls coni emnrd ,
.ah. 10 hhvi tho Sentoac" rnnmutcd 10 ini- d
ttlsonmcnt Tor II e. Tho Eoard refused 10 iI- !
ser,ere. as thev were firmly Iy!Lced that tho !
muruer MAS prcmeditItrd.
e Durng his Iong confinement in the Jail |
echee,e has given but little iroubIo t. those in |
rhnarce, Oncc he mnd.nn attempt nt suici 10
py cutting his throat with r. case knife. biit tho :
Wound w"nnd wa, sllrh,. nst .pring he, said he
rraIlY ont his threat by refusing to partnk- ~
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