Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-12-13
A Fiend Hung

of the proceeding, but M )untsd the
gallows with firm tread. and in voice g
that was without the slightest tremor
recited a prayer in German that was
distinctly heard by those near the
gailows. After q prayer by Rsv
Mr.. Staley, Tennis grasped the rope
with bis left hand, AID looking down
upon the upturnad faces before him
made a brief speech, in which ne ex-
pressed his sorrow for the shocking
crime he had committed, and asked his
hearers to have no 'nard feelings to
ward his seven chiIdre1.'
The moose was adjusted bv S isritf
Busse and bis deputies, at 1i3) the
. drop fell. Dsath WAS almost instant
aneous and the physicians who
crowded around the suspended body
were unanimous in their opinions
that the mans neck WAS broken.
THE RUSH.
The rush to see the hanging was
something awful Several persons
tainted in tue crowd and hal t. bs
removed by the police Mr.. aad
Mrs. Wrignt, the mother of Tennis
victim, visited him in the morning
and had long interview with him.
He assured them that he was sorry
for his crime and beggeI their for
giveness. Mr.. Wight remained with
the crowd in the Jail yard and watch
ed the execution with much interest
Mrs Wright stood near him in a
window along the side Of the Jail
office with q smile of satisfaction on
her cDuuteuanca, Watching the move
mcnts Of tbs Sheriff md his deputies.
Tue hanging was witnessed by
about Six hundred people, to whom
invitations had been issued
THE CRIME.
Tennis victim was Agnes Cooper,
a school girl of 9 years, whom he
had outraged and then choked to
death because of the threat to tell
my mamma on you" The double
crime WAS committed on September
| 10, 1898, and one week later Tennis
was arrested on suspicion while at
work in a corn field.
Tennis has been = wilowsr the
pas seven years.
IMPROPER PROPOSALS..
For several years before he strang
led Agnes Wright he was known TO
have made improper proposals to
young girls in his neighborhood, and
this fact caused suspicion to be di
rec;ed to him IS the perpetrator
of the murder for which he was
hanged.
SUSPECTED, ARRESTED, CONFESSED.
He was at the funeral of his victim,
but was easy ard much concerned
as to whether blood had been discov,
cred on clothing that a neighbor had
washed for him.
When arrested by two detectives
he made no resistance, aud soon al,
ter ! made full confession O. his
connection with the double crime
detailing the revolving circumstances
On the morning of the 10Th OF
September Tennis lay in wait for his
victim IN an Out-of-the-way path b.
which she reached the main road
leading to the school which she at
tended, mile distant. He had beer
employed by neighbor at white
: washing at tie time the crime was
committed. He usually went to hi.
. work about 7 o'clock. On the day
of the murder he was late in getting
to work. but this fac did not
arouse any suspicion against him at
the time. Tennis, according TO hi:
confession, Intercepted Agnes Wrigh
, in the by path indicated, almost with
in the shadow of her home, anC
8 made indecent proposals to her. She
repelled his advances and made {
= desperate struggle to escape from
! him.
Catching her by the arm he drag
ged her through the underwood to 6
secluded spot, where, amid her sob!
and tears, he outraged her, iDfictinl
serious injuries. She threatened
| him with exposure, when he took ,
: portion of her clothing and tied i
about her neck with view of straDg
ling her. He soon had accomplished
his work, after which he resumed
whitewashing. The girl not return
ing to her home in the evening
, search was instituted, and Tenni
was among those who participated
in it. He also accompanied the re
| mains to The residence of the child
S parents and pretended to be as in
D dignant as any of the people in tn
neighborhood of the crime.
His arrest was followed by grea
: indignation on the part of the peopl
living near the scene OF the tragedy
t and the lynching of the prisoner wa
D anticipated. In view of this sent
ment he was removed to the count.
Jail by an unexpected routs. As h
pleaded guilty to the charge of mur
der evidence was taken only to estab
I lish the decree of the crime.
3 The best medical authorities sa
Q the proper way to treat catarrh is t
take q constitutional remedy lik
Hoods Sarsaparilla Nov. Is, '93.