Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-13
THREE MuRDERERS HANGED.

MT. Holly, N. j., Sept. 6.-Wesloy
Warner was hanged here this morning.
The drop fell at 1896 o'clock.
The execution took place in the Jail
yard and was conducted by Sheriff
Townsend, assisted by Sheriff Barrett of
Camden county, ex-Sheriff Herbert and
two deputies. Warner passed COM
Portable night, but collapsed this morn
ing after having talk with his spiritual
adviser. the Rev. Mr.. Hare, who had
been with him for several hours.
About Q o'clock the condemned man
rallied and SAID he was ready for the
ordeal. At 1890 Sheriff Townsend,
accompanied by his deputies entered
tho cell and told Warner to prepare
himself, at the same timo urging him to
bear up. Warner put on his shoes and
then stood up while his arms were being
pinioned and the black cap adjusted.
The death warrant was then read,
after which warner made rambling
speech in which he said the Rev. Mr..
Hare was his savior. He referred to
his trial and the fact that he was in
toxicated when the murder was com
mitted. He was then marched to the
scaffold between two deputies. AS he
assembled the structure he stood erect
and showed no signs of fear. When
his legs were pinioned and the black
cap drawn over his eyes, he said:
"Gentlemcn, you win be sorry for
this. Good-by, Mr.. Hare" AS he
uttered the last words the trap was
sprung and his body fell like a log.
There was no struggle. He was pro-
nounced dead 10 minutes later and in
half an hour the body was cut down.
Death was caused by strane ulation.
Warmers body was taken to his home
where the funeral will be held on Satur-
day.
HE MURDERED LIZZIE PEAK.
The crime for which Wesley Warner
| to-day paid the death penalty was the
murder of Lizzie Peak, which was in
| spired by jealousy and committed on
the night of the 18Th Of September,
1899,
Warner was married man, having a
wife and two children in Burlington.
He had abandoned his family nearly II
year before and had gone to Brooklyn
with Lizzie Peak, with whom he lived
as her husband for several months.
They then returned to Burlington
county, Lizzie going to her fathers
home, near Mt Holly, while Warner
knocked about the country, sometimes
working, but most of the time carousing.
During the week OF the Mt. Holly
fair he learned that Lizzie was receiving
the attentions Of another man, so he
took occasion to call on her To learn
from her own lips If the story was true.
She declined to give him any satisfac-
ton, whereupon he threatened to kill
her if she proved false to him.
On the following day he met her
again and tried to have an interview
with her, but she spurned him, saying
under no circumstances would she hold
any further conversation with him.
After that he told several of his boon
companions that he was "going TO kill
Lizzie" for having played him false.
On the night Of September 18th he
walked out to the Peak house, found
Lizzie absent and sat down to await her
return. The girls parents went to bed
about II o'clock leaving him sitting in
the dining room. When they were out
Of the way he secured q long bladed
carving knife from the dining room
table and went out to meet the girl on
her way home. Crouched behind O
|
proach, accompanied by her two sisters
and three young men. When they
were nearly opposite he sprung from
his place of concealmcnt, seized Lizzie
Peak firmly around the waist and with
an oath on his lips plunged the knife
into her heart. She ran few step!
down the road and fell dead.
KATIE RuPP's MURDERER HANGED.
JERSEY CITY, Sept.6.-Bernard Alton.
berger was hanged here at 1906 O'Clock
this morning for the murder of Katie
Rupp.
Altcnberger this morning appeared
cheerful and determined to meet his
fate bravely. Pastor Meury spent much
of the night in the condemned mans
cell. Altenberger said several times
II am ready to die"
He walked firmly and without {
tremor to the scaffold, but looked very
pale. At 1902 o'clock Hangman Var
Hise pulled the cord and the drop fell.
Advantageous body shot up into tht
air about six feet and dropped bacl
again. There were few cOntortions o.
the body and death appeared to be easy
although his neck was not broken ant
he died of strangulation. At 1912
Altenberger was pronounced dead.
ALrENBEReER's FOUL CRIME.
Bernard Altenberger's crime was tn,
cruel murder of Katie Rupp on May 23d
The two had been lovers In Rome, N. Y
Altenberger induced the girl to leav,
Rome and come to Jersey City, wher
she arrived Saturday, May 18th. Th
next afternoon Altenberger led the Cir
into the woods near the Snake Hill
Penitcntiary, on the pretence that h
had friends living in that neighborhuo(
and they would get married there. The
sat down on log at the roadside Il
rest.
Altenberger took a revolver out of hi
pocket, and as he handled it he talked Il
the girl about killing her. She did no
take him seriously. Finally he said.
~ shall kill you and you will lie her
and rot. Nobody will ever know hov
you were killed" Standing about fou
feet away he took deliberate aim at tn
still trusting girl and shot her in tn
breast near the heart. She fell to tn
ground. He bent over and took he
watch. He had $3.50 she had givel
him. In all she had let him have $500
He walked away few feet, turned bacl
and regardless of her entreaty shot he
in the back OF the head. Then he lef
her and went to Elizabeth. That Mon
day night he attended ball Mt Eliza
beth and danced with Catherine Welded
a young woman to whom he had ais
!, made love.
Katie Rupp lay ON the ground al
night and was found Monday mornin
by two workmen. She was carried t
Christ Hospital, where she told he