Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-25

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welbers was with the doomed man till
the last and offered prayer on the scaffold.
The murderer made no statement or con-
fession, and after bidding the people good
bye the cap was drawn over his face. 1t
was striking picture of a struggle be-
tween will power and anxiety on the part
of the doomed man, The trap was sprung
at six minutes past 10 o'clock. Nicholas
neck was broken and he was pronounced
dead at 1913 o'clock.
The body was cut down at 1921 O'Clock.
put into a red coffin and turned over to
the mans relatives.
Catholic Church this morning at o'clock
in his cell by Bishop Vandevyer, and mass
was celebrated there He evidently took
much comfort from this.
History of the Crime.
The story of Nicholas crime Is unique.
and has aroused a keen interest all over
the state. 1t is a true story of Three Men
in a Boat" one of whom having conceived
a passion for his neighbours wife, was de-
termned to put him out Of the way, even
though he had to commit double murder
to accomplish this object. There was a
reat little plot cleverly executed in con-
nectiou with the crime. and an interesting
novel of the modern type could be readily
woven around the facts by skillful writer
of fiction.
To go back a generation or two. accord
ing to an old woman here who knew the
Nicholas family, there lived a wealthy
man named Henry Nicholas, In Bucklng-
ham county, before the war. He was a
bachelor, and owned a beautiful, fertile
farm on the south bank of the James, in
buckingham county, adjoining the historic
county of Appomattox. He had horses,
carriages fox hounds with pedigrees, SER
wants and all. and he came and went at
will, entertained his friends lavishly and
was known all over the county. This was
before the war. Henry Nicholas was hos
pitable and had friends a-plenty. He was
fond of the chase and delighted in out
door sports. People said it was strange he
never married. He had money, beauti-
full home, and everything he wanted, but
ne remained d oacheior-
henry Nichoi"s reH Love.
From an Old lazy IN this CITY VINO khe"
all the Nicholas people pe1ore the war II
was learned that henry Nichoias zen 'io-
lently in love with pretty country lass oy
the name OF judith Amos. she returned
the love. and the couple used TO roam
around the woods, stroll up and down the
river by moonlight, and were often seen
together. Henry Nicholas purchased
farm lower down the river. and moved his
residence there. He was expected TO marry
Judith Amos, but for some reason which
has never been known the marriage cere-
mony was not performed. They lived to-
gether Tor year ana appeared 10 De ndppy,
the woman having left her home and gone
to the residence of her lover. At the end
of year a child was born. He took his
fathers surname, and the Christian name
Philip Norman was given the child Mean
time the father grew cold and neglected
the mother Of his child. His manner to-
ward her grew more and more distant, I'M
til they separated. Judith Amos going back
to her original home, where she is said to
be living still. The child was brought up
by her, but when it grew older 1t became
hayward Poverty and lack of opportuni-
ties were the predominating influence in the
child's life, and Philip developed into an
undesirable sort of character. He grew to
be man with little or no assistance IRON ron,
as his child
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