The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-03
Casper Hartelin Hanged for
Murder at Hartford.
Merry With His Death Watch on
His Last Day on Earth.
Killed the Woman Tie Loved for Fear She
Would Marry Someone Else.

Hartford. Dec. 9.-Caspar Hartlein was
hanged in the state prison at Wethers-
field at 2:26 O'Clock this morning for the
murder of Louise Marie Treble at South
Manchester Feb. 20 last.
The execution was the second held in
the state by the automatic gallows, and
the method proved to be complete sue
cess. Death was practically instan-
taneous and painless. Nartleins neck
being broken by the fail. Hartlein's
demeanor was calm and fearless
throughout, and the Joviality which
has characterized him since his incar-
ceration in the condemned cage did not
desert him at the end.
Throughout the last day that Hart
lein spent on earth he made merry with
his death watch; not q muscle has
quivered not a faltering sound come from
his lips, and though fully realizing that
he was standing on the threshold OF
eternity his only comment was that
time approached too slowly.
His appetite has remained good, and
last night, when asked by Warden
Woodbridge If he desired anything
special for supper he replied: mo;
what you have been giving Inc Is good
enough" He spent yesterday almost
constantly in reading his Testament. To
Warden Woodbridge he has spoken fire.
quently of the crime, and expressed sor-
row for his act and said he longed for
death, because / will then be able to
meet Louise again"
At five minutes past II o'clock this
morning Warden Woodbridge, Deputy
Warden Baisden, Fathers Schneider OF
n l. So ~ .tt t.sn
spiritual advisers, In their clerical robes
a few members of the board of prison
directors, Sheriff z. ]. Emith and Prison
Surgeon Fox, left the warden's office
and proceeded TO the cage room, and
upon entering the warden said: Hart
Iein, your time has nearly come" and
proceeded TO read the death warrant.
At the completion the remainder of the
party withdrew. and the priests per-
formed the last Offices Of the church for
the doomed man. A procession was then
formed In the warden's Office Of those
who were to witness the execution. II
included the warden, Sheriff Smith.
Deputy Warden Baisden and Officer
John s. Doolittle, who had to prepare
the man; DR.. Fox. the prison surgeon,
and Doctors Bradley and Welden of
South Manchester and j. Campbell of
this city, and the clergymen, Deputy
Albert Perkins. directors Of the prison
and the newspaper men.
The party. headed by Deputy Perkins,
arranged themselves in the execution
room. and the foremost party went to the
cage room. Upon his reply to the war
den's inquiry that he had nothing to
say, and a final shake Of hands and
"goodby," Deputy Braisden and officer
Doolittle strapped his hands. and then
they entered the execution room, about
10 feet distant
1t was but the work Of a few seconds
to strap Hartlein's feet, place the black
cap over his head and adjust the moose,
AS he stood upon the platform, and after
a preconcerted signal, at 1926, the
warden's foot pressed the treadle and the
body shot into the air. At the end Of IL
minutes Dr. Fox pronounced life extinct,
and the body was lowered and given in
charge Of the undertakers. Interment
was in st. Patrick's cemetery.
The murder OF which Hartlen was
pronounced guilty by a jury last June.
and for which he was executed today,
was that OF louise Marie Treble, an un-
married woman, aged So years, who was
stabbed through the heart on the morn
ing of Feb 20, 1896. at a lonely farm
house in South Manchester Hartlein
was in love with the woman, and for
upward of year had been most per-
sistent in his attentions. After his ar
rest he told the authorities that Miss
Treble refused to become his wife, and
he was afraid she would marry another.
TO prevent such action on her part, after
fortifyng himself with liquor, Hartlein
killed the woman.