The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-03
KASPER HARTLEIN HANGED
SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED AT 1895
THIS MORNING.


to the scafrold with a Firm step-Bow
He Spent His Last Day on Earth-Buried
This Morning.
Hartford, Dec. 2.-Kaspar Hartlein,
the condemned murderer of Louise Ma
rie Treble, spent his last day on earth
in his usual manner, reading his Ger
man Testament and chatting at inter-
walls with the death watchman. He
showed no fear, but preserved the same
cheerful demeanor which has charac-
terized him since he has been In the
steel cage.
He was visited by the attending cler-
gymen of the Roman Catholic faith,
the Rev. Nicholas Schneider of New
Britain and the Rev. John T. Lynch
of this city, and received their minis
trations with composure. He ate a
hearty breakfast and Mrs. Woodbridge,
the wife of the warden, sent bouquet
of flowers to his cage, which he receiv-
ed with pleasure expressed in his fea-
I'LL AZ lllt WdlCAlllciil IlC GApI6SSGu
his belief in the future hope, and said
that he was ready to die. He insisted
that he loved his victim and hoped to
meet her in heaven.
For dinner he had a substantial meal
of ham and eggs served from the war
den's table, which he ate with an evil
dent relish.
No one visited him during the day ex-
| yET ~
Warden Baisden and the prison sur
geon, DR.. Fox. No friends came to bid
him farewell and he expressed no de-
sire to see anybody; neither did he
mention the name of his wife or his
child, from whom he has been separat-
ed for about eight years.
i Hartlein preserved his happy de-
meanor all evening and seemed to court
death. All along during his confine-
ment he has declared that he knew not
why he killed his victim. He said he
loved her dearly and was anxious to
meet her in heaven.
At 8 o'clock he was advised to get
ready for bed and told Warden Wood
bridge that he might as well sit up;
it wouldn't be long before he Joined
Louise.
Just before midnight Warden Wood
4 bridge made the final preparations for
the hanging by posting all his officers
not already on duty on guard around
+ the prison and on the walls.
AT midnight Warden Woodbridge
formed the procession which marched
to Hartlein's cage, when he read the
death warrant. In the procession were
Deputy Warden Baisden. Sheriff
Smith, Prison Directors Cheney Of
South Manchester, Sumner of Hart
ford, Grove Of Norwalk and Reynolds
of East Haddam, Surgeon Fox, DR..
James Campbell of this city, DR.. M. S.
Bradley and DR.. Thomas H. Weldon
of Manchester, the Rev. N. Schneider
of New Britain and Rev. John r.
Lynch Of Hartford, Roman Catholic
clergynen.
After the death warrant was read the
priests We're left with the condemned
man to perform the last offices OF the
church.
Hartford, Dec. 3--Hart1ein was usl-
cred into eternity at 1926 o'clock this
morning, with expedition and the exc
cution was a complete success. He
marched from the cell room in a pro-
cessfon of Warden Woodbridge and
four deputies, the two priests leading
and intoning the litany for the dying.
Ten feet from his cage, he was halt
ed on the plate which connected with
the machinery of the gallows and set
the shot dropping out of the cylinder
which released the 800 pound weight
AS soon as Hartlein reached the plate
: his legs and arms were strapped tight
Iy by Keepers Doolitt1e and Perkins,
while Deputy Warden Baisden adjusted
the moose around his neck with the
r knot under his left ear, and pulled the
black cap over his head.
Warden Woodbridge stood opposite
Hartlein with his foot near the lever,
, which would instantly release the shot,
The dial above Hartleins head, the
hand of which had begun to revolve as
soon as the man stepped on the plate,
had just reached thirty seconds when
Deputy Baisden gave the signal that
all was ready. Warden Woodbridge
put his foot on the lever, the weight
dropped and Hartlein's body flew up in
: the air about six feet. He dropped
again with his feet about two feet from
the floor, his head inclining slightly to
the right. The body turned around
, with the rebound; there were only a
, few convulsive heavings of the chest,
a strong tremor passed over the frame.
and then all was still.
Prison Surgeon Fox counted the pull
sations of the wrist and pronounced the
; man dead in eighteen minutes from the
instant the body flew into the air.
Hartlein's neck was broken.
In a few moments the body was cut
down and placed in the morgue. At
o'clock this morning the body was TAX
en- to Winsted for burial.
Hartlein walked to his doom like a
man and showed no fear of death.
There were present at the execution be-
side the prison officials, five prison d.
: rectors, the county sheriff, three doc
tors, and twelve newspaper pen. All
declared the execution success.