The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-26

Its real character crowded in upon him
then lie knew that his end was near.
Sobbing like a child he turned from
the window His lighted cigarette
dropped from his nerveless hand. lie
pressed his fingers TO his hot, sallow
face aud groaned:
II know I've got To die" he said.
with trembling lips. Several times no
repeated il, and the silent guards. all
stern believers In his moral RESPONSE
biliiy for his crime, felt "A wave of pity
for the unfortunate man. krckel drew
close 10 him and tried to comfort him.
lie seemed to rally as he heard tho
words Of sympathy
Brace up, man." said the guard.
"You say you are soldier; stand u
like a soldier
"Oh, can't do it," moaned Dues
trow, and again the tears flowed.
ANOTHER RALLY.
In few minutes the came another
rally. He seemed To grasp at hope
within himself, found, perhaps, in
some thought of his attorneys Won
derful resources. With il there was
a glimmer. too. of the old confusion in
his mind, whether feigned or real, it
matters not
They can't hang me on that" he
cried, referring To the gallows. That's
my invention. | have a patent on 1t,
and they can't do it,
In little while he changed the cur
rent of his thoughts again. His mind
went back to the crime.
II did wrong" he said to kreckel.
He had gone back TO his own little cell
then, aud lay weeping on the bare cot.
Il killed my wife and child, but 1t
was not my fault. 1t was something
within me that made me do it. was
not myself"
over and over again he repeated
these words as the tears flowed fast
and the sobs occasionally checked his
utterances.
HIS LAST STRAW.
The doomed mans reliance on Gov.
Johnson was evidently still his main
hope. for at $50 he asked if he could
be allowed to send telegram to the
lawyer. Clark Brown, one of the
guards, got him some paper. and he
wrote this message:
"Gov. CHARLES p JOHNSON. ST LOUIS,
Mo: am ia a predicament. Intercede with
Gov. stephens for me Immediately. l now
need your advice. ! was insane, but it did no
good. have nothing left but hope OF forgive
ness A T. w. BRANDESBURG.
Sheriff Puchta took the telegram
and put it in his pocket. promising to
send it, but he did not. With this last
straw reached for. Duestrow lay down
again on his co. and continued weep
ing.
FIGHTING FOR THE BODY.
Undertaken George j. Eberle, of the
firm of Eberle q Keyes, arrived in
Union Monday night. with a letter
from Hulda Duestrow to the sheriff.
1t asked him to turn the body over to
Mr.. Eberle.
DR.. John Ii. Simon. one of the ex-
perts for the defense during the trials
of Duestrow, also arrived, with letter
from Gov. Johnson to the sheriff in
structing him TO turn the body over TO
the physician.
DIR. Simons object in getting posses
sion of the body is 10 hold post-mor-
tenn examination. 1t is still the firm
belief of the defense that Duestrow was
insane. and they hope 10 prove it by
an examination Of the brain. lie sig
nified this wish to Mr.. Eberle and the
latter wired the condemned mans sis
ter. asking her permission for the ex-
amina ton to be made. IL the body is
EN- balmed it could not he done sp~eess-
fully.
Later in the morning the row over
the body developed into considerable
DR.. Simon, seeing that
Eberle had the advantage, determined
to appeal to Daestrow himself. Percy
holland. brotAer Of Charles Il. No
land. had come with him tD Union.
lie is notary pablo, and a scheme
was devised whrveby NolanC was to
secure admission so the Jail ard have
Duestrvw assign hTs body to Simon.
When the notary tried il. however,
he met with severe rebuff He
could not secure admission to the
jail The Deputies turned him down
and the SHERIFF stood by.
Col. Amos Manpin devised plan to
secure the same end. lie held that.she
Union ERkr@s ,O-- ds Huafuiab Va liz
was also custodian OF aix
body. He wired Gov. johnson in St.
Louis to see President Msdill and have
him claim tin body
Meantime simon went TO work on
line. lie got hold of Coroner
Miller of l'r-LnlSLin cou nty and PRE-
vailed upon linn a. coroner to order a
port norton. LIZ. Miller had de-
termined To ds,sc when he received IN
urgent summons 10 go IS miles iTtG
the country 20 perform a surgical
operation. Ha lett immediately and
simon was again defeated
Al IL o'clock a telegra vas received
by Eberle from Dr. Sehoitr the Du -
trow family physician, instSucting him
not to embalm she body. hat 10 bring
1t to St Louis Dr. Sehost has great
influence with Allda. and this is tal-an
as a settlement OF the question.
DAY OF EXCITEMENT At UNION.
Union has not seen such day ST nss
the war. All she excitement of me
.rtals ~ the great Grim in al W hose tltc