The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1897-02-18

DROPPED TO HIS DOOM.
Duestrow Pays the Penalty Of
His Crime on the ScafoId.
HIS AWFUL CRIME RECALLED.
He Killed His Wife and Baby in St. Louis
Three Years Ago.

lhlee learS ago.
Union, Mu., f., b 10 At 1853
To ia, Arthu. Question paid With
u.s lie, the peuaty for the mut del
u us Vile and child III st Lyuls
b, ee Years ago A few houis b.
'ure the baneIng took place Dues
trow tb,e~ OFT the luask OF Insanity.
tie sobhet aud admitted that b.
committed the crime III diuuken
freuzy, Soon he regalned his CON
posure. he walked to the gallnw-
without trenor aud mounted thu
steps to his doom without a shade
of fear passing over his face He
died as "Geueral Braudenburg,"
quietly and bravely bidding last
are~ ell to the man who had fought
20 cave his life
Not until this morning, when he
arose after itful nights rest and
saw for the first time the gallowr
upon which he was to die, did Dues
trow show any sign of the reaIiza
non of his fate. For the first time
since the crime was committed.
,htee years ago, he shed tea's
Turning from the window from
VII ch he had gotten glimpse of the
-us,ne OF death, he began to sob
like child. He put away all sem
bIauce of insanity, which he had
carried for so long aud groan+d.
81 know I've got to die. I killed
my wife and chsld, but it was not
NY fault 1t was something within
ue that made me do it I was moi,
myself
These words were repeated over
a. d oyer again as be lay on the Cot
10 his cell, tears flowing fast and
-obs occasionally checking his Ut
'erauces The condemned man had
called himself General Branden
burg, of the Uuited States army, and
assumed a martial a,r. This morn
,ng he wrote the following message
20 his attorney, aud asked to have
: it sent:
"Governor Chas. Johnson, st
Louis, Mo-: am IN pred'cament
!, Interceds with Governor Stepheni
. for me immediately. I now neee
l YOUR advice. I was insane, but i
; did no good 1 have nothing lef
4 ! but hope of forgiveness. A F "
Brand uburg."
: The eheriff took the message. but
t did not forwal d 1t as requested
8 Duestrow placed himself on to-
Trap. Sheriff Puchta bound hi
arms behind him, his knees ant
ankles together.
"Havs you any thing to say?" tn
murderer was asked.
Yes, let US have war. l am no
Duestrow," was the quick T. joindel
lowly spoken.
"Have YOU ary thing to say!
~ ~ rep. ated The sheriff.
!" IL cay let Us have war;, said tn
.e man Il want to cay am dyiu
y Illegally. Iam not the man wh
e killed that woman. 1t Is all
= mistake. I wish that some of 70
sr would give my best regards to Go
le C.P johnson. Say good.by to hi
in for NE. Say good by also to Il
I'd Countess Won BrAnbenburg.
=. want to say further more, while
in can not com, -hend all this, the
ks must be something wrong. 1t
e, b-, oud r, a-on. l have tried to {
III NY duty to the best Of my abllif
m aud done what seemed to me to
he right.
Iy Here be hesitated moment al
or the sheriff made a move to put Il
NJ ~. black Gag ou h,s head He nodd'
nd little impati-n,ly, let the Ia
of trace of a smile flash over his thi
OF wan face. Ia, c,Ied out once MOI
ea ea Say far, we'll to Gov+ner johnson
ae af. Tn. black cap was adjusted. t
in uoose slipped around his neck
en- the sher,ff's own band
le ..Read,," called the sheri
ne Kr.ckel raised his hstchet. down
. a came, flashing in the sun; era
ak went the trap, D-ustrow plung
'ur ,h, oueh. The rope frightened a
'es 'ea stretch. The execution
ri; per. fect Duestrow dying IN twer
iy- minutes from strangulatlon. AT
eys tn. BODY was cut down. 1t
the placed in a plain wooden box
'dy ARTHUR DUEsTROws CRIME.
f,;I Arthur Duestrow' crime was &C
-, ~ mitted at 4 O'Clock on the afternt
,na1 of February l3, 1894, at his residen
,a;. 1924 South Compton avenue, IN
" Jouis. On that day he bad b.
sa driukinc heavily in several saloons
the neig ghborhood, and about n
had called on his mistress, Ct
~ Howard During the forenoon
a" had called at kramer's livery sta
Sts. Ga ordered a sleigh for the at