The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17

] now need your ADVICE. VIZ
but 10 did me no good. nave ho'nl"7
left but hone for forgiveness
This was signed General Bradenbure'
"A name and character assumed by Dues
trow during the past few months.
The murderer uartcok of sCauty
breakfast. and when it was finished,
threw himself ON his cot and gave way
to IL burst of tears Ne sOhbed cOnNul-
s,veN and cried out frequently. ron.
God. this is terrible lie appealed 90 me
deputy shorns TO procure him bottle
of brandy. but tho request was not ei1n.-
ed. t. would have been his first drink since
tle day o. the tragedy had IL been given
hir.
About 10 o'clock Ducstrow having he
come mora composed. repeated bis 'e-
quest for brandy and 10 was given him
Shortly before ] o'clock Sheriff fhchia
notified Duestrow that his last hour htd
arrived and i'm q few minutes the guards
announced that AN WAS bon re- dinesi TOT
the execution. Tho sheriff gave the order
to proceed. and the march 90 the scaifoid
began. the sheriff leading the way fol-
lowed by Duestrow. with - deputy sherih
on either side and large crowd OF news
papcr men and doctors Ducstrow was
apparontv unconccrned and when Dee
had mounted the scanoid he showed no
nervousness After the ropes had been
placed about his legs the sheriff asked
him If he had anything a. say. lie replied
"A BIC MISTAKE
"Nothing bot that 70 big mistake Is
Then as the rope was being adjusted
about his neck Dee asked.
May 1 say q few Words
The Sheriff gave assent, and Duostrow
D.. ts. .IHrs . "A ]
81 wish 10 say that a big mistake Is
being made here ! am General Braden-
burg. Of the United states army. ! am
not the man whom you accuse. am
not Il murderer or woman and child.
/ now stand before YOU. sir. bound and
tried a criminal but I am innocent OF
any crime. ! 90 no peace with my Lord.
1 want YOU 90 say that / thank my at
torney. Ex-Governor Johnson. OF ST. Louis.
for what De has done for me-
The condemned man he~itated. MS if
about to talk more. but Sheriff Puchta
raised his hand. the Back cap was placed
over DuestrOw's head. and the cord drawn
| tightly Duestrow shouted 10 one OF the
deputies. "GoOd-bye simon and the
| trap was sprung Tho BLACK form fell
! through the hole and twisted about two
or three times. The neck was NOT broken.
and Tn eight minutes aft'r ! o'clock he
WAS pronounced dead.
The body was turned C-or 10 au UNDER
taker representing Miss Hulda Duestrow.
| of St Louis. sister OF the dead man.
| and will boz taken 10 that city. where the
| remains will be- inferred alongside the
| murdcror's father. n Bclefontaine Gem
| etery The undertaken stated that ne bad
! positive instructions not 10 emha'm the
body. and this is taken as evidence that "a
| pOst-msr tem examination Will ho made 20
4 H.NH N4HHa.
brain.
THE CRIME
Duostrow was intoxicated when on
| February f. 1891. he drove up 70 bis home.
| on south Compton avenue. IN a sleigh.
! HIS Wife's iemOns.rqHce aglinst a blow
| administered 10 the servant who opened
| the door angered him. He drew re-
| vOlyer and shot his wife I'm the head and
| chest. While he was kneeling over her
| their three-vear-Old child a. boy. ran un
| 20 him The two shots he fred AT the
| child were instantly fatal, but the wife
| fingered for four days
DuestrOw's father left fortune Of more
| than 81 10000. but ne held simply "A life
/ interest in it to the extent OF $4,000 a
| year. There are Judgments and claims
! against him Of some $1,000 which are
now worthless He had been called "a
millionaire tie was a pauper.
He was studying medicine in ST. Louis.
hut had practically given himself up 20
drink and other excuses.
4 fortune has been spent in the effor
| to clear Duestrow on the ground Of IN
sanity. There have been five continu-
ances. one mis-trial one appeal and ons
change OF venue In the case. The cas-,
attracted wide attention ana has cstaD-
lished many preccdents ~ court ruling.
upon insanity pleas In defence.
The murderer received the news Of the
final decision in his case much after his
usual manner. He affected not 10 under
stand the true import OF H. but later IN
the day could not conceal his nervousness.
and apprehensiOn. His condition was
nitiable for aside from his attorneys he
Rad not "a friend I'm the world. His sole
SURVIVING relative is his sister and sh,
persistently refused to visit him or assis
NM ,..HR HANGINGS.
ST LOUIS. MO. Feb. 1.-two men me
death on the gallows In the jail at Clay
ton. a suburb OF this city. shortly afto
: o'clock this morning. The first to pa,
tho death penalty was Peter Schmidt
pale-faced eighteen-year-old lad an'
the other was Samuel Foster. big