The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-27
Judge WagdII Respited the Doomed
Man UntI October 18th.
TO ALLOW HIM TO APPEAL.
The March TO the Galiows Was About
to BE Begun When the Respite
Camc--gIhe Condemned Man
Expressed Regret. That IL
Had Been Granted, say
ing lie Was Ready.

NORFOLK. IA. Aug. 25.-John Amer
son. who v-as to have been hanged IN inc
Norfolk Jail yard to-day for the murder
/, OF Mate saondcrs. Of the schooner Olive
Peclker. on the Nieh sess 1 isg. Pas been
granted another case 1r lte 81 .taee
waddill 'aitod states 's''''-
Court
T.. J Morus ana sueh Co. Miller Young
attorneys Of this city, Yesterday, without
the knowledge Of Andersen. applied for
writ Of habeas corpus, with the object
of staying the execution. Morris was
originally Andersen's attorney, but Judge
Hughes. the district judge, refused TO
appoint him. because he represented some
Of the men accused with Andersen. The
contention to-day was that Judge Hughes
in not allowing Andersen TO select MS
own counsel. erred Judge Waddll de-
MED the application but granted an ap-
peal 20 the Supreme Court, 10 be heard
October 18th.
Andersen was in his cell with his spir-
itual advisers. Rev. J. b. Merritt ana ).
r. Shcnk. ready 10 march 10 the galloWs'
the most composed man I'm the jail. some
one shouted from the window that the
Judge had granted a stay 10 october l-th.
Andersen broke down. and expressed
regrets that the end would be DELAYED
as he was ready and anxious to be with
Cod Life WAS precious ne said but the
action Of the court did not guarantee that
TO him. He was taken 90 court IN
carriage and when the preilminaries had
been gone through with, returned 20 bis
CELL
STORY or THE CRIME
Andersen was born in Ilanosands, Swe-
den. lie was twenty eight years Of age
when ne committed the crime for which
his life may yet pay the forfeit lie was
cook of the schooner Olive Pecker, which
sailed from Boston IN The fall Of 1897 with
"a cargo Of lumber for South America.
rho trouble which eliminated I'm tho trae-
ody began after the schooner left Boston.
Andersen. as 70 was afterward made ap-
parent was accused by the captain or
scalding the latter's dog Andersen
swore at the trial that the captain threat
oned 10 throw him overheard. and that he
lived i'm daily fear OF his Iifc. Ills trou-
blcs seem To- have made him frantic. and
he as he after his arrest freely confessed,
entered the cabin where Captain Whit
man was. and, being threatened by the
latter. took up a pistol of which there
were two I'm the cabin and shot him
dead The Swede said that he then went
ON deck and saw the mate. william
Saunders. ga the rigging. lie asked him
10 come down. Saunders did So. and
upon reaching the deck approached the
cook. according to the latter statement
wilh marlin spike TO- DIS hand. Ander-
sem claimed that he believed tha, the
mate meant to Kill him, he therefore
shot him.
The indictment later charged Ander-
sen with woundiug Mate Saunders and
subsequent. throwing him overheard.
The strongest part OF the story, APP
parcnny more improbable than any
writer Of fiction would dare to use, fol
lows.
Members of the crew testified that An
dcrsen compelled the crew to throw the
bodies Of the captain and mate over
board 10 oil the decks and 10 then FIRE
the schooner.
PUT HIM ASHORE.
Aferward. ne said the freizied cook
at the point of the pistol compelled them
TO launch boat and convey him ashore
The schooner when destroyed was Cn
the coast of Brazil and The boat landed
i'm the vicinity of Bahia, whore the men
subsequently, appeared. Some one of the
crew reported the crime TO the United
States consul there whereupon Ander-
sen. John Lind NJ. Horshberg. Andrew
March Martin Barstod and Juan De Dios
Banial. who composed the crew, were ar
rested.
They were put I'm irons aboard the Uni
ted states training ship Lancaster
brought TO Norfolk, and placed upon
trial. charged each with murder. The
legal battle was superb. As IT after
ward appeared all the others turned
states evidence and were acquitted.
while the Swede was left to pay the
whole score with his life The true his
tory of the crime VIII probably never be
! known. lie was tried before Judge Roht.
w HUGHES Of This district. (since re-
tired and Judge Nathan Con OF West
Virginia and by those impartial judges
deemed guilty and 10y Judge Con sem
fenced % be hanged
Judge Waddivs action caused great Joy
here. as Andersen il believed TO have
acted under provocauon.
The president wil probably be again
petitioned TO commute Andersen's sem
tence 10 imprisonment.
It is highly probable that fifty thou
sand signatures could Dee obtained here TO
such a petition
II there are any here who desire his
execution they have not been found.