The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-15
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Il our men ran Z. tie fold ssteps
and gfasped X tho IN pe at the y open
trap: They held j Raising ers suspend
ed.forInine minutes nntilsthe3 doctors
pronounced death siliye. |. s3s,s
There were one hundred switnesses
TT Hanging, forty. from the enclos.
;ure and sixty from windows In the
jail and from the barn. Raisinger's
spiritual adviser, Rev. Or. shultzs
yesterday morning for the
,frstdlmes That there was 10 be a petit,
toni presented before the court Of.
.partonss, for his sreprieve. The change
in Raisingers countenance was won:
derful, the thoughts OF hope seemed
to- make another man of him, and
he i1was more cheerful than he had
been since his confinement. But as
the sunswent down and night dawned
and no tidings came, he began to
grow restless. He slept but little last
night8a and rose early this morning,
haggardS and weary. He dressed and
comfortably read his He or.
Ldered hearty breakfast Of eggs,
fried potatoes. sausage, bread and
coffee; but ate very little Of Il, still
seeming to be unusually restless.
Rev. DR.. Stultz and Rev. John. Bos.
well remained with him singing and
praying until the last minute. 1t
seemed TO comfort him and he soon
recovered his one time stolid manner.
He went bravely to his death. u
History Of the Crime. 3tfGY
The crime for which Raisinger to
day paid the penalty was a peculiarly
brutal one. and had attendant icircuE..
stances such as can hardl, be mag.
ined by even those thoroughly fami.
lar with the history Of crir:inology.
On the afternoon Of October +
last. Airs. Raisinger who Ind been
married but three years previously
to Frank Raisinger, young farmer
was found dead on the foo, of lie,
kitchen, with gaping wound in hei
left side, just above the heat. Two
shots had been fired into her body nj
close range. both bullets enterin. ri
the same spot. Her husband stool
by her side when Everett. Sheppard
a twelve year old boy, entered tht
kitchen after hearing the SLOTS. The
! gun which belonged to Ralsinger, wal
4 lying across Mrs. Raisinger's arl
and gave the appearance Of suicide.
/ At !irst no suspicion was directed
toward the husband as the coroner
physicians examination disclosed TIL
fact that the woman .;ad %bee,
maltreated before she had been shot
giving color TO the belief that Tie
murderer had been some one VIII,
had first attempted TO assault hG'
Herbody was bruised and her clothe
torn. Raisinger. when Guestiore
asSto his knowledge of the affair, sal,
he had been inithe barn with his wife
:; when she suddenly left him and wen
to tie house to attend to her house
! hold duties. He heard her singin
about her work. After: about ali hon
he heard a muttlled noise as thong
:. a door had slammed. but thouS,,
nothing Of it at the time. a 4 few mir
7 utes later on going to the house h
was Mortified to find his wife lyia
dead on the floor.
From this story told by the husbar
the belief became current that III
murder was the work of ono of a ban
! of negroes who had infected the d.;
). trict. robbing hen roosts and som
+ times taking larger booty. X poss
was organized and the woods scare
: ed for the murderer.
y: tsIn slthes smeantime some ,nS S.,spicic
:, had been cast on Raisinger by Il
: story of young Sheppard. who 81
lie had distinctly heard the two sho
fired. though he was quarter Of
5. mile from the house and hurried
It the house. finding Raisinger in Il
70 kitchen with his dead wife. Raisin
"A err had said he heard no shots, thou:
the barn Where he claimed he va
was but a few feet from tie hous