The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-09-16
WRONG TAN WAS HANGED.
Secret of Thirty Years Disclosed By
the Real Murderer.

Minot, N. OAK, Sept. u.-"When
my lifeless body is found, notify my
mother, Mrs. Catherine Herzig, of Gil
rard. Ohio. The inclosed letter will re-
veal my identity and the awful secret of
my wretched life. can endure it no
longer"
The foregoing note was found by
Frank Byer, who lives on a claim noar
Hiddenwood, this county. 1t was writ
ten by one of his harvest hands called
Frank Herzig.
In the letter the writer, who signs
himself Charles Herzig, says:
"Dear Mother: In the early seven
ties Charles Sterling, supposed tramp,
was tried for the murder of Lizzie Grim
backer. a beautiful young woman, re-
siding near Youngstown, in Mahoning
County, Ohio. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence and was hanged
for the crime in the county Jail in
Youngstown.
SudII6S oecIlIliS was OH AilAOOOh0
man. am guilty of the murder of the
young girl.
"CHARLES HERZIG.",
Byer and his neighbors have made a
search, but without success, for the
body of Herzig.
Pittsburg. Pa, September 11.-David
Jones, well-known newspaperman of
this city, who reported the Grimbacker
murder case over thirty years ago, re-
members the case well. He said to-day:
"The crime caused intense excitement
throughout Ohio and this part of the
country. Miss Grombacker was about
II years old and very beautiful. She
was found in the bushes between
Youngstown and Poland, with veil
tied tightly around her throat. |. H.
Sterling, tramp, who was arrested for
the crime, was seen in the vicinity dur
ing the day and was convicted on purely
circumstantial evidence. He was tired
twice, the jury disagreeing on the first
trial. A woman, who said she was
Sterling's mother, came to see him be-
fore he was hanged, but she was denied
by Sterling"
Minot, N. OAK, Sept. t3.-The body
of Charles Herzig, who left written
confession that he was guilty of muir
der committed near Youngstown, Ohio,
more than thirty years ago, has been
found by posse of searchers hanging
to a tree in secluded ravine, just over
the line in the unorganized county Of
Wallace. Pinned to his coat was piece
of wrapping paper, on which was writ
ten the following
"My name is Charles Herzig Over
thirty years ago | murdered young
pirl named Lizzie Grimbacker, near
Youngstown, Ohio. Charles Sterling,
an innocent man, was tried, convicted
and hanged for the murder of this girl.
If my body is ever found, notify my
mother, Catherine Herzig, at Girard,
Ohio"
If Herzig had not left written con-
feSsion and threat OF sulclue, MS oouy
might not have been found for years, as
it was, hanging in a spot seldom visited.
Around his neck was a shred OF green
material, such as women use for lace
wells. 1t was recalled by former
Youngstown man here that Lizzie Grim
backer wore such veil when murdered,
and that part of it was used to strangle
her. The piece found about Herzig's
neck is supposed to be the remainder OF
the veil, as he showed such piece to
fellow ranchman named Olsen, to whom
he told the story of his crime, declaring
that he had kept it all these years, so as
to use it to end his own life some day.