The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-15
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and Crashed ope at the open
strap! they held Raising erg IsusIpa
l n for nine minute until the doctors
pronounce death positive. ,S5
|5 There wete5 one hundred witnesses
toE thc$h hanging forty from the encloss.
iire& and Sixty from windows III the
Jail tand from the barn. II ;Raisinger's
spiritual adviser, Rev. Dr.. shuitz,
told him Yesterday; morning for the
first time that there waste be- d peti::
ton \ q presented before the court Of
pardons for prieye. e The change
In Ralsinger's countenance was I won.
derful the thoughts ofFhope seemed
to make another man Of him, and
.hesEwas more cheerful than he had
been slnceShls confinement. But as
the snn$;went; down and night dawned
and az no tidlnssI came, he began to
grow restless. He slept, butlittle}last
night and rose earlysthis morning,
haggartlS and weary. He dressed and
comfortably read his Bible. Fl He Or
dered a hearty breakfast OF eggs,
fried potatoes, sausage, bread and
coffee but ateiFery little of 1t, still
seeming to 4be unusually restless.
Rev. DR.. stultz and Rev. John 5Boss.
well remained with him singing ana
praying until the last minute. 1t
seemed ITO comfort him and he soon
recovered his one time stolid manner.
He went brayely to his death.
History Of the Crime. stgg5
The crime for which Raisingcr to
day paid the penalty was peculiarly
brutal one, and had attendant ;clrcura.
stances such as can hardly be mag.
ined by even those thoroughly fami.5
lar with the history Of crlr:inology.
On the afternoon of October l.;
last, Airs. Raisinger, who had been
married but three years previously
to Frank Raisinger. a young farmer,
was found dead on the floor of her
kitchen, with n gaping wound in her
left side, Just above the heat. Two
shots had been fired into her:body nj
close range, both bullets entering IT
the same spot Her husband stood
by her side when Everett. Sheppard,
twelve year old boy, entered the
kitchen after hearing the shots. The
gun which belonged to Ralsinger, was
lying across Mrs. Raisinger's arm
and gave the appearance OF suicide.
At !lrst no suspicion was directed
toward the husband as the coroner's
physicians examination disclosed the
fact that the woman ral sheen
maltreated before she had been shot.
giving color to the belief that her
murderer had been some one who
had first attempted to assault her.
Her body was bruised and her clothes
torn. Raisinger, when QUESTION:,
assto his knowledge of the affair, said
he had been inlthe barn will, his wife,
when she suddenly left him and went
TO the house tto, attend, to her house.
hold duties. He heard her singing
about her work. After about an hour
he heard a mutIlled noise az though
a&door had slammed, but thought
nothing Of It at the time. !.t few min.
ntes later on, going to the house he
was Mortified TO find his wife lying
dead on the floor.
From this story told by the husband
the belief became current that the
murder was the. work of one of bani
OF negroes who had infected the di.:.
trict. robbing hen roosts ard some
times taking larger booty. "A posse
was organized and the woods search
ed for the murderer. {
5ts'ln slthe meantime Is some "a suspicion
had been cast on Raisinger by the
story Of rpup,r Shonn,., =;