The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-31
MUST PAY PENALTY
WEBER SENTENCED TO BE
HANGED FOR KILLING
HIS FAMILY
Day of Execution Set on 18th Of
September-Will Appeal to
Governor for Clemency-A
Leper in a Box Car.

Auburn, July 24.-Adolph Web
er is to be hanged at Folsom be-
tween the hours of II a. m. and 1
Ip. NJ. S September 12, 1905. Weber
was brought into court at 9 q. NJ.
today and the time forsentence was
fixed at II o'clock. At that hour
the courtroom was packed. Weber
was clean shaven, bis hair was trim.
med and be looked much better
than when he was last in court. He
showed no symptoms of excitement
except a slight twitching of the
mouth. He was accompanied by
bis attorney, F. P. Tuttle. District
Attorney Robinson made formal
request that the sentence be sus.
pended. The remittitur, which ar
rived this morning, was read by the
clerk. The court said that if the
defendant had any legal cause to
show why judgment of court should
not be carried out he should state
them.
Weber's attorney, +. P. Tuttle,
made request to the court to Ell
low as much time as possible before
date of execution, as they wish tc
appeal to the governor for clemen.
cy and 1t would take time for the
attorneys to prepare and forward
TO the governor the petition aud fol
him to examine the matters pre-
serted. Attorney G. w. Hamilton
of the prosecution and tie districl
attorney addressed the court. ex
pressing as being 10 favor of reas'
enable time being allowed. Tbs
court then asked Weber to stand
up and formally sentenced him te
be hanged by the warden of tht
state penitentiary at Folsom on
Septem Der 18th at about the moor
hour. Sheriff Keena and Deputie.
Dependener and Lozano started al
noon to take Weber to Folsom in q
eurrey. -a'' '-.
Philadelphia, July 22.-Georgs
Rossett. the Syrian leper, who il
trying to reach New York in a Bal
timore and Ohio freight car, in th,
hope Of getting refuge and treat
ment on North Brother Island, ar
rived in this city today and 10
night the Philadelphia health au
thorities ordered the railroad to re
turn him whence he came. Th,
unfortun ate man is now travelling
south in the lonely box car attach
ed to night freight train. He is
white elephant on the hands of tn
railroad people, and they do no
know whether they will be able t
turn him over to the authorities il
Baltimore or take him to Elkins
W. w., where be began bis jour
uey.
The freight Car IN which the Syr
iian was riding arrived in the Balti
more and Ohio freight yard, in tn
Southwestern part Of the city, il
the forenoon. His prasence wa
known 10 the train crew and the,
50 IN -pread the news in the neigh
ho,houd. A small crowd gatbere,
about the car and, fearing tba
some one might touch the leper,
detail of police was sent for and th
car was placed under guard Will
tremained h=re. Before the trai
ltfs the health authorities tackled O
the car large quarantine placard
bearing the word "Lepere."
Rosse't is twenty-five years old
and says he came to this countr
four years ago with his wife. Un
til last Wednesday he lived at Elkin,
W. Va. He arrived in Brunswick
Md, yesterday. He begged fo
food and drink and extended rol
of bills in payment. He was ir
structed to sit on a pile of ties i
the railroad yard. He did so, an
food and drink was brought to hin
! after which he was put aboard th
freight car by the police and star
ed north