The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
SAW THEM HANG.
Prof. B. N. Palmer Saw the Hanging of
the Murderers at Ebensburg.

| you puDllS0eU an account OF the
double murder committed by
Jacob Hauser in Johnstown, Jan
uary 4, 1906, when he with a FIJI.
apino bowie, killed his wife and
motherin law. Thinking that
perhaps your correspondent who
furnished the account might not
think to satisfy the curiosity
aroused in the readers AS to the
result of such horrible deed and
that a short sketch, by one who
saw him expiate his crime on the
gallows, might be read with in.
terest l submit the following
The story of the crime need not
be rehear sed, as it was well told
in another issue. Hauser, after
trial IN court, was sentenced by
Judge O'Conner, Septem her 20,
1905, to be hanged. At the same
time he sentenced Stephen Eel
lows Of Barnesboro, an English
man, VINO murdered his wife and
attempted to take the life of his
son. The date of the execution
was fixed by Gov. Pennypacker
to be February Is, 1906. The two
men were each dressed in suit
of black clothes, the county last
gift to them. When they step
ped from the jail the first thing
they saw were the gruesome gal.
lows, suspended from which were
two strolg iopes with nooses in
them, Hauser, 30 years of age.
with dogged step mount tie d
the gallows first and took his
place on the trap with head bow
ed and terrified look in his ewes
no one could tell whether he was
afraid to speak or whether he
feared to look at the skies above
him either of which might leave
HIM groveling wretch vainly
pleading for mercy. Fellows, 81
years of age, was escorted to his
place by the deputy, and half
turning around he SAID 81 want
to shake hands with jake" and
again to the Deputy. "You prom
lsed to let me try the rope first, "
seemingly with no thought of his
pIeadings the night before, when
at almost II o'clock he called up
on his maker for the first time
since he com mltJed the crime.
Deputy Sheriff Bearer quickly
frightened the nooses about their
necks anu adjusted the black
caps Then he stepped back aud
slgnaled to Sheriff Lenhart, who
stood back few feet of HIM. The
Sheriff instantly pulled the cord
that loosed the trap. All this re-
qulred less than a minute and the
spectators saw two bodies dang
ling in the air and the "men were
transformed from human beings |
into part of the great mystery |
beyond" g'he sun was shining
brightly above. "How many of |
those who saw justice meted out
failed to think of the sudden
change for the two murders, from
light and sunshine, to darkness,
doubt, and mystery.
AS we turned from the scene |
could not help but wonder what
failure had been in the lives of the
unfortunate men, by those who
had charge of their early train
ing. Could it be said that parent
or teacher had failed to lnstlll IN
to them love for right, an insat.
late desire for good, an unmista-
kable respect for truth? Did tae
teacher fill their minds with such
gems as
DO not look for wrong or evil
You win find them II you do,
AS you measure to your neighbor
He will measure back to you
Look for goodness look for gadness
You win fnd II all the while,
II you bring smiling vlsage
TO the glass, you win meet a smile.
Is there not a lessen In the sad
affair which we might use to turn
the current of some soul into the
channels of truth and right? If
there Is | willi gly submit this
trusting that it may cause
some parent or teacher to pause
and think what kind OF fiber is
being built into the character of
as they enter life for all
the years to come.