The Warwickshire Herald. — 1889-08-22 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

PROFESSIONAL DILTRDERER.  A sextuple murderer, named Paul Gyomber, has been condemned to death by the Szegedin (Hungary) Assize-court. The appearance of the prisoner—a hardened, cold-blooded assassin—is described as prepossessing. He is a well-built, intelligent-looking young man. During his trial he did not manifest any particular interest in the proceedings. He might have been a mere spectator • indeed, he frequently smiled while evidence was being given against him. Some interesting details, writes the Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, transpired, concern, ing the origin of Gyomber's criminal career. His master in the art of assassination was a prison companion, one Peter Beasenyei, with whom he had been confined for some time in the same cell while undergoing a long term of imprisonment for theft. Sessenyei advised his promising pupil never to join a band of malefactors, but to operate for his own account. He told him that the best weapons to use were a stout walking-stick and a hatchet, adding that he should always kill his victim, on the principle that "dead men tell no tales.'' This heinous counsel was not lost upon Gyomber, who made his debta with a twofold murder, in February, last year. The day before the crime he arrived at Esongrad, and obtained a night's lodging ot an old peasant couple named Forgeteg. The man was 76, his wife was blind. The following day Gviimber was entertaining his host and hostess with amusing stories, when suddenly he seized FOrgeteg by the throat, threw him to the ground and throttled him. He then dragged the blind old woman from her bed by the hair, and battered out her brains with a footstool. He afterwards ransacked the cottage, making off with 13 florins. Ten days later Gyomber killed and robbed an old woman in her own house, this time using • hatchet. Last November he committed his second double murder at Kistelek, nis victims being an innaeeper named Tissoczky and hie wife. On entering the bar-room Gyomber ordered wine, and soon began to chat and joke with the people of the house. Eventually he was accommodated with quarters for the night. When all was quiet Gyomber crept noiselessly to the room occupied by Tissoczky and his wife, both of whom he cruelly murdered with a hatchet. His booty this time amounted to ten florins. His sixth victim was a , woman whom he first attacked with a hatchet, but finished off with a log of wood. He robbed her of a quantity of clothing. In December Gyomber attempted to rob and murder a woman who kept an inn at Szentes. He attacked her with a hatchet, but she bit his finger and raised nit alarm, which compelled him to take flight. Last April tie attempted to murder a woman, whom he found alone in her house with her two children. He confessed his intention to slay his victim, but she eventually recovered. He said he did not touch her children, as he had pity on them. This monster of crime displayed great attachment for his mother and his young wife, to whom he has been married only a short time. He was found guilty of murder, I attempted murder, and robbery, and was consequently condemned to death.