Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1889-08-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

PROFESSIONAL MURDERER.  A sextuple murderer. named Paul °timber, I has been condemned to death by the Szegedin I (Hungary) Assize Coact. The appearance M the prisoner—hardenal, cold-blooded ! described 91 prepossessing. He is • well-built, naciligent-looking young man. I hiring his trial he did nut manifest any partinular interest in the I proceedings. Ile might have been a were specie, ' tor. He freqnently smiled while evidence was being given against him. Eome interesting details came oat concerning the origin of °timber's , criminal career. His master in the art of assassination was a prison compauion, one Peter , liessenyei, with whom he bad been confined for some time in the same cell while undergoing a.' long term of imprisonment for theft. Bessimyei advised his promising pupil never to join a band , of malefactors. bat to operate on his own account. , fle told hire that the beet weapons to use were a stunt walking-stick and a hatchet, adding that he should always kill his victim, on the principle that '' dead men tell no tales." 'l'his counsel was not lost noon °timber. who made his debut with a twofold murder in February lest year. The day before the crime he arrived at Esongrad, and obtained a night's lodging of an old peasant , couple named P;irgeteg. The man was seventysix, his wife was blind. The following clay , °timber was entertaining his hostess with , amusing Ivories, when suddenly he suLed I,4geteg by the throat, threw hi:n to the ground, and throttled him. He then dragged the blind old woman from her bed by the hair, and battered oat her brains with a footstool. Lie a'terwards ransacked the cottage, making off , with thirteen florins. One of the Judges having' remarked that on this occasion ho had not ad-: hered to the principles of his master, Gy‘anher, ehragging Lis shoulders, replied, " Well, you know, , at such a moment you caunot think of everything." Ten days after the Esongrad double murder °timber killed and robbed an old woman In her own house, tuis time using a hatchet. Last November he commuted his seeped double murder at Kistelok, his victims being an innkeeper named Tisaoczky and Ina wife. On entering the bar-room Gyouther 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 his hatchet. His booty this time amounted to ten dories. At the trial his counsel asked him if be would have killed them had they given him the money of their own accord. " Yes," replied the prisoner, "in order that they should not inform against me." His mirth victim was a woman, whom he first attaAed 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 hie finger and raised an alarm, which compelled him to Wail flight. haat April he attempted to murder a vroiltan, whom he found alone in her house with her two children. Lie confessed his intention to slay his victim; bet 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 hotrod guilty of murder, attempted murder, and robbery, and was condemned to death.  Tut