Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1889-08-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

PROFESSIONAL MURDERER.  A Vienna correspondent writes: A sextuple Murderer, named Paul Gy Amber, was condemned to death the other night by the Szegedin (Hungary) Assize Court. The appearance of the prisoner—a hardened, cold-blooded aasassin—is described as prepossessing. He is a well-built, intelligent-looking young man. During hie 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 transpired, concerning the origin of Gyomber's criminal career. His master in the art of assassination was a prison companion, one Peter Pessenyei, with whom be had been confined for some time in the same cell while undergoing a long term of imprisonment for theft. Bessenyei advised his promising pupil never to join a band of malefactors, butt, 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 Gymber, who made his dAuG with a twofold murder, in February, last year. The day before the crime he arrived at Esongrad, and obtained a night's lodging of an old peasant couple named F'4geteg. The man was 76, hie wife was blind. The following day GyAnber 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 thirteen florMs. One of the judges having remarked that on this occasion he had not adhered to the principles of hie master. Gymber, shrugging his shoulders, replied : "Well, you know, at such a moment, you Icannot think of everything." Ten days after the Esongrad double murder, GyMber killed and robbed an old woman in her own house, this time using a hatchet. Last November he committed his second double murder at Kistelek, his victims being art innkeeper named Tissoczky and and his wife. On entering the bar-room Gyiimber 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 GYMber crept noise. lessly to the room occupied by Tissoczky and km wife, both of whom he cruelly murdered with a hatchet. His booty this time amounted to ten florins. At the trial his counsel asked him if he 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 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 GyMber 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 an alarm, which compelled him to take flight. Last April he attempted to murders 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, 89 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 onl7 a short time. He was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and robbery, and was consequently condemned to death.