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Tflti DAiLY EVENlNti TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1867.
THE SCAFFOLD.
Great Triple Execution
Cincinnati.
at
Til Illicit OH 3Iiiim1oi
A History of the Crime.
Sketches of the AmmjimmIiin.
SlnguIarDlscovcrjofthcMordcrcrs
ArrcHt ami Conviction.
ICi uiarkablo Hildcncc in Court.
Report of the Trial of Goetz,
Case, and Aulgus.
Th Contention ol Cus(,
Final Kvciicm at the Scaflbhl.
Particulars of Hanging To-Day
Kit., Etc., Etc.t Ktc, Ktc, Ktc.
INTRODUCTION.
The execution of three murderers at Cin
cinnati to-day forms an era in the criminal
history of our country, and we feel confident
that we have only been subserving our duty
as journalists in presenting the following full
and concise reports of the murder, the trial,
the sentence, and the execution of Goetz, Case,
and Aulgus, the murderers of Mr. James
JInphes, at Cincinnati, last February.
With the exception of the case of the cou
Fpirators in the assassination plot, we cannot
recall any instance during the past quarter of
a century where throe men have been sen
tenced to death and executed for murder at the
same time. The present case is remarkable,
.therefore, in this light.
The enormity of the crime has been seldom
equalled. The discovery of the murderers
was really miraculous, and their conviction
was, according to Judge Murdoch, the work
of no man, but of the Uod of Justice. Kd.
EVENIKU TfLgGBAPII.
Ibpecial tkleobafrio report for tub eves
IMa TKLKOBAPU.
Cincinnati. April 30, 1807. To-day the mur
derers of James Hughes, Goetz, Case, and AuU
gun, will sutler the extreme penally which Die
iw L,C.heB to their crime, which, thanks tj
advancing clvll"?" " ' 'PVMIolB la
the annals ot the Wfet. Life Is Often taken In
piiHBion; but the occupation of the highway
robber has nearly departed. "Your mouey or
yur lite" Is toldom heurd,even In the most deso
late reeious, at this day. I
The Crime.
Less than three mouths haVo passed sluce
the commission of the crime for whiisli ttie3e
three youths are thus speedily to be executed.
On the morning of the 8lh of Kebruary lant the
whole community were startled and horrified
at the announcement that one of its most
prominent citizens had been assailed and mur
dered on the iiiKhwHy; but by whom aud from
what motive no one anew, save the perpetra
tors or the deed; nor was there auht but
the slightest clue to the mystery a clue which
gave no promise of even a uiHlant solution;
yet in lens than a week that which seemed
impenetrable was unveiled, and the criminals
were all In the hands of the ollloeis of the
law.
Leading from the city to the northwest Is a
desolate road running alorift the banks of u little
stream called Licit nun smi'ieu on enuer naim
by hills whose uuluvltinKBldesare covered.wlth
inderbrush aud scrub trees just the spot which
the robber would choose to waylay his victim.
The valley is, nerhap', a mile and a half or two
miles in length, and leads to one of the most
beautiful suburbs In all this section; aud during
nearly one-half that distance there is not a
house, save on the hill tops, to the right aud to
the left, so that the cries of the traveller or the
voices of his assailants could scarcely be heard,
and the daring villain could politico upon and
rob his victim and escape, leaving no trace
behind to lead to his identification.
It was on the evening of the 7th of February,
at about 7 o'clock, that Hughes was murdered;
but the villains, In their haste to secure a vic
tim, Btruck the blow before he bad fairly
reached the desolate portion of the valley, aud
the consequence was that the neighborhood was
aroused, and they were compelled to tly,
almost on the instant that the murder was
committed, and before they were able to even
natch off the watch of thel-r victim, though
that would have required but a moment. Over
the hills they fled, leaving the lifeless corpse of
Hughes bleeding by the roadside tied, but only
to be entrapped In a net which their own
fears, if not their own consciences, had set for
them.
Tbe Victim.
Mr. Hughes was a man of over (JO years of age,
and chlet book-keeper for it. 11. Hmith & vjo.,
the most extensive coal dealers lu Ciuciuuall,
and a man highly esteemed by all who knew
him. Ills resiuence is in ureeu township, ad-
pastor
Hughes was a member. Although so old, he
appeared In the prime of life, his strong con
stitution and temperate habits having, lu a
Kreat measure, delied the inroads of ago; aud
but a moment previous to the murder, he h id
every prospect that his life would oe prolonged
a series of years at leust. He had arouud In in
a wife and lour children, the latter all youim;
and he was everywhere looked upon und hou
ored, not only a an upright citizen, but as one
of the best practical business men lu the whole
country.
The Commission of th Crime.
The scene of the crime was within fifty yards
ol the last house tin the Lick Kun Valley. A
little boy who lived there, named Leonard Kel
ler, had been away on an errand, and had just
returned, when his attention wu attracted hy
aloud shout: "Btop, ho there!" and lustautly
Jbree shots vare fired from a pisteli ine boy at
once raised an alarm, and In a moment half a
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they reached the spot the victim was dead aud
ice villains naa aeparteu, leaving nu nv
Which, they oould be followed, as lue night was
dark, oold, and raining. The boy remembered
that he had seen three men-one very tall, a
second of medium size, and the third very small
pawning along the road; that they were speak
ing In English, while he was a German and
could not understand them, and paid little
attention to their actions; but as nothing could
now be Been of them, It wawpretly evident that
they were the murderers; but who they were,
whence they came, or whither they Hod, was a
profound roysterv.
The horse attached to Hughes' buggy ran
ranidly home, aud on reaching the gate a son
lumped Into the vehicle and started lu search
if bis father, as to whose fate he had not the
. ... tv.a nluoa uhara Llu mnrrlu.
:of
the 8th a coroner Inquest was neiu, uni ine
Inly fact developed which could throw light
Spoa thin subject w the sUUneat or the hoy,
liiitiiner tha farm of the late Hnn..nlin A linr. I
ley, who represented the First Dlilrict of this ,,,,
previously iiau ueeu u uuiversausi preacner, Lovantiiili w
I)U pastor oi me very uuuruu oi wuicu Mr. 1
, " i committed. The crowd assembled at
the body In a carriage, and took It
l;!.V..0ai famllv. and on theraornlna
relative to tho three men alre.tdy mentioned,
which statement was corroborated by an old
tolleate-kepper in the vicinity; but he. too, could
not understand KngllHh, and therefore though
ho stated ;that they were conversing, he could
not tell a word they said.
Thi Discovery.
The manner in which the criminals were
discovered was a little remarkable. Many had
supposed that the murder had been committed
out of revenge, as Mr. Hrnlth, Hughes' em
ployer, had recently had a difficulty with his
carl drivers, and the latter were then on a
strike, and detectives were very busy among
them attempting to ferret oot the mystery; and
no one supposed, even for a moment, that the
Scrpet
Incln
lerpetrators or me aeeu were nu
anT lint discovery came both suddenly
lornaKlnjllv. I
anil lin.Tnoct.(llV:
In Covington, Kentucky, there was a shrewd
voung thitf named 8am Case: and Marshal
Thompson, of that city, suspected that he knew
something about a larceny then recently com
mitted, and that othcer determined, if possible,
to use him to work the matter op, and for this
purpose the two had freqnent communications,
which fact was seen by Ooetz, who suspected
that Case was revealing the secrets or the mur
der, and accordingly ho dropped such expres
sions relative to It as led to the arrest of Him
self, Case, and Aulgus, who, on the following
day, were oil trauslerred to the Ninth Street,
l'ollce Htatlon, lu this city, wuere each w,ih
locked up in a Fcparuto room and cells, so that
neither could ascertain what commutilcitlons
passed between his companions and the olllcers
who Intel them In charge.
At first they were all sullen; hut they speedily
became coii.munlcutive, each one belug de
sirous of becoming a witness in behalf of the
(State, provided he himself could secure a par
don. No promises were held out to them, but
In their anxiety to save themselves al the ex
pense of their comrades, each made a full aud
liee confession, which was taken dnwn In
short hand, and the three were then compared,
and found to agree in tho minutest pirt iculars,
though up to that time there had been no com
munication between them sluce their arrest,
and each was Ignorant of what the others had
said.
They Confess.
The first to make a full confession was the
youth Case, his statement being lu substaucu
as follows:
"I met Coutz.and alter conversing on other subjects,
we went Iroin ( ovliiKlon to Cincinnati, and al Hint
place 1 made arrangements to tuv a pistol, and lionirtil
one, und Uoetz. wauled me to go wlin liim ami Hie vi a
noise, but 1 refused, an lue tlanxer was ion grunt In
proportion to the prolilH, and we tLeu returned to
i ovhiRloi), where we met Aulgus; and relumed to
Cincinnati, where we liad tluee drinks. ('Aleck'
means An Igns, and 'Cicorge' means Ooetz. (Jobrks
roNDBNT ok Tki.kob en.) Heorne said to Aleck:
'If you want to Join Willi ui you can doit.' Aleck
said, '1 can't gel any work, IJliaVHU't got any moiiev,
end 1 in in debt twenty dollars; 1 don't care any
thing for my life, so 1 will have to take the cir
cumstances. I reckon.' We stopped lu a bar
room rinht across llio road from the Harriett
House, on Vine siren; Oeoree left Aleck ten cents
to get, beerwli'le he was gone; Aleck called for two
glasses, und (.rorge went out to buy another pisml
und a kuife and a slung shot; we walled naif an hour,
or an hour, till lie came back: he said lie could not get
another pistol tn shoot cartridges. There were live
boxes of cartridges: 1 guess he gut some ot them in
CoviiiKtou. U 'erve bait all Die money, and unutrht
ver Ibiug. We Went r'ulit to the Brighton House: t
dnn'i know which w ay we went, but we walked. We
took a drink near the B.ilium Hnuje; Uuorge and I
Dluyed curd while Aleck went out. We went u;
pair ol stairs Inioarnom and got somttliitig to eat:
we bad some Kologna s iusai;es and cheese, aud sumo
biead, aiid some beer, ana some sarsaparllla. I drank
the sursiiparllln, UeoiLie handed nut a five dollar bill
when he paid for it: it w a.s about live o'clock: George
Inquired about the 'bus, but that was an excuse: we
didn't Intend to grt in any 'brm, wo had another drink,
nnu we got two or three oo.ves oi matches lunula
brick bouse, nn the corner of the alley. George said".
S e will have to take it aloot,' and we started out the.
pike. We weiit on out in. til wo came to Ihti bridge.
AiecK Hnia l ins is a good place, we nau oetter slop
here, and throw theni over into the witter If they
make much noise it does not matter who.' stopped
ill a while liauie house to gel a drink of .water; 1
parsed a Utile boy on the pike; lie had a bug or a
basket, I don't know which; when this man came
up lu the buirgy. going tbe way we were going, the
little boy was rfn siKbl: the man bad ablauket over his
knee; It was asinall trey horse and an open buggy. I
think; Aleck k ent gelling behind, aud George said he
thought Aleck was uirnid; Aleck rau up after awhile,
and said there was a man in a buggy coming behind
us and ibui ihl.H was as good a time us auy; I said '.No,
It is too early.' The boy wan now about two hundred
yards bchtml ft", going into the gale or a hoiue:
Ueorge said. Tull your pistols.' (Before this the
nay loan bad passed us. Ills wagou was empty,
and Ueorge wanted to stop him. 1 suppose be
thought be bad the price ot bis load of hay with hhu.
(ledge said we would xtiphim and ask him to let us.
ride, and that I should bold tbe reins while they
knocked blm In the head and took wlint tie had. Hut
lie would not aiop lor us: be wmpped up his horse
and drove on.) Aleck pulley nls pistol, and Ueorge
csiight the 1) rse, 'inn man said, 'What are ymi
(slopping my horse lor and Oenrge said, 'Don't ran
over a man.' The man replied. '1 didn't think you
were so near.' Ueorge had hold of tbe horsu's head,
and said, 'Aleck, go for blm.' The man
said Unit be had no money, and com
inenced shunting for tho oe .pie In tbe house.
W'beu he fuw our pistols, he said be didn't
cure a d n lor any sucti things as those; Aleck aud I
shot uttbe same lime; I shot twice, and Aleck st3t
Ihree times: Ueorge still hold the horse; I tired at the
man's breast: I did not Bee the man fall out of the
buggy; George ran. and said, "Kun, Sam, here they
come Irom the house:' 1 halloed to Aleck to come: he
said he wanted to get tbe money: I never looked
hack till we got to the top of the hill; we hid two
boxes of curtrldges under the rock; I put fresh loads
In my pistol, lu case we should be arrssted on sus
ulslol." The trio then fled over the hills, and when
out of danger Ooetz made his comrades swear
before Heaven that tuey would stick by linn.
They then dispersed and went home.
Corroboration.
The statements oft lie others are so nearly Iden
tical with this that lliey neeu noi oe given, as
soon as Cuse's coutcssion was placed in the
hands of the Chief of l'ollce, he directed the otli
ccrs to follow the route Indicated, and stop at
all the coffee-houses, and ascertain if the pro
prietors remembered the men; and, fortunately,
most of them did. The publication of youug
Keller's stulemeut in the Daily Timet of the
aiternoon following the murder had recalled to
their minds their three mysterious visitors,
and they had recalled all the circumstances
connected with them. To test the matter, tne
prisoners were placed among others, and tho
purtles requested to polut them out, which lu
every Instance they did, thereby completely
corroborating the confession made, and form
ing a chain of circumstances which no techni
cal pleader could ever hope to break.
History of tbe Culprits.
The oldest of the trio, and perhaps the lead
ing Is Ueorge CJoetz, or D. Gates, as he calls
himself. He Is In his twenty-third year, aud
was born In a port of the possessions of Frauce
along theHhiue.andcameto this couutry when
a youth. He speaks Oermau, French, and
KugllBh ilwently, aud is a man of quick percep
tions though his face ludicates an almost
entire absence of all the moral laculties. lu
IStil he voiuuteoreu in jpiaiu ivupauiKu. a
XllgUlllUU VJtUttlUlS ULU IVOgl-
served with credit for four years,
the service till utter tne tail or
hen he wus honorably discharged.
and he now has extra bounty due him, which
he Is anxious suuii gu iu ins muiui-r, tuuugu
if he does not obtain It before his death his sis
ters will be his heirs, A circumstances whlci
lias given him no little uneasiness, und caused
him to have a special effort made lu the mutter,
as his mother, he says, Is needy, and whether
or not It will reach lure before he is no more, I
have no means of conjecturing.
After his leluru from the army, he worked
both lu this city aud Covington as a machinist,
which trade lie had learned previous to his en
listment, but he appears to have had little lu
clinatlon to labor, tuid no uveislon to crime;
and he therefore lived the lllo of a plunderer
always preferring tho part of a highwayman,
rather tliau that of tho sneak thief. And It
was while lying In the Covington Jail, ou a
charge of highway robbery, that he became
acquainted with Aulgus auu tu, "
been Incarcerated f.n some trivial larceny.
Alex. Aulgus (whose true name la Ulrich
Olges tiers) Is about twenty-two years of age,
aud, like Oottz, served in the army three years,
and was honorably discharged on the return of
peace. He Is of medium size, with a retreating
lurohcBd, and rather unlntelleclual, but by no
means a vicious countenance. He is a weak
man, and as much the victim of circumstances
as the creation of his own will. He aloue, of
all the murderers, excited any sympathy lu
tbe community, und even Mrs. Hughes, the
greatest sufUsrer by the crime committed, prof
fered to sign a petition to the Governor, asking
a commutation of uiM gentence to lmprisou
meut for life.
He was born in tt late kingdom of Hanover,
and was left an orphau when two or three years
old, and when six yenrg of age he came with an
i. .w.io in America, aud lived In I.oiiIhvIIIh. Ken
tucky, till the tlmo of hut enlistment lu the
armir
H.mmel Case Is about eighteen year of age,
though his sisters swore ou tha ti-iai that be Is
but fourteen; and from his very Infancy he has
beenknown as anexperl thief, though of the
"sneak" orrier. Ho lias been in jail ttt least a
dozen times, but has always been suttlclently
shrewd to escape couvictiou for graud larceny,
anil thus managed to keep out of tho rcnlten
tiary. Tht Trials.
Although very anxious to save their own
liven, yet neither Case nor Ooetx seemed to real
ise their true situation. Aulgus, from the
moment of his Incarceration, experienced great
trepidation. The moral and physic 1 coward
were both imprinted oo hU features and acts,
(Joel z and Case, on the other hand, not only
appeared cheerful, bat were la reality so. They
appeared not to appreciate the fact that their
dooms were sealed.
Casa In tha Criminal Box.
Case was the first prisoner arraigned, and at
first he appeared to be slightly melancholy, but
h'ftnt "as'eVer. On eUherhaud iaa slsterW wh To"
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rirunj uii-jm iinn returned, and he was le-
near by was n is only brother, ilia m,.n.r in
very old. and nearly blind; and so stricken was
she by her weight of sn row, that she oould not
be present. He had for his counsel Hon. K ihert
Klchardson, one of the ablest attorneys In Ken
tucky, who managed he trial solely with a
view to securing a verdict or murder in tho
sccoud degree that belug the best that cjuld
be hoped for.
At half-past !), on the 27th dny of March, the
Court was opened and the wltnosHes for the
prosecution called, out it was 10 before all was
ready to proceed. At that hour Mr. Thompson,
the Prosecuting Attorney, addressed the jury,
giving tho points ho proposed to prove. Ho
said the Indictment had originally contilried
six counts, but all, save two, hail been dis
missed. These, ou which the trial was to be
held, were:
First. The wilful murder of Jamis Hug'in
Heron (I. '1 he killing ot Hughes, wnlleutlompt
lng to rob him.
Either of these, said the prosecutor, consti
tute a full charge of murder la tue Hrst degree
under the statuets of this (State, ami it was upon
the latter that he expected a conviction.
He then sat down, and Air. Richardson, the
dofendHiil'a attorney, stated tho grounds of de
fense, which were as follows.
1. 'lhat Cave wus a mere boy, and easily
matuiged by others.
2. That lu this InttUnce ho was cotnplotely in
the hands of Ooetz.
3. That ho was badly Inebriated Goolzhavlng
treated him till he was lu a condition to be
unconscious of the nature uud consequences of
his acts.
After tho usual preliminaries, the confession
of tbe prisoner was read, and ttien the saloon
keepers, and others referred to lu it, called, aud
Identified him. His attorney called Ins sisters
and brother to tho stand, and stated that he
was not, yet fifteen years of ago, ami this con
stituted all the testimony for the defense.
Then Mr. Hichardsou made a very eloquent
appeal to the July Tor leniency, but all In vain.
In half an hour after retiring, thojury returned
a verdict of guilty vt murder in the first decree,
and the prisoner was IttJiVti to his tell to await
sentence.
Trial of Aulgus,
Aulgus was next placed on the stand, and
being unable to procure counsel, tne judge
assigned him Mr, Lane, of this city. The Indict
ment wus identical with thut ot Case, aud iu
half a day the trial was over, und he too was
convicted. He did not douy having been
of the party of murderers; he even weut
so fur us to acknowledge lhat he fired one shut;
but his counsel iiiuue great ellbrls ou tho
giouud of his Imbecility, to induce lonicncy
on the part of the Jury; but Judge Murdoch,
in his chaigo, told ttiem that.utider the statute,
there is no such crime us murder luthesicoud
degree where toe killing was with tho intent
to rob, and the verdict of murder In the first
degree was returned.
Trial of GoeU,
On the 4th of pnl, Goetz WhS arrai;ned for
triul Mr, Clarke, of this city, having been as
signed as his attorney by tho Lourt, lielbre
goiug Into the court-room lie expressed a, wish
that there should be no delay, and Hint no juror
should be objt cted to unless absolutely inca
pable of doing unn Justice. He appeared alto
gether cheerful, tit. U appeared to have a vivid
recollection of all the circumstances attending
the Journey on the afternoon preceding tne
murder. He would make suggestions to his
counsel, and evinced great shrewdness and
tnct In the manner in wnicli he had them put.
His couduct appeared more liketlntol au as
sistant aUofliey than of a criminal on the boncli.
The chargts were the sambas those against
Case und Aulgus, and the result in the tluee
ldenttcal, the fatal word "Guilty!" boing pro
nounced by ttie loreiuuu of the jury, after a
brief consultation.
The Seuteuces.
The three culpri'S were ail sentenced at the
same tune. On Monday, April 8, the trio were
brought iulo the court-room by the Deputy
.Sheriff, aud seated ou the criminal ncncli.
Goetz aud Case were both cheerful, but Aulgus
was exceedingly metanciioiy. uousiueraote
time wus consumed lu sentencing minor cul
prits to the penitentiary, alter which Hie Judge
directed them to staud up. The court-room
was filled to overflowing with spectators; eveu
Inside the bur, which Is sacred to attorneys
aud reporters, was Jammed with outsiders, who
had obtained admittance uuder some specious
pretext; aud through the eutlre proceedings
the excitement rau high, thotigu when the
Judge commenced speuaiug all was silent as
the grave.
.Indue Murdoch Is a man of few words. The
usual long homily delivered from tho bench,
over the enormity of the murder, was omitted.
He took it for granted lhat tho culprits under
stood the greatuess of their crime; aud If they
did not, it was useless to attempt to impress
them.
The sentences were pronounced separately,
though the trio were standing side by side.
Case appeared cool, though iu a slight degree
melancholy; Aulgus was exceedingly down
cast, aud tears lell from his eyes; but Goetz was
not only uumoved, but when the Both of April
was indicated us the day of execution, he re
marked to a Deputy Sherltl' lhat this was the
lirst time he had ever hud absolute assurance
of living so long.
Alter the sentences had all been pronounced,
the prisoners were led back to their cells, there
to be kept In solitary confinement, until to-day.
when they will be executed iu the yard of the
J"11-
Profanity of Case.
As Case was being conducted to his cell, one
of his sisters ran up to him aud threw her arms
about his neck, when he rudely exclaimed:
"Dry up there; what the h 11 are you mak
ing such a fuss about ? Dry up, d n you, aud
gel away."
i Spiritual Affair.
The trio of criminals appear at this time very
penitent. Aulgus aud Goetz have the benelit
of the Catholic Church, while Case applied to
the Methodists. Neither, however, has auy
very dcttnlte ideas of religion, or of the future.
They lay everything at tho foot of the Priest or
or clergyman, auu he Is expected to do all,
while they remain idle.
I have visited them often. Both Goetz ami
Case are careless, and do not seem to realize the
future thut is before them. Aulgus is
preparing a statement in German, which,
however, will not vary far Irom what is con
tained lu this despatch. He appears very peul
teut, though he has no reallziliou of his situa
tion. He Is a strange combination of incon
sistencies; a Christian by profession, he Is with
out the tlrsl rational ideaof Curlstlatiltv; a mur
derer, he severely realizes his crime, yel he Is
aware that something must be done to keep
him from the tortures of unelerual hell,
THE SCENE THIS MORNING.
General Grant's Father Pleads for a
ttesplte Govsrnor Cox Is Inexorable
The Execution to Talk Place Condi
tion of tha Condemned This 31 o ru
ing, Ktc.
SI'ECUL DESPATCH TO TfJK EVENING TELEGRAPH. 1
Cincinnati, April ao. Little has transpired
to-day lu connection with the Hughes mur
derers, Goetz has had an interview wslh bis
mother, and Case's sisters have been to see
him every day. Aulgus has become very
patient, aud is attached to the Catholic Cliurou.
Goetz, who has been careless so long, has had
a bard struggle to keep up his courage, but so
far he has succeeded.
A great effort has been made to secure the
commutation of Case's sentence, Jesse Grant,
tbe father of General Grant, visited Governor
Cox In person In company with the sisters of the
condemned man, but the Governor refused to
do anything for him last night. A telegram
was sent to tbe Governor asking a respite for
thirty days, and to this wrlttng(io o'clock A. M.)
no answer has been received, and I feel sure
there will he no respite.
Case now admits he is eighteen years old.
Several citizens were with the prisoners lust
night, and are with them again this mGrn'ng.
Everything is now fully prepared, and the elo
cution will take place at a little after 1 o'clock.
The county offices are all closed, t.i3 the Are
bells will toll while the sentence of the law Is
being carried into execution.
THIS KXKCUTION.
THIRD DESPATCH.
Preparations for the Execution "ml
Scenes In the Prison The Friend of
the Doomed Men Visit Them Curious
Confession of Goetz, Etc.
BFROIAt DESPATCH TO TUB KVBH1NO TSI.EORAPn.
The Doomed at Breakfast.
ClJtCINNATI, April 30. The prisoners slept well
last night and rise early this morning, eating
a hearty breakfast, and partook liberally of
whisky. They Appeared composod, and say
that they have made their peace with God.
Goetz says he would not accept a commutation
of sentence if It were tendered him. His son
ti nee, he added, wasjust, and he would dlo with
a crucifix in his hands.
Touching Scenes.
Case's mother, who is too old and feeble to
visit him, yesterday sent a message to him by
Hev.Joseph Embcry: "Tell htm," said she, "that
my heart is broken that I would have died for
him, but if he will only die a Christian, it is
all I ask; It will be a relief." When tho mes
sage was delivered, the boy wept for the first
lime since his Incarceration.
Aulgus' aunt from, Louisville, visited him this
morning. She is the only relative he has in
this country; sho raised htm from a child, as ho
was an orphan, and feels almost a mother's
love for him. He was very little airected, but
she swooned, and was carried away by her
attendants. She is the sister of his father, and
betwi en her and the doomed man there Is a
striking resemblance. Case says ho dreamed
last night that his sentence had been com
muted, aud he says he believes it will bo so; but
there is no hope.
Governor Cox Will Not Stay Execution.
Telegrams from Columbus state lhat the
Governor refuses to interfere, and that the law
will take its course.
Notwithstanding the assertion that he has
hope, Case was very much dejected.
Statement of Goetz.
When Goetz first confessed, he stated that
kis object, which was unknown to the
others of the party, was to kill R, 15.
Smith, the employer of Hughes, the vic
tim, and that a mau named McParlaud had
agreed to give him live huudred dollars for the
Job, and had paid him only one huudred and
fifty of it, He described McFarlaud, if he
sould not be found.
Very few believed this at the time, but the
prisoner reiterates it this morning, and says
he will die soon on the scaffold.
Preparation for tbe Execution.
All the preparations aro complete, and the
execution will takti plnco about 1 o'clock this
afternoon. The scaffold Is covered by it c.iu
vass, and less than fifty persons, includiug
olDcers, clergymen, und reporters, will be pre
sent. IKOURTFT DESPATCH.
A Gleam f Hope, aud how It was
Ullghted In Case's Chub, IClc.
(EPrCIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVEN1HO TELJGRAPn.
A few minutes sluee Mr. Richardson, Case's
attorney, received a despatch from Governor
Cox stating that he would not respite the cul
prit except upon a reooramendtiUon from
Judge Mu.doch.
The sister of Case ran Immediately to the
Judge's residence, but lie refused even to see
her. If there was any question as to the doom
of Cat-e, that settles it. After the receipt of this
Intelligence, Case appoared terribly dejected,
but said he would brave it out as best he could.
THE NEW MARKET MURDER.
TKIAL OK BKIDHET l'CRUAN KOK THE MU'.iDEK O.N
MKS. COillEL.
New Brunswick, N. J., April 27. The trial of
Bridget Durgan, for the murder of Mrs. Ellen
Coi lei, at New Market, New Jer.sey.on the night
of the asth of February, was set down for to-day
in the Middlesex County O ver and Terminer,
held at the Court House in this place. The de
tails of this horrible murder are still fresh iu
the minds of the public, and have created a great
deal of indignation and excitement through
out this county, especially in the little town
where the victim dwelt. The announcement
tuat the trial was to take place to day conse
quently drew a large crowd to this quiet place,
which Is not noted for sensations, but rattier
for its quiet unpretentiousuess.
At the opening 01 me uourt, at ine usual
hour, the room wus so crowded that scarcely a
place to stand could he found. Tbe presiding
Judge was the Hon. Peter li. Vredenberg, and
Judges 1). D. Decker, 11. H. Brown, aud Ellsha
Cook sat as associate Judges. George M. Robe
son, tbe Attorney -General, and Charles Mor
gan Herbert, the District Attorney, appeared
lor the prosecution, and G. B.Adrian for the
defense. Mr. Herbert is quite a young man,
and this is his first case since holding ihe posi
tion of District-Attorney.
It was generally understood that a motion
would be made by tbe defeudant's counsel to
postpone the case until the next term on the
ground thut insufficient time had been glveu
to prepare a defense. But the prevailing im
pression was that the Court would deuy the
motion, and the case would proceed to-day.
About 11 o'clock the rase was called, and the
prisoner brought into Court. She took a seat
behind the table of tbe counsel in the centre
of the court-room, where she was bid from
the gazo of most of the crowd. She wore a
calico dress, and a long black cloak, and a
faded bluesiik bonnet. Her entrance IntoCourt
caused a good deal of stir, in person Bridget
Is a little above the medium size, and appears
to be about thirty years of age.
She Is very heavily built, and her large frame
Is covered with a great quantity of fat, which
gives her a gross, animal appearance. Her fore
head Is very low, the hair growing down to
wunin iwo incites or nor uiows. tier eyes are
dull and unintelligent, but ut limes emitting a
demoniac glare, which reveals the passlou
within; her nose Is rather short aud character
less, and the lesgth from chlu to nose is d is pro
portioned to the rest of the lace. She entered
the Court and took her seat with as much nou
chalance as though she was going to her ordi
nary Unties In the kitchen.
The District Attorney anuounced that the
prof edition was prepared to go ou with the
case, and, as expecteu, was met witii a motion
to postpone thecae by the counsel for mode
leiuluni. Mr. Adrian staled that ha was entirely alone
in delendlng his clleut, Mr. Soheuck who was
appointed to assist him, being unable to do so;
rive or six of the most Important witnesses
were absent, und It would be Impossible for nun
to go on without them. The District Attorney
and the Attorney -General argued against l ie
motion, staling thai two ol their witnesses, ine
meuajhttiged by Bridget with committing the
mui Jbr, were held in confinement; and u ine
case were deterred to tha fall term H wouU. De
necessary to hold them still; aud further, inai
one of their witnesses, being a very aged lady,
it wan very uncertain lhat sue would boaoie lo
attend at that time. . ,,, . .
After a short deliberation, the Court decided
to aujourn the case until the 20ib of May, at 11
o'olock.and reappointed Mr. Hooenok to assist
Mr. Adrian in the defense, staling mat though
the law did not require more than one counsel
for the defendant, yet he was unwl ling to
make it a cause of remark that the defendant
was not provided with sutllceut counsel. On
these grounds he granted the motion. .2V. y.
World.
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CARPETINGS.
1867. SPEING. 1867.
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9 04
CHESNUTSTREET
PHILADELPHIA.
OPENING
OF
SPRING IMPORTATIONS
NEW CARPETINCS.
J. F. & E. B. ORTJE.
100 riECES
YAHD AND A HALF WIDE
VELVETS.
J. F. & E. B. ORFJE.
1000 PIECES
JOHN CROSSLEY & SONS'
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AT
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500 PIECES
BEST IVI AKES
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FOR
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CHOICE DESIGNS
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350 PIECES
English Royal Wilton Carpets.
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50 SHEETS
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ENGLISH OIL CLOTHS
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9 0 4
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100 PIECES
NEW CANTO EIATTLNCS,
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ClIECItED, nnd
FA-NCY,
A. JL, Tu WIDTHS.
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i
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QARPETINCS,
OIL, CLOTHS
MATTINGS!
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CHEATS T IX THE CITY.
'"i Flrat Carpet S'ore above Market.
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OP
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TO t
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BELOW AltC'II, EAMT HIDE.
CARPETINGS, ETC.
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QARPETIKGS1 CARPETINGS
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Haa received per lute arrivals, aarye and varied
assortn'eut of
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PET1NVM, tW nCNlUMS,
Also, a large line of Three-ply Extra Super Firja
IM'KAIN CARHKTINQ, COTTAUK and H 3 CAR.
rTtt, OIL CLOTHS, (SHADES, KTC.. whlcb wlllj
old at greallv reduced prices, wuolmalo and r-HalL
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Between Market and CfaeenatatreeU.
N. B. Particular attention paid to the fitting apol
Ottlces aud CountliiK-roouis. 1 28 tm
BLANK BOOKS.
OF TUE BIST QUALITY,
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COITKTINU-UOUSE STATIONERY.
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coiuprUiug
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. DIAMONDS,
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CXOCIiS,
MUSIC BOXES,
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