Show SWUNG OFF THIS MORNING An Ohio Murderer Sent to JStcmity By the Hemp Route COLUMBUS July 31 Valentine Wagner a German of Morrow county was executed at the Ohio Penitentiary this morning for the killing of his brotherinlaw Daniel Sheehan Shee-han in December 1882 This was the first hanging to take place at the Ohio Penitentiary Peniten-tiary under the new law requiring that all i executions in that State shall take place at the prison 1 The trouble between Wagner and Sheehan was of long standing of a family nature i and on the date named Wagner went to Sheehans house told him he had come to kill him and immediately drew a revolver i i and shot him and fired again when he tried to escape The trials were long and tedious I the Supreme Court affirming the judgment of the lower court and the Circuit Court I also affirming the judgment of the Court of I Common Pleas and fixing the day of execution exe-cution for July 31st The Governor was sought to interfere on all manner of grounds I but refused to do so after making a complete com-plete study of the case I |