Teresa Grumbacher, a beabtiful young woman residing pear Youngstown,
QKXA in Mahoning Co,, Ohio, He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence and was hanged for the crime in the County Jail at Younkstown,
Charles Sterling was an innocent man, I am guilty of the mrder of
that young girl, Charles Herzig,!"
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif,, Sept. ll, 1905
Teresa Grumbacher, a beabtiful young woman residing year Youngstown,
QNX4 in Mahoning Co., Ohio, He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence and was hanged for the crime in the County Jail at Younkstown.
Charles Sterling was an innocent man. I am guilty of the murder of
that young girl, Charles Herzig.'!"
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif,, Sept. 11, 1905
Teresa Grumbacher, a beabtiful young woman residing pear Youngstown,
(kX% in Mahoning Co,, Ohio, He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
e and was hanged for the crime in the County Jail at Younkstown.
Charles Sterling was an innocent man, I am guilty of the mrder
that young girl, Charles Herzig.'"
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif,, Sept. 11, 1905
STERLING, Charles M.
Sterling, a Canadian tramp, was traveling through the United States
on. foot early in 1876 when he accosted lizzie Grumbacher on a lonely
road..on-Loveland Hill, Youngstown, Ohio. When Miss Grumbacher re-
sisted his sexual advances, he raped and killed her, Sterling was
areestéd for the murder, tried, convicted and sentenced to death,
His case was appealed to both the Ohio Circuit and Supreme Courts,
both of which upheld his conviction and sentence and he was hanged
in the Mahbning County Jail Yard, Youngstown, Ohio, at noon on
March 6, 1877.
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohio, June 17, 190)
"Minot, Ne Dey 9-L1-1905-'then my lifeless body is found, notify my
mother, Mrs, Katherine Herzig of Girard, Ohio, See the enclosed
ltetter, which will r eveal my identity, and the awful secret of my
wretched life, I can endure it no longer,'! The foregoning none was
found by Frank Byer, who lives on a i 1 i
count a It was sec kat written by oretor mie eae cen ngs Ricuciees
who signs himself Charles Herzig, says: 'Dear Mr, Byer: In the early
'70s, Charles Sterling, supposed tramp, was tried for the murder of
STERLING, Charles M.
Sterling, a Canadian tramp, was traveling through the United States
on. foot. early in 1876 when he accosted Lizzie Grumbacher on a lonely
road..on-Loveland Hill, Youngstown, Ohio. When Miss Grumbacher re-
sisted his sexual advances, he raped and killed her. Sterling was
argestéd for the murder, tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
His case was appealed to both the Ohioe Circuit and Supreme Courts,
both of which upheld his conviction and sentence and he was hanged
in the Mahbning County Jail Yard, Youngstown, Ohio, at noon on
March 6 9 1877.
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohio, June 17, 190)
"Minot, Ne Dyy 9-11-1905-"tthen my lifeless body is found, notify my
mother, Mrs, Katherine Herzig of Girard, Ohio, See the enclosed
ltetter, which will reveal my identity, and the awful secret of my
wretched life, I can endure it no longer.' The foregoning none was
found by Frank Byer, who lives on a claim near Hidd Wood is
county, It was HXKK® written by one of his harves thands,? bites writer,
who signs himself Charles Herzig, says: 'Dear Mr, Byer: In the early
*70s, Charles Sterling, supposed tramp, was tried for the murder of
STERLING, Charles Me
Sterling, a Canadian tramp, was traveling through the United States
oe foot early in 1876 when he accosted Lizzie Grumbacher on a lonely
ad.on-Ioveland Hill, Youngstown, Ohio, When Miss Grumbacher re-
Sisted his semual advances, he reped and killed her. Sterling was
ae for the mrder, tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
was appealed to both the Ohio Circuit and Supreme Courts,
Bath of which upheld his conviction and sentence and he was hanged
g County Jail Yard, Youngstown, Ohio, at noon on
in the Mahbnin,
March we 1877.
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohio, June 17, 1904
"Minot, N, Dy, 9-11-1905-'then my lifeless body is found, notify my
mother, Mrs, Katherine Herzig of Girard, Ohio, See the enclosed
ltttter, which will r eveal my identity, and the awful secret of
wretched life, I can endure it no beat The foregoning none was
found by Le Byer, who lives on c) E:
county, It was HXKM written by one of Ma Rares ehaNae HES iter
who signs eee Charles Herzig, says: 'Dear Mr, Byer: In the early
"70s, Charles Sterling, supposed tramp, was tried for the mrder of
Hee
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