ROTTMAN HANGED.
HIS, LAST STATEMENT. "A GREAT RELIEF." Ly Telegraph. Press Association. a» t» j. Wellington, March 8. Arthur Eottmann, the young German who was sentenced to death at WangaT U ' T «'' >niary 13 for th " aurder^f Joseph McUnn, Lucy Mary MoCann, and Joseph John McCann (an infant), at Ruahme on December 28, was executed in the Terrace Gaol at 8 a.m. to-day. The- arrangements, which were supervised by the sheriff, Mr. W. A. Hawkins, were earned out without a hitch, and death was instantaneous. ,°" tbe scaffold, when asked by the sheriff if he had anything tossay,"Ro t- • '"j 111 "' 1 " 11 flrm hut low voice, remarked: T know nothing of what I have done to these poor people. I am wiling- to pay the penalty of the crime. i't does not appear to me like a horrible sentence, but a great relief. I shall dio happy, facing the great entrance into a better life, and may God forgive t'.ie man t .iat caused my death and a {Treat many more deaths. If this war had never taken place I should still be a free man I say good-bye to vou all and may God be with you till we meet again."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 9 March 1915, Page 4
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202ROTTMAN HANGED. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 9 March 1915, Page 4
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