Weidmann was due to be executed at the crack of dawn, as was customary at the time, but his executioner was new to the job, and he'd underestimated how long it would take him to prepare.
Weidmann seharusnya dieksekusi saat fajar, sebagaimana kebiasaan saat itu, namun algojonya masih baru, dan salah memperhitungkan waktu yang dibutuhkan untuk persiapan.