The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18
DOOMED TO DEATH.
= Talk with George Stanley, the
Iowa Murderer What He says
Of Himsslf-How He Expects to
Meet His Death.

Meet His Death.
A correspondent Of the Chicago
Journal writes as follows concerning
Geo. Stanley, who was sentenced to bt
hung on the 18th inst. Since the
following was written. however. the
execution has been postponed by the
Governor In answer to the request oil
the General Assembly until that body
shall have acted upon measures look
ing to the abolition Of capital punish.
ment:
Oh the 18th day Of June, 1870. with.
In 800 yards Of the depot at Ames,
Patterson, . section boss on the Chica.
60 and Northwestern Railway. was
found, lying across the track. with
two bullet holes in his head-one un
der the right eye; the other entered
the top Of his head. and passed into
the brain. Il Is unnecessary 10 asid
that lee IVES dead. On the 10th. the
next day after Patterson's bohy was
found. George Stanley was arrested
1t Eldorn, some fifty miles northeast
Of Ames, lodged IN Jail. aud. after =
.siay'e delay. he was taken to Amer.
where the evidence was sufficiently
strong u warrant the Coroner's jury
in holding him for tris., and hence
Stanley was sent to
THE COUNTY JAIL,
which is situated IN Nevada. the cnIn.
~ seat Of story county. aud IL u brick
building two stories high and about
twenty five feet square. The lower
story 10 used by the turnkey AZ y
residence; the second story has the
grated windows, and Is all. save the
stair landing. included In one cell.
The Sheriff, MIR. Murphy, kindly
accompanied me to the door Of the
cell. and ushered me into he presence
of the doomed IMAM. After shaking
hands with Stanley, / took look nj
the
and Its contents. Two beds, four
chairs aud rough table fastened to one
aide Of the cell constitutes the furni.
ture.
GEORGE STANLEY,
the man sentenced To die on 18th 81
April, was born in Canada East. He
WAS twenty eight years Old In Febru.
last. His weight when arrested was
$50 pounds his height il about i've
feet ten inches; his eye gray. deep set,
small aud badly crossed with pierc
ing look his head sets on the side oi
his neck rather than on the top; his
chest deep and broad. muscles Of his
limbs well developed aud exhibiting
much power.
asked Stanley il he had any oljec-
tions to telling :ne his story that !,
might go 80 the people through The
Journal Seating himself on the bed
side, with his ankles manacled,
George Stanley related 10 ne the
HOMACIDE,
as he called it. II had two good
chances to kill Patterson, III had
|es~----ss-.-s- .-s -~--A-.e A~.-.,~-~ hsIt~-s
killed him ut last In self defense =
Then rising to his feet, he exhibited
i've scars--one In his breast, one In
bis right groin, one near the navel,
one on left arm, aud one on his head
which Patterson inflicted in quarrel
about eight months before the killing.
Stanley Gays: II was looking for
work, 10 the way that came to be
It Ames. aud stopped ct the spring,
where Patterson was killed, to take q
drink Of water and eat my lunch
Just then he iPsttersOnj came along
and, ~ I looked up, he fired At me,
the ball whistling past my head
rather close. Jumped up, ran round
behind the bank, aud thinking he was
after me yet, I jumped back on to the
railroad track, aud right there stood
Patterson. Now, either had to jump
. fence on the opposite side, climb up
the bank, giving Patterson . chance
to kill me, or else had to shoot him
SO I shot him, Of course, and 1t the
Grst shot his head dropped down on
bis breast, when fired again; then
he fell. l didn't stop 10 see II he wal
dead or not, but ran Tor the woods ii
quick ~ could. When In the woods
/ stoppei and thought had better &C
back aud tell about 1t, but I was afraid
the old difficulty would be brought "
again, aud they would say I killed him
mxliciously.'
asked Stanley, How dc you fee
about the near sppr0ach Of the execu.
ton 2"
II think I will meet 1t like a man
Ii am to be hung / will be.'
Would you rather go to State.
Prison for life ?"
Certainly l would. As long .,
there's life there's hope; but whe,
you hang man he Is gone up. Their
he added, !" think that this Who'll.
thing 10 y judgment Of God upon me
for have lived without God NIL my
life, fearing neither God nor man
| All that am ssrry for In that my
mother and sisters should know that
was even In Jail, or had any trouble
with anyone"
Stanley then gave me Q history o
his past life. He had . xpa-farini
way" before the mast studded law 70
nearly two years /; then came to Iowa
and went 70 work on the railroad a.
section man, and In the latter Occu
patti III made the acquaintance Of tn
man for whose murder he il to swim,
ON the 18th of this month.
II 10 remarkable how strong thi
mans nerves seem to have beef
through all the trial, aud everything
connected with It. I thought / coul'
perceivs . tremor Of the lips and
twitching Of the muscles Of the face
But Il was difficult TO tell. SO guarde'
was he of his actions. Evidentl
George Stanley Wishes to die withou
permitting bis feelings to master him
He don't intend to give way TO hi
softer feelings. II he can possibly avoi
such . calamity, - he thinks It woul'
BE-. Taken altogether, Stanley IL