, 1879-01-13
ZIEGENMEYER.
The Friends OF Gumbleton's MUIR
dater Ask for a Pardon.
Tha Keassn Ehy E1ttul1ts ClementI sbsuld Be
granted-.fIis Present Condition..
Doab!s Of Ills ga!lt.

pNA1tS W pt@
contains the following:
Si: E4ss!!e"c; s6siS, Ssl!o% sxt;.er @ ;1s ,6s 3,
nsr,fon of Alfred Zccenmeser. who var tenscncWGd e
fur The crime Of murder At the 1n'Y Term y; -
aa ii pares III ea"es ese d. whn
o tl!is statc fle tclr consent or objection 70 snd
peli,,on IN ,le Executive olee = HpI!nx:sia: w.
HENRY EGAEsaESlCs+ une or thc peGt'oHe'e'
Dated Chicago Jan. !. 1S'O.
Thls recalls to mind case which, at the time
NJ its trial, excited moro Interest in this city
than perhaps any one which has succeeded 1t,
with the exception al The Sullivan trial. There
wns at the tfmc of tho scutcurc general coll
currcncc Of opinion tllat 2fcgcnmcSer was
guilty. nl some esprsss1n,s % q fssTst a 'ha' III
rita FAers IN THE CASH. --..-.. .
which arc unfamiliar, probably, 10 grcnt mhny.
since tho natter ID now rntllcr oil, were briefly
y Who 'a1"' e11ne /" I'LL country about is'T',,
mct In Baltimore 10 1870 man " the
name Of william tipmsIeton, an lrlslt,nn.
aud rather disaKfeeon,e a. ov,s s'H,oIs III HIT
country viii. lot q traps fYr tlc pnTtoso ptn. q
settling out NeRt They struck M m ncnita't-
anee al Baltimore, and ZeEenmsysr. lsit E, cI,, ns
II R"',1 hnarnghosc IN tllc sot,ti, side of Ian
! uptpA street, Just wcst u. the vIaduct. One
tao:u9 Zeeneycr returned d. TO- iE ,.GnsS sS
cone oil Wcst. day or twp ntt"r' as was s!eas.
" shown, HicgcnlneyCr went TO inc express
ss '5, by r,,,n l''s o II q q tpsess: tnnf::,o, s
chcsts, whie,, WIRE sttl! III. tho lcpot. Then to
wcnt To ficrmans. The following srriuE the
notlY uf q man was found H. d ycry ,nt'lascd
condition n the iiorlicr cnl OF tho iaSc.s"nte @
| that ifbttR
illinois Central tracks hal not hcei1 tlsica , ap,
ino trncisa being on trc*tlc.vork in ihc watef
After SOME l.ltlc delay tho body va. identified
t,y Il; by DR.. l}en {. Miller .ant Ioo Dixon, tf!e
later OF whom went to Germany. and a,,ccced-
eli, by strategy, In getting zcEcnrncyer aeross
ns Of te !,ts 0cra, .tate na ~ ~ wtr r.
tis,u trcaly, into anutl.er State where he "as
nUo to lay hand. un him. ztcrrnn,cyer mas
nnoualT TO C1tcA.o,a r,,..,..
| and xas tried lu tlu summer uf ls1lt CharIeJ
Wrcd nrascc,.ttng, and doing It very we'll. while
i. Il. Asny i,efeilctl. It was admitted by tne
defense that zfrgennryer f,ad tnle1, possession
uf t3umhletuns stuff after hs DEAN; n.t neg
with causing his death, saying tlat they na.l
rouc tocrtIcr, pretty drunk. to"nId INC Union
iicpo., aud that t3uinbedn Ind facn INTO ine
warr ed bee" ,Gt IT, II be scec
t'f murder, aud, Instead ol notifying the author
flies, he conceived t,e idea OF taking possession
OF his coodk and going away lne )'ir5 I'e NO. mo'
rtti1ty ntti Biuec thu e1its1lncr of 1911, he hat
been making cigars 1t Joliet. ,
Ft,r thc plIrpokr Of fInifnE out what Eroant
the petition for Ills rafdon Is bascd on, ~
porter called un ..
'"sViio has charge Of the pe.lslona'' askcd th'
"sir. +. q. Asay," replied Mr. ClsusscnIus.
! HIlow cnfpg yott 10 bc Interested In the mat
tern .,, .,..
ia aIrply Tor pardon for Xeget,neyeI: Wlict
relieved in Apr,l b. DR.. lllnhrl, 1ie tcll helr t
tile letter: Slurc Then thu rHtctlfa OF Lic9eI !
meser asked ne not 70 drop the tllatief nns H.,
nos,tton are III Iayor OF it. Thu tiovernnf va
written to. kn,l At his suggestion tl!e ii9fsee taa
application Is TO bo made was pnti',shcd'"
= "Un what grounds Is Il tasedf -.
"rl,cre was M positive proof Of guilt. an
:. tllts raltcI doubts as TO whether 10 Tas sn
! murderer. And. besis1e., te ls not o. s3Mn
] mind. The prison authorities we're .h'n1sl, .s..
asylum" ...n ~. ..oo,,.,n
!. II saw 1dm In November"
- s'11nw wus he thcns" .....
:. "Hu didn't seem right-,aokct low-sp!ritcd,
"Nlat did the authorities sAy Ut llilh!"
n "Tlcv feared he would lose lila mful alt
~ gcther II he rc,nu1',cd there
| u
ayes, a,nl Just klteh q ono M would be tnort
detl aud broken down by the ,l!sctaee."
"Nuultl tr b. taken care ol II rtlcased1',
I ayes; .th parruts havc Forwarded MI mild
=, VT TINT they will takc hin, tn their hol''e
t. Germany as soon IN Ear1uucd."
"You nav Doubt cxis's a. tn hIs guilt"
"Yrs; aud Air. AanY tells u'c, II Eegcnmeyt
hnl had LAWYERS to properly advise him,
.. would not haye bren c0nylctr1.''
n titus the pclttton i,een signed to any extent
= y "No nre bas signed 1t yet. 1'ne tntcutlon
u To start all With the Ilhnle of JudEo Buuth, t
foto WHOM XIrgenule.cr was trirtl, a1ld then
follow with Charley Ieell'h. We looked for
lsecd Saturday, but tltln't sec him, as he was
-, BI,r.ngtleld.n
VI "Wf,cn will you commence It's circulation
~ stgnaturcss"
o. It In charge, aud alt tho correspondence
facts nrr in hls Itsscssion.h
Dir. Ctnuasrniils alsu stated TINT tho Ctapa
OF tbs l'cnitontiary was II, favor OF tho pnr1
no | Of XleRt.Igicyer, anu Tint q former Warden
told him tho naIae 0f n man whom I was su
pused WAS the real murderer Of aumbleton.