The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
GUETIG'S GHOST
Bounced Out of His Body with
the Help of Hemp.
Poor MOllie McGlew's Murderer Reaps
His Reward.
STORY OF THE CRIME.

Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1913 A. M.-One
year ago tonight, Miss Mollie McGlew, an
innocent young waiter girl, who unfortu-
natey was atone time engaged to Louis
Guetig, was met by him in the rear of the
Spencer House, where she was employed.
She had forsaken his company on ac-
count of his dissipated habits, and he had
repeatedly threatened to kill her.
Upon the fatal night he gave her no
words of warning, but in manner at once
cowardv and brutal, shot the inoffensve
and defenseless girl down in her tracks.
Her death followed speedily, and Guetig
was at once arrested.
He was tried in the Criminal Court last
November, and was convicted on Novem-
Der 9th, although the death penalty was
not pronounced till January 16th when
his execution was fixed for the 29th, thir.
teen days later
His case was appealed and new trial
granted, which took place in June. This
resulted in like sentence, and his execu-
ton was fixed for to-day.
HE Att EMPTs SUICIDE.
Last night a peculiar change was OBJ
served in Guetigs appearance, and upon
searching him, Jailer O'Brien found a
quantity of arsenic, some of which the
prisoner had taken. 1t did not materially
affect him, however, and he ate hearty
supper.
THE sCAFFoLD.
The scaffold, which is complete, is the
same upon which Achey and Merrick were
executed, and works to perfection. A
cowl of white and a neat suit of
black have been prepared for the criminal s
use, and he is now being arrayed in his last
suit. He is in fine condition, physically,
and looks better than year ago, when he
was arrested.
HOW HE PASSED THE LAST NIGHT.
The Jail-yard, where the execution OF
Guetig is to take place, has been surround
ed throughout the morning by noisy,
turbulent crowd bent on seeing if possible
all that transpires within the enclosure
asurging mass of excited people, moving
to and fro, hootng and yelling like so many
Gagged animals, whilst the buildings in the
vicinity of the Jail are crowded with peo
pie.
A watch was placed over Guetig durire
the night. He sat up till nearly O clock
talking with his attendants, when he lat
down and Sept soundly till O'clock thi
morning, when he was awakened by vsi
from his spiritual advisers, who remained
with him some time.
He was shaved by Barber Smith, ant
when conducted to Jailor o. Brien's room
presented very neat appearance. In ad
dition to his dress suit of black he wore
black necktie tied with scrupulous neatnes
and had On pair of elegantly embroidered
slippers.
At 9:20 the Sheriff and deputies in
spected the scaffold and adjusted The rope
At 10 o'clock Guetig's mother, his uncl
and two others of his kintged came to vis
him and remain with him until the fata
moment.
The Sheriff admitted about $50 persons
a large number of friends, SherifIs from
abroad and partial representation of tn,
press These entered the Jail yard at II :35
A few minutes before IL Deputy Sherli
Reynolds and assistants appeared with th
prisoner, whom they led directly up TIN
scaffold.
2P. M.-The drop fell, and Guetig diet
in fourteen minutes.