St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-27
Frank Mulkowski, the Murderer of Mrs.
IAgnes 8KledEeiCk, IgnObly Meets
Death on the GallowS'
Con temptation of His Horrible Ending
Completely Unmans the Prisoner, and
He Breaks Down.
His Crime One of the Foulest In the
Annals OF DepraVity in the
city of Chicago.
Four Texans Killed as the Result OF
Cow boys Being Accused of
|.MaVericking.o
a Dust Judgment.

VOWS 1T inc county JAN tilN NihihS AVA
upon the kneeling form OF Frank Mulkow-
ski. The Rev. Father Breitkon of st.
Stanslaus Polish Catholic church passed
the entire night with the condemned man.
MulkOWSki showed no inclination to sleep.
lie was nervous. irritable and passionate by
turns. and sOreiy puzzled the death watch
and the attending Officers. lie listened as
one who hears not the words of the priest.
His Sullen spirit and naughty bearing were
not broken. but realization of his I'M
pending doom seemed to bring out every
passion of his nature. Mass was said just
before o'clock. at that time MulkowsH
was physically quite weak. His last meal
was eaten Wednesday morning. Yesterday
he ate nothing but small piece OF toast,
and last night he refused food. y few cups
OF coffee were his only nourishment during
the night and his
FEVERISH AND EXCITABLE
condition was aggravated by his refusal
to touch food. Jailer Folz arrived about
$50 o'clock. bringing the robe and cap for
the execution. These were OF white and
were like those used at the hanging of the
three Italians. Shortly before O'Clock
Mulkowski drank cup of coffee and ate
small piece OF bread. Food seemed to
choke him. however. and after eating a
gust That morbid curiosity which always
draws a crowd to gaze at the outside OF
building when some unusual event Is
TRANSMITTING within its walls was the mo-
tive which caused q crowd TO gather around
the Jail this morning. By IL o'clock the
alley at the west of the Jail and the side
walk on the south side We're filled with men
and BOYS. while a few women were also
present. The jailer's office contained
newspaper men, officials and prominent
men in about equal parts, all waiting IN
tlutter OF expectation for the last moment
to arrive. \ solid wall of police stood on
guard on the steps of the court house, and
another squad
KEPT THE CROWD BACK
from the alley entrance TO the jail court
yard. The county hearse arrived about 10
O clock and waited in the courtyard until
it should be needed. The prisoner wept
and moaned and showed every evidence of
tremendous mental excitement, but did not
collapse physically. There was no need for
the county physician, although his assistant
kept in the office and was ready to admin
lister to the prisoners wants. He is too
much of a BRUTE" said the doctor. Ito
collapse. lie will walk stOlidly and give
the sheriff no trouble" At IL o'clock he
was CRYING and seemed broken down. The
immediate preparations for the execution
were made at II o'clock. when the repre-
sentativeS of the press were admitted to the
north corridor. The inmates OF cells facing
that corridor had been moved to cells ON
the south corridor. The scaffold was
stained dark brown, and the moose, the
end of which was fastened to the left-hand
beam, hung in place. Jailer Foiz came on
the scatfold and
INSPECTED THE ROPE
and saw that all was ready. As the hour of
noon approached the excitement grew more
and more noticeable, and the continual hum
of voices and sounds of laughter were
heard Even from the outside could be
heard the noise of the crowd that surged on
Illinois street. Whistles and cat calls were
plentiful The arrival of the prisoner on
the scaffold was delayed past the hour of
noon. Twelve o'clock and then five min
utes past came and still there was no sign of
the condemned man and his guards and
the crowd, outside and in, grew impatient
1t was just ten minutes after II when the
procession to the gallOwS emerged from the
library. 1T the head was Sheriff Hanchett,
and following him were two deacOns dressed
in sombre coiors and reading together the
PRAYERS for the dying. Then came Null
kuwski. dressed in his suit Of black, and
supported and almost carried by the priests
at his side, who were whispering to him
words of consolation. After them came
Tailor F0lZ and deputies. Galpin and j. Z.
O'COnnell. Next was Father BreitkOpf,
MULKOUsKIs SPIRITUAL ADVISER,
and then followed group of deputies and
acquantances of the prisoner. The pro-
cessi0n moved very slowly through the
Office and cage on account of the weak
ness of the doomed man. whose legs tottered
under him. He had evidently succuwbe,'
to the fear OF death and the awfulness
his situation. His face. usuallG pale
austere, was actually livid now, anG
CHASTITY effect was heightened by the blac
stubble which he has allowed to crow OF
his chin. The office of Jail Clerk Ben
Price was utilized as a sort of grand stand
by the officers for the accommodation of
the female inmates of the Jail, who had a
natural curiosity to view the strange pro.
cession. When the culprit came out tht
women shuddered at the spectacle presented
bv him. He did not seem to notice them
however, but kept his head down and MS
eyes closed from the lime he left the Ii
brary. When the procession got
NEAR THE GALLONS
the priest presented crucifiX to Mulkow
skis lips. He kissed it in blind. cage
way and continued to clutch at it Whine HI
was being lifted up the stairs leading to the
platform. Among those who followed t
the scatfOld was young Rogers, perhaps
Mulkowski's only friend. He has beer
with the man more than anybody else Sine
his imprisonment. and his sorrow for hin
seemed strong and unaffected. The depu
ties and priests ranged themselves around
Mulkowski was pale and trembling. HI
fervidly kissed the crucifiX many times, tn,
priests meanwhile repeating the prayers
the prisoner nervOuSly repeating the re
spOnSeS. AS ne still kissed the cross tn
straps were placed around his feet an,
hands. When the shroud was placed owe
him he seemed ready to faint and was hell
up by the deputies. The ordeal was evi
IDENTIFY fearful one for the prisoner. Blu
the last responses were made in frme
tone. Again and again he kissed the cruel
fix as the moose was placed over his lips
His kisses could be heard many feet from
the scaffold, and just before the cap wa
placed on him he wept. At 1874 the ira
fell. so quickly. indeed. that the crowd wa
almost unprepared for the drop. Eve
those on the gallows were
TAKEN BY SURPRISE,
when, instead of the standing figure the
had gaZed at in one moment was the ne>
suspended in the air. The neck was broke
by the fall. There were but eight or min
convulsive twitchings of the body, an
these of only the slightest kind. The pny
icans FASTENED to surround the danglln
corpse some feeling the pulse and othe
noting the heart beats. The pulse, whe
first taken. was A. it then jumped to 15'
and gradually fell from that point to "a. z:
then so, and nine minutes after the drop, Mu
lowSki was nronounoad dead At 1921 II