St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-19
Execution Song.


lines sung as chorus.]
Ny name is Albert Bulow,
That name Eli never deny;
l leave my aged parents, in sorrow
For to die:
Little did think when in my
Youthful bloom,
I'd be taken to the scaffold to
Meet my fatal doom.
Come ali you tender Christians,
Wherever you may be,
And likewise pay attention to these
Few lines you see.
For the murder Of Franklin Eich
Am condemned to die,
On the nineteenth day of July upon
The scaffoId high.
Chorus, etc. first verse.
1t was in the city of Verndale tried
TO make escape,
But Providence being against me, it
Proved to be too late;
They took me to the prison all in my
Youthful bloom,
A nd now to the scaffold l must go
To meet my fatal doom.
A mob thought TO lynch me, but the
Sheriff was warned in time,
And with Randel and their victim
To Brainerd he did fee.
We left the angry mob all in
Their wrought-uD glee,
To leave the court of mercy
Deal justice unto me.
My friends came to see me, and bid
Their last adieu.
They spoke their words of kindness
And wept most bitterly,
And said to me, Dear Albert, to-day
You've got to die,
For the murder OF Franklin Eich
Upon the scaffold high"
Chorus.
Come, all young men, warning
Take from me,
And leave wild and sporting life;
1t leads to misery.
Bad company first, then liquor
Came in time;
1t brought me down to the lowest,
And to this awful crime.
Chorus.
1t is sad, my friends, to leave you,
And bid you all goodbye,
But fate is all against me, and
Am doomed to die.
That Justice has been dealt to me,
I'm not prepared to tell,
But God will treat me justly;
He doeth all things well.
Chorus.
Little Falls, Mimi, July Is, 1880.
BULow's LAST DAY
developed no special incident. He had
retired to rest at l a. m. and slept
soundly until s, but he awoke in a
rather shaky condition and scarcely
touched his breakfast. Jailer Land
gave him a drink of liquor at and an
other about IL, and the effect was to
restore his confidence and spirits
and enable him to eat a
hearty dinner at l. O'Clock.
During. the afternoon he was
less composed than usual, but
exhibited great amount of
cool nerve. He did not sing
his hymn. as was expected, but he
talked with the watch and seemed en-
tirely prepared for the ordeal before
him. As the day wore along, his nerv-
BUSINESS increased, and finally, when
at O'Clock Rev. Donovan, of the Con-
Bulow had him admitted and listened
to what he mad to say. The minister
prayed with him and exhorted him to
turn his thoughts heavenward, but
Bulow made no response. When Rev.
Donovan left, he told the sheriff
that while he had no desire to
witness an execution. he would attend
if the doomed man desired it. Bulow
did desire it, and it was arranged ac-
cordingly, much to the
SURPRISE OF ALL
who had witnessed the past action of
the man. When evening came, Bulow
showed less nerve than ever, and sent
his supper away untouched, though he
took some milk and drank with avidity
the liquor that was supplied him. Sew
eral drinks were rendered him up to-
ward midnight, and he smoked con-
stantly. He had no thought of sleep,
nor had his prison mates. Later on
he babe the Mitchell boys farewell ina
quiet way and divided among them and
the death watch the small sum he had
taken in as proceeds of the sale of his
poem. At II o'clock his new clothes
were taken in. and after bath he
donned them and was ready. From that
time forward his uneasiness increased
very rapidly, and it was only by great
effort that he could keep still for mo-
ment, pacing his corridor with fever
ish, irregular tread. At the last mo-
ment he said to one of the Mitchells he
was ready and would die like man.