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dered man touched the swaying body,
said few words under his breath and
got in corner, while the corpse was
cut down, placed i'll a stretcher and re-
moved to the Office of Coroner Fortier
for the final autopsy. The details were
few, simple and dramatic, but without
any horrors. At 1 80 o'clock, lacking five
minutes, Sheriff Rasicot, accompanied
by his son, went to the cell of
THE DOOMED MAN.
At the same time the door leading from
the jail to the inclosure was thrown
open, and the officials and the nine men
chosen entered the place of execution.
Not newspaper man was among the
number, the sheriff having rigid
ly obeyed the law. The group formed
itself Oh the ground below the
scaffold and silently waited. 1t was
weird and impressive scene. The
night was dark. AS the waning moon
struggled with the darkness, which only
made the darkness more apparent,
voices could be heard on the street
without, but there was no violence, no
disturbance. The ten men silently and
solemnly waited. Rev. Donovan had
been in the cell with Bulow praying,
and the sheriff and his deputy found
the prisoner dressed in the plain black
suit which was to serve as his shroud.
His shoes were brightly polished, and
at the tops we're tied with punches of
black ribbon. His face was as
WHITE AS THE SHIRT FRONT
beneath it, but he preserved his calm
ness and spoke not word. The door
of the cage swung open and the sheriff
adjusted pair of light manacles. The
deputy placed the black cap On top of
his head, ready to be drawn down to its
place. At a moments notice, still
without a word, the sheriff placed him
self at the prisoners right arm and the
deputy at his left, and the march was
begun. Slowly, but not theatrically, the
trio walked out into the hall and thence
to the inclosure, followed by the minis
ter. When the engine of death first
met the prisoners eyes he started and
trembled violently, but the sheriff's
clasp on his arm frightened visibly, and
steadily they ascended the stairs and
crossed to the drop. Bulow did not seem
to be conscious of the people or the
event. A dead white calm had settled
upon him, and spectator whispered:
''HE'S REALLY DEAD Now"
The sheriff had no intention of per-
mitting a scene. He swiftly adjusted
the three straps, one each at the ankles,
thighs and elbows. The black cap was
then drawn closely down and the moose
rapidly and carefully circled about his
neck. The sheriff's hand had scarcely
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STORY OF THE CRIME.
An Unnatural Murder Commit
ted for the Sake of Booty.

An Unnatural Murder Commit
ted for the Sake of Booty.
Special to the Globe
LITTLE FALLS, July 1S.-The crime
for which Bulow suffered was most
cold-blooded and atrocious murder. de-
liberately planned and only partially
successfully carried out. The victim
was Franklin Eich, well-to-do bachelor
farmer, living at Buckman, about ten
miles south of here. Eich owned a
fine team and it was to gain possession
of the team, Bulow murdered him.
Bulow went to Royalton, eleven miles
south of here, with his mind made up
to commit the crime, and waited three
days for the opportunity. 1t was on
Oct. 26, 1888, crisp, frosty day, that
he walked out of Royalton and
allowed Eich to overtake him on
the road. His request for ride was
granted and he mounted to the
seat beside Eich. With his hand on
his revolver he waited until they reached
an elevated point, from which a view of
the road for a mile on either side could
he obtained. No one was in sight. The
coast was clear. Throwing one arm
about Eich, the assassin placed his re-
volver to his ear and sent ball crash
ing through his head. The victim fell
dead instantly. falling off the seat and
into the road. 1t had evidently been the
idea of the murderer that Eich would
fall into the wagon and his intention
was to drive to the Platt river ami stow
the body beneath the ice. The fact that
the body fell upon the road was embar-
rassing, particularly as Eich was port
ly man and Bulow could not get the
corpse back into the wagon. While la
boring with it he saw boy coming
along on horseback and hastily drawing
the corpse into the brush, ten feet
off the road, he mounted the wagon
and drove off at top speed, cleansing
the seat of blood as he proceeded. 1t
was thirty hours later before the crime
was discovered and the body found, nor
was there any suspicion of the muir
derer. Sheriff Rasicot was notified and
within day had the county plastered
with notices of the murder. The crime
occurred on Saturday, and Bulow was
arrested on the Thursday following.
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The diagram shows the Jail building. with
the rough pine incIosure. A, B and Care
living rooms in the jall, and D a sort of
lumber room. The dotted line shows the
march of the condemned one to the galloWs.
The cage is built into the room nearest
the street, and Bulow could at any time
hear the talk of the curb. most of which.
during the past few days, has been di-
rected toward an eXhortation to him to
''brace UP and die like man." which,
under the circumstances, was entirely
unnecessary. Within the cage is row
of four cells, all opening upon cor
ridor, where the prisoners made com
mon ground. Bulow has occupied the
fourth cell, but it has been impossible
to carry out the mandates of the
John Day Smith law, in reference.
to sequestrating him from the ordinary
Jail social circles. He has had the run
of the cage corridor, and enjoyed all of
the liberty the space would afford. A
the west wing of the Jail, and at the end
of this hall is the door leading to the
temporary theater where the tragedy
was enacted. Two windows from the
Office look into the inclOsure, the scaffold
platform striking them about half way
up the lower sash.
The law provides that six persons
may be admitted to the execution by
the sheriff and three by the prisoner.
These nine have been named and pro-
vided for. The sheriff's quota consists
of the following: DR.. Lonsdale. Of Roy
alton; S. II. Muncie, of Belleview; Jo-
seph Eich, brother of the murdered
man; Mayor Richardson. of Little
Falls; County Attorney F. W. Lyon,
and A. D. Harrison. Bulow selected
William Pedley, farmer for whom he /.
once worked, Carl O'Tremba, farm
hand companion, and Albert Barr, son
of the widow With whom Bulow
boarded. A local barber had been
offered the third reserved seat, but he
has a weak stomach and declined.
Coroner D. NJ. G. FQrtier. Sheriff Henry
RasicQt and his son and deputy, Will:
lam 81. Rasicot, who made up the fatal
thirteen, are together ih the In
closure at the dark hour before the
dawn to execute the sentence Of the
Law.
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AGAIN 1T Is 800.
The Merry Millers Get Back to
the Old Notch.

The men from Val Blatz's township
are putting up very different article
of base ball from what they furnished
when they were in Minneapolis early in
the season, and yesterdays game was
close and exciting one. The first ball
pitched in the game came IN violent
contact, with Reddy Hanrahan and
went up against the right field fence.
Reddy took two sacks and remarked
that that was good starter. Drischel
fumed, and then Elmer Foster, after
having two strikes called ON him,
dropped the ball over in the wholesale
district around Third avenue north, and
the MillerS. Dugdale was evidently OF
his feed. for he let several balls slip
through him, and in the second inning,
double, single, base on balls and
passed ball netted two runs for the Op-
position. Davies and Denke were
both pitching good ball, and both
received excellent support ex-
cept for Dugdale's unfortunate
performance behind the bat. In the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth neither side scored, although the
home team got some very promising
starts off Davies delivery. When
Minneapolis went to bat in the ninth
with the score tied every one was ex-
cited, and Davies seemed to be feeling
the strain, for he sent Drischel to first
on balls without being awarded strike.
Foster advanced the 1.-THE left
fielder base with a sacifice, and
Davies nerve falling him again,
he sent Joe Miller down to first
on four bad ones. Each stole base.
while MOXie Hengle was vainiy trying
to bring them home, and then big Tom
Turner, after taking every ones breath
away by reason of two atmospheric eX-
cavations, sent the ball spinning down
the inside of the right foul line. going
out in attempting to reach second, after
the two had scored. Milwaukee failed
to profit by three bases OIL balls and
passed ball in its half of the inning, and
and so the game was won. Albert and
Joe Miller both made fine plays at
third, and Foster magnificent running
catch in center. The feature of the
game, however, was the base running
of Hanrahan, Drischell, Miller and
Hengle. The score:
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morrow. the majority probably Will be
stringing in during the afternoon and
evening, some will not arrive unGila
Monday. and even Tuesday. Work on
the track is being
RUSHED ALONG MERRH4Y,
and everything will be in ship
shape when the bell rings for the
first race on the inaugural day.
Hordes of carpenters are working like
colony of beavers building the box inv
closures and arranging for the rush
which will surely take place for seats.
One important change is the removal Of
the judges stand from the far side Of
the track to position in front of the
grand stand. The lower portion of the
stand will be used as a trial-scales
room and for offices of the clerk of the
course Adjoining this will be dis.
played the next race dial, the jockey
mount board and the decision board.
In the rear of the new judges stand
and under the grand stand will be
the main office of the Western
Union Telegraph company, over
which will be the reporters stand
i'm which the best of arrangements will
be made for the members of the press.
The telegraph companies will also have
offices at the side of the betting ring,
and the preparations for the accommodate
ton of all concerned in the business Of
the week are being carried forward on
an extensive scale. Entries for the first
davis races will close at the scales on
Monday at p. m., and thereafter thirty
minutes after the last race of the day.
The weights for the Twin Cities Merch-
ants handicap.
WILL APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY
in st. Paul and Minneapolis, Chicago
and New York city. Among the
famous riders, who will ar:
rive here tomorrow and Sunday
and upon whose prowess depend the re-
suits of the equine struggles for SUI
premacy in the great events of next
week, are Barnes, who has ridden
seventy winning mounts during the
present season; BlaylOck. also one of
the celebrities of the pigskin; the Cow
ington brothers, Gerhardy, Hathaway,
Hollis and Kiley. the rider of Spokane
in the double Derby events and the
Clarke stakes; Monahan, who rode five
winning mounts at Monmouth Park
this season, and the favorite of Chicago
horsemen; Ike Murphy, the colored
Archer of America; O'Hara, with
twenty-five wins to his credit: OvertOp,
Richcreek, Sodon, Taral, West and
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eternity as soon after one as possible.
Only round dozen will witness the
grim spectacle, but thousands have ap-
piled and been refused admission.
Newspaper men will suck their thumbs
beyond the outer wall. But
the crowd will be there, peeking
through the cracks of the
stockade and watching the jerk of the
rope that will come as the crack of
doom for Bulow. 1t is now dark and
dreary about town. The moon is strug-
Cling with the clouds and but dimly re-
Veals the exterior-and perhaps the in
terror of the scene Eight policemen and
two extra deputies patrol the grounds,
but the crowds are only clustering
about the corners, ready to swarm
closer when the noises announce the
final preparation. The rope has been
adjusted, and the lanterns light shows
where it is attached to the crossbeam.
The moose hangs out of sight; and be-
low the fortunate twelve have assem-
bled. In few moments the time will
come and BuloW will be blotted out.
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A FAIR CT rIEEY NIFs.

| William Flett. Spokane is a hot favor.
ite for the Derby in many quarters,
yet there are many well versed
in turf lore who venture the
assertion that such colts as Hindoo-
craft, Champagne Charlie and Logic
stand all the show in the world of show
ing their heels to the Montana cyclone
over the mile-and-a-quarter course at
Hamlfne. Spokane is better choice
for a mile-and-a-half horse than mile
and aquarter, and even better still for
two miles. AS a well-known horseman
said yesterday: "The farther he goes
the better he goes. and
MY TIP
for the Derby is as follows:
Champagne Charlie. .......................1
LIE premier ................. .....Z
SaIlie Hogan. ............3
"The result will, of course, show how
correct my reasoning may be, but my
money will go that way, and so will
that of good many more people who
know just about what Spokane can do.
Among the horses of the public stable
of William McGuigon, owner and
trainer, expected here to-day. are A. L..
Lyons mare, Noonan; N. f. Berry's
Lula B, triple winner at St. Louis
and Kansas City, now believed to have
the Twin City Ladies' stakes at her
mercy; j. II. Norris Queen Toy, by En-
quirer out of Toilet, recent winner of
the Kansas Valley stakes at Kansas City,
j. E. Madden's brace of flyers, Grace
Ely and PoFtlow, and in McGuigOn's
private stable, Bridgelight, the noted
seven-year-Old. There are also booked
to arrive to-day the horses of the
A. e. Melicon stable, thirteen
in all. All will 90 straight to
the track without halt,
and will be quartered there tonight.
The hill which formerly obstructed the
view of the back stretch on the Ham,
line track. portion of which was re-
moved by the driving club people last
and to more fully provide an unOb-
structed view of the field during the
progress of the races, the back stretch
has been raised from three to twelve
inches by filling in the dips with. loan,
which brings the hooks of every horse
in the race
IN FULL VIEW
clear round the track. There are loud
complaints to be heard round the
stables that there is no store
of any kind at the track where
purchases of everyday necessaries
may be made. 1t may be that the in
tention is to make provision for the con-
venience of the many persons who will
live on the grounds during the next
eight days, in this matter, but as it is
at present, to make trifiing purchase
requires trip to Hamline or even to
the city which is almost as easily ac-
complished as the former. About a
dozen horses turned out for morning
gallops yesterday, and among them,
Vice Regent and Nevada, of the Baker
stable, showed to the best advantage.
There were no trials, the two horses
named being sent round the circle on
Continued ON Fifth Page.
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CAPTURE AND CONFESSION.
Escape From Lynchfng and Final
Plea and Sentence.

Escape From Lynchtng and Final
Plea and Sentence.
Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, July 19.-Bulow's
plan was to dispose of the team and es-
cape to the wilds of Hubbard county,
and with that idea in view, after hiding
the body. he drove rapidly to the city.
Following the river, he took the road
back of town, cross ed the bridge, and
directed the horses toward Wadena
county. Saturday night he spent with
a farmer near the county line, and on
Sunday, while the hue and cry was be-
ing raised, he went leisurely toward
Verndale, where he arrived on Tuesday.
There he very ignorantly proceeded to
dispose of the team, and aroused sus-
picion by expressing the desire to either
Without arresting him, descrip-
tion of the team was sent to
Royalton and identified. Marshal
Parmenter, of Verndale, made the ar
rest, and tlrned the prisoner over to
Sheriff Rasicot. The team was identi-
fed by Eich'S brothers, as were also the
contents of the wagon and pOcketbook
containing 81 found on BulOw's person.
When lodged in jail Bulow broke down
and confessed the murder in all of its
details. The news of his capture spread
rapidly, and on the second night
thereafter a lynching party was
organized at Royalton, and thirty
men, well-armed and supplied with
ropes, left for Little Falls. Sheriff
RasicOt is a man of iron nerve, and
when informed of the probable attempt
at rescue, laid his plans. In the Jail at
do prrIn n
named Randall, now serving a life SEN
tence at Saltwater. Unwilling to leave
Randall behind, the sheriff loaded both
him and Bulow into wagon and with
two deputies, drove overland to Brain
erd, where both prisoners were safely
lodged behind the bars. 1t was then
announced that they had been trans
ferred to Crookston, and the crowd of
lynchers, after indulging in quiet
drunk, returned to Royalton, satisfied
to permit the law to take its course. In
a few days Bulow was returned here
and remained unmOleSted until the day
of his trial, March z last. He was
given an attorney, but declined
to avail himself of the service,
stoutly asserting he meant to plead
guilty. 1t is the general opinion here
that he was afraid to face the public in
a trial, and preferred the plea OF guilty
to standing trial in the face of certain
conviction. Randall, his fellow pris-
oner, had escaped on life sentence,
and this encouraged him to hope for the
same fate. His plea of guilty was EN-
tered, and Judge Searle gave him
the fullest extent of the law,
inficting the death penalty. The
subsequent legal proceedings are
of recent date. 1t was held that under
his plea of guilty, he could not be hung,
but the supreme courto Saturday last
dissipated the last hope, by affirming
the sentence. When this was announced
to Bulow he displayed the first signs of
weakness. but instantly rallied and has
since preserved GOODNESS of demeanor
generally regarded as remarkable.
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RUNNERS COMING.
Great Horses Now on Their
Way to the Stables at
Hamline.
Several Hundred. Of Them
Will Be Safely Housed by
Monday.
Some Of the Flyers Which
Will Compete for Big
Purses.
Spokane and Galen as Pic
tured by the Artist Of
the Globe.
The Tip Of an Old Timer on
the Outcome of the
Derby.
Spokane's Blanket and the
Purse Bags on Exhibition
Down Town.

The coming week will be memorable
one for st. Paul. Never was interest
in race meeting so intense; never was
anticipation wrought to such pitch.
In every city and town, aye even in the
hamlets, not only of Minnesota, but of
all the surrounding states, the one ques-
ton is: "are you going to the Derby!"
and the only answer: "Of course"
All that ingenuity could devise in the
way of advertising, has been done, and
the fact that many of the gre atest
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JAIL AND GALLOWS.
The Cage Where Bulow Lived,
and the Engine Whereby he

Died.
Special to the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, July 1s.-The Nor
rison county Jail is two-story brick
building, occupying the southeast cor
ner of a block. of which the white
wooden court house is the center. The
Jail is modest structure, costing, pens
and all, but $1,000. 1t is not over 45x35
feet in dimensions, and contains, on the
lower floor, three dwelling rooms, a lum-
ber room. office and this cage room.
as it was impossible to hang Bulow in
the Jail, Sheriff Rasicot had erected an
iuclosure for the gallows. A. d. Harfi-
son, his son-in-law, did the work, and
the total cost of galtoWs, inclosure,
lumber and time would not exceed $50.
The work was rough, plain and sub
stantial, without frills or trimming.
Harrison saw the Barrett gallows
at Minneapolis, and got the idea
of a trap and lever, which
are simplicity itself. The inclosure
is of rough boards on end, and from the
street the grisly crossbeam of the gall
lows can be seen prOtruding into tie
ambient air. The crowd outside could
see the jerk of the rope and the shiper
of the woodwork with the shock that
fractured the cervical vertebr@ of the
murderer. The arrangement of the Jail
is best shown in the following:
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bolts were shot back and the drop
swung away. The body fell nearly six
feet, swayed twice, convulsive shud-
der ran through the frame, and then
it hung with a Quivering motion. Coro-
ner Fortier and DR.. Lonsdale then
stepped forward and made the custom
airy pulse examination. A few mo-
ments elapsed and Albert Bulow was
pronounced dead.
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Sheriff Rasieot's Work Done
Quietly, But Very Thor
oughly.
fhe New Law Obeyed--No
Newspaper Men See the
Hanging.
Bulow Displays a Good Deal
Of Nervousness in His
Last Hours.
The Cold-Blooded Crime for
Which He Has Just Paid
the Pen atty.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
LITTLE FALLS, July 10, 8 a. m.-Such
vengeance as the La can infiict has
fallen upon Albert Bulow, and the
murder of Franklin Ell ch has been re-
Quilted. Precisely at :52 o'clock the dark
hour before the dawn, Sheriff Rasicot
threw the lever. There was plunge,
the sudden ''chung" of the rope as it
reached its length, a slight crack of
the glbbet, then few spasmodic quiv-
ers of the struggling form, and Bulow
was corpse. The brother of the MUIR
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AGAINST ST. JOSEPH.

Agile Nebraskans Maui the Mis-
sourians With Ease.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, July 1S.-Omaha
won the game in the third on six sim
giles, base on balls and Ardner's error.
McCarty pitched the first four innings.
Knell the last five. Omaha made but
one hit after the third inning. Clark
was effective and admirably supported.
Score:
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Cornhuskers May Stick.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, TO-, July 1S.-There
have been no positive developments in
regard to the Sioux City club to-day.
The committee appointed on Monday
night has been canvassing the city for
funds and has met with fair
success. About one-half of the
$4,000 necessary has been Sc
cured. The players made big
kick against fines but so far they have
not been remitted, although it is prob
able the fines against Crotty and He'll
man will be. Powell has asked twice
and there is growing feeling that mat
tiers will be patched up all right.
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LED FROM THE START.
CCrnhuskers Make Monkeys of
the Carbonate Crowd

SIOUX City, To-, July 1S.-The corn
huskers batted and ran bases in the
highest style of the art to-day and kept
the lead from the start. The timely bat
ting of Powell, Crotty and Tredway was
the chief pleasure of the contest:
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Earned runs Sioux City 5. Denver 8; two
base hits, Powell, Jevne, Tredway; three
base hit, Powell: stolen bases, Sioux City Ia,
Denver L; double play, Burk to Crotty to
Bradley; first base on balls. Sioux City z,
Denver 3; hit by pitched ball, Dalrymple.
Silch: struck out, by Flanagan 8, by Pagan
4; passed balls, Dolan 8; time, 2:O5; um-
pire, McDermott.
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Minneapolis. - o O o o o o "a
Milwaukee ....0 2 o o o o O o.
*Huriey hit by pitcher on third strike.
Earned rms ,Niunpapf,liS q Milwaukee,

home run. Foster: two-base hits, Hanrahan.
Kerby, Foster: double plays. Shoch to Kerby
Morrlssy, Hengle to Minnehan to Dugdale;
bases on balls, off Duke z, off Davies, g.; hit
by pitcher, Poorman; struck out, by Duke 8,
by Davies 8: stolen bases, Hanrahan, Hengle,
Drischel 8. Miller 4, Alberts; left on bases,
Minneapolis II, Milwaukee g; wild pitch,
Davies; passed balls, Dugdale 5; time, 2:15;
umpire Clark
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GAMES TO-DAfs
st. Paul at Des Moines.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis.
Omaha at Sioux City.
Denver at st. Joseph.
Chicago at Boston.
Cleyelandat Washington.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Indianapolis at New York.
Athletic at Brooklyn.