The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-16
BORN FOR THE oALLows.
Strange story OF Murderer Ford, who
Was Executed MT Ottawa, HI.


Charles Ford has been hanged at OF
tawa, ILL.,. for the murder of Travelling
Salesman Moore OF Omaha.
He preserved his remarkable show OF
nerve 10 the last and was apparently
the coolest man in the little party that
marched TO. the scatfoId.
Tuesday morning. June "a. 1890, the
body OF David Moore OF Omaha was
discovered in Allen park, near the
banks Of the Illinois river. The MUIR
dered man lad been beaten 10 death
with car-coupling pin, no less than
seven CHASTITY wounds being found upon
his head and face, each OF which had
crushed the skull. For several feet
around his body the grass was disccl-
ored with blood stains, and evidences
OF terrific struggle shown in the
torn-up sod and ground. The instru-
ment OF death, winch lay but few
feet away from the body, and wo-
mans pocket book was the only clew
TO the crime.
Two hours after the discovery o
woman was arrested on suspicion, and
inside OF fifteen minutes the story OF
the crime was laid bare. Before sun
down OF the same day four people were
in jail. They were Kate Ford, her hus-
and Minnie Winterling.
Ford's trial began in November and
lasted twenty-five days. After an
hours deliberation the jury found him
guilty aud prescribed the death ZEN
atty.
David Moore Of Omaha was II travel
ing lumber salesman in the. employ OF
the I. Is. Scott Lumber company OF
Merrill, Wis. He had been decoyed to
Allen park by Kate Ford. and there,
within five hundred feet Of an electric
light aud less than that distance OF the
Boat Club hall. where Il dance was in
progress at the hour the crime was
committed, and within one hundred
feet OF cottage where were seated
around he doorstep family Of five
he was ba tered 10 death.
The trial developed the crime TO have
been conspiracy concocted by Ford
for the purpose of robbery or black
mail. He had employed his wife,
whom lie had married from the pave
meut IL few weeks previous. for the de-
coy and O'Bren as his accomplish.
The day before the murder Ford and
his wife quarreled. and, IN the fear that
she would not keep the date with
Moore, Ford engaged II simple minded
woman of the town named Minnie VIM
terling to entrap Moore. But Mrs.
Ford repented, consequently the four
were present. Minnie Winterlng has
not been tried. Neither Ford nor
OBrien confessed the crime, and the
dead mans watch and jewelry, which
We're taken from his body have never
been found.
RsO'Brien was given life Imprisonment.
Ford's father was hanged at Sing
Sing. His mothers brother is doing
time at the same prison for train
wrecking. His sister keeps notorious
house in Toronto. and his s,epmotler
was driven from West Twenty eighth
street. New York. where she kept
thieves paradise in Il e EOS. She was
also chased out Of Chicago, and her
second husband. also named Ford, is IN
the Indiana State penit enliary. Charles
Ford mad also served n term in the
Joliet penitentiary and two terms in
the New York reform school. He was
born in the slums OF New York. and
had | een tramp since his boyhood
days
A dramatic incident occurred in the
Jail office the evening before the eX-
ecution. Ford's wife OF II fortnight,
Kate " eeneck, alias Ford, was ut the
condemned mans request brought into
his presence. She had but few
moments previous pleaded guilty in
court 10 completely in Moore's murder
and been sen enced to imprisonment
for II term Of fourteen years. For
twenty minutes the pair wept and
talked together and were then separated
forever, the wife being taken i'm
mediatelv 10 her long term in the peni-
Tertiary at Joliet and Ford being re-
turned FOR the last time 10 his cell.
Absolutely no motion or sign OF brak.
down had before been displayed by
Ford, though for weeks he had been
without hope since the governor re-
fused clemency and his attorneys
abandoned him, publicly announcing y
belief in his guilt.