The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-09-13
WILL BE HANGED
ST. PAUL WILL HAVE A DOUBLE
EXECUTION OCT. 10.
Gov. Nelson signs the Death War;
rants OF Charles Ermisch and Otto
Milhausen, the Murderers OF WILL
lam LindhOR.

! st. Paul, Sept. 10.-on Friday, Oct.
10, between the hours of midnight and
sunrise, Otto Milhausen and Charles
Ermisch, the murderers of William
Lindhoff, will be hanged by the neck
until dead in the court house square in
Ramsey county. =
Gov. Nelson has affixed his signature
to the death warrants OF the two muir
derers and sent to Sheriff Chapel Of
Ramsey county two communications,
exactly alike, with the exception Of the
names, commanding the hanging. Tho
letter commanding the hanging Of
Ermisch is as follows:
'State of Minnesota, Executive De
partinent Knute Nelson, Governor of
the State of Minnesota. to Charles e.
Chapel Sheriff Of the County of Ram
sey, in the State of Minnesota, Sends
Greeting:
Whereas, in certain criminal ac-
tion in the district court Of the Second
judicial district of the State of Mime
sofa, held in and for the county of
Ramsey in said state, said cause be-
ing entitled, The State Of Minnesota,
plaintiff, VS.. Otto Milhausen and
Charles Ermisch, defendants copy of
the record of which said cause is here
to annexed, judgment on the Goth day
of June, A. d. 1894, rendered and SEN
tcnco pronounced upon said defendant,
Charles Ermisch, in said case, to wit:
1T is considered and adjudged by
the court that you, the said Charles
Ermisch, arc convicted of the crime
of murder in the first degree, as
charged in said indictment.
And 1t Is further considered and
adjudged by the court that as a pun
ishment for said crime of murder in the
first degree, Of which you have been
convicted, you, the said Charles Err
misch, be taken hence to the common
Jail OF RI msey county, and there con-
fined, and that thereafter and after the
lapse Of period Of three calendar
months from this day, and ut time to
be fixed by the governor Of the State
of Minnesota, and designated by this
warrant, you, the said Charles Ermisch,
be taken to the place of execution Sc
lected by the sheriff of said county,
within said county of Ramsey, and
there hanged by the neck until you are
dead
Now, therefore, you are hereby COM
manded and required to cause execu-
tion of the aforesaid Judgment and
sentence Of the law to be done upon the
said Charles Ermisch, upon Friday, the
nineteenth 19th) day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four, before the
hour Of sunrise on said day above
named, at a place In said county Of
Ramsey to he selected by you, con-
formally with the provisions Of Sec
ton three 81 Of an act entitled An
act providing the mode Of infiicting the
punishment Of death, the manner in
which the same shall be carried into
effect, and declaring violation of any
of the provisions of this act to be a
nisdemeanor.' Approved April "a, A.
ID. 1ag9. -.----.-..s-@--.--
"Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State of Minnesota, at the
capitol in the city of st. Paul, this
eighth (8th) day Of September, A. D.
one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-four.
/ Great Seal) "-Knute Nelson,
Governor of Minnesota"
Attest: f. P. Brown, Secretary Of
State"
Gov. Nelson did not sign the papers
until late Saturday afternoon, being
extremely busy after his absence in the
fire district. An immense amounts of
outside pressure has been brought to
bear on the governor in this matter,
but he has decided that in view Of the
fact that the men had a full and fair
trial, and that one Of the murderers
ut least had made violent effort to
escape frcm Jail, he could not reason
ably be asked to assume the responsi.
hility of committing the sentence,