Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-13
WILL BE HANGED.
49, FAoL WILL HAVE A DOUBLE
EXECUTION OCT. 10.
N"' Neison Signs the Death War
rants OF Charles Ermisch and otto
the Murderers of Will
lam Lindhor.

; 81. Paul, Sept. 1O.-On Friday. Oct
10, between the hours Of midnight and
sunrise. Otto Milhausen and Charles
LrInisch the murderers Of William
LlhuhoH, will be hanged by the neck
uhul dead in the court house square I'm
ramsey county.
uo'' Nelson has affixed his signature
20 the death warrants of the two muir
aefers II sent to Sheriff Chapel of
"ainsey county two communications,
exactly alike, with the exception of the
naules' commanding the hanging. The
,etter commanding the hanging OF
Ermisch is as follows:
state OF Minnesota, Executive De-
partment. Knute Nelson, Governor of
me State Of Minnesota. to Charles f..
Chapel, Sheriff of the County of Ram
sey, In the State Of Minnesota, Sends
Greeting:
whereas, in a certain criminal ac-
lon In the district court of the Second
JUDICIAL district Of the State Of Mime
sofa, held in and for the county of
tsamsey in said state, said cause be-
Ing entitled, The State of Minnesota,
plaintiff, vs.. Otto Milhausen and
Cnarles Ermisch, defendants a copy of
The record Of which said cause Is here
10 annexed, judgment on the Goth day
of June, A. D. 1894, rendered and SEN
tencc pronounced upon said defendant,
CHARLES Ermisch, in said case, to wit:
IT 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 it is further considered and
adjudged by the court that as a pun
IShment for said crime of murder in the
irst degree, of which you have been
convicted, you, the said Charles En-
misch, be taken hence to the common
Jail OF RI msey county, and there con.
lined, and that thereafter and after the
lapse Of a period Of three calendar
Months from this day, and at a time to
DC 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 hangeu by the neck until you are
1 dead
Now, therefore, you are hereby COM
manded and required to aus cXecu-
tlcn Of the aforesaid Judgment and
sentence of the law to be done upon the
said Charles ErInisch, upon Friday, the
nineteenth Q9th) day OF October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and n~inety-fOur, before the
hour Of sunrise on said day above
, named, at a place in said county Of
Ramsey to be selected by you, con
formally with the provisions of sec
ton three 81 OF ali act entitled An
act providing the mode of inficting the
punishment of death, the manner in
] which the same shall be carried into
effect, and declaring n violation OF any
Of the provisions of this act to be a
misdemeanor.' Approved April "a, A.
=. 1880.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State of Minnesota, ut the
capitol in the city of st. Paul, this
eighth tSth) day of September, A. ID.
one thousand eight hundred and nine
t%y-four.
Uireat 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 amount OF
outside pressure has been brought tc
bear on the governor in this matter,
but he has decided that in view OF the
fact that the men had a full and fail
trial, and that ole of the murderers
ut least had made a violent effort tc
escape frcm Jail, he could not reason
ably be asked to assume the RESPONSE
bllity of committing the sentence.