Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-25

II. i. Bailey. Tor WnOm Ella MAY
was clerking at the time of her death
oh, it would be cruel to pardon
Rose Roldoski. She should not be
pardoned, nor such thing thought of.
Tie Rev. Father McAtew. pastor of
the Catholic church. thinks the ends
of justice would be defeated by her
pardon.
J. M. Keys, postmaster-Rose Zol-
doski should not be pardoned. have
better opinion of Gov. Peck than to
believe that he will ever seriously con-
slider the application.
d. G. James-The people of this
community would be justly indignant
should a pardon be granted The
facts and testimony connected with
the poisoning falsify Rose Zoldoski's
sworn statement made in her applica-
ton for a pardon.
PARDON WOULD BE AN OUTRAGE.
H. B. Allen would consider it
great injustice and an outrage to par
don Rose Zoldoski. / consider her
sentence perfectly just.
w. NJ. Togo, editor of the Republic
can and Observer have signed the
remonstrance against the pardon of
Rose Zoldoski. | think the proper
place for her is where she is-in State
Prison.
DIR. r. H. De Lap-The movement
for the pardon of Rose Zoldoski should
not have been made. 1t would be
mockery of justice to pardon her. |
think she is guilty without doubt,
and was so found after fair trial.
d. L. Dowos, county judge, thinks
the jury's verdict was just, and that
the matter should be left there.
w. j. Slater, register of deeds-It
is ridiculous to ask for pardon under
the circumstances.
w. H. Pier-I most certainly think
Rose ZoldosBi deserved her sentence
and should not be pardoned.
N. S. James-If Rose Zoldoski is
pardoned it would be as well to open
the doors of the State prison and let
out all the life-inmates, for in my
opinion she is the most guilty of them
all and not deserving of executive
clemency whatever.
OPINIONS OF THE JURY.
LANCASTER, Wis, Jan. 21.-Several
members of the jury who convicted
Rose Zoldoski reside in Lancaster,
where the trial took place, and have
expressed opinions to The Sentinel
correspondent on the application for a
pardon. Senator Baxter, foreman of
jury, said:
II have no reason to change the
opinion have held all along, that our
verdict was a righteous one and war
ranted by the evidence. | received
the following letter few days ago
from Mrs. Maly:
Il have Just heard that a man from Lancaster.
a Mr.. Moore. was here in our city last week
working in the interest of Rose Zodoski. He
told several persons that he had the name of the
judge and all the jurymen signed TO his petition.
Is it sog'
Il replied that so far as | knew,
there was no truth in the statement.
/ was approached a year ago by MI
Moore. and asked to sign petition,
which | emphatically refused to do.
| have since that time held conversa-
tions with most of the jurymen, and
think none of them have changed his
mind. think we all believe the YER
dict was warranted in law and fact. .
Mr.. Baxter was asked if he had
seen Rose Zoldoski's statement pub
lished in The Sentinel. He said he
had read it and that in his opinion it
was clearly the product of Roses sup
porters as she was incapable of writ
ing such statement.
Mr.. Greene, another juryman, said:
81 tell you the easiest way to let the
supporters of Rose down is to say
that they practically know nothing of
the evidence. The evidence published
in the papers was not all the evidence
by any means and could not form the
basis for sound Judgment. Only
those of us who heard it all know
how strong it was. If there is any,
thing in circumstantial evidence, if
there is anything in the almost undis-
puted testimony of sixty witnesses,
Rose Zoldoski is guilty. We did our
DOoI III q oOlOlllll lildbGCts lily Ut
lief that our verdict was right is the
same as it always was"
Capt. Schloesser, another member
of the jury, said he still thought, as
he did at the time of the verdict rem
dered, that she was guilty. 1--WE did
our duty said Mr.. Schlosser, ''to the
best of our ability, and did it conscien-
tiously. The Supreme Court of the
State has sustained us and said that
the verdict was warranted by the evil
dence. The Supreme Courts decision
and the records and evidence are what
Gov Peck must consult in determine
ing the matter. After looking at those
don't think he can hesitate.''
Mr.. Abrams, also of the Jury, stated
that his conviction that the Jury had
done right was if anything stronger
than ever. 1--WE have taken lots of
abuse, he continued, from persons
who really knew nothing about the
case, but the opinion of those who had
opportunity to hear the case from
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