Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-30
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Tor a Rrpr,tyr
The toi1ild upon which Charles
I iele Will txpiate the crime Of wife
murder, OF which hc has boon con.
vIctud, IL now In posiii1n IN the county
iail yard aud will 20 brought into
practical US, wouk from tomorrow,
provided some circumstance ht present
unknown does not Interfere. rhloJe
will not 10 hung In the utuar way but
viii be JUfkeI rom HE irot nnd Into
eternity by a 40 pound weight Of.
thched 20 the Othtr end OF tue rope,
running on uullryf, anu which Will he
allowed TO drop rom IT. suspended
position ny means Of "a catch. Too &C.
UOn Of the weight IL similar to that oi
pile driver, only that the rope, the
moose Of which II around the neck
OF thu condemned man, taErs
the load before tue weight
teaches the ground. The victim
Is suddenly lefked from his feet, and
it n claimed that Ia all instances the
8piuu Is fractured. The scafiOid n not
placed In tue jail yard permanently but
merely TOT n trial, vhich may be made
this evening OF d. aday OF twO--whru.
allow. Tho execution Of cIurs1 will
MT take place IA ~ Iublic a place A.
tue county jail yufd.
ANOTHER APPEAL.
On Tuesday TbivIe cent the follow
Ing letter 10 GIvotuOf Well, hoping to
gain ~ ftsnil,i
10 Ills Excolloncy ilober NJ. Wells,
Governor " the stale OF Utah;
Tue undersigned humbly aud earnestly
petitions your oNcsliency 60 grant a
respite aud suspend tho execution OF tho
sentence IN tue case OF tue STATE OF ttah
" Charles II. Ihiodo until such time ~
your petit uucr may DO enabled o. hnyo
hearing la said cause before tho board
nf parduua. THIS petition being based
upon tho affidavit moro % Attached and
the representations heretofore made to
CHARLES II. TmEDr.
Accompanying tns Ivtyg was the
iOuuwlug AM Avit which 10 sIgnu q
uy &. J. Sghmidt Oi slnIy, br0thrt.iu.
laa aI lhiH1G
srAIL Or UrAu, l..
tuln.y Of shit Lake,
e.. j. SchmId. being ur.t duly sworn
on Dash says that he Is acquainted wi,u a
certain building located IA Murray, sale
Lake county, Uuh, known ~ tue Murray
Vinegar WORKS; tnat no has been fccOug-
Is informed aud believes and therefore
states the facts 10 DO that during the
months u March aud April, ispi. tho said
vinegar WORKS were bong used by Ger.
tain parties whose identity 20 thls afiauI
has recently become known tor the put-
/ pose u iliicit disulnug Of spiuIuous
| liquors.
'rnat on tho aO,h day OF April, i,yI. ono
/ Mary lhludo, the wiio u Charlie. Ihioio,
/ heretofore convicted OF murder Ia the
| tirst degree Ia tho Third Judicial district
] COurt ul tie l0rriury ul Uah la aud fuI
th0 county Of Salt lAkg,aud sentenced u
be hung, had a conversation with one
lhumHs huighF, "a winch conversation
tho said Mary Thiodo informed tho suid
Thomas kuirht that Ger ain parties
among whom was one MuNhcld, wa
operating or preparing 10 operate the
! Murray vinegar works Tor tho purpose
Ul dlstilling spiritunus.l iQuufSi that said
conversation WIS overheard uuknown u
tue tnld Mary lhicdo by tho said Max
| field; tnnt tho said paroles 10 operating
tho sald Illicit liquor works we're usinl
all means wituin their power 90 eileciu'
| ally suppress ffom the public aud IN,
authofitU. tho iaCt OF tho opera. ion O
sald distillUty aud In ondea, uring 20 &,
do bus short time prior 10 the 80 u o
April, 1891, struck Faid knight upon tht
head with IA deadly weapon with ininn
20 Mi him, ho being thou and thorc iu
formed Of ,ho existence OF said dis,
ullCry.
That at tho time Of the separation o
said Mary lhlode and Thomas Kulgh
on tho sald 3lth duyoi April, Mrs. 1hledl
within the hearing Of tho said MaNhcl,
Informed the sald knight that she woult
SEQ him again in tho evening aud glyl
him further Information tolhuyo TO thl
| operation OF the faid distlliory anu ,ht
party or parties who had struck hin
upon tho head ns Aforesaid for the put
posp OF killing him. That ON thO nigh
~ hu said JO,h day u April a- aforesaid
tho said Mary Thiodo was murdered ant
for aid crime tho said Charles lhiodB Il
now under sentence " death. That thl
laid Thomas knight diod on or abou
the month Of Marcn, lsgb, and Just pTio
to his death Informed this aihant tina
ho had obtained positive proof uf tho fac
that Mary Thiode had not boon killed
by Charles Thieio but ON the contrary
had been killed by parties Interested II
tho operation OF said diHiillury. Tina
this atlunt !, IN possession ~ sutllcieu
facts to Justify him IA believing that hl
can ascertain by thorough nytstigaliOi
tho facts narrated by the said Thumal
knight aud no has already employed lhi
services Of proper parties 10 ferret on
tho facts surrounding the matter and 10 4
his intention TO prosecute with all dlll
geneo investigation Of tho same,
q. j, SCHMIDT
Subscribed aud sworn To before mt
this Goth day Of July 1896.
n. a. EDWARDS,
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