The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12
EXECUTED BEFORE SUNRISE
OF JULY 23.
DASTARDLY DEED AVENGED.
GOV. CLOUGH SIGNS THE WARRANT
FOR THE FULFILLMENT
OF THE SENTENCE.
For Communication Did Not Meet
With the Favor of the
Executive.

Before sunrise of July % John Pryde,
the murderer of Andrew Peterson, at
Red Sand lake, near Brainerd, will
have expiated the crime with his own
life. Gov. Clough yesterday signed the
death warrant
Pryde's offehse was especially blood
curdling, he having enticed Andrew
Peterson, a woodsman. to Brainerd for
the purpose Of finding him work. Pryde
met Peterson at the depot and took
him out to a lake near the city, and
when far from any human habitation
stepped behind his companion and shot
him through the head. Pryde robbed
his companion and left him for dead
but Peterson lived long enough to tell
the story of the crime to those who
found him and identified the murderer.
Peterson only had a small amount of
money with him.
The murder was committed Feb. "a
last. Pryde, confronted by conclusive
evidence. confessed, and a number of
citizens of Brainerd have petitioned the
governor for Communication of the
sentence. The signature of the death
warrant yesterday, however, indicates
that the governor is convinced of the
justice of the sentence.
The warrant is as follows:
State Of Minnesota, Executive Department
David Nj. Ciough. Governor of the State of
Minnesota, to Henry Spading. Sheriff Of
the county OF Crow Wing, in the State of
Minnesota.
Sends Greeting-Whereas. in a certain Grim
mai action in the District court of the Fiji
teenth judicial district of the state of Mime
sofa. held In and for the county of Crow
Wing aafd hoip
state OF Minnesota, plaintiff VS.. John E.
Pryde, defendant" a copy of the record of
which said cause is hereto annexed. iudg-
ment was, on the 18th day of March =
1896, rendered and sentence pronounced M
on the defendant. John E. Pryde, in said
cause to-wit:
ut is ordered and decreed by this court
that you, John E. Pryde, as a punishment for
the crime of murder in the first degree. of
which you have plead guilty and are guilty
be hence taken to the common fail of Crow
Wing county and confined therein, and that
thereafter, after the lapse Of three calendar
months from this day, and at time to be
fixed by the governor of the state of Min
nesota, and designated by his warrant, be
taken to the place of execution selected by
the sheriff Of Grow Wing county in Crow
Wing county, and there hanged by the neck
until you are dead
Now, therefore, you are hereby commanded
and required to cause execution of the afore-
said Judgment and sentence of the law to be
done upon the said John E. Prydes upon
Thursday, the twenty-third (23d) day Of July
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-six, before the hour Of
sunrise on said day last above named, at a
place in said county OF Crow Wing to be
selected by you, comfortably with the pro-
Visions Of section three CD Of an act entitled
IAN 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 pro-
visions Of this act to be a misdemeanor, -
approved April "a. A. D. 1895.
Given under my hand and the great seal
OF the state Of Minnesota at the capitol, In
The city of Saint Paul, this eleventh day of
July, A. d. one Thousand eight hundred and
ninety-six. d. M. CLOUGH,
Governor.
Attest:
ALBERT BERG,
r Secretary of State.