Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-05-21
ONLYsONE IS HANGED.
Execution of Marzen and Windrath
at Chicago Stayed by
Gov. AltgelG.

Chicago, Ill.,. May Holiday for the
first time since the execution of the HAY
market anarchists, double hanging was
on the schedule in the Cook county jail.
The condemned men were Alfred =.
Fields. negro. convicted OF the MURDER
of Mrs Randolph. and Joseph Wlndratn,
a German convicted of the murder OF
Carey b. Birch. 1t was to have been
triple hanging, but Gov. Altgeld yester-
day gave respite to Mic. Marzden, con-
yictetl of the murder of Fritz Holzhut-
ter, butcher.
Fields was apparently unconcerned last
night and s>pt soundly. His companion
did not get any sleep until long after
midnight. He, however, ceased the raw
ing which he has kept up for the last
three or four days and apologized to the
guards for the trouble he had given them
but protested that he was innocent.
When his wife. left the Jail he cried
Historically for nearly an hour Then
Fathers Dore and Finn We're admitted
and prayed with him for time. When
they had gone, Windrath lay down upon
the couch in the death chamber, and
with eyes staring at the ceiling renamed
unmoved. 49,.
AS the hour for the execution ap-
preached, Windlath again became vlo-
lent, shouting vehemently Hang up
Mannow." His insanity or imitation of
insanity was of such a character that
it was decided separate executioner
would be necessary for him If an awful
bungling was to be avoided.
Just before the time set for the execu-
ton word came that stay had been
granted Windrath Judge Baker allow
ing postponement of three weeks.
Fields, the negro, the only remaining
one of the trio who were to be hanged to-
day was executed at 1927 p. m.
Fields smiled on the scaffold, said
Goodbye, old SPORT" to an acquaint-
ance present, and was then strangled to
death, his neck not being broken by the
fall. The other prisoners in the Jail set
up a loud shout when the drop fell
Above the din could be heard the shrlll
yell of Windrath who had just been re-
proved. The same wild shrek that has
nearly distracted the Jail inmates for
week: Hang up Mannow." The pur-
pose of Windrath's respite is to allow
further inquiry as to his sanity.
Alfred G. Fields, according to his own
confession made under oath in court COM
mitted a particularly horrifying murder.
a quarrel with Mrs. Ellen Randolph,
wife of Pullman car porter at her
rooms on Dearborn street. He beat her
head into pulp with a hatiron and
then set fire to the place after having
stolen $50 from bureau drawer. The
fire was discovered and extinguished be-
fore TIE body of Fields victim had been
burned.
Fields boldly protested innocence I'M
til his trial began. Then he made clean
breast of the murder. Upon this confess
sion which, however, was not made until
his guilt had been clearly established,
he was sentenced to be hung.
1t was early inathe morning of June %
last that Joseph NNindrath with Julius
Mannow, an eX-convict, entered the office
of Carey B. Birch. money receiver of the
Chicago Street Railway company at the
Armitage avenue station. Both were
masked and with drawn reyolvers they
ordered Birch to hand out the money in
his charge. He responded by taking up
a revolver from the desk at which he
bers. AT least a dozen shots wer ex-
changed Birch fell pierced by three bull.
let's. The robbers gathered up 1885 and
fed
While on trial Mannow made com
plete confession. The wife of Windrath
pleaded with him to confess and throw
himself upon the mercy of the court
This he refused to do and has since
maintained his innocence. At the time
of his sentence he frequently interrupt
ed the judge with fippant and impudent
expressions.
A few days ago he began to ra We in
up Mannow.' Every effort possible was
made to have his execution stayed on the
plea that he was insane. Gov. Altgeld
refused to interfere as neither the Judge
who presided nor the states attorney be-
Heved the condemned man to be out of
his mind. Mannow has not yet been SEN
fenced.