The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-17
MOSHIK'S SISTERS HOPE
ONE LAST EFFORT FOR A STAY
TO BE MADE
They Have Appealed to Gov. ClOugh
in Vain, but Say Attorney Garrity
Will Make a Final MOve-Mrs.
Wenzel Will Accompany Her
Father to the GaIlOws and Remain
There If Her Brother So De-
s1res.


derer, will be hanged some time after
midnight tonight, unless the unexpect-
ed happens.
Mrs. WenZel, a sister of MoShik, said
last night that one more effort would
be made to secure a stay, and the only
one open seems to be on the ground
that Moshik is not now sane.
Attorney Garrity is expected to make
a move, and may make some kind of
an appeal, possibly before some su-
preme court judge.
1t was on some claim of this kind
that Pendergast, the murderer of Car
ter H. Harrison, of Chicago, secured
a brief stay at the last minute
Beyond this all hope is gone.
Gov. Clough has been appealed to by
the sisters Of the condemned man.
He has refused to interfere.
The governor received the sisters Of
Moshik and listened to their pleadingS.
When they had finished. the governor
told the women that he felt that he
could not interfere in the matter, and
that the law would have to take it's
course.
The two sisters left the state house
and returned to Minneapolis, where
they broke the disappointing news to
MoShik yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday A. Woodruff, of Minneap-
Oils called on Gov. C1ough in refer
ence to a reprieve for Moshik. He was
granted only a short audience and re-
ceived no encouragement.
Gov. Clough was seen yesterday af-
ternoon by a reporter for The G b e.
"Will there probably be any inter-
vention on your part in MoShiks S case?"
ventured the reporter.
$50 far as l am concerned there
will be none," replied the governor
"and I have no reason to believe that
there will be any on the part of the
other members of the board.
Sisters Still Have Hope.
A reporter for The G b last even
ing called upon Moshik's sister, Mrs.
Wenzel, at her home, 1172 Reaney
street, where the condemned man was
captured the evening of the day on
the murder occurred, and found that
the murderer's relatives have not yet
given up hopes of saving him from the
gallows.
Mrs. Wenzel and another Of Moshiks S
sisters, Mrs. Harren, of Butte, Mont,
spent part Of yesterday with the con-
demned man and some hours with At
torney Garrity, receiving from the lat
ter, Mrs. WenZel says, a ray of hope
from the effort for a stay of execution
which the attorney will make today.
Whether the application for a stay
is to be made at the last moment to
the supreme court or to Gov Clough
it not known, but the grounds for the
plea will be Moshik's S mental condition.
1t will be urged that the murderer is
insane and therefore, irresponsible for
his crime.
Mrs WenZel says there Is no doubt
in her mind as to her brothers fnsan-
ity, and insists that the condemned
mans conduct from the moment of
committing the crime stamps him as
of unsound mind
while we were with John today"
said the sister, "he acted like a child.
He does not realize what is going to
happen, and laughs when we tell him
about it. He says he don't care, but
this is because he don't realize he is
condemned to be hanged. My three
year-old boy would not act in the fool
ish manner in which John carried on
mo person in his senses would have
done as my brother did after the shoot
in.
He had a chance to leave the city
but instead came to my house and
calmly played cards all evening with
my husband. The hiding of the re
volver in the stove was foolish. A sane
| man must have known the weapon
would have been easily found in such
| a place.
WOuldn't Kill a Rabbit.
THE day John went to Minneapolis
I asked him to kill several rabbits
| which my children had kept as pets
| They were a care and I wanted them
| out Of the way.
Almost with tears in his eyes John
said he could not kill the innocent ami
| mails, and refused to do SO. He trem-
| bled like a leaf and declared it was
| cruel to take the lives of the childrens
| pets My father finally killed the rab-
| bits.
"A short while after this incident
| John went to Minneapolis and several
| hours later they say he committed this
brutal murder. He must have been in
| sane or he never would have done it
| Would a man in his senses refuse, out
| Of pity, to kill a dumb animal and then
| deliberately take the life Of fellow
| being?
Il don't know what the lawyer will
| do. He said he would do everything
he could. We have mortgaged ou1
home and we will borrow some money
from friends, if a new trial is granted
With money we can get more doctors
! to examine John, more witnesses and
they will find out that he is crazy.
Yes, John was bad boy nearly
always, ever since he was eleven or
twelve years old. He was sick, though
with typhoid fever, and afterwards he
was different.
He acted strangely and once when he
was sick again, he acted like a crazy
| person. He got in lots of trouble They
say he always stole. Perhaps he did
but it was because he did rst know
He took things like some people steal
from stores. He could not help it. He
never gained by doing wrong. He did
not seem to care about being put in
| jail. He only laughed.
| MY mother spent a great deal OF
money getting him out of trouble, but
he always did something again. John
was the only boy, and after a while
worry killed mother. 1t was Johns
| fault, but he did not know.
"They said I fought the police the
night they arrested my brother, and
threw lamp at the detectives. I die
try to keep them from taking him away
but they pushed me and knocked the
lamp out of my hand. Any sister would
have tried to help her brother.
Wouldn't Help Him Escape.
"I wish John had not come to oul
house. He has disgraced us ALL bu,
when the police took him away I di6
not believe he had killed the man
When I found he had given my hus
band the dead mans watch I wa.
afraid and told my husband to take
the watch to the police.
Il do not know anything about the
story of Johns arranging for Ar
escape. They say he promised the Jail.
er $500. I do not know where he coulc
get the money. We have not got sc
much ard would not help such plar
anyway. My brother said nothing
| q hO11f this matter anv Of ,1c