The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-21

fgssiaess.
What Ne Had fe say.
III Coy. Rogers does not accept the
recommendation OF the hoard Of paFdoms."
lac said. taking ID good 30, somewhat
broken English. che n BE taking the
waole terrible responsibility upon hnl-
self Isn't Il so / oaly want justice.
Ii s. rot marcy that | asked for. / don't
want a pardon or 70 be imprisoned for
life. Mat | would Ike To have Is a trial
for that ether offensF. and then ! could
prove / am Gat guilty Of both crimes.
If me- sentence Is cmiy changed 10 life
imprisonment ! care but little 10 have Il
altered, Then I would be dead % my
family. Isfs't IL s0s 4 man can die 0ut
afgce and aggl not afraid tU die II ] had
been certain | was Ia be- Imprisoned Tor
life ard would have 40 chance 30 prave
my innocence | think / should have Iet
IL 80 that other time When / Was TO be
hanged. only wish IL sas over enc
way or the other: | wouid welcome any
change ! am innocent. az God knows and
my friends ard family believe bat what
the Ia ~ does with nne | shall submit TO.
] have been soldier and am not afraid
~ die
As craemer said this he Strengthened
himself up and looked as II he mean;
every Nefu or II n rev questions drew
onf the statement THAI ne VAS ia the
German artillery services M the Klehl har-
bnr Qualifications from 1876 20 ISIS but
had never seen actual. service.
IF the worst comes and you have 20 die,
viii you have minister ar a priest 20
upon The seafgoid With you. Mr.. CraemeF %
asked the reporter.
NE" replied craeme~. epromplly. II
can make my owa peace with God
the last time the ministers bothered us
"a death. No. / can do without the cigy-
pilots
Craemer's reference 20 the Other tine"
Was 10 the time Just about a year ago
whea hn and Cary aad Sordssrom were
al sentenced IA hang on April - 1897
on one scairaia the one by the way, upon
which CFaemer VIII suffer death next
Friday f Gov Rogers does nothing for
tim Craemer'~ expression 'sky~l,llots' M.
evidently acquired from a fellow prisoner
- JAN LAST year. who Waa "a Tor and hIs
bosom friend
Yesterday Craemer Vas dressed IN his
customary neat suit or black with
white neglgee shirt w.sh black slriaes.
and black SILK cravat. lie generally
wears also a Hack straw hat lie *
smooth shaved except heavy blonde
mustache. and takes great pride n main
tanning A respectable appearance
His Wife mud Children
For the last Two wears Cresmer's wife
Mary. lite hard working German
wofnan whose face bears traces Of deer
grief. and his three children. Minnie
Henry and Lena respectively IS Y and
5 years old. have lived on East John
street. near Lake Cn.ea. where thew
moved from South Seatt.u thei~ home al
the time 81 C'raemAT's arrest srhe!r home
Is small cottaEe OF fi3fee or fo0r rooms
The most noticeable feature about tha
ri.sco Is abundance az chicken coagS
aud chickens The boy aud fh,, elder riri
ooIh work 10 earn a living gay ;ho fam.
lss Mrs. creatafr Is atusast Il aaslv visit
Or AZ the Jail She Is sal If hopa that her
hustsaDsi VIII escape death
The >eanoii.
The sgaHold for the execution # Crae-
meF is still lylng On the ground hack az
The jstL not Yet pat together This "a hut
a Few hours lob. ard will - easily com
pisted today II the sheriff says tn l,rs,,a-
ratecus shall BE continued rs was his ln-
tertson yesterday The pla.. In vbs.,h
tire hanging Will ,ake pace cam rs eon,.
I3e5vd by Tomorrow. as or1y tAt. canvas
renf RI mains - hs pat an now Tne y..sF-
fold has never been psf together Has a-,a
81 may he taas e. III, upe ''flte" tn~4 right.
hui Il - Se{ l'.aeaez' ard neatiy .xe-
et'tf~i caa'fis Hae. utd 1ie shrrif's sf4r
thiuk theA viii h.,&s no s-aisi'e ,g{lh s.
TIE 'ailsf~ offir" Yesterday wa< fat ~
ut" ard pnl-ey> foT Use in rst~las s6e
structure.
The s,s9sla Tssa * erected Ias: ,,uasr
th> nsi@ss 90 ihe ca4f"tV frs1surer.s 81.
nt'T. sna " 1i 81, a@eerf5esf }'s efstvs g aA.
lex 1iwsiiS frosi fhe Asiegs olr Tts
'srup ~8l Pee faur fee. 1're e..tro.t s,ss
40 HaVe A".a sset far tHe trja3e harzfae
vt CT@f ssier. Wt#stsu tsrs ant Narf.
F-FesFy cess faF - f> iat e>rcatsaa e-
t'frs 1-tte -urFttta ~aa -.akrt its ala rsr-