The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-18
WAS HANGED BY THE NECK
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deal, but he ate slowly and OCCASIONAL
ly lapSed into a state OF stupid somno-
lence, from which he would start With
jump and begin eating again.
All evening the distressing vigil of
the two women and the death watch
kept up.
Moshik was in his shirt sleeves most
of the time. He was smoking, and
seemed more really concerned when
ashes from his cigar fell on his white
sleeves than over anything else.
About o'clock another change came,
and he asked for Father Jajeski. The
priest has spent much of his time about
the Jail waiting for just such sum-
mons, and he responded to the desire
of the murderer to see him at once.
He remained with Moshik a couple of
hours. If his influence had reached
| Moshik it was not evinced by any
change of manner in the condemned
man when the priest left the cell.
People who had spent his last days
with Moshik freely predicted that he
would break down at the end, and
would have to be carried to the gal
lows. The breakdown was imminent
when the time came for saying good
by to his sisters.
Mrs. Wenzel had promised that "he
would stay with him to the last, but
the sheriff and Moshik's advisers tried
to get him to release her from this
promise. and he did so.
Even after this scene, attendant on
this last good by, the sisters would
not leave the building. He might ask
for them again.
Moshik had ordered his last supper
early in the day. Who his mentor was
is not clear but he certainly never
knew what lobster a la Newburg was
rt
of his bill of fare. He made a wry
face at it. though, for mis- fancy did
not jump with the taste of his men
tor. But he ate heartily of the other
good things provided in a supper that
was composed largely of such dishes as
gourmand might demand.
Soon after supper Sheriff Phillips
| had a talk with Moshik, and told him
what would be expected of him. The
walk from the cell he occupied in the
insane ward out into the Jail corridor
and down some fifty feet to the execu-
ton room was explained, and he prom
ised to remember what the sheriff told
hin-if he had time, he added. Then
he settled down into his old state of
dull apathy, waiting for the time to
come.
In the meantime the corridors of the
Jail had begun to fill with the wit
nesSes of the execution and long be-
fore O'Clock there was no one left
to wait for. The crowd was not large
there were ,iot as many people pres
ent as at the taking off of Hayward
and there was scarcely any crowd out
side of the building.
A few dozen morbid ones made much
noise in their desperate endeaVors to
find out something of what was going
on inside, ebut there was nothing like
q mob. The hour for the execution
was wisely set if that was the object
| of the sheriff.
After midnight and until the doors
were opened to those holding cards OF
| admission, the stairways leading from
| the ground floor of the court house
| to the tower room, in which the exc
| cution took place, We're crowded with
! those VINO had received permits to wit
| ness the event.
When the doors leading into the
room in which the gallows stood We're
| opened, there was a rush to gain an
entrance, and considerable levity was
| INDUCED in
Jailer Duffield mounted the gallows
! and asked that quiet be restored.
About 3:15 Sheriff Phillips put in an
appearance
From that time until $3.50 o'clock the
| crowd waited in silence, Jailer Duff
| fields words having produced the de-
sired effect
| AT $50 MOShlk, with Jaller Duf1leid
and Rev J. A. Jaski, supporting him
OH either side, and accompanied by
four deputies entered.
Here Moshik seemed to lose nerve
and it appeared as if the jailer and
/ the priest were helping the man along,
| but once on the scaffold he had re-
gained his composuTe and held it TO
| the finish.
Placed in the Casl<et.
The casket in which Moshik will be
| inferred was taken to the basement of
| the court room during the evening, and
| after the physicians had announced the
body lifeless, it was placed in the
! casket and removed to O'Rielly &
Longs undertaking establishment.
No autopsy will be held, as the rela-
! tives of the executed man positively
| forbid any such proceeding.