The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-03
HE Will NOT HANG
Executive clemency Exercised
in Behalf Of Dinsmore.
DtAIH StNItNtt OHNUTtD TO LIFE
On representation Governor Acts In the
Cnse-Henry Boiin Psrdoned and
Goes Uome-sentence of ichoiss
Fox Shortened Several Years.

Governor Dietrich exercised the
power bestowed upon him as the chief
executive to give several men, who
have come under the ban of the law,
lighter sentences han were imposed
and to grant one pardon. lie commut-
ed the sentence of +. l.. Dinsmore.
sentenced to- death for the murder OF
his wife and of Fred Laue at Odessa,
to imprisonment for life. He pardoned
ex-City Treasurer Henry Bolln OF Oma-
ha and committed the sentence of
Nicholas Fox. sentenced for life from
Omaha for wife murder, to a sentence
Of fifteen years.
Governor Dietrich said that he was
moved To commute the death penalty
to life imprisonment because on inves-
tigation he found that Dinsmorc had
been convicted on circumstautial evil
dence. While the evidence of Mrs.
Laue was not circumstantial. yet IL
was much less satisfactory. Said h
governor, IL do not believe in hanging
a man on the testimony of a woman
such rs Mrs. Lauc pictured herself to
be. Especially in view of the fact that
she first testified under oath at the
coroner's inquest that she saw her
husband shoot himself and afterwards
just as emphatically and certainly
swore that Dinsmore shot him Some
thing induced her to change her testi-
mony. What it was ] do not know.
THE fact that no complaintwas filed
against her charging her with even be-
ing an accessory to the crime by the
county attorney who prosecuted Dins-
more, although the crime was COM
mitted in 1899. and said county attor-
ney was in Office up to January 3, 1901,
suggests with great force the sus-
picion that her testimony was pur-
chased by n promise of immunity. !
cannot consent TO see a man hung on
such testimony. Besides that, the
trial Judge who sentenced Dinsmore &c
hang joined many Others in other rea'
sons why | should commute the sen
tence."
Bolln Set Free.
Another act Of the governor was &c
set free Henry Bolln, who was %
victed of embezzling 100000 Of tn,
money of the city of Omaha Will,
} city treasurer. Bolln is a man nov
greatly aged from the trouble he ha'
suffered. Ne was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for nineteen years b.
Judge Baker of Omaha, and the judg,
addf with others a recommendation
that he be released. Many petition
from Omaha were sent t. the executiv
Office in Bolln's behalf. His friend
who hear of the pardon in the after
noon said hat he had been more sin
ned against than SHINING and espresso,
: themselves as pleased.
When seen in Omaha after his arriva
there, Mr.. Boiln said: IL haven't an.
$ plans for the future AS vet,
n land won't have until I've had IA tall
with my wife and brothers. Every
h thing | had is gone and it's impossible
$ for me to set myself up in business
but ! am in hopes my brothers may b
able To advance me something. ] jus
want enough to get into some sma'
business. Something in the reta.
g grocery line would suit me first ate.
The action of Governor Dietrich /
committing the sentence Of Nichola
Fox was caused through efforts ,
Lincoln tiremen who took an intere,
in his case because of the assistanc
:. he rendered during the penitentiar
y fire. Fox was the only prisoner WI
turned in and helped to quench IL
IL flames.