Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-17

have granted respite Of fifteen
lays in case Of Henry Flutcher, to
,e hanged today. Stay execution.
Answer. A. M Dockery,
GOVERNOR
The following reply was sent:
st. Louis, Mo-, April ia. M.
Dockery, Governor, Jefferson City,
No.: Henry Flutcher executed 6:1O.
Telegram of respite received 6:45.
Joseph II. Dickman,
Sheriff.
PROSECUTOR ASKS DELAY.
At II O'Clock p. M, April II, Cir
.uit Attorney Folk telegraphed Gov
srnor Dockery, recommending ten
days reprieve, in order to investi-
gate more fully some testimony to
The effect that Flutcher &C ted in self
defense when he killed Roth.
A reply to this message reached
the four courts ab 2 II. M, Friday
Mr.. Folk not being there Sheriff
Dickman received the dispatch. 1t
was from the telegraph Office at JEFF
erson City an stated that the Folk
message had been delivered to the
governors mansion. 1t read;
jefferson City, Mo-, 1:36 a. m.-'
Joseph w. Folk, ST. Louis: Yours
to Governor A. M. Dockery, signed
Folk, received. Messenger reports
governor would not come to door.
Stuck his head out OF the second
storywindow and asked Whats want
ed d? Messenger told him nature
of message. He told him to put 1t
under the door; made no reply,
Sheriff Dickman concluded that
this meant no interference and weni
on with his preparations for the ex'
ecution. Flutcher was told of the
circumstances, but evinced no sur
prise at the outcome. He lost al
hope at midnight.
PREPARES EoR EXECUTION.
AT $3.50 O'Clock Sheriff Dickman
told the condemned boy to prepare
Tor the march to the gallows. With
Flutcher was Rev. Mr.. Roberts, pas
tor of st. Paul's Methodist Episcopa
chapel,
The next five minutes was spent
IN prayer, Flutcher praying aloud In
firm voice. When he finished he
turned to deputy and placed his
arms behind him. ''We'll go now, .
he said quietly, and the rope was
Tied over his elbows.
The boy walked to the gallow'
with a steady step and when asked
by the sheriff If he wished to say
anything began a speech that occu
pied three minutes. He declared
that he fred the fatal shot, bu
disavowed any Intention to mudrer
His object, he asid, was merely tt
disarm his assailant. Flutcher con
Guided as follows:
"Without the desire to reflect OF
the man who sent me to this fate
the worst that can befall morta
man, / want to say that not onl
have i been prosecuted, but relent
Iessly prosecuted as well. Thi
shameful end to my life, boys life
marks the final triumph OF none
over justice. The time is past whe
anything can be done. Death
very near to me, bit before 1t lay
its hand let me say parting wore
Shun evil companions, advice tina
Is good for the old as the young
Had | done so there would have bee
no fight, no shooting, no hangman's
o ose. "
| SHEIFF GLAD ITS OVER.
Twenty seconds later Sheriff Dicl
man sprung the trap. Flutcher
neck was broken in the fall. Aftt
a formal inquest the body was turne
over to the family.
81 did my duty" said Sheri
Dickman after the hanging, "aI
I'm glad its over. "
'Mr. Folk had gone home and
opened the telegram, thinking
might contain a reprieye. Insteat
it said that the governor had con
to a window and been told the n
ture of teh message and had directC
| it to be placed under the door an
shut the window without sendil
an answer.
Il supposed that ended the ma
ter and left no hope. Mr. Fol
whom one OF the newspaper M
called over the telephone, thong