Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-23

in Ae Tombs, 1t was midnight. The
CO t house, though, was crowded
WI people who had come to wait for
III verdict The crowd followed Gen.
NJ, neux from the court house. They
chs|red the veteran soldier all the
w" to the Brooklyn bridge,
SN days later, Feb. IL, 1900, Mol.
IN, y stood at the bar In Recorder
Cos court, The courtroom was
pr "a to suffocatiou. Sentence TO
de..a was pronounced, Molineux was
HI ed back to the TomhS, From
tn he was taken to Sing Sing the
saIe day, His faithful father &C,
CO. snied him to the very gate of
tn, teath-house.
aeer mp, my boy" said Gen. Mol.
m''N as he shook hands with his son
in 3Cting. You will find me right
he again when your case has been
de ied by the court of appeals. |
W. take you back to New York
again.
Aud Gen, Molineux kept his word.
hSa become an inmate of the death.
house, Sing Sing HIS Wife and mother
moved to little cottage from which
they could see the gloomy old prison.
They continued to live there SO they
mlelt be near the prisoner and visit
hin whenever the rules would permit,
MoltneuN was an inmate of the
dcath-house 20 months. Six of his
fellow prisoners condemned like him
self were taken from their cells dur.
inS that time to expiate their crimes
in the electric chair
NouneuX spent most OF his time in
reading He carefully studies his
own case and aided his lawyers in the
preparation Of his appeal. He used
to play checkers and chess with some
of the other unfortunate death.house
\ person who is confined to the
death house is not permitted to leave
bis cell save when he is taken once
week TO the end of the narrow hall
for a bath, or when he is taken out.
either to be returned to life or to be
taken next door for execution. The
prisoners do not see one another but
with all that they have arranged
system by which they can play games.
Malineux was the expert chess play
err of the death house Fritz Meyer.
who died in the electric chair for the
murder of policeman, held the
checker championship of the dreaded
place. In playing the prisoners draw
boards on the floors of
heir cells and use pieces OF paper III.
stead of checkers. When two play !
he rest follow the game. Moves are |
called out across the hall and in that /
way the game is carried on for hours |
1t times.
While Molineux was in the death
house an appeal was taken from the
verdict rendered in Recorder Cons
'ourt and in due time Lawyer John
], Milburn OF Buffalo, at whose house
President Mckinley died, argued the
'ase before the court of appeals.
view RAJ Granted.
The decision of the court of appeals |
'as handed down oct 10, 1901. Mol
1eux got n new trial on the ground
hat serious errors had been commit
I'd at the trials. II was held, among
Their things, that the court erred in
evidence to be submitted
nat referred in any way to the death
II. c. Barnet The court of appeals
$50 held that experts in handwriting Il
lould not have been examined as to
le so-called Barnet letters, which
icy had declared were in the hand,
riting of Molineux.
A few days later Molineux was
ought back to the Tombs, where he
rs been confined ever since. Gen
olineuX, true to his promise, was