New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-16
BROWN COUNTY, WEDNESDAY,. JULY Is 100:

Nl1ANS M w LllNIl
Fanke was seen constantly at New Ulm.
She stated that Frank Tanke had moth
ing whatever to do with the murder, and
that he was innocent. She had trouble
several times with Wellnsr, once when
they were drawing away the ground ex-
cavated for the foundation for the barn.
He made her drive and handle the
scraper and urged her to work harder,
and said he could not afford to hire
man. At another time he made her drive.
cattle to market while he remained on
the wagon, and she was in i'll health,
and that he called her all sorts of bad
names because she could not stop COW
from running astray.
The court then asked the state attor-5
ney if he had any questions to ask or re-
marks to make, but Mr.. Davis said Moth
ing. Then, Mr.. Eckstein for the defense,s
asked for clenency from the court stat
ling that the defendant had virtually lived
in hellfon earth while with Wellner and
was forced to take human life. Judge
! Caldwell then read the penalty prescribed
By penal code, and sentenced Amelia
Tanke to serve her natural live in the.
state prison in Stillwatersat hard labor.
The doomed woman, having no trade nor
occupation, was given hard labor. s
i Mrs. Tanke left the court house in the
custody ofs the sheriff and deputies with
cool air, but when the Jail was ap-s
4. preached gave away to weeping. The
court Informed the attorneys that sem
tence would be pronounced upon Frank
Tanke, and he was brought into court.
1 He was,cool and collected asever.
I A motion was made by a. j. Peck for q
stay ofproceedings, but was t,verruled.
The court then gave the defense until
/ Friday. Sept. 5, to prepare bill of ex-
Iceptions for motion for new trial.
! The prisoner was then asked if he had
/ anything to say why sentence should not
be passed, but had nothing. to, say. 81.
| ]. Peck then asked the clemency Of the
court on behalf of the convicted man,
and @. r. Davis for the state said, that
although he was adverse to capital pun
lshment, he nevertheless thought that the
prisoner had q fair and impartial trial
and that heswas satisfied that j he was
guilty - I'll 80 r. r. .~3~
/ Sentence was then passed. The penalty
according to the penal code, for murder
the first degree, was read and the prison.
er was sremanded to the county Jail for
ninety days, after which he is to be hang
| ed by the neck until dead, the date of the
Execution to be fived by the governor Of
/ the state. x =. -...s..+.=.< -. i. IT..
4 The judge made few feeling remarks,
saying that he hoped the convicted man
weuld receive divine forgiveness and that
he hoped the board of pardons would
commute the sentence to life imprison-
ment. Tanke appeared cool throughout
the proceedings, and when he returned
to Jail chatted and smoked.
81 s.<4 REWARD. s.xlS - s.sz
i The undersigned hereby offers the sum
Of $500 as "a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the murderers of my hus-
band, the late John Wellner. deceased,
who was brutality murdered on the night
of Dec. 81 1898.
q Dated New Ulm, MINI, Jan. 5, 1899
], EMELIA WELLNER
The above reward, the writer was in
| formed by the attorney for the defense,
!, has never been withdrawn, and up to and
u during the commencement of the trial
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