The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
TODODGE THE MOOSE
Two Murderers Under Death SEN
tence Appeal to State Pardon Il
ing Board.
Communications Is Urged in Both Cases
on the Grounds Of In. &
sanity. y

Two murderers under sentence of de ath
appealed to the state board Of pard pns
this morning to have their sentences
communicable life Imprisonment.
John McClintocl1, attorney of st. Louis
county, opposed the application Of Cha fles
E. l.. Henderson, colored, sentenced for
stabbing Ida Henderson to death. iHe
denied HendersOn's claim that the vic
tim was his common law. wife, saying
that Henderson had wife living and the
woman husband. lie read letters writ
ten by Henderson and delivered I'd a
third party to be mailed one hour before
the murder to show that the deed was
premeditated. Mr.. McClintoek called par
ticular attention to the numerous de eds
of violence in st. Louis county. He said
| Thanksgiving, three within the last three
| weeks. Chief Justice Start asked if he
thought hanging a man would prev ent
murders. Mr.. McClintock said it had
been sixteen years since man was hung
in st. Louis county, and he believed ex-
ecution Of the full penalty would hav a
deterrent effect. 70.
| Alexander Marshall of Duluth appeal red
for Henderson, and expressed his 81 ur-
prise that the public prosecutor after d ar
rying out his full duty in securing 81 pm
Y1ction should come before the bot ard
''clamoring for this mans blood. Mr..
McCltntOck protested that he was only
doing his duty a public OFFICER wi h-
out any feeling in the matter. Mr.. Mar
shall contended that the manner of the
killing was plain evidence of Henderson, In
insanity. The fact that in spite of re
peated homicides there had been no hah g-
1ngs In st. Louis county was not rea son
for hanging the first colored man q n-
victed in the county. :. .~... :
The second case considered was that Of
| Ole G. Olson Of Glenn, Aitkin county. He
stabbed his daughter because she was
about to marry and leave him. Public
sentiment was strong against him at the
| written by the girl charging her father
with having tempted her to do WRONG.
The sentiment seems to have changed,
however, and Olson's attorney. S. w..
Hall of Aitkin, produced petitions for
communication and two other citizens APP
peared to urge it. Mr.. Hall claimed that
the letter, was to excuse her for bre4 Tx
ing an engagement made in the old COIN
try and marrying young Alfred Olson, a
Dane Of the neighborhood. He present ted
an affidavit from the girls young brother
stating that his father had never annoy ed
| the girl in any way. Mr.. Hall believes
the deed was done in a moment Of In
sanity Rev. Frederick Peterson, a.
Swedish Lutheran minister said that Dl-
son had been drinking the day of the m ur-
der and had nothing to eat all day,
when he went home and found his dau,g h-
| leI ldu prepared 1lOLlllnS. lie believed
olson must have been unbalanced. Mr.
Gall1nough, bank cashier at Aitkin, also
| urged clemency. Frank W. Griggs of |St
Paul. who prosecuted the case for the
county attorney, appeared to oppose the
| communication. =
The rest Of the day was spent In hehr-
ing minor cases and Cole Younger's apbli-
| cation for a complete pardon was not TAX
en- up Decision in the murder cases %kil1
not be given until next week. :