Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-11-18
p He above is the brief legal rec
ord of the quadruple hanging
which took place at the State
prison yesterday. It Mas

hllIuS VI JACK WelSn IN dumDOlQC
County more than a year ago. He
was robbed on freight train and
then thrown off, Hanging to the car
he pleaded for his life, while his
assassins kicked him in the face,
stomped on his hands and riddled him
with bullets. He identified his assail-
ants before he died. and then came
the long struggle between the accus-
ed and the machinery of the law.
They were tried in the county
which witnessed the scene of the
crime and had the best legal talent
available. After the conviction and
the setting of the day for the expia-
ton Of their crime, the Supreme
Court granted them a new trial and
they were retired in Washoe County,
again convicted and re-sentenced and
their appeal denied by the Supreme
Court
Efforts to Save Them.
Despite the brutal character of the
crime and the overwhelming evidence
against them there was a strong eff
fort made before the Board of Par
dons to secure a Communication of SEN
tence Linderman had made several
confessions and retracted them. He
exculpated Roberts, who was the
youngest of the lot 1t was shown
however, that Roberts had been an
accessory after the fact and the evil
dence was strong that he was present
at the commitment of the crime and
that he had also expressed regret
that they had not killed Welsh out
right, and thus prevented his death
standardization.
was regarded by many who had
studied the character of the men rs
the most vicious and depraved of the
lot Linderman came from a good
family in Stockton where an effo-,
was made in his behalf and Germans
siaters were ,pleading before the
DOdIu III al uOAS. AL ndu CAO lOSOAA
Of prior convictions staring them in
the face and the Board unanimously
declined to stay the avenging sword
of Justice
The Execution.
Nevada State Prison.
Admit
To witness the Execution CT
J.P. Sevner T. F. German
Fred Roberts and AL Linderman
Nevada State Prison, Nov. II,
1905.
]. L. CONSIDINE,
Warden Nevada State Prison.
Not Transferable.
The day was an ideal one. Long
before the hour the crowd was at the
gates and at ten thirty they crowded
to the entrance where a burly trusty
stood with his hands on the pad lock
The representatives of the press
were admitted first and about dozer
filed in and took their seats at the
tables provided for them in the shoe
shop where the gollows had been
erected. 1t was the same upon whici
Hancock had faced the executioner.
The gathering filled the hall wher
all the guests of the Warden hat
been admitted. There was wa!t :
s about ten minutes. The place SEQ.
~ acame thick with tobacco smoke.
is .aoted fact that most men. eve
not regular smokers will take ciga
to an execution and light it. to appea
cool and steady their nerves.
At 1919 there was stir and tw
men entered headed bv the. Warde
and the Rev. Darneille. They wer
SEWER and Linderman. With their
tsnds strapped to their sides the
passed the crowd and mounted tn
steps. They wore their hats Will
every one else in the room was VI
covered. They wore jaunty air an
Iinderman had decorated his butto'
hole with sprig Of evergreen. Tn
reading OF the death warrent wa
waived and Linderman. when askee
II he desired to talk. replied: &c
tlemen, came here to die not !
talk" AS the blackcap was ad1ustf
he discovered Attorney Roberts an
Craig and said good-by to them bot
By partner on theeeeee. .hadreta
His partner on his right echoed a
sentiments and the Clergyman res
. prayer.