Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-22
RICHARD |VENS,
MURDERER, HANGED
His Crime, Murder Of Mrs. Bessie
HOLSTER Was a Most Re.
Voting One.
NEARLY COLLAPSED At LAST.
Just Before Execution Father An.
pcarcd M Prison. Begging to See
son, But Vas Refused.

Chicago, June 22.-Richard yons was
hanged here today for the murder N
Mrs Bessie HolIister the wife Of
Franklin G.. HOLSTER head Of the large
/ printing establishment Of HOLSTER
Brothers. The crime, which was com.
mitted on the evening Of Jan. 10. " this
year was one Of the most revolving in
the police history of Chicago.
Mrs. HOLSTER. who was a handsome
woman, and prominent ln church and
! social circles ou the north side Of the
| city, leit her home 10 the morning OF
Jan. l.. with the intention of carrying
I some flowers tO the funeral of a friend
She purchased the flowers and per-
[ formed several errands in the vicinity
ot her home, but did not appear at the
{ FUNERAL nor was she again seen alive
10y any ~ her friends. on the morn.
INK ot January 70 Richard Iyens. who
lived al 1855 North Halstei street. told
his father that the body OF woman
was lying on a pile Of refuse in the
rear NJ their barn. Mr.. Iyens al once
informed the police and the body,
HOLSTER was taken 90 her home. Her
cl'ihihg was torn and disarranged, and
she evidently had made a desperate
hight before being overcome.
Around her neck was twisted a slen-
o'r COPPER vine. She had evidently been
S,fdnsle1 % death after being mall
treated 100 tho most vicious manner
The conduct Of lyons uoused IN.
suspicious Of the police officers and n,
was taken into custody and charged
With The crime he is FIRST denied his
guilt Dur within three hours ot his ar
rest made full confession TO the on
GERS. The confession De later repeated
40 the request and IN the presence OF
inc coroner and ON another to the statt
attorney He went into the shocking
details OF The crime in a cold-boodec
fashion that aroused intense popular
Indignation When arralFned for trial
lveaS denied his guilt and claimed than
he had been forced 10 confess by m,
poilCe His defense was an alihi. and
The claim thaj he had made the confes,
Hons under hypnotic suggestion.
Application 10 The supreme cour, FOR
q stay Of proceedings. and 20 the gov.
ernor and the hoard OF pardons was in
vain. and his sentence was carried into
en"ct on The date originally set by the
jury al the conclusion Of his trial.
The condemned man, until he stood
upon the drop. faced death IN the sam.
stoli1 manner In which be has con-
Quoted himself since his arrest When |
he stepped ON the scaffold however /
much Of his courage failed him. Jus' /
before the cap was drawn over his face /
he attempted 10 utter q PRAYER. but al
though his lips moved conyusiyply his
voice would not respond. and he ,vas !
not able 20 utter a sound II was ,vl.
dent that he was on the verge ~ 4
collapse and the sheriff has.
tened The last details as much as pose
sihle In order Go avoid such a contin-
gency
just prior 90 the execution the aged
.ather oi lNeus called at the jail and
.-ked 20 see his son Tor the last time.
iis request was refused by the guards |
md the father made quite a scene as
be- begged with tears 10 be allowed 10 !
'o the young man once more II was |
lnally found necessary 10 lead him |
rom The building An aged woman |
'ho made her appearance az about tho !
"a noe time as the father ~ Iyous In.
listed that the condemned man was
bout to ha hanged unjustly. as her
Nn son bad confessed 10 her that he
nd not lycus, was the actual criml.
al She was detained pending an I'M.
uiry into her sanity