Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-17
FOUR DIE FOR KILLING GUELZ0w
After Robbing Him.
Murdered Truck Farmer Needlessly
PRIEST SAYS YOUTHS INSANE
Fails to Convince Judge Should Not
Pay Death Penalty.
FINGER PRINTS CONVICT NEGRO
Man Who slew Clarence Hitler
While Attempting to Rob Home
Executed Despite Plea OF
His Attorney.

! CHICAGO. Feb. ls.-Five murderer
were hanged in the Cook county jail to
day -
Thus more men suffered the extrem'
pjenalty than met death for throwinl
the Haymarket bomb 10 the anarchis
riots Of 1886. Two murders caused all fiv,
to walk TO the gsllows and drop TO thelr
death through the trap. while four wer,
hanged for the Haymarket bomb throw.
ing.
Frank Shiblawski Emil Shlblawski. his
brother: Philip somerling and Thomas
Schultz slayers Of Fred w. GuelEow, a
truck farmer. whom they killed In cold
blood after rohbing him. died while their
spiritual adviser was seeking to convince
a judge that the four were insane.
Priest Tries 60 Save Lives.
A Polish Catholic priest declared before
Judge Mckinley in the superior court
that he believed the youths were insane,
While the death march OF the shiblawskl
brothers was in progress In the jail office
a bailiff from Judge McKinley's court
sped to the jail office and summoned
Jaiier Davies to court. But three minutes
before the bailiffs arrival the shiblaw-
skis had been swung into eternity.
Davies refused TO obey the summons
TO the superior court. Instead. Chief
Deputy Peters telephoned to the Judge
that two OF the men had been hanged
and that the executions Of the other two
would proceed unless a formal writ pre-
vented.
No writ was issued and summerling and
Schultz followed their companions In
crime on the gallows
Judge Refuses to stop Executions.
The hanging OF Thomas Jennings, a
negro, who killed Clarence Hitler. while
attempting TO rob the Hitler home. came
after Judge Lands In the United States
district court had denied petition for
release on a writ OF habeas corpus which
set forth that Jennings had been con-
vioted on finser-prlnt evidence which he
had been compelled to give the police IN
Of his rights.
Judge Lands did not rule on the com
potency OF the evidence, holding that the
point II taken to the federal courts at
all should have been carried directly to
he United States supreme court from
he state supreme court. II also declined
% consider the evidence OF the photog-
'apher that he had been asked by the
'olice to retouch photographs OF I'm
rings finger prints and sharply criticised
he man who made the affidavit for de-
aging TO make his statement until the
rials and appeals were over
The five hansinEs caused many to dis.
uss the abolishment of capital purssh-
nent In Illinois.
Murder Of Gueisow Brutal.
The men murdered Guelzow on the |
northwest side while he was on his way |
o market with load Of garden truck.
Guelzow. who had been married a little 1
more than a year, pleaded with his
sssilahts take his money but spare his
fe for the sake OF his wife and
ionth-old baby. Instead, his slayers
ttacked him with clubs, knives and re-
divers. After they had killed him they
isfigured his body. They were arrested
Thile trying to sell Guelzow's horses.
The crime was committed October %.
III. The six were found guilty De-
ember r. The punishment Of the two
oungest was fixed at life imprisonment
nd the other four at death. They were
have been hanged December q, but
GOVERNOR Deneen granted stay until
,day.
Jennings was convicted Of having
lurdered Hitler In the latter's home,
10. 1910. on being discovered
the act Of committing burglary.