Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-25
MILO WILL
SWING FOR
HIS CRIME.
FOR FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS
LEGAL HANGING WILL
OCCUR IN N. D.
Stoned Man TO DEATH
Servian Confesses to Terrible
Crime; Other Man May Also
Be Sentenced.
Stoned Man TO DEATH

man will dangle at the end Of a rope
at the North Dakota penitentiary to
pay the penalty for the crime of MUIR
der. At least one life will be snuffed
out in this manner, and it Is possible
that the hanging will be a double af-
fair.
Joe Milo, aged "a, was sentenced to
death by hanging for the murder Of
J. N. Karst, OF Breckenridge, Mime
sofa, by stoning him to death, at
Lansford, Bottineau county, that sen
tence being pronounced by the court
even in the face OF the fact that Milo
pleaded guilty to the crime, giving Of
ficials complete confession.
John Miller, Aliio's companion, Is on
trial charged with the murder of II.
NJ. Seisl, Karst's companion, both be-
ing slain in the robbery, committed
near Lansford, N. D. .
Milo Staggered by Sentence.
Milo was staggered when the jury,
which had been out seven hours, re-
turned with it's verdict that he 60 to
death OH. the scaffold. Milo had con-
fessed his part in the crime-and he
had expected to get out with a life
sentence. He had almost to be car.
ried out of the courtroom after hear
ing the pronouncement Of the jury's
verdict.
Seven Years Since Sentence Given.
It Is seven years ago since jury in
North Dakota has meted out the death
sent nee for murder-it is over ten
years ago since such u sentence has
been carried out.
Little Rising Sun, an Indian, charg.
ed with and convicted OF the murder
Of postmaster and his daughter, at
Somber. Bottineau county, was the
last man to be sentenced to death by
hanging. Hes gained stay of eXecu-
tion only rive itaaffdre Pore TIE time,
set for the hanging.
attsIOhn Rooney aa2boxcar murderer,
who SHOT and Killed an N. ?. brake
man, near Dickinson, n d., eleven
years ago, was the last man to meet
death on the gallows. He was hanged
at the state penitentiary ten years
ago.
Victim Fought.
Milo confessed the Staying of Karst,
whom he set upon as he was sleeping
Karst, Milo said, fought him, and he
became enraged, picking up a stone
and beating Karst on the head time
and again. till the victim was dead.
He maintained that Miller killed Seisl
Milo and Miller were captured within
five days of the double murder being
arrested at Fargo, after making their
way there in a roundabout manner.
Milo is a Servian
Traced by Amateur Methods.
The men were traced by means of
their own amateurish manner OF get
ting away. Near Granville men were
found to whom the two murderer had
their victims.
From Granville they were traced to
Minot, and thence to Fargo
Express Packas|.s Form CIews.
The men had sent out of Lansford
day before the murders, two express
packages, addressed to themselves, at
Fargo. The authorities got oato this
fact, and awaited their arrival in the
Fargo express office.
The packages were finally called for
but not by the owners. The agent,
however, led officials to their quarry,
one Of the men being landed in Moor.
headL the other in Fargo.
Milo Admits Crime.
Returned TO- Bottineau county 1t
was not long before Milo, the youag
er of the pair, gave the officials the
story He claimed taat he had killed
one of the men-Nliller the other.
J. NJ Karst, one of the victims
whom Milo admitted killing, was u
former resident Of Breckenridge, A1inR
and had been divorced only two or
three weeks before his death. He!
left a family Of three grown-up SONS
and q daughter, IN addition to his dl
vorced wife.
Seisl, the other victim, was q trans
lent, making his home for time at
Calgary, Canada, and also in the state
of Oklahoma
Warden Not Notified:
Warden Talcott, whose duty it Will
be to carry out the sentence given
to Milo, stated yesterday that he had
received no notification Of the YER
dict. The warden has long been op
posed to capital punishment and has
been active In the fight to secure the
abolishment of the death sentence in
this state.
SCHOONER GOES DOWN.
Kitterly, Maine. Nov 24.-An uni
Identified schooner went down in a
squall near the Isles of Shoals, and
all her crew is thought to have beea
drowned. The vessel was about 5O
TONS Che had the annaarance of &