The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-31
man IS FACE
TO FACE WITH
DEATH 5 TIMES
Woman Lawyers Save Him
From Chair Time After
Time
LAST CALL WAS CLOSE

BY KENNETH W. PAYNE
ROCHESTER, N. ", Aug.
3i--Saved from death In the
electric chair eight times In
succession by last-minute re-
prlevesl
This 10 the halrralsing hls.
tory OF Charles stielow, farm
hand said TO be a haif.wlt. who
Hes In the death house at Sing
Sing prison.
II has Just been revealed TO
the writer that little blond
eonvie, In Sing Sing deserves
all eredi, for tlp which re-
suited In stielow's last stay Of
execution.
Stielow was convicted IN Orleans
county, y v. on charge OF muir
dering farmer. Charles Phelps.
and his housckeeper. Margaret
NNANhfAf iif NaH b'HN W RhhNh tAh'
to face with death eight times. auf
FERNS ordeals which might have
driven some men insane
Outside Aid Saves Him
In Judge Adolph Rodeubeck'H
court here an appeal for new trial
will soon be heard. In the mean.
time tho thrilling story OF hoN
Stlelow's wife and children have
had their loved one saved for them
is attracting nationwide attention.
Misha Appelbaum. leader OF the
Humanitarian cult In New York.
today told mo the first concise and
connected story OF this many.
rceled thriller
'The body of Margaret Wolcott.
IN nightgo&n. was found by Site.
low on his doorstep" said Appel
baum Running 60 farmer Phelps
house. Sticlow found Phelps on the
floor dying
Rewards OF $4,000 we're offered.
and Detective George Newton re
ported he had obtained confes.
sion from Stislow. who was found
guilty and sentenced.
But a little blond youngnter who
Is convict In Sing Sing / canno,
give hls name discovered IN.
formation he said would prove
Stielow innocent Stricken with
horror nj tho tragedy OF tho man
Nth a chiids mind who was
cooped up near him in the death
house. tho convict got word 10
lawyer Of tho Mutual Welfare
league. the slng Sing conyiets so
cieiy.
Women Are Active
lnez Mllholiand Bolsseyaiu and
Mrs. Grace IIumiston. tho woman
lawyer who has already saved two
persons from tho chair. became In.
tcrestsd. Seven times. aa the hour
for execution ncared. Sticlow vas
given reprievcs TO allow counsel 90
gather evidence for new trial.
Gov. Whitman. himself. issued five
consecutive repricyes
"But the motion for new trial
VAS finally refused. and execution
set for sunrise on Saturday morn.
ing
Two days before Sticlow vas TO
die. David white. his counsel. aud
myself. with Mrs. Stieiow and the
Stlelow children. rushed to Gov.
Nhltman's office to ask another
repriovc. The governor told us to
wait.
Family Waits Body
Mrs. Stiolow and tho children
went back 20 the prison TO walt for
the body OF their loved one TO be
turned over 10 them. I went 20
New York. decided to call up all
the judges In the city.
by pure chance my eye fell
on the name % Justice Charles
L. Guy OF the supreme court.
ard at a;a5 this morning. only
few hours before the current
was to be sent into Stielow's
body. he called Sing Sing b.
phone and ordered a stay OF
execution until II o'clock that
night.
Mrs Bolssevaln and others pro
duced evidence Of now clues. and
Mrs. noisseyain rushed TO Sing
Sing with Justice Guys written
order staying execution She ar.
rived just as preparations had been
completed for Stlcluw's death.
Thank Cod was all Stielow
could say Ills wife and children
broke down completely.
Now We hope TO prove that a
Junk man. said 10 have recently
confessed TO tho murder. is really
the guilty man. We feel certain
Stielow will be acquitted and. after
months Of facing death day by
day. restored TO his broken.hearted
family"