The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-12-23
GRAMMER , COLE
DIE IN CHAR FOR
MRS. v0GT''s DEATH
Former Prisoner Processes In
nocence in Note Read After
Electrocution, While Latter.
Leaves No Word.

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 81 (Special) -.
The demands or justice have been
carried out, and Alison B. Cole and
Allen v. Grammer have paid with
their lives the penalty for the murder
OF Mrs. Lulu Vogt, aged and esteemed
woman of Howard county, Neb on
the night of July 4, 1917.
The joint execution took place
shortly after o'clock Monday after
noon in the death chamber of the
state penitentiary. Grammer was t.le
first to be electrocuted. He was pro-
nounced dead within four minutes
from the time the electric current was
turned on. Coles execution followed
Immediately. and he was dead within
five minutes.
The double electrocution, the first IN
the state, was in charge of Il. e. Cur
RE of Boston. n ~
The execution was originally set for
o'clock but G. I. Nudge, prison phy
stefan, one of the officials, did not ar
rive until 1901. 1t was IL minutes
after before Grammer was taken TO
the chair.
At II minutes to Cole asked to
see Grammer.
The latter was taken to his cell and
the two shook hands.
"Re Brave" Grammer Tells Cole,
BE brave, boy" said Grammer, as
he clasped Coles hand.
'sTll do that" replied Cole. you DO
your part"
The last hope faded away Monday
noon when Federal Judge T. G. Mum
ger denied an application for writ of
habeas corpus presented by Attorney
j. M. Priest in behalf OF Cole.
Death came to the two men after as
hard fight for life as has ever been
staged in the Nebraska courts. 1t
came after delays and reprieves that
| ran to the number of Is for Cole ard
| ID for Grammer. 1t came after their
| lawyers had exhausted their material
| resources in his defense.
| Until the action Of the supreme
court last Saturday the men had hope
They believed that their good for
| tune would be constant and that III
some way their attorneys would be
| able to stave off the laws eXaction OF
| life for life. That hope dwinaled
with the state supreme courts action
! and entirely passed away when the
federal court refused the final appeal
for a writ made by Cole.
Mrs. Grammer in Death Cell.
Mrs. Grammer, wife of the con-
| demned man, her roommate and
Grammer's father spent the last mn :
utes in the death cell with him
Grammer called in newspaper mon
and briefly discussed the case with
them. He said it had been an excit-
ing case and had caused controversy
in all parts of the country, among t.ze
newspapers. He said the newspa per-
might have prejudiced the pffal!e
against him. but If this was true he
wanted to say he had no prelude
against the newspapers.
He shook hands with the represcn-
tatives of the press.
Grammer told the reporters that he
had given written statement to his
attorneys that contained the truth
about the case and he would swear tc
it under oath. He asked, as one of his
last requests that they publish j: jus,
as written
Grammer did not appear nervous.
Lafe Simonson, a neighbor of the
Grammer family. was present as {
witness for the family at the reques
of Grammer's father.
Cole Didn't Break Down.
Cole spent the last minutes of his
stay on earth with his attorney ant
friends in his cell
He did not show any signs of break
ing down.
The statement left by Gramme
with his attorneys denies he had an,
part in the murder of Mrs Vogt wh'
was his motherinlaw The testimon.
at the trial and all subsequent pro
ceedings went to show that while Col
did the actual killing, he was prompt
ed by Grammer and promised $500 t.
commit the crime.
Cole left no statement.
The bodies were claimed by rela
tives and probably will be taken t.
Howard county for burial