Year: 1879




INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept. 10. 1879.


Louis Guetig who murdered Mary McGlew ut the
Spencer House year ago. hanged in this city to-
day. The murder the most brutal that
Cured in Indianapolis. Guetig had been paying his
addresses to Mary McGlew. the murdered girl, for
about two years. but owing to his dissolute habits
and bad associates she had discarded him and had
avoided seeing him much possible. This
seemed to enrage Guetg, and he stated to different
parties that he would certainly kill her if she
did not go with him. On the evening
of September o. 1875 he borrowed o
Smith n Wesson revolver. and going to the Spencer
House entered the courtyard. where Mary McGlew,
Addie Mclaughlin and Katie Collins were standing.
Guetig approached them, and in excited manner
addressed the question to Miss McGlew "Are you
ready to make me those promises have asked for
longY' at the same time drawing revolver from
his pocket. At this, all the girls began to scream,
Mary crying out, Eyes. yes. will promise you
everything" Guetig stepped between her and the
door. saying, "You promise me this because you
know am going to kill you" He then raised the
vover and fired five shots rapidly he could dis
charge the weapon. The girl fell to the ground at
the first shot, and lifted her hands toward Gueg as
though imploring him to have mercy on her. Tho
first shot struck her In the face just under
the left eye. and. penetrating the molar bone, en-
tered the brain. The second shot struck Addie
Mclaughlin in the right check inlicting only
slight flesh wound, and gancing lodged in the abdo-
men of Miss McGlew; the third shot struck his
victim in the neck; the fourth took effect in the
thigh of Katie Collins. dining girl. and the
fifth entered the right eye of the dying GIRL pierre
ing the BRAIN Guetig then placed the muzzle OF the
revolver to his heart and pulled the trigger, but
failed in his attempt at suiclde all the loads having
been discharged. Seeing that his victim was in
the agonies Of death the villain walked into the
hotel office, where he gave himself up to police
man. The wounded girl removed to her room
but died just as physician was entering the door,
At the Central police station Guetig was inter-
viewed by the HERALD correspondent, and he made
the following statement:-


GUETIG's STATEMENT IN JAIL.


"Well, suppose Mary is dead, and as killed her
might as well tell all about it now as any other
time. When Mary McGlew came to the Spencer
House, nearly i've years ago. met her and liked her
very much, and have been going with Der ever
since then until short time ago. when she went
back on me. This made me SICK and had spasms
for while told her that would die il she did
not go with me. Finally, after she had told me sew
eral times that she would not have anything more
to do with me, concluded to kill her / don't
know how many shots tired. meant to save one
for myself and finish my life, too. fired the last
that the that took her in the eye. Then she
began to kick. God! l her kicking
me- Then placed the pistol to my heart and pulled
the trigger, but the shots were oil gone l sorry
they were. don't want any Penitentiary business
in mine for this now. ought to hang for it. and
want to. want to bo buried right beside Mary,
though. l want to see my mother, and then don't
give damn what comes. want to die. am in
earnest about it. am very sorry, indeed, that
shot Addie Mclaughlin and Katie Collins, because
have nothing in the world against them and they
have always treated me right. hope their wounds
not at all serious. Well guess have told you
all know or want to tell you about this affair.""


Young Guetig is but twenty years of age, and is
rather prepossessing in appearance. He has long
borne bad reputation.


Mary McGew the murdered girl. was nineteen
years old. aud was considered handsome. She was
highly respected and loved by all knew her. On
September 70. 1875 Guetig brought into the
Mayors Court, and on being arraigned in answer to
the question OF the prosecutor, said, II am not
guilty.. and the question being repeated said. II
not guilty, sir; ne waived an examination and
in both he was sentenced to be hanged to-day.


THE FATAL MOMENT.


This morning tor the first time since his incar-
ceration, Guetg gave attention to the counsels of
the Catholic clergy but he preserved the last the
cold indifference Of manner which has characterized
him for months. He was escorted to the scaffod by
Fathers ODonohue and Seller, who performed the
ceremonies OF the Church. He ascended with a firm
step and listened to the reading of the death
rant without apparent feeling. When asked il he
had anything to he replied that he had and spoke
follows, reading from a roll OF manuscript which
he drew carefully from his breast pocket and un-
folded


eat last my friends the time set apart by law has
arrived for me to say farewell not only to you who
have gathered about me ut this moment, but to all
the world bohlnd. You WILL therefore, believe the
last utterances or dying man. when he informs
you that he deeply realizes, but without omplant,
the solemnty of this hour, fraught with the great
est change that can come to mankind in this restless
life At this point Gncig dropped his manuscript
and looking the spectators fully in the face added
tho following in more natural tone of voice. but
with equal distnctness :--.Gentlemen, il there be
any here that have injured in any matter or
in any way l hope you will forgive me-
I will now suffer DEATH the debt which owe to
Mary McGlew, and hope that all my friends and all
my foes will forgive Farewell! II there be
any whom in the past have wronged in any manner
in that other life, where horror never comes" Ho
then turned to those the scaffold with him and
shook hands with Sheriff Pressly. Deputy Rey nods,
Clerk Rausdell Judge Heller and others and an
nounced his readiness to die. The drop fell at the
tenth stroke OF the Court House clock, which was
striking twelve. His neck was dislocated and no
died in fifteen minutes. His body was taken in
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