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THRILL KILLERS

A normal romance is
not possible to the
degenerate who gets

his thrills only in

gross, erotic rites

BURNING
FLESH

Not content to torture the women he ravished,

by ALAN MASTERS

IKE so many of his unholy breed, he did not
look the part. By day he was a quite ordinary
young man, working steadily at an ordinary job.
He spent most evenings innocently in the com-
pany of his fiancée, whom he never gave cause
to suspect the truth; the terrible truth that late
at night he prowled the streets of his home town of Peoria,
Illinois, secking girls and young matrons as his prey.

He stalked, not haphazardly on the chance of a willing’

pickup here or there, but with an obscene reptilian cunning,
on the hunt for unwary innocents whom he could lure into
a trap so ingeniously manipulated that the police were

he filmed their agony for his obscene library

completely ignorant of his sex monstrosities for years,
Once in his clutches, a victim was unlikely to escape
unharmed. He had perfected a technique to insure against
that.
He enjoyed gloating over his prey before overpowering

“her. With pitiless candor he would describe what was in

store for her. He could seldom resist inflicting physical tor-
tures—of which his repertoire was thorough, indecd—upon
a victim before the final assault.

Even then, even after an unfortunate girl had been aban-
doned to her shame and tears, the fantastic ritual of this
monster’s depravity was not complete.

The crime to which the killer confessed was so extreme, so unusual, that
the inhabitants of an entire city were aroused, and the police officials
took special precautions to speed the transgressor to a place of safety.

Mildred Hallmark, youthful, pretty
and religious, was trapped by the
last man she should ever have met.

POLICE DRAGNET CASES

:ravished,

e library

s for years.
likely to escape
to insure against

‘re overpowering
ibe what was in
ting physical tor-
gh, indeed—upon

| had been aban-
tic ritual of this

youthful, pretty
rapped by the

ever have met.

¢ DRAGNET CASES

The young rapist as he appeared in
life and (large photo) just before
he met death in the electric chair.

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eat at nyost. of | the ¢elt-dours, simply, shak- |
hands with inmets and biddiug Wen |
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lohg ‘about 946'clock, with his hat on | plCAysSK on, gotenen. wd
dee to his mourn, Tracy left) his eetfin | \ tall uh Di, Krost topk nH mpera-

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rouse abot hing | Father

Cihem. |Whild talking with Kéeenau T | :
Fa Shera ee b# pe that hie woulun’ Scout | if lib bia fae pee cite after
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hos siuled Garter, would ttt Ebates shire
> that MeNamara, © ates

5 library Ope. was In his shirt.

a cigat Im hls pith, aed walk
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teurderer, woul receive a light sentence ‘adat out wifote! ue (Cink RIDUN E.
Tracy remainedften or ntveen minutes in the 4 “4 tr’ i
debtors’ departigemt, Where he had many ac
Quaintanges, and, agter drlak ing. theirhealth
In cotfee, he biuxe-dewn and: cried a iat]
Ji going throtdgh the north ale gg Te Saw
the scattold, looked it over casually and re-

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{-. the Roun me je it Wo his request Sheri! Mann pérnitted him to
| ‘ |: gv iuio the Emate department Pog

TU SEE SADIE M’BRIDE,
young girl who was tried for larceny not

'Heporters—

; : Jong age, bul eseaped atence for the tiie
Taiks with | being ow tng tu the diacdeeomentat the jury.
Nationalt Bett! bd, but, ‘His | She became acquainted with) Tracy about

nive duonihs ago at Mike Rock’s ‘house,
Wiieltt both were in the habit ot
Visit, Since they had been in jail
sliv had asked often to see hiin,
and quite an attac himgnt sprany up between i
thei. if, indeed, it dig pot exist before. He |
pre sented her with alnumber of litde gaw-
mass that he had had in his cell, a selection
‘ot Huwers frour the bouquets sent to him.and
‘a hiduber of trhukets of no value except as
keepsakes. oth were puch utfected, par- |
ticularly at the parting.

_ ttaving gone the rounds of the jail, Tracy

Wak taken bi the library, wherethe sat

ne Us known. a

down ata began writing his name
' OW Curds, wit “4 e date of his conviction and |
i the day of dis death ‘Tae Tremuxe report. |

ertound ius avthis work, and asked hime.
ei HOW HE FELT.
“Well,” said he, “ you can judge veter
by wiy looks than by Ly, talk.’
He certainly, wasn't nervous, and did ndt

betray injany way a faltering heart, appear- y Pre '
j 1.3 iny tu bea brofessinial Pereonte acini Ar. ¢ alk” i |
Br eet eee a bix jobjon baod which, must lished at 4 tlie |
‘The ary of he Crimp for ‘Which ° acertain time. The secret of his ‘‘nerye,” a | i's THe
er Suffers 2 t, and | however, was made known by a statement of ey i
| a pore oe (0 ae BARTS i! Dr. Krogt, the Jail physician, who said as 4 iu r
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| tae Lae { fH a ae While ago? 3 ste
j le : | i An atwinpt to inane the condemned res )
" PceEe - . 7 . min was not very profitable.
|) |. RHE ig . NRISE. a ot Mid cbourlidked ade hesikds “kina |
' THE FINAL [ARFAST. 3.) | Dave done engueh talk In, the last few {
len Father Pow ne left Tracy, Thyrs- days.” 1 Leeder |
rd J Mig afthir thp besarte Meche att jee thing of the arrange :
+ |tetytew he had et had withthe prisoner, oT aigabaave all rt oe ee ea
iawdas with the'stdict Injung ctiop: that he sb ' hold ine”? im PY | '

to bed at unc¢ in order to*be up ‘eart i ALL HOPE donr. ae

pitt inorning again to receive spiritaal ‘At this monient Sheriff Mann came into
'sofattons 'Thongh: he: wis * very much fa- the roon) 1 this telegrain, Which he fread
Uqued Tracy aa nd it impossible to thiu ot to Tracy:

iets Wik D: in, Sept 23 —~0,: i Mann, ther
‘ j AVG preseg applicgdon for rep ere in|
in prning, andi tin’ 2 meanwhile hg ua h me ' Tracy's case 1a Goveisar Fina) decision) not

me basy by reactit heecereeaatirork giveu. “Tod.catibos vuravodable, ‘Inform Tracy.

\ Mousks SALOMON.
dof the tesmony given hair Be “6 Ny “
his trial, and aking iihonta Thank youd” said Tracy.. “1 am upuch

he ~obliged. | have no hope.” = -
upon to the repdtters: and! Balliffs who v Tt couversatipn with Dr. Krost, wiio |had
; . wateh over him | When ee

been watehing: fia, ati for a week, the

f = reporter learned? “Tracy had faten dwa

roughly - ug regi: “Teli te considegably. | vy onday—Ww muc
and retired OF hed pina! nerd nm sand’ his; eyes hat ¢ one
bat Httle.. later .. he deeper Into His pulse ‘indi ated |

‘complaining that he cauid not siéep.} excitement, ri he ad frequently aske

Sp a {rink of whikky. But) he was, & of

ge draught of. whisky Was given him, | a.¢ }

‘a! ortly thereaftér he'was fi a sound ‘sled, | "Up witv eel Hower. es interest: ocean
i Whieh continued! und) 7 o'clock in We ma beyond what isgivenabdve, except a teffiark,

ing, when he ws awakened and notified
Hares Diwlihg: was awaiting him jo.

ul Fracy when
had not better

alliy Rehin asked ure. he| sing
ake ott bis baw 1
wes i

d Tra¢y.

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Vist be concluded eating a col ‘ed man
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te the sontte . *No? he,

Jibrary. He dressed quickly, und; ap he was | ' ae . e: In to catry off the
la mnt to have: an audience with the pri | siege ee gata ee ea doris ot, he. Lip re d
h¢ ordered far bis breakfast five fried e, a look at Tracy but said fotning, | oat hi
lwiplate of Dust toast, | ‘and ‘cofiee, In t ; A STREAS OF VISITORS, i | h gave

hour he sat dpwn to: ‘the meal set Mee ann, on i
h}in iu the buys’ flepartnyent, and af. re

devouriftzit aj), refuseth to order more |

vader for his body, and |

' tary, |
Re Nia "pal :

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reasoy.thatiit took too long tw get it. that it was ddcently butied in Calvary | iF putt! a littl
‘When he’ had jdone, Mr. Folz told himjhe ctidn’t fall Intel tune Irands| of. the docto
ight gu the rugndsof the jail, Bs tle tad ate Later F eevee
Kod penaissiop to do several days befdre, Magen et fi robin,
f ihe a f bi is ere to all his library, However, ||
(Oh triends |. A Ny aaa ALDON |

; wiyh lulua tor

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Chicago Tribune 9-16-1882 seul udgmeal

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3] THAT) Yow@ DID »

| ta i he Fae settl nee sald Tracy

Will s a yau) the Te Finny een te ihe i. | Trhey, you: Yave just beard a. ; THE 8C FFOLD. |
Ww i? Tetortedl Grange, “ you-asked deat} warrant read to you lj your cath: | ‘es eft]
me for m candid pidion I gave it to fore proceeding to execute iis oaelgionitian DIAGRAM OF THE SAME.
you. i ‘ statement 4 lyen, iti sou| wish, 19 donna ig & | The gallows used was the me one em- |

“DI ‘ydu supphse. Mik Grange , for a ladon whan: in & cle: ar, frm, | ployed in the. execut
Rae Fete ho ith iia. iran ly i vata and’ ie ronan able! selt-possesslon: nelly, June 21; 1878,
o \ your ne brea jours James line art ppods odes to. eialy statewmunk fur samie spot. T e@ two

ocent bf the charge. jt, and Tracy was h

a te erry and Con- |
écted in the:

Ho wee! ‘attached to

ed-on Wie rope 'to the

! Maker in de of" the In
Tak att a} som! length on the Sat presen E-sny, south, standimg on side o trap. |
es in om ‘Hall's falcon! on Les street ese it ey, wagid dahon | pe chamber back of the scaffold was the un-
| the da t Gr cs slapped him! on the , But, ipiocent. as lL) am, nowy man who cut rope rdand back
“shoulder: He ar that if! he was appre of the hergafter. | Idieanfutio-| the trap. The'trap fe dowsveesd and:
| heust 4 stan he would ‘ane Ton ty nd } R , rath la rm! hty, amd ‘it wilt: pee: ; wartl, and was ‘caught kk bya spring ¢
jist at He ae peneye BY | adopts It worked remarkably) well'yesterday. ‘|
| Gran ii" buts me Anished on: of the pities _ The append¢d' diag gag ‘give’ tne out-
than bib inl ‘er Fa Dowling, ae ok. Certs ae idéa ¢f me eeeat
d 4 + a t $ i ‘
him ibtiocent or guilt ee tte baci | Ils ,Surroun ings:
lar réply as befdve, ga : were binjoned with’ stout there aheaoe: r
hand a bade ms Ri “Bei the Feadatane pinant as - T ~ *|
sours sal py St 18 8c it | ! ot!
yeu! iia out some «py Whbh By m moun Say sad en. | Branch Primi “od
Tom ell woen yo sealkinc wi one? | fF th. loug wilte shroud. ger . a i
& . a : ; or ; j ‘to yard,
Fils, ended ntetview vi Brae atuk fo) Pedder tna trustiatdae "At radar ae
od coinpel ‘d » di n to: it. Sheriffi Mayin sdjustec”the Seuf- |
pasuetd out into | Library Anis, bi tat all ’ ng the kndt on the’ | side of Ttoia. . |, |
good; eae wi ‘the. ii for! another | | ; hands teempled. as he: tight Eiee VA H
gonsal ye with | the holy ut there showed na tans of breaking | | aa) A Mees akg Bee ee
walt lee REY 1{ I, itly: very: firm, sgow- yom fee
4 io eo apparent! ;
ante prt a | nerve. Jailer Foiz adjusted Ceis. 1 he. i [>
feta ) ae | ‘ the black cay, | ) ort quick Saath ot ot |) ;
Mek shack : Searro Df the ocaea pNisibly agitated it, ‘Father | | eal fe Ae
iA wan inutes ck Jailer Rolz Dowling remmhjned on the ny p- with, ats, for | } 1. bi
clear} inh pena inte of all t fall ofipjals, - ks Ach at ier ‘braye Celis. t Lt
dud digs | ahd is Ae aa Tn, Gv being reddy, | BB.
whic! te soit moved t0 | F Sher ’ Jel cen} 3s | I
éells: iit ¢o dor. ]] Devs $-Sh ruts ) Lakh: A KNOTTED coRD ‘4 é my 7 if €& | :
ie ad yi bok after ofits ‘from ‘the wall of the chamber be- ‘Trey |G |:
; Were! sta- Rind. ais fel 4 And sane: pmax ne apts reo
a aged) The door down a ce of about’ tive i caus ‘
as Fee pesypeeret tn. | | Bite cea aegis for eae cau apo mith |
hed } Maes hie af d others The knot nad slipped Around to the back of E oe | ¢ }
to the wie , fret | West of the | | the neck, and| it’ was feared that déatlf: by ||| | Cells. |
* scafigld,! {nm f vot, here was a | | strangalation| would ery but the au | eae ad
low fe th Were the re- quent éxamination showed that the ne¢k } ads ;
@ tabl 7 jer’s been broken by the fall]. “A er a few rival bho
ports 96: sive twitches all signs pt life ap arent iy dis. Mh
jury,{wiho ' » (The | | appearsd.| Dt, Bluthardt’ and ed Be utehin-|] |
foe ee av | | acenoeodaoner a ania ong Auge
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cel bait rles pore an ' four ninutes after Be, ik fue by THK SPI sae
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fadir seats, manacles, | pinons, shroud, aod. ap enough to secure tl¢kets of admission to
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174 HISTORY OF RANDOLPH, MONROE AND PERRY CO UNTIES, ILLINOIS.

a charge of Larc ny was ordered confined in the county
jail for thirty days. Not until four years after, at the July
special term of 1838, was confinement in the State Peniten-
tiary adjudged necessary the county then having been in

existence eleven years. At that term J. Bennet for stealing a |

horse was ordered to be sent to Alton, and to be confined at
hard labor fourteen and one-half months, and in solitary
confinement for two weeks. |
The first Divorce observed upon record was gfanted at
the May term of 1839 upon the petition of Elfza Lakin
against Adam Lakin.

THE FIRST MURDER TRIAL.

The first person tried in this county upon the harge of
murder, was one William Corberly. The cause w brought
on change of venue from St. Clair county, where tle indict-
ment had been found. The first order regarding this cause,
appears on the record of April 30th, 1842, wh
Shields, the prisoner’s attorney, appeared befo
Walter B. Scates, and made a movion that the
s'ricken from the docket for want of jvrisdicti The
motion was sustained and an order in accordance therewith
entered. His attorney appears in court again with|a peti-
tion for a writ of habeas corpus, and upon a hea ring on
May 3d of the same year, the prisoner was ordered to be
delivered to the sheriff of St. Clair county. The cause
cume up for trial in this court, on the fifteenth day of
October, 1842. Willis Allen was the attorney for the
people, and John Dougherty appeared in defence lof the
prisoner. A jury composed of James Huggins, John Hug-

gins, Euclid Logan, Peter W. Robinson, John Ayers, John
M Campbell, John King, Daniel Gunn, Samuel 8. Wilson,. |
William Linton, William Hutchings and Samuel {Brown, |
| The latter ran clear to his father’s home and entered the
_ house just as Watts was catching up with him. James

was secured. The same day the prisoner entered a plea of
“not guilty,’ the trial completed and the verdict\ of the
jury rendered, finding the prisoner guilty and fix ng his
punishment at two months and three weeks in the peniten-
tiary, with two weeks in solitary confinement.

At the October term, 1846, a meeting of the members of
the bar was held, Ben. Bond of Clinton county, chairman,
and Wm. Stokes, secretary, at which Wm. H. Unde wood,
B. M. Cox, P. E. Hosmer, R. S. Bond and A. J. Dickinson
were appointed a committee to present resolutions commem-
orative of the death of H. B. Jones, a member of the bar,
who had died.

Of the murder trials, which have been had in this county,
the death penalty was never adjudged by the jury; until
November 8th, 1873. At the November term of the circuit
court; John Feefee and George Williams, negroes, were put
upon trial for the murder of a farmer named Mattison.
They had been stealing his hogs, and were being followed
by Mattison, when they riddled his body with bullets, and
left him lying dead in the field. The cause came up for
trial before judge Amos Watts, on the first day of November,
and issue joined and pla of “ not guilty,”’ entered.

D. W. Fountain appeared, alone, for the people, while
the prisoners were defended by Gen. Jones, E. H. Lemen,
Lewis Hammack and M. C. Edwards. The following jury
was obtained after several days’ effort: Samuel J. Brown,

William G. Brown, Julius Schlegel, Jesse Green, James M.
Wheatley, James Smith, Absalom Adkins, Jonathan M.
Rice, Daniel Benson, James Horner, Isaac Lipe and
Ephraim Pyle. On the morning of the 8th of November,
the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, and fixed the punish-

ment at death by hanging. The criminals were sentenced
to be hanged-on the 28 hol November 1873. The scaffold
was built and every preparation made by sheriff, Leonard

T. Ross, to carry into effect the sentence, when governor
Beveridge commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life.

TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF VAUGHN.

The history of this crime is best told in the language of
the Globe-Democrat, of June 17th, 1832: “James Vaughn
was a tall, good-looking fellow. He worked in the coal
mines the best part of his life, and so was not tanned and
browned like the general run of country laborers. He wore
quite a swell mustache, parted his hair neatly, and when
dressed for the grave in a suit of broadcloth he looked like |
anything but a murderer. In June, 1881, there was a
meetiug of Democrats held in the town of Tamaroa, III.,
nine miles northeast of Pinckneyville. It was here that
Vaughn lived at, this time, together with his father and
mother and their children. Ben Vaughn was the favorite

brother of James, and Ben liked fun as well as any man.~ 3% ES

Ben, although a Republican, went to the Democratic meet-
| ing, and when one of the speakers was soaring to the top
| cloud, Ben spoiled the effect by shouting ‘Hurrah for Gar-
| field. This breach of the peace riled William Watts, the
| city marshal of Tamaroa. He pulled his revolver and
- pointing it at Ben he frightened the latter so that he took
to his heels, with Watts after him, still holding the revolver
and flourishing it as though he intended killing the fugitive.

| Vaughn heard of the escapade of his brother and of the
chase, and the more he thought of it the madder he got.
‘If Watts ever tries to arrest or fool with me as he did with

occurrence noted, James Vaughn, filled up with whiskey,
took a walk about the public streets of Tamaroa. He
talked loudly, said he did not care much for anybody, and
less for Watts, and as he talked the latter appeared and
told him he was disturbing the peace, and that. he would
arrest him if he did not shut up. Vaughn turned his nose
up at the marshal and told him he could not arrest him
unless he was armed with a warrant. This statement
appears to have irritated Watts, for he seized hold of his
man and said he ‘would have to come along. Vaughn
jerked away from Watts, and this made the latter very angry.
He raised his. cane, and.struck Vaughn over the head with
it. Vaughn ‘seizéd-the cane and raised his right hand,
which contained ‘a, pocket-knife with the big blade open.
Vaughn aimed: for a vital spot, and his aim was true, the
knife severing the subclavian artery. Watts fell to the

ground, saying, ‘I’m a dead man,’ but before giving up. 38
life, and while in the very throes of death, he drew his ~%
revolver and aimed at Vaughn, who, noticing the marshal’s

Ben,’ said Vaughn, ‘I'll kill him just as sure as there’s a og
God in Heaven.’ On August 4th, just two months after the *<sae

HISTORY OF RANDOLPH, MONROE

- move, beat a hasty retreat.. The dying man aimed at the

_ he said: ‘Oh, I’m a man of my word.

Five, but the cartridge failed to explode.
he fired.

A second
This time the weapon responded; and a

.bulket pierced Vaughn’s left leg, inflicting a slight flesh

wound. The next moment Watts toppled over and wag
dead.. Vaughn was seized by bystanders, and before them
I told you I’d kill
that man if he ever tried to arrest me, and I’ve kept my
word.’ ”’

An indictment for murder soon followed his arrest, and
on the first day of May, 1882, James Vaughn was arraigned
before judge George W. Wall, on a charge of murder. He
entered a plea of “not guilty.” Mortimer C. Edwards, the
county attorney, assisted by R. W. S. Wheatley, Esq.,
conducted the prosecution, and Messrs. R. M. Davis and
E. H. Lemen, the defense. The first two days were spent
in obtaining a jury, which was as follows: John W. Rush-
ing, P. S. Wilks, George Kraft, Charles Seifert, William
Stewart, W. H. Sterling, Christian Schwartz, Jacob Thomas,

Chesterfield Harold, Hugh Devinney, James Knox and

R. P. Burbank. The cause was given to the jury on the
evening of May 3d, and at fifteen minutes past twelve the
next morning, they rendered their verdict of guilty and
affixed the death penalty. The usual motions were made
in the case, but all were overruled, and on the 13th day of
May, judge Wall passed the sentence of death, selecting the
16th day of June, 1882, as the date for the execution, the

t and only one in the county. The case was then ‘taken

he Supreme Court, who affirmed the decision of the jury
in the lower court.

Sheriff, Thomas Penwarden, had named 12.15 pP.™., as -

the hour for the execution, and at that time twenty-five
persons were admitted to the body of the jail. This included
the sheriff’s guard, the spiritual adviser of the condemned

“-and the reporters. The scaffold was in one corner of the

and awaited the coming of the condemned.

jail. To reach it the tops of the cells had to be scaled, and
reaching this point was made easy by a temporary wooden
stairway. The little crowd gathered on the top of the cells
At 12.20
Vaughn was taken out of his cell and led to the scaffold by
the sheriff. The minister walked by his side and stood by
him upon the trap. After prayer the death warrant was
read, and then the sheriff asked Vaughn if he had anything

AND PERRY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. 1

tosay. He answered. “I have got nothing at all to say,”
whereupon the clergyman said that Vaughn had asked him
to speak for him. He said that Vaughn was very sorry
that he had killed Watts, but confident and hopeful that
Christ would pardon him for all the sins committed in this
life. He repented for the crime, and had faith that God
had a pardon waiting for him in Heaven. After this last
statement the sheriff put on the black cap and adjusted the
rope. Then the minister and the sheriff stepped off the
trap, shaking hands at the same time with Vaughn and
bidding him good-by. Deputy sheriff Lemen raised the axe
and severed the rope that held the trap up. The door fell
with a crash and Vaughn was sent flying into the unknown
world. There was a twitch of the ropes and then all was
over. The fall was nearly six feet and had kroken his neck.
Thirty-five minutes after the drop life was pronounced
extinct by the attending physicians. Vaughn was a Ten-
nesseean by birth, hailing from McNair county, that state.
He was thirty three years of age at the time of his death.

STATISTICS.

The growth of the county in wealth can in no way be so clearly shown as by
giving the assessment rolls at different periods... We select two, which are here
appended, viz: those of 1860 and 1882.

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Assessment of Perry County in 1860.

SHOWING TOTALS, a:
Value.

: Number.
FOP SOS coc ccccccocdccunscchcacsseveccscorescscetesscosccstesteeteiscesteocerneccoeesoseres 4.250 $177,630
Neat Cattles cee cess cr reap tacee ste ecueeeoreess Bee Goer ies erates 11,345 135,285
Mules and ASSCS...ccccceccscecsesscsceeccesseseesceterscssacesasecesonsrsesssancees i 26,305
SHEOPa....cesssccesssscssrenceesensecssescnecsnseaeesaseceseecenseesesser nen ensnnsennens 6,273
HOGS. ...cecesseccorssesessessantseceesanaceececonseseeauanenaassoescrssss tenes seeseaaeeees 10,841
Carriages and WAgON’.....cseessereeeeseeeees 38,0CO
CloCKS ANd Watches.......ccc0.anerscseeereseesreeneees 6,486
PUONOS..ccccccoscocccccscccaccsscccesscgaccecsanccsscnsesessenssccnscsenscnecscsseouseres 335
Goods and Merchandise. Sap recon S 67,075
Manufactured Artictes.... Beate oe sae tas de gic ach stants peneicecessmceree 2,295
Moneys and Credits........... ee orn enn bo 49, fi20
Bonds, Stocks, Joint Stock Companies, CtC....seeesrereesee cree os . 4,090
Unenumerated Property ..ccccccccccsnrersnnmesscesesssceanacesonecsscoesesceens 78,614
Aggregate $603,915
Deductions... 26,864
Total value of taxable personal prope4rty........sccccsercerseccerrerreerscreserecerees $576,151
Lands........ $1,014,846 :
Town Lots 169,917
Total value of lands and town lots...... Spanier Aah ee eee eee aes . $1,184,763
Total value of real and personal Property... ncseesrccensrcceresreees Gavbeseass $1,760,914,
TAXES,

State Tax, 47 COnts 023 S100.....cceceseeeseser eve pone tee eceohec stones ieee EO $8,276 29
State School Tax, 20 cents on $100.-.......6 slecceael Cis ceceeliic se yecvecssecessers 3,521 83
State Tax on forfeited property redeeMed.....-..-ennsserrrrerrersrecesessens 39 53
State Tax and Interest remaining due from former yea¥s.........+ss. 128 02%
County Tax, 40 Cents ON SLOO.......cecerseranersrrncessesrerte sence ssnsorers 7,043 65s
County Tax and Interest due from LOTMEL YEATS ...ccccesecene sec esserernenes 167 55
Specisl County TAX.ercseresresssrersersserrsnssscneercerereaneacersseneserersesseeseeees 6,755 32

Total Tax levied......ceccescsccsseecssrnsecasenes cesceeseccaesnaarcceecessoessenes $25,932 19

Acres in cnltivation—Wheat, 10,296; Corn, 17,157; Other field products, 2,469-.

Assessment of Real Estate, Personal Property, and Principal Articles of Perry County, Dlinois, for the year 1882.

Town 4, range 1:.;° 9933! $100850 8230| $17367| 18163] $118217| 147, $27045) 300) $1645) 447 $31690; 310 99545) 424! $1185) 104! $3280) 68 $68} 275] $380)10{ $1030
* op © 11 17748) 16907]1| 7737) 16183| 25485) 185254) 26 1295} 45, led} 71 L419} 472| 14285! 554| 5584| 124| 4085) 185) = 183| 797) 1170 4| 520
* 6, % 1.) 13624] 158404; 6405} 11034) 20024) 167438] 602, 122358 239! 7078) 834} 229436] 349; 11010) 526) 5285) 124) 4045) 244 355) 418] 487/20] 2940
“ 4, “ 2.) 4136] 32265) 12387; 28382) 16473) 60647 : ee wae 159 4750| 263} 2630} 42) 1245) 50 50! 337| 338] 3] 400
“5&9. 9573] 86270} 10323| 20696] 19896) 1U7U54... ee 242 7470| 336| 3666} 87| 2685] 103) 103! 685} 1035; 1) 100
“ 6, 2.1 10582) 100311] 9037; 18666] 19619) 119047}... 289 9035} 366| 3776] 129} 4235] 237) 237, 809] 12241...) .....0. =
og 8.) 2474) -17321| 15022| 27497) 17494) 46738)... Selene 107. 32401 196} 1958| 38/ 1130] 100} 101) 161) —469)...).........
“#5, Bu) TOTs] 69490) 1217 22442) 20153) 91032 342) 434¢| 563} 52259] 329 9830! 582| 4210] 87} 2490] 267; 267) 377| 460: 7), 1155
6 «3 | 10234) 96513) 11238] 21056] 21472} 117569)... ee seeeee eoeeee feces | Secralen e218 7225| 216] 2151, 89) 3155) 260] 260/264) 265) 2 90.
gd) 10460) 7564| 12342] 23982! 22802) 121546 94 100c| 128 305L! 252 7620| 383] €880| 74) 2255) 290} 294 Bso| -292' 4| 225.

5, 4.| 12260; 113952} 10G60/ 21203] 22920] 35157)... seeseesseese | eoeeee avira eee eae 288 9193/ 398} 3619| 85] 3 00] GO7| G07] 335{ 335) 3) 195:

6, 4.) 8787! 73043) 1417 29432| 22965) 102475 | §7| 43} 111 3265| 229 8350| 226| 2325| 64] 2285) 317; 324 341) 345) 3] 450)
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Totals......20, 117784 #1113154/132687) £257942'247471/$1371096/1044 $203497/ 109832062 11421 $224120/3244] $101555 449018432691 1052. 3396012726) $2829 4088} $6460 57) $715.

Kxeeutipn of James Vanrhs, for the
iL | Miucder of an DMcoy, ~

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murderéd William Wa its, City} Marsbigi lat

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taken from theicell by | Sherif i
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yere abpu fifty people haa'sssombpod. f
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‘BOLTZ, Henry, white, hanged Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL 5/24/1853.

\7
Y- | THE ONLY HANGING IN WAYNE COUNTY.
By R. B. Clay

On the 25 day of May 1853, occurred the hanging of Henry Voltz,
the only legal hanging in Wayne County. Voltz was a man of unknown
parentage and nationality, having drifted from New Orleans into
Southern Illinois. .He was a wandering peddler bayering merchandise
to the early settlers for their poultry and produce,

On one of his trips he was accompanied by a little Irishman
named Lawler and about the time for their return on the flat boat
‘rip down the river, the Irishman disappeared. He was later found
dgd near a cornfield, the body bearing all indications of a brutal

| murder.

Volzt was arrested at New Orleans by the sheriff of White
County, and placed in jail at Carmi. He was tndicted and was being
tried for murder in the first degree, when as the trial was pro-
ceeding, it was found that an erasure had been made in the indictment.
Proceedings were at once. stopped and a new trial ordered, but public
feeling ran so high? that @ change of venue was asked by Voltz's
attorneys and the case was transfebed to Wayne County. At that time
Fairfield was a small village no larger than Cisne and the population
of the county did not’ exceed 5,000, Across the country from White _
County, came the county officials, members of the ee: the handcuffed
prisoner and the witnesses.~ .

When sheriff Clark, of Wayne county, called the court to order an
unusual interest was felt by all and the real business of the session
concerned itself with the case of Henry Voltz. Judge Samuel S. Marshall

was the presiding Judge and was a man of splendid acquirements and
ability and was many times elected to congress, often made speeches ):

in the Cisne park and entertained by our fellow townsman, F. A. Kutz.

By JANINE ANDERSON
‘ws-Democrat °

still at large today
was charged Tues- @
day with the murder 7 :
of a Mascou = 3
ple slain. Saturday %
night. ew
Charles’ Thomas %
alker, 43, a former
janitor from Fayet- Walker
‘eville, has been charged with two counts of
murder in the slaying of Kevin Paule 2l,
and his fiancee, Sharon Win ker, co. He also

P e
BELLEVILLE — An ex-convict who was -

tavern shortly after the killings.

_ Authorities issued an all-points bulletin:

armed and extremely

~The bodies of the couple were discovered :
~ bound near each other early Sunday in a,

Mascoutah, where they had gone fishing
Saturday night. Each had been shot once in
the head. :

Police also suspect Walker in the robbery
of the Runway Tavern near Mascoutah that
occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, five to
six hours after the killings, St. Clair County

with the armed robbery of a

Undersheriff Bruce Morrison said. re ee
» Morrison said Witnesses reported seein
a man fitting

submit the case to-the state’s attorney,”
Morrison said at a press conference Tues--

St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies said
the warrants were based on evidence found
at the scene of the murders and in Walker's |
car, and from interviewing neighbors.

Lt. James Lay of the St. Clair County*

j and after! in Fairview Heights, he Saids_
Li. -Fechecking our evidence, felt it was time to? SOs ERE RD ee 2
wooded area along Silver Creek near ~ subn 7

Sheriff's Department said several guns
were discovered in Walker’s car, which he

1 ng Walk e ecelve® abandoned near the tavern after the rob-
a ride across. the State line into Missouri ;

bery. Fingerprints found on the guns were
being tested at the State Police laboratory

The tavern was robbed of about $300
Shortly after it closed. The suspect fired
several shots at the two employees outside

the bar during the robbery, but no one was
injured.

Walker fled the scene on foot after his car

» Was wrecked while trying to get away. The

owners of the tavern, while pursuing him in

ng of

another vehicle, crashed into Walker’s car,
Lay said. ~ . < =

Morrison would not reveal what evidence
found in Walker’s car links the -two
incidents. “ia

“There’s a family still Teally upset,”
Morrison said. ‘Until we can talk to them,
we can’t determine what did or did not
belong to them (the couple).

“We feel the evidence will all tie in. It
could be a week or it could be four weeks
before we know.”

He said authorities still were uncertain of
the motive for the murders.

“Robbery is the only motive we have at

Ouple

‘this time,” Morrison said. ‘As far as we:
know, the suspect did not know the
victims.”

* Morrison said Walker had previous

* Convictions, but would not elaborate. -~

St. Clair County Circuit Court records
show Walker was convicted of armed
robbery in 1977, and of burglary in 1958 and
1965.

Walker pleaded guilty and was sen-
tenced to 6 to 10 years in prison Dec. 8, 1977
for an armed robbery of a gas station near
Belleville Aug. 22, 1977. He was released

from Vienna Correctional Center in May
1981.

By JANINE. ANDERSON
Of the News-Democrat
-MASCOUTAH- s+ Charles- Thomas. -

Walkers walked intoa crowded bar, ‘ordered -

a beer and started playing video games
Saturday night, about two hours after he
allegedly murdered a Mascoutah couple.

‘‘He did not even act like anything was
wrong,” said Richard Jones, owner of the
Runway Tavern near Mascoutah. ‘You
would never. think he had just. murdered
two people.”

Jones said he had known Walker, a
Fayetteville resident, for more than five

years and referred to him asa “likeable :

guy. ”

Even when ‘Walker inter pulleda gun and

robbed the tavern, Jones said, ‘‘He was just
ae aT. t he ee

fe geet Iager with bullet hole i in nwindshield

gener recalls murd

Eighth oe Sie

up a bit.””

Taecused of shooting Sharon Winker, 25, and
Kevin Paule, 21, in the head between 8 and
10 p.m. Saturday after binding them to
trees. Winker and Paule, who were en-
gaged, were fishing off the banks of Silver
Creek near Mascoutah.

They were found by Winker’s mother
Sunday morning. Warrants have been
issued charging Walker with the murders

and the robbery, but he remained at large
‘today.

D. m. Saturday night and talked with other
patrons, Jones said.

Although the oe, an 18- eat -old

sh C6 idee

_ Walker arrived at the bar about 10:30

igs’ f

as calm and cool as usual He. wasn’ t shook. ae Heights woman who asked that »

~~ her. name not be used, said she had never

Walker, 43, an: ex- -coiwvict; has been ~-“met Walker before, she said she spent three

hours talking with him that night.

She said Walker told her he had broken
up with his girlfriend of two years six
weeks earlier.

“He said he can’t live without her. He
said he doesn’t want to live anymore. He
was in tears,’’ she said.

Walker said he had been in Ohio, Pitts-

~ burgh and Oklahoma during the previous

six weeks. He kept repeating the police
were after him, out never mentioned the
murders, she-said. : se

“He kept telling’ me that he was an
individual and only looked out for himself
and that he was not worried about anyone

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‘else: He told me to enjoy life, the bar.
tender said.

Fayetteville Police Chief. Debra DeWitt,
who had attempted to arrest Walker for
disturbing the peace about 9:20 p.m.
Saturday night in Fayettevi ille, said he was
liked in town.

“T can’t believe he would do something
like this. But he was odd. He had little
idiosyncrasies. He was uptight about cops
and his drinking.

“He was always drunk. But, you had to
know him well to tell,”’ she said.

Walker was a loner and was sensitive
about his relationship with his girlfriend,
DeWitt said.

See BEHAVIOR/5A

“Search continuing

for accused killer

.», BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County |
Sheriff's deputies were continuing their
Search of the area today for a Fayet-
teville man wanted in connection with

the playing; 0f..a Mascoutah couple |

Saturday. AJUN 24 1983

Warrants were, issued Tuesday for the

‘arrest of Charles. Walker, 43, for the
murder of Sharon Winker, 25, and Kevin
Paule, Ble ty gn

The victims were found tied toa tree, |

Each had been shot once in the head.

Sheriff's, Lt...James Lay said, the » :

“department. checked a reported sight-
1g,.0f;Walker.by; workers.at Scott Air
ee. Base. Wall ker, who was formerly |

a jani tor at the mete was not found.

A nationwide alert has been issued for |

wale with emphasis on the South-
| west United States which he has been |
' Known to frequent) ‘Lay said,

- Part of a cartridge box, which may be
-used‘as evidence, was recovered
Thursday from. an area where Walker

used to'take target’ practice, Lay said.
| The piece of the box was found near a
‘sand pile along Cemetery Road in’
Fayetteville and ‘might have Walker’s
‘fingerprints, Lay'said, *

“21, Thetwow

‘for euspected killer

: fell looking

‘ BELLEVILLE — St. Clair. Koning
Sheriff's deputies are continuing their.
‘search: for the suspected killer-of a

x Mascoutah couple murdered June 18.

_ Warrants were: ‘issued June 21 for the
‘arrest.‘of ‘Charles. Walker,. 43, of

sf Fayetioville, JUL 1:4 1993

alker was charged‘with the murder *
“hot Sharon. Winker, 25, and Kevin: Paule,.
were found eachtiedtoatree
and shot once in the head near a’ popular.
“fishing ' ‘spot near Mascoutah, .”

For weeks following the ‘murder,
» county’ investigators have followed up
_ leads and sightings phoned in'‘from area .
- witnesses who believe they saw Walker.

' None’ have. proved substantial, said
” Sheriff’s Lt, James Lay. en ie

And the phone-in: leads have. ‘slowed
: in past v

y saic ; possible Walker na

\edthe local area and set out for another
a of the country. Alerts have been

‘ sent to other. police: agencies, par-

» ticularly in the south and southwest

areas of. the country.: | °° ‘

ys But sherift’s. investigators. this’

“morning were following up’a lead

phoned \in:by federal authorities. The °

lead does | not indicate that Walker is in

| \the? immediate ‘area, Lay: sel6., No °

‘further details were’ available,

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Walker

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release lethal drugs into the intrave-
nous line. The executioners won't
know who delivered the fatal dose.
Until the end, Walker would have
the power to halt his own execution.
“If he changes his mind before the

point where it's irreversible, steps:

will be taken to stop it," Madsen said.

'1,663rd day on Death Row.

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But up ‘to now, Walker has given ‘ho
indication’ that -he wants to live
beyond May 10, which would be his

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ni

“It ain’t the idea of life being. hard

_ on Death Row,” he said last year in an

interview with The Associated Press,
“but what's the sense of dragging eve-
rything out?”

‘Bishops reject capital punishment

News-Democrat APR. 6 1988 Walker is scheduled to be
; executed May 1
The pending executions of several Death Row _ slaying of anengaged Mascoutah couple in i9ts. gua

Mascoutah — prompted the state’s Catholi ime because there a i i
1 : ith re several capital pu
reject capital punishment in a four-page statement \, cases in Illinois nearing the end of ne hnpeat mer
— Pra ; 3 Margason said. :
: The statement was endorse by all 14 bishops in No one has been executed in Illinois since 1963
rere including the James.Keleher, bishop of The intention of the statement is to initiate
e me Diocese of Belleville. discussions about capital punishment rather than push
Behe. believe that capital punishment undermines _ for official political action, Margason said
rather than witnesses to the sacredness of human life,’ “The major thrust is to encourage people to enter
the statement reads. “Moreover, it fails to combat % into dialogue,” Margason said. “We recognize the
— ow alg and to build a society that is free \\ citizens of Illinois have to be protected from serious
ime. crimes. But the ion i is j
ee: ~~ unavailable for comment. a Sto do it.” apc nae aa hageria ai
spokesman for the bishop, the Rev. James E. The, Catholic..Church, traditionally h i
specitically tied tot sine of the rate was not the right of the state to employ ribet eeeeaees
ied to the upcoming scheduled execution But the bishops i inoi joi :
date of Walker, but to all pending capital punishment ee a

cases in the state. See BISHOPS/3A

inmates in Illinois — including Charles Walker. of “The bishops chose to make the statements at this .

Bishops

Coantinuad from 1A

Church. leaders in speaking against
the state’s exercising that right.

“They believe it’s not effective in
soe violent crime,” Margason
said.

The bishops’ statement stems.from
the Catholic teaching that life is sacr-
ed and parallels other church stands
against euthanasia, suicide and abor-
tion, he said. '

No one should take a life except in
cases of self-defense, Margason said.

“Because life is both sacred and so-
cial, society through institutions such
as state government must protect and
foster it at all stages of development
and in all circumstances,” the bish-
ops’ statement reads.

The belief applies to Walker’s case
even though the Death Row inmate
has tried to block appeals of his death
sentence since the punishment was
upheld by the Supreme Court in De-
cember 1985, Margasonsaid. ™

“Tt all evolves out of, the. un-
derstanding of the sacredness of life,”
Margason said.

The bishops embraced life impri-
sonment without parole as an alterna-
tive to the death sentence,

APR 16 *oge

“There are other ways to deter
these type of violent crimes rather
than by capital punishment,” Marga-
son said.

St. Clair County Public Defender
Clyde Kuehn said he agrees with the
bishops’ statement that capital pu-
nishment lacks deterrent value.

“When it (capital punishment) be-
comes commonplace, it won’t have
any deterrent value at all,” Kuehn
said. “It will be a euthanasia-type
execution.”

Kuehn, who represented Walker at
his 1983 death sentencing as public
defender, also has sought the death
penalty against defendants as state’s

“attorney from 1976 to 1980. Some of
the individuals he prosecuted now sit
on Death Row; others have had their
death sentences overturned.

When he was a prosecutor, Kuehn
said he favored the death penalty. But
he said he has changed his mind since
his 1983 appointment as public de-
fender. ’

-“When you defend people, you see
that they are people,” Kuehn said.
“They talk to you, they have feelings.
They aren’t just a name you read in
the newspaper.”

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Charles Walker Though some will not say it for the record,
wants to die. Z : jawyers familiar with the case believe that
That grave and simple wish is pushing Illinois Walker next month will become the first man
toward its first execution in more thanaquarter executed in Illinoissince1962.APR = 4 3

of acentury, and the first under a eathPenaliiann “We're preparing for this as if it’s going to
statute whose constitutionality has been happen on May 10 or shortly thereafter,” said
questioned for nearly a decade. Terrence Madsen, an assistant Illinois attorney
The extraordinary case has put prosecutorsin general whois handling the case. q
the odd position of arguing the brief of the Walker, who has spent 22 of his 47 years in
condemned, and - forced death-penalty prison, has been lobbying for his own execution
opponents into a last-ditch effort toconvincethe for two years. In January, the Illinois Supreme
courts that Walker shold not die May 10 by Court ruled that he was mentally competent to
lethal injection. waive further appeals. z
Their most formidable obstacle is Walker He said his wish was born of the tedium and
himself, who said earlier this year, “There ain’t hopelessness of life on Death Row at th
no hope, no future, so what’s the difference?” Gorrectional Center,-where he says he spends his
Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court refused time crocheting and watching outdoors
to even consider a request by several self- programson television.
described Walker friends to postpone the “Why should I appeal it if I’m gonna lay in.a
execution until a federal court can review the cell for 10, 15 years and then die?” Walker said
case. casas at a news conference in January after the.
With their state appeals exhausted, lawyers Supreme Court ruling. Bs tg, Se a
will go before a federal judge on Thursday in Death-penalty opponents said they'll cite
East St. Louis to argue that Walker wasineffect conditions of his confinement this week in trying
coerced into giving up appeals of his death to convince a federal judge to override Walker’s
sentence in the 1983 killing of a Mascoutah cou- decision to give up his appeals.
ple. “The conditions of his confinement at Menard

are so oppressive that they’ve rendered his
action involuntary,” said Jon Stromsta, one of
three Chicago attorneys working to block the
execution. “It’s had a coercive effect.”

One attorney who has represented Walker
estimated that his execution could be delayed
for as long as four years were he to persist in his
appeals. i :

“He would have a chance to’get the death-
sentence knocked out if he would keep fighting,”
said the lawyer, who spoke on the condition of

anonymity. “He’s got a better chance than some

people who are not going to give up.” '

A decision to reopen Walker’s case also could
reopen the long debate on the constitutionality
of Illinois’ death penalty statute.

The law gives prosecutors complete authority
on whether to seek a death sentence for people
convicted of murder in certain circumstances,
such as the killing of a policeman or, as in
Walker’s case, a multiple killing.

Judges on the federal bench, the Illinois
Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court have
said in written opinions that the provision is
unconstitutional, but the nation’s highest court
has never agreed to consider the issue.

When the high court refused in 1984 to take

Walker death wish challenges state —

one such case, Justice William Brennan wrote a
dissent asserting that Illinois’ death-penalty
statute permits “the sort of arbitrary,
capricious and discriminatory application of the
death penalty that is simply intolerable...”
Should court appeals fail, the Illinois

petition Oot anes R. eu ee for executive.
clemency. But Thompson, a former prosecutor
who signed Illinois’ death penalty law, has not
indicated publicly whether he would grantit. -

If all goes as planned, Walker will make the
360-mile trip from Menard to Stateville
Correctional Center later this month; prison
officials won’t disclose the date for security
reasons. spies

After a last meal — he has requested fried
rabbit, biscuits and peppered gravy and

blackberry pie — he would be strapped to a:
wheeled bed and rolled 40 feet down a hall toa:
windowless, cinder-block room that is empty:

save for intravenous tubing and a telephone.

Two executioners chosen by state Corrections:

Director Michael Lane and known only to him
would press identical buttons, one of which will

See WALKER/3B

Ex-justice questions

bh are

to pursue his appeal in the federal courts.
Walker has tried to block appeals of his death sentence

"Intil the higher courts have passed on the
itutionality of the death sentence, I’m not satisfied

SEAN RY ES

Walker sentence

that the sentence be imposed.” APR
Mae constitutional challenge in Walker’s case could be
Successful because his sentencing was marred by errors,
Simon said.
Simon retired as a justice Feb. 15, two days after
dissenting from the high court’s decision declaring Walker
mentally fit to refuse further appeals.

Walker pleaded guilty to shooting an engaged
Mascoutah couple in a 1983 armed robbery, netting about
$40. Walker said he shot them after one victim said he
would recognize Walker.

_ Simon said he could not judge the merits of a last-ditch
attempt by volunteer lawyers in U.S. District Court to halt
Walker’s execution. But he said he was reasonably sure
the lawyers would appeal to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals if they lose in the district court.

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“You went home and changed your
clothes this afternoon, Jose. That was just
before you gave yourself up. Why did
you do that?”

Romero’s eyes showed the panic he felt.
“T was on the bus. My clothes were
dirty.”

Kube started to unwrap the package.
He took out a pair of men’s sport
shoes. “The real reason you went back to
change your clothes, Romero, is right
here. These shoes. You didn’t want
to walk into police headquarters wearing
them.” He pointed to stains of reddish
brown on the soles of the shoes. “This is
blood—Irene Thompson’s blood. Do I
have to prove it in the laboratory, or are
you going to talk now?”

Romero talked.

His new statement jibed in many. re-

.spects with the first, whose details were

back-checked by Capt. John Buck, Cpl.
Walter Dorn and Officer Virgil Kleine.
It included the episode of the attempted
stabbing outside the Victorian Club. But
there was now added an all-important
sequel,

Romero said that the two strange men
whisked Mrs. Thompson away inan auto-
mobile and drove her to the Jefferson
Hotel. He followed in a cab, arriving at
about 11 p.m. Waiting outside for about
a half hour, he saw the men leave. Then
he entered the hotel and went upstairs.

He claimed he was under the influence of
liquor at the time and that he found
Irene’s door unlocked when he reached
her room, Entering, he found the bru-
nette half clad and sitting on the bed
having a drink.

When she saw him, he asserted, she
snatched a pen from the desk and at-
tacked him with it. “Then I got mad,” he
continued,

A violent struggle ensued in which Mrs.~-
Thompson repeatedly lashed at him with
the electric-iron cord. He wrested it from
her and coiled it around her neck, then
pulled it tight. He claimed that when she
fell to the floor she landed on a piece of
glass from a broken bottle.

Realizing that she was dead and that he
had to make a getaway, Romero emptied
his victim’s purse, making off with about
seventy-five dollars. He fled to the Grey-°
hound bus terminal where he bought a
ticket to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He
phone Huerena from Oklahoma, enroute.

“When I read the paper in Albuquer-
que,” Romero said, “I didn’t feel good. I
am thinking I want to fix this thing right.
So I come back to St. Louis. I feel free
now. I feel much better.”

With his confession in the hands of the
authorities, Jose Bartolome Romero was
remanded to jail where, at this writing,
he is awaiting formal arraignment on the
charge of murder. '

Illinois’ Ruthless Rapist

[Continued from page 11]

mechanics, Tress’ car had been recently
scrubbed. In spite of that fact certain
stains remained on the upholstery, stains
which well may have been those of human
blood. Moreover, Tress had a record of
two arrests for molesting young girls—
though on each occasion the charges had
been dismissed for lack of evidence.

Tress freely admitted that the stains
in the car had been made by blood, his
own. He explained that his rear vision
mirror had broken. He had put it in the
side pocket of the car. Later, reaching for
a cigaret he had badly gashed his
hand.

To support this statement he produced’
the broken mirror and showed the officers
the unhealed cut on his knuckles. He, too,
was held, pending a more thorough in-
vestigation.

It was Nussbaum’s opinion that the
killer of Mildred Hallmark, if not an ex-
perienced murderer, was a practiced rap-
ist. Working on this theory, he utilized
ne pea and radio to broadcast an ap-

eal.
P “You may hold the key to this vicious
crime,” he said. “If you have syffered at
the hands of this fiend do not hesitate to
communicate with me because of' fear of
publicity. Your identity will be withheld.”

Within twenty-four hours, responses to
Nussbaum’s appeal began to pour in to
Police Headquarters. At first the officers
were interested. Then they were shocked
at the great number of sexual attacks
which had apparently been going on in
their bailiwick for the past year.

Almost all of them followed the same
pattern—a pattern which, apparently, had
been carefully worked out by a fiend who
devoted a major portion of .his life to
committing criminal attacks on young
girls.

Typical of the letters received by Nuss-
baum and by far the most detailed read:

Sir:

Mildred Hallmark’s experience was so
similar to mine that I feel the same man
might have committed both crimes.

The man seemed to make assault his avo-
cation, Everything was planned, down to
the smallest detail. I talked to him for about
an hour and a half before he really harmed
me and he told me a lot of things about
himself.

Ile made a practice of picking up girls and
attacking them. He had his attacks planned
and he always went about them in the same
way, Before he hurt me he told me exactly
what he was going to do. He showed me the
different “holds” that he used on girls. He
had a trick of locking his arms around a
girl’s throat that would strangle her without
leaving a mark, He showed how he twisted
arms and about a short uppercut that would
knock a girl out.

He told me to look at his car. He had a
small sedan, He had fixed the right hand
door with special locks so that it could not
be opened from the inside. He had the little
knob on the gear shift riveted on, because,
he said, a girl might take the ordinary handle
off and use it as a weapon. He had a flash-
light holder hidden in a corner of the car. °
He said if a girl sometimes got away from
him he had to use it to catch her. He kept
it hidden because he was afraid the girl
might use it to defend herself.

He told me about some of his experiences.
He bragged that there wasn’t a womdn who
could defend herself against him. He told
me about a girl who nearly was killed a short
tiine before. He said he would rather take a
married woman because they put up a more
interesting fight. He was between 25 and 30
years of age and said that since 14 he had
been attacking girls for the fun of it.

At first I couldn’t believe a man could
do some of the things he told me about. He
finally got to talking and arguing with me.
He asked me if I was ready to submit and
then he very deliberately began to use tricks
and holds he had been describing ta me, I
didn’t lose my temper. He said he had to
give me so much punishment. Then I finally
realized that here was a man who would
torture a woman. I became panic stricken,

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For the brutal murder of Mildred Hallmark,
above, one of his many girl victims, the
killer, right, paid the extreme penalty. This
dramatic photo was smuggled out of Death
Row by an enterprising photographer.

I’d say that either a brain or spinal injury was the cause of
death. There’s an ugly mark on her jaw, too.”

“And a bad cut on her head,” said Nussbaum.

“Which probably occurred after death, I'll have her
taken into town right away. I'll call you as soon as I know
something definite.”

It was Welty who discovered the purse. It was a large
and, at the moment, sopping, handbag. It contained the
customary items peculiar to feminine bags, plus a news-
paper clipping and an envelope. —

The clipping, from the Peoria Journal-Transcript was
of an inspirational nature, adjuring the reader to faith. The
envelope bore the name of Mildred Hallmark and the
address, 100 East Maywood Avenue.

At 11 o'clock of the morning, the remaining residents of
that address were seriously worried. John Hallmark, a
toolmaker, employed by the Caterpillar Tractor Company,
faced his weeping wife and distraught young daughter,
Ruby. ,

“Well,” he said, “I’m going to call the police. It is im-
possible that Mildred would stay out all night without noti-
fying us.”

“Besides,” said Ruby, “if she stayed anywhere she'd stay
with Mary Jane Drew. And we've already called

_ Mary.”

“Call the police,” said Mrs. Hallmark brokenly. “And
check the hospitals. The poor girl must have had an
accident,”

The doorbell rang and John Hallmark didn’t have to
call the police. The police, in the persons of Detectives
Welty and Ford, had called at 100 East Maywood Avenue.

The officers identified themselves. Hallmark stared

at them, apprehension in his gaze. He said hollowly,
“You've come about my daughter, Mildred.” ‘

Welty nodded, prepared to perform the most unpleasant
duty in a policeman’s lexicon. As tactfully as possible
he told the stricken father of his 19-year-old datighter’s
death.

Hallmark took the news courageously. “Come in,” he
said. “I know you'll want to ask us some questions.”

In the living room, as his wife and other daughter, wept
quietly, Hallmark spoke to the officers of Mildred.

She had been an extremely conservative girl, graduated
a year before from the Academy of Our Lady High School.
For four months she had worked as a cashier at Bishop’s
Cafeteria. She had no local boy friends. The only young
man whom she took seriously was a young farmer who
lived in Paxton, Illinois. It had been his custom to come to
Peoria twice a month in order to visit Mildred.

On the previous evening Mildred had not informed her
family of any date. But her friend, Mary Jane Drew, whom
the anxious Hallmarks had telephoned, had stated,that she
had seen the murdered girl on the corner of Main and
Jefferson Streets in the. company of an unknown young
man.

“At what time?” asked Welty.

“About 11.”

Further questioning elicited the fact that Mildred had
quit her job at 9 in the evening.

“All right,” said Ford. “We'll check in the cafeteria.
And you might give us the address of this fellow in Paxton.”

Leaving the Hallmark home Welty and Ford returned
to police headquarters. There, they relayed their informa-
tion to Acting Superintendent Nussbaum who had just

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had ingeniously rigged up in his car, above, being examined by the police. by slayer, right; with Capt. C. Hawthorne,

received a report from Dr. E. C. Burhans of the coroner’s

office.

Burhans stated that Mildred Hallmark had died of a
hemorrhage caused by a broken neck which had resulted
from a heavy blow to her jaw. The second cervical
vertebra had been severed. The cut on her head had ap-
parently been made when the body was thrown into the
ditch. Moreover, the girl had been raped.

“Tt seems obvious,” said Nussbaum, “that the murder
was committed in a car. Certainly the killer didn’t carry
the nude body to that ditch near the cemetery. You fellows
get over to the cafeteria. Check there. I’ll alert all the
garages and the rest of the force to watch qut for a car
with bloodstains inside it.”

At Bishop’s Cafeteria, Welty and Ford found a co-
worker of Mildred Hallmark’s, Joan Antoinette. _

“Sure,” said the girl, “I know who took Mildred out
last night. It was Jim Welles. He’s a student at Bradley
College. He’s working his way through. He works here
at night as a busboy. I saw him and Mildred leave together
last night.”

The detectives obtained Welles’ address from the man-
ager, found it to be a rooming house on Main Street and
immediately headed in that direction. ;

Welles, who admitted an early evening date with Mildred
Hallmark, but vehemently denied having killed her, was
taken into custody at the room. The detectives also took
along a quantity of. Welles clothing for scientific analysis.

At Headquarters, Nussbaum personally interrogated the
nervous young man. ay

“I don’t know anything about this horrible tragedy,”
he said. ‘When I quit work I asked Mildred if? she’d like
to go along to the Rialto Theater with me. At first she said
no. Then she agreed if I’d let her buy her own ticket.”

“And,” said Nussbaum, “did you take her home?”

“No,” said Welles. “She knew I had to get up early in
the morning so she insisted that she go home alone. I. put
her on the Knoxville Avenue car and walked home alone.”

Clayton McDaniel, Welles’ roommate corroborated the
fact that Welles had returned home shortly after midnight.
Mary Jane Drew was sent for.: She identified Welles as
the man she had seen talking to Mildred Hallmark on
Knoxville Avenue as she had driven by.

Untiring efforts of Detectives Charles Welty and Glenn
Ford, above, ended the long reign of the rapist-murderer.

Nussbaum ordered Welles held pending further investi- -

gation while his clothing was checked and his general
reputation looked into. One important factor. in Welles’
favor was the fact that he did not own a‘car.

Since Welles hatl volunteered to subject himself to a
lie detector test, Nussbaum communicated with North-
western University’s Crime Laboratory at Evanston. Fred
Imbau, their expert, set out for Peoria with his apparatus.

In the meantime, the Peoria police had brought in several
suspects, including vagrants who could give no satisfactory
account of themselves, and several local young men who
had previous records in sexual offenses. :

Also checked was Walter Pilgrim, Mildred Hallmark’s
farmer boy friend from Paxton. His alibi, however, was
unassailable. :

Late on Tuesday afternoon, Detectives Ford and Welty
arrested a handsome young man, named Arthur Tress. They
had found his Oakland sedan undergoing repairs in a local
garage, According to the [Continued on page 61]

1 kicked the glass out of the car window, 1
tried to crawl out but it was impossible. He
was raving mad because I had broken the
window and I thought he was going to kill
me,

This happened ina large vacant field about
a block and a half from Prospect and Forest
Hill. He said it was his favorite spot. I could
see streetcars and autos going back and
forth, But I was just too far away to scream
for help. The man who told me his name was
Lee Bridges was amused because he could
do a thing like that to me with help so close
at hand.

There was no signature to this extra-
ordinary missive but there was a post-

script in which the writer stated that if

she could summon up enough courage
she would personally call upon Superin-
tendent Nussbaum.

In the meantime, Jim Welles, the first

suspect picked up by the police, had taken
the lie detector test under the supervision
of Fred Imbau. The results had indicated
that he had been telling the truth. He was
released. However, Arthur Tress, who
had refused the mechanical test, was still
in custody.

On the following morning the police
got the first break on the case. The an-
nonymous writer of the letter to Nuss-
baum telephoned him,

“T’ve decided that I’d better talk to
you personally,” she said. “I’m certain
the man who assaulted me is the killer
of Mildred Hallmark.” i

However, she refused to go to Head-
quarters. She gave Nussbaum her name
and address. An hour later Nussbaum
called on her.

Her name was Nadine Hauser. She
was a slim, brunette girl in her early
twenties. She repeated to Nussbaum the
details of her letter. She added others
which horrified him,

In addition to his other devilish activi-
ties, the man who called himself Lee
Bridges had attached an ingenious pho-
tographic device to a camera he carried
in his sedan. :

It appeared that during the struggle,
Bridges had slugged Nadine Hauser on
the point of the jaw. She had promptly
lost consciousness. When she recovered
she found herself stark naked in the rear
seat of the car. Bridges was standing over
her with a camera.

“T’ve just taken some pictures of you,”
he said. “This camera is so rigged that it
snaps automatically several seconds after
I press a button. Not only have I some

“snapshots of you without your clothing

but I have shots of you and me together.
If you don’t keep your mouth shut about
tonight, I’ll send prints of these photo-
graphs to all the newspapers and to all:
your friends.’

‘That had been one of the contributing
factors in keeping the girl away from the
police.

Nussbaum said, “Would you recognize
this man?” :

Nadine Hauser seemed uncertain. “Per-
haps. I’m not sure. A. little while ago T
thought I’d met him. But I was mis-
taken.”

“Well,” said Nussbaum, “will you try?
We're holding a man at headquarters. Id
like you to see him.” :

After some hesitation the girl agreed.

Shortly afterwards she confronted
Arthur Tress in Nussbaum’s office. She
regarded him for a long moment. She said
at last, “I think that’s maybe him. It looks
rather like him.” ;

Tress registered indignation and anger.
He vowed that he had never seen the girl
in all his life, nor she him.

Nussbaum dismissed Tress from his
office. He said to the girl, “Are you sure?

“A man’s life may be at stake here?”

Nadine Hauser seemed troubled.
“Well,” she said doubtfully, “it could be
him, But don’t forget [ told you that I'd
made a mistake once before.”

“Tell me about that. What happened?”

“A friend of mine asked me to go out
with her, her fiance and his friend. When

I met the latter I was sure he was Lee ‘

Bridges. I told him so. But it turned out
his name was Jerry Thompson who
worked for the Caterpillar Tool Com-

pany. He turned out to be such a nice

fellow, really, that I apologized for mis-
taking him for someone else.”

Nussbaunr sent the girl home. What
had seemed a. most promising lead had

«
apparently petered out. Nussbaum now
ordered the release of Arthur Tress. Now
the police didn’t even have a suspect
in custody,

There was one odd, perhaps coinciden-
tal circumstance, which stuck in Nuss-
baum’s mind. Jerry Thompson, the man
who Nadine Hauser, had thought was
her assailant, worked for the Caterpillar
Tool Company. So, the superintendent re-
called, did Mildred Hallmark’s father.

It might be that an interview with
Thompson would prove. profitable.

But before Nussbaum could act on
that idea he had a caller. This was Henry
Newman, a laundry engineer. He told a
most interesting story.

A friend of his whose name he insisted
be held strictly confidential was the
father of an 18-year-old girl. In August
of the previous year, the girl had ac-
cepted a lift home from a stranger in a
sedan. However, instead of taking her
home he had driven her to Springdale
Cemetery—the place where Mildred
Hallmark’s body had been found.

The man had attacked the girl and met
with spirited resistance. He had hit her
hard on the jaw. When she had recovered
consciousness, she found herself. in the
rear seat of the car, entirely nude.

She was told that her assailant had
taken photographs of her which would be
distributed if she talked.

‘Newman went on to say that the girl
and her father had for obvious reasons,
never mentioned the horrible affair to
anyone until now. But since the Hallmark
killing they had decided that it was their
duty to inform the police, provided the
girl’s name could be kept out of the af-
fair.

Nussbaum nodded. He looked up from
the pad‘ on which he had been making
notes. This was almost exactly the same
story he had heard from Nadine Hauser.
But it still didn’t lead him to the criminal.

. He said as much.

“But.” said Henry Newman, “I can
lead you to the criminal, That’s why I’m
here.”

Nussbaum looked up in eager inquiry.

“My friend’s daughter,” said Newman.
“is a level-headed young woman. In spite
of the ghastly circumstances, she actu-
ally memorized the license number of the
sedan.”

“Do you have it?”

Newman nodded. He took a memoran-
dum book from his pocket, showed Nuss-
baum a page on which was written the
number 816-312,

Twenty minutes later Henry Newman
had left with Nussbaum’s hearty thanks
and Detectives Ford and Welty were at
the license bureau checking automobile
numbers. The information they tele-
phoned back to their chief astonished him.
The license number in question had been
issued to one Jerry Thompson whose ad-
dress was 805 Maryland Avenue and who

was employed by the Caterpillar Tractor
Company,

“Bring him in,” ordered Nussbaum.
“Immediately.”

Welty went to the Caterpillar plant.
lord drove to the Maryland Avenue ad-
dress. There, he learned that Thomp-
son had moved away on the 17th of
June. :

Welty had better luck. He found:

Thompson at work. Shortly afterwards
¢ Thompson faced Welty, Ford and Nuss-
baum in the latter's oftice.

Thompson not only denied rape and
murder but he denied that he had ever
known either the girl who had remem-
bered his license number or Mildred Hall-
mark,

He admitted that he knew John Hall-
mark, that he had seen Mildred meet her
father at the plant where they both
worked, But he had never met the girl
himself. He admitted further that he had
moved on the day of the killing but at-
tributed that to the fact that his grand-
parents had insisted that he move in with
them. Moreover, he had an alibi. He had
been out with his fiancee on the night in
question.

The alibi held up just about half way.
It was true that Thompson had taken his
girl to the movies that night. But he
had taken her home before 11 o'clock.
Then, according to Thompson, he, had
gone to bed himself. However, there was
no corroborating evidence for that: last
statement.

The officer who had been dispatched
to bring in Thompson’s sedan came into
Nussbaum’s office. He reported that the
right hand door had no inside handle.
Recalling the testimony of the Hauser
girl, Nussbaum was now certain that he
had the murderer in custody.

But an entire night of interrogation
elicited no confession from the suspect.
Thompson doggedly insisted upon his
innocence,

At dawn Nussbaum remanded the
prisoner toa cell. He ordered Fred Imbau
to examine all Thompson’s clothing for
blood stains. He ordered Welty and Ford
to Thompson’s new address to search his
effects.

The result of the latter instruction was
startling, shocking and damning,

At the bottom of a bureau drawer in
Thompson's room Ford and Welty found
a small rectangular book with a hard,
black cover. Therein were inscribed Jerry
Thompson's innermost secrets. Names,
dates and incredibly obscene details of
sexual attacks filled the pages. And ina
second drawer the detectives found a
bundle of nude photographs, all of Peoria
young women, Significantly the pages of
the diary dated June 16th and 17th were
blank.

And at noon a telephoned report came
in from Fred Imbau. Stains found on a
pair of the prisoner’s trousers were be-
yond all doubt made by human blood.

Once again Jerry Thompson was
brought into Nussbaum’s office. This
time in addition to the acting superin-
tendent, Welty and Ford, a police
stenographer and State’s Attorney Edwin
V. Champion, were also present.

Dispassionately, Nussbaum presented
the evidence to the prisoner. He said,
“You may as well talk, Thompson. The

evidence of the laboratory plus your diary.

and your photographs will convict you
with any jury in the state.”

Jerry Thompson loosened his collar
and began to talk. “I picked her up while
she was waiting for a street car at a
transfer point. She refused to ride with
me at first. But when I told her that |

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DIES QUICKLY

(Continued from rage 1)

Nielson. of some four pages. this
taken. which expresses the state of
mind of Twine toward the close:

“tT am going to leave you all, and} —
<1 am going to a better world. I have
made my peace with , and He ts

calling me home. I paying a debt}
that all is got to pay... I am their}
\friend (referring to those who aided
iin the prosecution), God Bless each) .
and everybody, hol i 1 offer my |
i prayers. IT am go ome." aia
PrTo his jailer, H. Buffington, and his
'eellmates, he left this written mes-
| sage behind, to be opened after his
death? Se cf y
| “Being s prisoner of the Adams
-\county court house. I wish to thank
='the jailer, Mr. H. Buffington, and my
cellmates for the kindness shown me

, deputies,

ay 7a here to witness Fy
22) making up & large percentage
ae the total running perhaps

4 and everybody, for whom 1 offer my

“! death:

-:/s, some of them for the reason they.

| desired. All were particularly im-

oe (along the bars presented a mixture

ea scaffold steps. but Twine appeared

“| Must become philosophers. ‘

=|, RECEIVES $25,000|

prayers, I am going home.”
t ‘o his jailer. H. Buffington. and his
celimates, he left this written mes-|.

sage behind, to be opened after his[>>*:

“Being a prisoner of the Adams
‘county court house. I wish to thank
the jailer. Mr. H. Buffington. and my
.cellmates for the kindness shown me |
‘while there.” |
Many Officers Present. a : |
There were many sheriffs. deputies. |
: |

policemen and special railroad agents
here. to witness the execution. they
, making up 8 large percentage of the
spectators, the total running perhaps
seventy-five or more.

Most of the officers were inter-
ested in the working of the scaffold.

';may be called upon shortly to per-
j{prm a similar service. They asked| |
many questioris of G. P. Hanna, who|--
_|gave them such information as they
pressed with the manner in which
the scaffold here was arranged.

DOOMED MAN
UNCONCERNED
OVER FATE

(Continued from Page 1)

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large lips performed the right convo-
lutions, but the heavy lidded eyes
“| didn't behave so well. The proces-
‘sion, now led by Twine, appeared at Ns
the cell door. Twine wanted to “say :
*~ good-bye to the boys” and so the pro-
~| cession turned down the corridor past
\the bull-pen. The array of faces

iof emotions as the procession passed. |.

‘were clasped by Twine. “Good-bye.
| Be good.” he admonished with aj.
smile, in a clear voice. ,
Does Exactly As Bidden.
“Where's Williams?” he asked. Wil-
Hams, it seemed, was asleep. “Get
‘him up! grinned Tommy. But here
the farewells were momentarily in-
terrupted as Hanna, in a mild voice. |
explained to Twine that he had
/| marked a line with chalk on the trap
“{of the scaffold. and that it. would
»make things lots easier for all con-
cerned if hé would just step on the
1 chalk lines when he was told to take
his place. Hanna demonstrated with
vj his own feet on the corridor floor,
and Twine smiled as he assured
he would do as asked. :
Hanging heads, puzzled looks, but
everywhere friendliness and a warm
| handclasp, met Twine as the strange
procession moved slowly down the
corridor. Twine's voice weakened af-
ter the first few “Good-byes” and to
the last a mere motion of the dark
Ups sufficed as farewell. vis ate
Back in front of the open Goor
| to his own cell Twine was met by the|_
; Group that had been with him in the

> execution room. yess:
# Twine walked with a smile. It was
“| &n embarrassed and uncomfortable
| group that accompanied him to the

the least concerned of all. One won-
dered if after all there was not a bit}
of childish delight in the mind off:

the man over being so much thef
center of things, and after that one/.
| wondered other things. _— - ‘
Witnesses of hangings. they say./:*

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WALKS CALMLY TO SCAFFOLD. -
SPEAKS KINDLY TO FRIENDS

- Doomed Man Seems Swiftly -and- Without
Unconcerned, Pre- |

' paring for Death. | Law Is Performed.
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CROWDS IN FRONT SEVENTY-FIVE SEE
OF COURT HOUSE QUICK EXECUTION
BY DON 8. KESLER. ! Br JOHN M. SCHOENEMAN | *

A long. narrow cell. soft clouds of Thomas Twine. self-confessed slay-
= blue smoke drifting throug the dim er --yf Lillie Jackson. expiated his --

cee meee

sitting upright

» chairs. and outside tn the narroWi seven minutes after his tidy tell.
= \corridor an ever-changing group ot through the trap. Twine was dead. . ;
9. men peering self-consciously €-! Twine walked up the Stairs to the
_twcen the heavy bars! From cutsid: | platform with what appeared ‘to be:
sin the jailer’s rooms comes the ac | atmost a smile on his face, beitig pre~ :-
’ casional sound of laughter,—slightly | ceded by Sheriff Kenneth El s

notone of voices and eddying the

who has attended {i/iy-four previous

whorls. From inside the cell ww.| were Deputies: Kirby Hill and “
ol liquid laughter. =: Shen eae the tev. oe Murret

Twine Alone Smiling. pastor of the Baptist chureh, the Rev.
An) incongruous setting it seemed! D- A. Harshaw. pastor of the Metho~:
for the prelude to a hanging. Yet’ dist church, the Rev. H: E. William’;
11 en hour one of the men in the. of LaGrange. all colored. all of whom:
; cell must hang. The incongruity of | tour a place on the seaffold,

the s.tnation extended to the nc-! Rey les R. Carlin.
casional figures that peered curiou--! Uni ehurch of
ly through the grated door. The tear

elt that they should talk softly. 1nd All €

ec a hasty survey of the smiling face
‘of Tommy Twine. who must hang
within that short time, made them

ing with a friend. Martin
short time later the four
with Twine, who smoked, talked ar

laughed with them. Later Caft. Sam
ee appeared and was admit-

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Emotion, Duty of ei

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nervous laughter—breaking the mo-/sn4q GP. Henna of Epworth. I,

Een, Se Somaene: Sener Teer Lakecutions. at_ the..2ide af Trine anxiously. while his hand clasped Frank Heckenkamp. Harry L. Thom~.

Peter
2; melodious Negro voices, the*occasion- | Hartman. and following were Dep- 7

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“2 \'Tenth Street Union Baptist ehuteh, | Afd' waa placed trap. HB €x=!
{33 and ‘the’ Rev. B. N. Murrell of the!

@ desire to shake hands with
, [Eighth and Elm Baptist church, were! around him. which he did. One,
| ushered through the ponderous door! friend. a young colored man named .
jinto Twine's cell, where he sat talk-. True Osgood, walked up and shook
jing with a friend. Martin McPike, A! hands. more shaken than the princi .
short time later the four visitors sat! Pal tn thé tragedy.
j with Twine. who smoked. talked and! The work of strapping his arms and.
laughed with them. Later Capt. Sam: legs was quickly gi egg
‘Shumaker appeared and was admit-' Deputies Cox, Hill. Hartman,
i ted Sheriff Elmore, with Hanna supervie-
, Twin's request for a pink earns. ina the procedure. f
' The physicians ¢alled in attendance -

“Bj tton was answered with the bringing
‘ to the cell of several by Sheriff El- were Doctors C. D. Center,. Warren
more. Twine selected one of these, F. Pearce. Joseph Blomer. and Ray —
: and tt was pinned on hits left coat Mercer Dr. Center took a place.

, Raa $ ZOOLR CS “lapel. together with a long fern frond under the platform while the noose
’ ‘ oon whieh protected grotesquely over his and cap were adjusted. :
| shoulder Execution Was Simple.

Asks For Friends. When everything was in readinees -
“For the next twenty minutes the Sheriff Elmore sprung the trap and

“men in the Jailer’s roan outside could the body plunged downward for a

2 hear the occasional sound of deep- drop of reven and a half feet. Dr.

“ol throated. mellow. Necro laughter as Center imtnediately applied his steth.
po) Twine talked with his friends and oscope. and seven minutes later pro-

. |) spiritual counselors. Spving a friend nounced Iife extinct.

~, outside in the court vard Twine came Those who have witnessed similar
to the cell door at about 9.45 with a executions remarked that this wag.
“amiling request less gruesome. with fewer of the
“Bert.” he said to his taller, Bert horrors thgt usually neoomipang a
) Buffington. “there's True Osgood out- ; necessarilyMgrini affair of "
_|ide, could he come tn?” , Only the platform on which the vie=
“Sure. Tommy.” Bert promised him. ‘tim stood. and the steps leading up
/and soon True was ushered into the |‘ to tt were visible to tie spectators.
‘cell, where he was met with a smile The top beem which held the: rope,
and warm handclasp. Cigarets were and even the rone itssf. was invisible ||
produced and blue smoke floated until put in use, and the steps for the
‘through the bars, eddying ints the most pert hid the body after it dis.

light. inside a group of colored men’ crime on the scaffold in the Adams. corridor where the newspaper re- appeared through the trap. erate
in straight-backed’ @unty jail Friday inotning “at 10:07. “F-

porter smoked and chatted with the | There wa: ccareely # gasp from the ”
Jailer, who was eulogizing wine's many officers ard spectators crowded
nerve and his behavior while a pris- in the corrido and. as they continued
oner. ‘ % | to occupy the seats provided. Sheriff
For the “Last Walk." reapply bg ry tue
-| Deputy Kirby Hill appeared at the’ «Jury eae
elt door, and with @ smile Tommy The jury picked by Sheriff Elmore, |
;gteeted him warmly. He had re- required under the law. were out af:
quested that Kirby ‘take the “last Sight of Uhe spectators. being placed |
Walk''Gwith “him on either side of the scaffold, be~
. “You're going through with me. yond the door of the corridor. s
Kirby. all the wav?” asked Tommy’. This jury. composed of E. H. Barry, °

Kirby's through the bars , as. EB. P. Behrensmeyer, Bar] McNeall,-
“You bet I am. Tommy —if I don't Werner VonBurg. John White, Fred
‘tll be because IT cant help it. said Simmons, John E. Parke. R, B. Dick, .
the big deputy. Tommy turned back J: P. Nielson and Carl Grimmer, were:
to his friends in-the cell. The Rev. —— when the body of Twine :
_C. R, Carlin appeared in the jail tc logge and Rey iigned .
room! and was admitted to the cell. eee fi ge og which was to
Hegwas greeted as others hac been, ° — t "i he had carried out
» @md joined the chattering circle. _jaieneer yg Mag Pc, court. It waa also.”

As the hour neared 10 o'clock. the 88) a y we 7 oo physicians «:
“voice of Sheriff Elmore carried | rted the peg who
through from sine execution, room. ; Dared. finally by the 5.
“Stop all smoking.” Those in the . : EEN oa
corridor before the cell could hearty tne Certificate be over:
} the edict and shifted nervously. | Gurt who will More tt the os
glancing surreptitiously at their a5 of thate — et 3 part of the.
watches. Twine and his companiotis | Tcorg: ne cane.

apparently did not heat.

’ rty
lve had.” Bert Buffington continued Proortved roy pratt vagy « B,

| addressi the reporter and «jailer , 28°
with: “If I had the nerve that boy's |
got I’d walk right up: and smack
Gene Tunney an the nese."

see him \d lead them right by yd
cell here afetake them on back to!
see Jodie Allen” Tommy got a. big,
& kick out of it every time.” ‘
Sheriff's Company Arrives.
A sudden hush descended upon: the
jatler's room outside, and a quiet,
stern-faced little cavalcade appeared | a
through the door into the cell roont-T,
ut was led by Sheriff Elmore. and
contained ‘besides Deputies. Kirby
Hill, Pete Hartman and William Cox,
hangman

“LOUISIANA HOME,

ed Morbid Crowds Around as :
Funeral Service Is
. ‘Held Here.

Back home—back to the place he
left as ay innocent lad—where he
-\ first started out in the world clean in

his

‘eeaon to those left. behind. There, in

the little church near Loulsiana. Mo..
< where he first heard the lesson of a
“righteous life. preached by his own
= father--where as.a lad he attended
© Runday *school—there was a hushed
service. and he was laid away, eur-
rounded by grieving and forgiving
= friends wro had known him only as
upright. outstanding boy and young
man The chief mourner was the
aged mother. who, of all people tn
_the world, black of skin but white of
heart. could see only good in the bos
-who could wash away the sins
which trought him to this tragic end
in a éity where temptations overcame

“him. : be
Throngs at Services Here.
—Feine's body sas taken to the
Daugherty Memorial and —prepa-cd
for burial. It was followed there by
a large crowd who remained about
the corner of Sixth and Spring streets
until late in the evening -
During the afternoon. services were
conducted in the chapel by the Rev.
DB NS. Murrell, the Rev. D. A. Harshaw
“land the Rev: N. P. Wilson. The place
was crowded, with the lawns and the
sidewalk filled with many colored and
white people, all eager for a glimpse |.
of the dead man, which was not per-
mitted. : ;
There were brief remarks by all the
ministers. all of whom pointed out)
the value of a clean life.” They spoke
of the satisfaction jt was to Twine in
+? his last days again to have embraced
“othe Faith, and ‘of his “bravery
Da the end. :
oe : Body te Louisiana. se
body was ‘sent -to Louisiana,
on the early “K. Line” train.

am ers previous
gos through an attorney for the turning
2 over of the body of her son to A. W. |.
= Daugherty. the undertaker. who was
4to prepare it and‘ send it to her. Her
‘2; wishes were carried out and Saturday
+morning it was forwarded as. re-

=| quested. piles
i Scaffold is Removed. s
\ The work of removing the scaffold ;
S| was ‘begun: Friday afternoon’ Satur-
day. the grating which had been re-
moved from the top of the tunnel! had
been replaced. and all traces of t!
legal tragedy enacted there removed.

yS-Democrit = “s

gravesite of Kevin Paule and Sharon Winkeggn rrr er

DB RB re

Three days before the killings, Doug and
Charles Walker sat at a Picnic table in. Doug’s
front yard. “I’m not coming back to St. Clair _
County because trouble seems::to follow me,” P
Charles Walker told his brother, gen }

But Doug Walker still had no idea what his 5

‘was not sentenced to be la ying here for
life. ’mready, my funeral’s ready, the
casket's ready and the preacher's ready.’

ee ‘4 —— Charles Thomas Walker

n three days, Charlie Walker may brother would do. AS
get his wish. “You never know what somebody’s going to i
“He wants todie. For four years he do,” he said. 3 4

And Doug Walker blames the justice system for 4
not keeping his brother in prison, :; q
“I will never for the rest of my life understand }
why the prison board let him out on parole,” he a
Said. “If the parole board and the judges in this
state would have done their job, there would be

“)Mibhas been ready. to accept his
punishment for killing a young Mascoutah couple
Seven years ago on tlic banks of Silver Creek in a
robbery that netted only $40. }
“Walker has been scheduled to be executed by
~ lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for the i
shooting deaths of 25-.ear-old Sharon Winker and two kids alive and he wouldn’t be up for
21-year-old Kevin Pale. ie execution.”
St. Clair County P. lic Defender Clyde Kuehn, fe r
who represented Walker when he pleaded guilty wom weg :
~ to the murders and »\s sentenced to death, said When he was 8 years old, Charles Walker got. ;

FOC
Continued from 1B 4a:
~ dashboard and was not injured.

‘

napminemieen nae eel

er escaped by running across a

Scott Air Force Base.

The next morning as Walker and his

’ sister, Lila Docherty,

. morning coffee, Docherty ' sensed

_ something was wrong.
i “Don’t worry
her. “I’m fine.
Mom.”

about me,” he told
Just take care of

Walker eventually ended up in

Walden, Colo.,

hended by police. He waived extradi-

‘tion to Illinois and confessed to the kil- ti

“ Jingsandtherobbery. . , . a
be ook ve

But since the killings, Walker has
changed, some say. &

Walk-

field’ -:
into his sister’s mobile home ‘near —

drank their ©

where he’was appre-

a ies
"Clinical psychologist Daniel Cuneo

examined Walker

scheduled to be put to death Wednes-

day is not the same one
Winker and Paule.

“Are the people we are executing ‘
did those

“now the same people who

erimes?” Cuneo said. “I don’t know if
‘the Charles Walker I saw seven years

~ago is the Charles Walker that ee ;

“‘petherenow.” »
35 Vader agreed. :
+ “7 can’t imagine

od His
the Charlie

and said the man:

who killed .

Walker 4

- [know killing anyone,” she said. “I de-:

“finitely think he’s got

mitted that crime.” °°

_ _ 4 But it’s too late to

tion, Baricevic said. *~

“My response

' gets punished for the
‘vic said. “They’re saying,

“ people and the next day; you

‘Kill

to be different
’” than seven years ago when he'com: ©

is, so what? Who then
crime?” Barice-

500

find God

cand are rehabilitated. You don’t have

“¢ to be punished.”

.. The “cold-blooded execution” of
* Winker and Paule: justifies ‘killing

" ‘Walker, he said..

|. “Two young people wefe fishing,

> minding their own

~~ decides to rob
ricevic said.
they’re tied to trees
reason —

+, back to jail. “«

business, and
them at gunpoint,”
“He executes them as
for a calculated
to keep him. from going
bs gal \

he
Ba-

"Peete will tell society we will not tole-

“pate such activity,”

“® tohave tofollowtherules.”
" Outside of prison, Walker’s
yolved around alcohol,

he »said. of
,, Walker’s scheduled execution, “If you
® choose to live in society, you're going
life re-
Cuneo said.

When he was drunk, Walker commit-

ted crimes.

He committed crimes so

that he could buy alcohol to get drunk.
“+ “He has a history of violence when

drinking as can be seen by:
‘ when he, ina drunken stupor,

the time
shot his

- own dog, which he loved,” Cuneo
wrote in a psychological evaluation

report.
'. Kuehn agreed. © ‘

. “His history showed he committed
crimes under the influence of alcohol.

He was an alcoholic. But every
- he went to prison,

time
he was a model

prisoner,” Kuehn said. “His crime fits
itas well as any you cancome across.

- “Yet his crime occurred
was mind-altered;” Kuehn said.

when he

“He

-A& just doesn’t seem like a mean man

"Sf When he’s sober.”

gauge rehabilita-

:. Doug Walker says he doesn’t belie-

“we alcohol is
Charles Walker on
\ “I don’t buy it,”

. who lives in Lenzburg.
say

Death Row.

to blame for putting

said Doug Walker,
“T can honestly
I have only seen him drunk once.

‘He seemed to be able to handle the

alcohol.”

; “He is a very intelligent person and
lte could consume great amounts of

dae

alcohol and still be an intelligent

pers: said Doug Walker’s wife,
;, Caro’.
Dou, Walker sometimes. wonders

whetlicr he could have made a differ-
ence in nis brother’s life.
“J Jook at myself in the

mirror and

said, ‘Why didn’t: you stop it? You

‘should have known
happe”,
ple say.

that was going to
” he said, “That’s what peo-
[have been asked repeatedly

why w . didn’t try to stop him.”

ck WR
people in Mascoutah want
‘to die. Ca AY
deserves it,” said Mascoutah
it Gayle Miller,.“‘It's hard for
rents of these kids every time
ick up a paper-and see their
init. The family, I think, wants
, oe over. If it was my family, I
want justice.” °"
ker’s death could help ease the .
he residents say." |
the family’s eyes, it would make
r feel better,” Miller said, as she

nembered the day of the killings.

“1; made everybody sick,” she said.

were all scared when it

eee ke ee aeee eee esses

happened.” : a

And those feelings sometimes still
seep through the quiet town. ,

“T won't dare go near Silver Creek,”
said Denise Howland, who lives in Ma-
scoutah. a

“t won't go down there,” Miller
said. “I haven’t gone down there since
it happened.” “ee

“T still look at that place every time
Igoby,” said Albert Powers. ,

Before he was caught, rumors
around town said Walker considered
pointing an unloaded gun at police so
they would shoot him right then in
self-defense, Powers said, adding “he
should have done that.” if

xk we

Doug Walker said he thinks his
brother should die for his crime. -

“It wasn’t an easy decision to
make,” Doug Walkersaid. —

“We talked for many hours about it.
(Charles has) convinced us all,” Carol
Walker said. “I think the: family
knows it in their hearts and’ their
minds. oi

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“For the bad sides of Chuck, you
have to admire the way he’s stood up
and accepted what he’s done,” Carol
Walker said.

And Doug Walker feels as strongly
against those trying to stop the execu-
tion as his brother.

“You don’t want my opinion. It’s not
printable,” he said. "

“we think they’re sticking their
nose where it doesn’t belong,” Carol
Walker said. “I think they’re causing
a lot of anguish for all of the families
— for the Winker family and the
Paule family as well as the Walkers.”

Doug and Carol Walker plan to at-
tend the scheduled execution but say
they will not watch Charles Walker
¥ as much time as1
“T

“T want to spend
can with him,” Doug Walker said.

will be there to claim his body and
bring his personal effects back.”
As Charles Walker requested, the
funeral will be private.
“Mom has told her goodbyes,”
Carol Walker said. “This time, we
hope it’s over.”

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nears for Walker 7

and Rob Karwath

ZB, onvicted killer Charles-Walker says he
wants to dic,.and Illinois this week is
Y ready to oblige.

Walker’s decision to choose lethal injection
over years of additional appeals is pushing the ©
state to its first execution since 1962—despite
concerns by some critics about the state’s 13-
year-old death-penalty law, which faces yet anoth-
er important test in the courts later this year, and
the manner of execution, which will be -used for
the first time here. . |

There is a sense Walker’s execution would start
Illinois down a road from which it would be diffi-
cult to return once it joins the 14 other states
that 4 resumed rine ge a ne Su-

| preme Court reinstated the death penalty in :
: 7 } BS Ce

1976. . |

But the legal impact of Walker’s execution, now
scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Wednesday at Stateville
prison near Joliet, is likely to be much less than
what some death-penalty foes fear and its
proponents hope. Nees
Lawyers say Walker’s death won’t set off a
stampede of executions that would quickly clear
out Death Row in Illinois; nor is it likely to
shorten the time it will take for the.appeals of the
other 124 inmates now on Death Row to move »
-~, through the courts.

“But it will bring home to people on Death
Row and people throughout the state that Illinois
is serious about executing people,” said Alan Ra-
phael, a law professor at Loyola University and
an attorney who represents inmates under sen-
tence of death.

What opponents of capital punishment fear is
that the courts will be less likely to strike down ,
the = death-penalty statute after it has been.
used. ss

“I think that once you execute somebody, you
really want to find out-that you did the right _
sre ,” said Patricia Vader, director of the Mlinois |

oalition Against the Death Penalty. “You'd hate
to think that you did the wrong thing. I think it \
would be egg on a lot of people’s faces if a court.”
said the statute is unconstitutional, but Charles

. Walker is dead.” ; ie, ‘olde
Unless the courts or Gov. James Thompson ©
order a delay, Walker would be the first person
executed under a death-penalty statute ay roved ~
the state legislature in 1977 and upheld by the
inois Supreme Court in 1978. So far, legal ef-
forts to block his execution have failed. eg
‘ Last week, the federal courts declined to bar the
>. execution while lawyers challenge the legality and
reliability of the state’s $24,900 lethal injection
machine on behalf of other Death Row inmates. |
: Walker was convicted of ponire a youns couple |
+, during a robbery near Mascoutah in 1983. ,

In Illinois, the death sentence may be imposed
on people 18 years old or older who have been
convicted of killing a police officer, a firefighter
or a prison guard or a prison inmate. It also may

‘be imposed on someone convicted of a murder
while committing another serious crime, killing a
child under the age of 12 in an exceptionally bru-
tal manner, killing two or more victims or killing

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Chicano Tribune Sunday, September 9, 1990

William Grady is a Tribune legal affairs writer:
Rob Karwath covers state government for the
Tribune.

punishment for killing a young
Seven years ago on the banks of Silver Creek in'a
robbery that netted only $40. . oN8

St. Clair County Public Defender Clyde Kuehn,
who represented Walker when he pleaded guilty

to the murders and was sentenced to death Said.
that death, Walker may be chea g the

even in death, W

System. .

between him
Thompson,
Thompson current!

“Maybe to him, this is an easier punishment.’
Maybe he’s ma itt

RIE raat 9

the-first person executed in:
The only
and the needle is Goy. James R;.*:

thing standing,

y is considering a petition

for clemency for. Walker filed by the Illinois”

Coalition. A

gainst the

Death Penalty, The |

coalition wants Thompson to commute Walker's

death sentence toa Sentence of life in prison. -
If Thompson doesn’t, the execution process will
gin. Act S : *. a

ee;

Today’s Focus waswritten. _ :
by reporter Jeanne AuBuchon as

On Tuesd

rabbit with

seat the S0-year-od man from,
Fayetteville will eat

his last meal: fried wild}

gravy made from the rabbit drippings eel
and blackberry pie for dessert. e

Then he will waitin an isolated cell at Stateville ©
ter near Joliet, Shortly before -

hich will start the machine that ° :

he executioners will not know who delivered
the fataldose. ie aa Lee

; mM EIS Tee Wty

“I done crime, and I knew someday a situation
like this might come down,” Walker has said, “I
accepted it, so why
around?” 0". ne aa

He has spent half of his
of it. The courts
to waive his appe.

If he wants to die, why have people been trying
to stop his execution? Their arguments: He is
worth more alive than dead; prison conditions and
chronic alcoholism have impaired his judgment

ay to give up appeals; Illi-

But others — including the Illinois Coalition °

Carried out.

Death Penalt ; Other Death Row
ch leaders — have been trying to
death sentence from being

Walker has called them “bleeding hearts, nosy

bodies,” He. Said, “I don’t appreciate them\
sticking their nose in my business,”

atricia’ Vader, executive director of the
Coalition, has tried to Stop the execution.

|’ Walker’s brother,
Walker see

f Violence.

med t

¥,

- frequent f hts with his

¥©

do,” he said,
And Doug Walker blames

not keeping his brother in prison.

State would have done their job, there would be

two kids alive and he wouldn’t be up for
Wise

er also was an alcoholic. Tae... ‘
“T started drinking when I was knee-high to a
Pissant,” he said. es:
When he was 12 years old, Walker’s Stepfather
took him drinking in local ta verns. Walker started

years and five months, Bas An
Less than a year after he was released from

... prison, Walker burglarized a tavern and stole
- Money and alcohol. He was Convicted and sent to

Minimum-security
another two years,
After hi: release, Walker got married. He had
Wife, Stella, over his
drinking, a dshe divorced him. ase
gas station .and

He subs quently robbed a
Served four ‘carsin Menard for that crime, A
After liv ig and working in several states, he
returned to ic metro-east in June 1983, .....

On June 1 , 1983, he killed Paule and Winker.

wk
When Wa) <er woke up that morning, he Started
drinking voc <a and beer and decided to 80 fishing
at Silver Creek. Throughout the day, he drank

Winker and Paule arrived at Silver Creek about
3 p.m., where
alongside the creek, pulled out their fishing tackle
and chatted with Walker, 5a

* pistol at them and took Paule’s wallet. He bound

their hands with tape and took them a few feet
into the woods, where he was 80ing to tie them toa
tree and leave them, Hgoe

according to Walker. SES.
Walker shot Paule in the right temple and then
Winker behind the right ear, uf
He eventually ended up at the Runway Lounge
hear Scott Air Force Base, where he knew owner.
Richard Jones. . ste i
“He did not even act like anything was wrong,’? .
Jones has said. “You would never think he had just :

‘murdered two people.”

When the bar was closing about 1 a.m., Walker.
pulled out the pistol and ordered Jones to give him
all his money. ng

When Jones told Walker he would not get away
with the robbery, Walker Said, “Dick, it don't :
make no difference. The Police are already ;:
looking for me.” aoe

As Walker fled in his car with about $300 stolen’
is car and |

Boe
se]

Walker fired a shot at Jones, ‘shattering his | - i

Doug Walker, says Charles windshield. But Jones had crouched under thet “

x Pa
_.When he was 8 years old, Charles Walker got _ 4
drunk on moonshine his father gave him, His fath-

a ae |

Illinois

Continued from page 1

who doesn’t deserve it.”

Nationwide, inmates spend an av-
erage of six years and five months
on Death Row, according to Justice
Department statistics. Another
study says that the average time be-
tween the date of crime and execu-
tion for those convicts who have
contested their death sentences is
slightly more than eight years.

The inmates whose fates appear

to be most closely linked with that .

of the state’s death penalty statute
are Walker and Charles Silagy, who
was sentenced to die for stomping
-and stabbing to death two women,
rer irlfriend and her roommate, in

Walker asked his lawyers to
abandon further appeals after the ~
state Supreme Court upheld his
conviction and death sentence on
direct ap in late 1985. Last ~
March, the a
go rejected efforts by death-penalty
Opponents who sought to carry an
appeal to the federal courts on
Walker’s behalf.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard
arguments recently on a similar
case and is expected to decide this
spring whether relatives, death-pen-
alty opponents or other inmates
have the right to appeal on behalf
of a convict .who "t want to
fight execution.

Silagy’s death sentence has been
, upheld twice by the state Supreme
Court. But last May, a U.S. Dis-
trict Court judge in: Danville
tumed aside several narrow objec-
tions raised by Silagy’s lawyers and
instead ruled that state’s death
penalty was fundamentally uncon-
Stitutional.

Judge Harold Baker said the
State’s statute allows prosecutors too
much discretion in deciding whether
to seek the death penalty and gives
defense lawyers too late notice that
capital punishment will be sought,
both of which violate U.S. Supreme
Court rulings that say capital
punishment cannot be imposed in
an arbi or capricious manner.

Baker’s decision was the first time
that a federal judge had ruled di-

court in Chica-

greater risk of arbitrariness,” ac-
cording to written arguments filed .
by Daniel Yuhas, Timothy Gabriel-
son and Patricia Mysza, of the state
appellate defender’s office.

r’s ruling relied heavily on
the dissenting opinions in two
death-penalty decisions by the state
Supreme Court. The dissents have
been a rallying point for death pen-
alty opponents in Illinois for 10
years. Four of the seven justices on’
the state high court during much of
the 1980s had voiced doubts about
the constitutionality of the death- <
penalty law in dissenting 3
oOpinions—but not at the same
time or in the same case.

The justices who dissented from ~
the 1979 ruling joined later majori-
ties, relying on the principle that
pos decisions set precedents to be *
ollowed in future cases. In recent .
ange though, the state high court
< y upheld the death pen-..

$ ruling also is one of the ©

arguments raised by those seeking \
to delay Walker’s execution. :

“An execution under an uncon- &
‘stitutional statute would seriously ~
damage the integrity of the entire .
criminal justice system and the J
public interest,” according to the +
written arguments filed with the

U.S. Supreme Court. >:

The appeal notes, though, that
Walker “continues to express a de- ~
sire to forego further legal efforts on’

his behalf and to be put to death.”* ©

The justices have been given a
copy of a letter Walker wrote in '
1988 to a federal judge rejecting |

action on his be-

any further |
half, “Before I was sentenced 1 had

told my sister that if I was sen-
tenced to death,” Walker said,
“that one appeal had to be filed

according to law but after that I“,

_ Was going to stop my appeals and

rectly on the constitutionality of the

state’s death ary! law. His ruling
will be challenged Wednesday dur- -
ing oral arguments before the ap-
peals court here.

In written arguments filed with
the — court, Donatelli conten-
ded that the Illinois statute meets
constitutional principles and is simi-
lar to the laws of the 36 other states
that allow capital punishment.

“No state death penalty statute
contains any special type of guide-
lines that govern any decision by —
prosecutors to seek or not seek the
death penalty. An Illinois prosecu-
tor exercises his discretion in the
same manner as prosecutors in
other states,” Donatelli said.

But Silagy’s lawyers argued there
are important differences between
the Illinois law and the laws in
other states that have been upheld
by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prosecutors in Illinois don’t have
to decide whether to seck the death
penalty until the end of the trial,
and the “variables that enter into
post-conviction sentencing dis-
cretion are amorphous and subjec-
tive and create a significantly

~ bi deen o ~o

ask for.an execution date.”
‘ Although lower courts concluded
alker was mentally competent -
and acted voluntarily in making §*
this decision, the opponents dis-
this, citing, for example,
alker’s “long history of alcohol
abuse and the resulting brain dam-
age,” as well as “his lung disease,
his dramatic change in attitude.
from 4 strong desire to live to an
expressed desire to die. ....” a
Supreme Court has delayed >
action on the Walker’s appeal, ap- «
parently until it decides a similar.
appeal filed on behalf of R. Gene
Simmons, who killed 16 relatives

and friends during a ram

through Russellville, Ae 1987.
Simmons has declined to ap ‘
his death sentence, a decision lower

_ courts have concluded was volun-

tary. But Jonas Whitmore, a fellow.
Death Row inmate, asserts he can
maintain an appeal on behalf of
Simmons. He also contends that
the Constitution requires state ;
courts to review all death sentenc- .
¢s. i
During the oral arguments, a ma-,
jority of the justices seemed skep-
tical of Whitmore’s claim that he -

can challenge another’s death sen-; _

tence. If the justices rule that Whit-

more lacks the proper standing to...

challenge the Arkansas law, they

fio

would not have to decide the man-., »..

= appeal issue. ras
Such a decision would probably ; +‘.

‘set in motion Simmons’ execu- _'*

tion—and Walker’s, too, if the hig’. .

court determines the Arkansas case. :
is controlling. or i

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‘Tlinois’ death penalty still a thorny i issue

"By William Grady
and Glen Elsasser

ha:les Walker was to have
been executed by lethal in-
ion two years ago this
spring for the murders of a young
couple during a robbery in 1983.
The sentence has yet to be car-
Tied out.
Although he has told the courts
he wants to die, Walker remains

one of 119 inmates on Death Row |

in Illinois prisons.

There have been 121 executions
in this country since the U.S. Su-
preme Court reinstated the death
penalty in 1976. But no one has
been executed in Illinois since its
current death-penalty law was

- adopted in 1977. The last execu-

tion here was in 1962.

§ ~The reason, according to lawyers
L ‘on both sides of the issue, is that

the federal courts—specifically the

Supreme Court and the U.S. Court.

of Appeals in Chicago—have never
confronted several key questions .
about the constitutionality of the

William Grady is a Tribune legal

affairs writer. Glen Elsasser is a

_ member of the Tribune’s mane

ton bureau.

We don’t want to execute somebody

who doesn’t deserve it.

Assistant attorney general

—Jack Donatelli

State’s death gers law. That may
soon change.

The Supreme Court is now con-
sidering an Arkansas case that will
have a direct impact on Walker's
fate. And the appeals court in Chi-
cago will hear arguments this week
on a case that gives it the opportu-

ly on the constitutionality of the
Illinois death penalty statute.
-A sharply divided state Supreme

“Court upheld the state’s death pen-
_. alty in-a controversial decision in

1979. But no one is likely to be
executed here until the U.S. Su- __
preme Court affirms a death sen- ‘

tence that has passed scrutiny by

state courts and the lower federal

courts, said Terence Madsen, chief
of criminal appeals for the Illinois
attorney general’s office.

“Only a handful of cases have
made their way to the federal sys-

tem,” said James Haddad, a dg

professor at Northwestern Univer-.

' sity. “Before it gets to the federal
nity for-the first time to rule direct-~

courts, a case has to go through

- the state court system twice. You

can’t execute somebody until he
gives up his right to appeal or until
all appeals have been exhausted.”

Every inmate sentenced to death -
"in Illinois gets at least three series

of appeals—each of which ends at

. the nation’s high court. Prosecutors

say that whatever the public per-
ception, vai hegate in Iilinois are not

illustration by Bob Newman/L.A. Times syndicate

taking substantially longer than .

_ those in other states with the death

penalty. °
“The system itself is built to take
a long time,” said Jack Donatelli,

an assistant attorney general who

handles death penalty appeals. “We
want to be very cautious. Prosecu-
tors, defense lawyers and judges
alike want to make sure we are
considering everything we can be-
fore we execute somebody. We
don’t want to execute somebody
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" in Cook County Jail. Ex- - ‘Both gides agree it would be at
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di =a! done by lethal injection. returned—i i

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eneral to do his job. now,” del, of the state appellate defend- That court sets the date for execu-
Walker gaid in : er’s office in Springfield, said he tion, but ‘t could also order a com-
a telephon _ probably would petition now for a__petency hearing for Walker. —
conversation ; rehearing from the U.S. Supreme. “We will oppose. any further at-
from e | Court. After that, he said, “it’s sort. tempts. for a stay in this case tha
Row in *Men- f hard to sa » what. will be done.’ aren't - made with Walker's con-
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‘ ing my rights if Mr. Walker, changed his mind.” | outside: a regular process.” es

i S Walker, 46,. convicted of shooting — Walker's insistenc¢ on dying has.

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date. of execu -aecept the punis ment.” * But Walker says that didn’t hap-
_ Charles Walker. One concern is whether» Walker pen when Gary Gilmore rejecte ae

He has said he wanted to be will change his mind, as have other further appeals of his death penalty

executed gince the Illinois Supreme - Death Row inmates requesting ©X- in Utah. No one has been executed.
Court affirmed his conviction in -ecution. He says he won't, and that in Utah since Gilmore in a3

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THXAS __ modified date 25 JULY 1990. . LETHNAL INJECTION
EDWARD ANTHONY ELLIS, (White), age 37 has been on death row since
September 1983. He was convicted of the robbery/murder of a white
elderly female.
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ILLINOIS **XSUICIDEX** 12 SEPTEMBER 1990 LETHAL INJECTION
Charles Walker, (White), age 49, hae been on death row gince 1983.
Walker pled guilty to 2 counts of murder. The victimes, a white male
and female, were engaged to be married. Walker, drunk at the time,
wanted to rob the couple but then was recognized by one of them.
Rather than be identified, he killed them both. ee

A clemency petition is being handed to the Governor at the end of
June. Illinois has not had an execution since 1962.
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Dalton Prejean, Louisiana, was executed May 18, 1990.
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HERE was one thing Nussbaum
wanted very much to know. “Could

‘you identify this man?” he inquired of

girl who told him about the camera.
-“J’m not sure,” she replied. “It was
dark. I was very frightened. Once, at
a party, I thought I recognized him. A
young féllow named Jerry Thompson.
But he swore he’d never seen me be-
fore. And he turned out to be such a
nice chap, engaged to a lovely girl, well-
respected by all his friends. So I was
sure I was mistaken. If you led a dozen
men in front of me, I doubt if I could
pick the right one out.” .

Thus, after this interview, the police
had more information on the modus
operandi of the rapist whom they were
seeking—but still no lead to his identity.

Then a middle-aged businessman ap-
peared in Nussbaum’s office. On’ the
superintendent’s promise not to bare the
name of the girl, he related the story
of an ordeal of the 18-year-old daughter
of a friend, in August.

“Her dad asked me to come in with
this information,” the caller explained,
“so there’d be no chance of the girl’s
name leaking out.” ;

Nussbaum nodded. “Go on,” he said.

This girl had accepted a ride home
with a stranger who took her to the
road along Springdale cemetery. The
young woman struggled, was knocked
out by the punch to the jaw and when

| she regained consciousness she was

lying nude in the rear of the sedan and
her attacker was leering at her with a
camera in his hand. ae

-It was the same story the superin-
tendent had heard before. To spare the

girl further shame, her family had kept

quiet about the incident. .
“I think I can really help you,
though,” “Nussbaum’s new informant
said. “This kid kept her head. She
bided her time till he put her out of the
car, and she got the license. number as
he drove away.” hoe:

Nussbaum took the number eagerly.
Welty and Ford,.tracing it back through
the State’ Vehicle Board’s records,

‘learned that it had been issued to a

Jerry Thompson who then had lived
at an address on Maryland Avenue in
Peoria.
' At this number, Ford and Welty dis-
covered that Thompson had moved—
on June 17th, the day Mildred Hall-
mark was found raped and slain.
They learned, too, that Thompson
worked in the same factory where Mil-
dred’s father was employed. And, a
short time later, they found him at
work and took him to headquarters.
Thompson stoutly denied the crime,
as well as the rape of the girl who had
supplied the license number of his car.
He said he had seen Mildred Hallmark
a few times when she had met her dad
outside the plant, but insisted he had
never spoken to the girl.
Furthermore, he claimed an alibi for
the night she was slain. He had been
with his fiancée, he said.
_ He had been with this young lady
the night of June 16th—but only until
11 P. M. And his story that he had gone

home and to bed after bidding his fian-
cée goodnight could not be substan-
tiated. ,

Moreover, when his sedan was exam-
ined, its right door handle and window
crank were missing, as one rape victim
had described.

Then Welty and Ford went to his
new address and searched his room.
They came up first with his diary.
They skimmed through it, unable to be-

lieve what they read.

T was all there—names, dates, places,

his innermost thoughts and feelings, -
set down in sentences that might easily
have shocked a two-bit floozie in a
back-alley crib.

Two pages in the ‘black book, how-
ever, were empty of the filth that clut-
tered the rest of the book. These were
under the dates of June 16th and 17th
of that year. .

Then, in another bureau drawer, the
sleuths came upon a thick sheaf of
photographs of nude young women— he
some of the victims of his many forays ua
along the midnight streets of Peoria.

Faced with this evidence, plus the
laboratory discovery of a bloodstain
on a pair of trousers he owned, Jerry
Thompson confessed to ‘the rape mur-
der of Mildred Hallmark—and to “about
eighty” other brutal rapes as well.

“I saw Mildred on the corner that
night, waiting for the streetcar,” he told
the cops. “I stopped and offered her a
ride. She refused, till I convinced her
I workéd with her dad, and it’d be okay
to. ride with me.

“Once in the car, she couldn’t get out.
There by the cemetery, she started to
yell. I started to choke her, but she
bit my thumb. Then I slugged her. I.
didn’t mean to kill her, but I guess I
just hit her too hard.” pe

'. After raping the girl, Thompson said,
he discovered she was dead, so he left
her body and clothing in the ditch
and fled the scene.

“When I realized what I’d done,”
he said, “I just couldn’t put it down in
my diary, like I did all the rest. You
see, I really didn’t want to kill her. I
liked her.”

“You what!” Detective Ford snarled.

“I liked the kid. Why, I even chip-
ped in two bits for flowers for her
funeral.”

Thompson went on trial for first-
degree murder on July 22, was con-
victed and sentenced to die in the elec-
tric chair. At midnight on October |
15th, he walked the last mile to pay for
his incredible crimes.

And it was then, when it no longer
possibly could be needed as courtroom
evidence—a purpose for which it never
was used—that Jerry Thompson’s in-
famous diary was destroyed, along with
the photographs so many women had
feared.

Note: The names Walter Grimes
and Billy Ingles are fictitious, to protect.
the identities of innocent persons in-
volved in the investigation.

DETECTIVE

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Pretty Mildred Hallmark met death at hands of sadist.

*% LIKE SO MANY of his unholy breed, he did not
look the part. By day he was a quite ordinary young
man, working steadily at an ordinary job, and attracting
no unusual attention. He spent most of his evenings
innocently in the company of his fiancée, whom he never
gave cause to suspect the truth; the terrible truth that
late at night he prowled the streets of his home town of
Peoria, Illinois, seeking girls and young matrons to sat-
isfy the animalistic lust that dominated him.

He stalked, not haphazardly on the chance of a willing
pickup here or there, but with an obscene reptilian cunning,
on the hunt for unwary innocents whom he could lure into
a trap so ingeniously manipulated that the police were
completely igngrant of his sex monstrosities for years.

Once in his clutches, a victim was unlikely to escape
unharmed. He had perfected a technique to insure against
that. .

He enjoyed gloating over his prey before overpowering
her. With pitiless candor he would describe what was in
store for her. He could seldom resist inflicting physical tor-
tures—of which his repertoire was thorough, indeed—upon
a victim before the final assault.

Even then, even after an unfortunate girl had been aban-

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He prowled the streets of his home town
», seeking girls to satisfy fiendish desire

by FRANK JOYCE

doned to her shame and tears, the fantastic ritual of this
monster’s depravity was not complete:

Back in his lodgings, alone with his abominable secret,
he could not keep it to himself. Instead, he spent long
hours in tediously and obscenely confiding his experiences
in ‘a black diary, which he kept hidden in.a dresser drawer.

The passages in that black book would have made the
ancient, classic works of pornography—unavailable, of
course, in public print in this country, at least—read like
a child’s bedtime tales.

They will never be read by anyone again. They were seen
by only a very few. And this is the story of how they ever
came to light at all.

N the morning ot June 17th, William McGarvey,
a teamster, drove down a little-used road skirting the

Springdale cemetery on the outskirts of Peoria, and dis-’

covered the body of a girl in a muddy ditch paralleling
the byway.

She was young, very pretty, and completely nude except
for a light coat draped over her shoulders. Her clothing,
most of it badly torn, was strewn im the ditch near the corpse.

Deputy Coroner Glenn Gumm found a superficial cut on
the head and a severe bruise on the jaw. He told Acting
Police Superintendent Fred Nussbaum that the girl, a bru-
nette about 20 years old, had been raped before she died.

apmacrion Secmpees

“Infamous rapist wept as black
hood was placed over his head,

From a purse, Detectives Charles Welty and Glenn Ford
took identification papers of Mildred Hallmark, with a
street address in the city. At this address the detectives
found John Hallmark and his wife, distressed by their
daughter’s unprecedented overnight absence from home,
preparing to report her disappearance to the police.

Mr. Hallmark, who worked in a factory which manu-
factured tractors, was at a loss to explain how his daughter
could have got in a situation to become the victim of a
murdering rapist. ;

Mildred, 19 years old, he said, was a quiet, conservative
girl. Since her graduation a year earlier from a parochial
high school, she had worked as a cashier in a downtown
cafeteria.

“She never was one to run around,” the father said.
“Maybe to the movies now and then, or a church affair, or
something like that, but that was all. The only boy she went
out with, so far as we know, was Walt Grimes. His folks
have a farm over near Paxton, and Walt only gets to Peoria
about every two weeks.”

“You can name her friends, I suppose,” Detective Welty
said. “It often works out; a girl’s closest chums know
things about her that her own folks don’t.”

Welty and Ford spent several hours in interviewin
Mildred Hallmarks pals, mostly former classmates. One avd
all they bore out the father’s assertion that Mildred was a
thoroughly decent girl, not given to flirtations and certainly
no impulsive chit whom some smooth operator might be-
guile into a reckless night on the town.

The investigators were now more than ever puzzled as
to how the girl had gone out on the cemetery road, known
as a Lovers’ Lane.

An autopsy revealed she had died from a broken neck,
obviously the result of a hard blow on the jaw. There was
nothing to show she had struggled with an assailant, thus
making it a virtual certainty that she had willingly entered
a car with a man.

“Surely somebody she must’ve known pretty well,” De-
tective Ford believed. “Someone she must’ve trusted—or
pew would she sit still for a ride out along that lonely
road?”

Finally, from one close girl friend of the victim, Ford
and Welty heard that Mildred Hallmark had been in the
company of a man the night before her body was found
in the ditch.

“I saw her walking with this fellow—young, tall, not bad-
looking—at Main and Jefferson Streets around eleven
o'clock,” this young lady told the cops.

“You didn’t recognize him?” Welty inquired.

“I'd never seen him before.”

Peoria deputies guard accused enroute to courtroom. His diary was not
introduced because prosecution said it was ‘perverted, outright filth.’ po

Weltys eyebrows arched as he bent a quizzical oh
upon his partner. “A stranger,” he said. “Her job at the
cafeteria. A lot of guys would notice her there. If she di
go out with one, it’s almost a cinch it wasn’t after his firsts
trip past her cash counter. Maybe someone at the beanery
would remember.” o

Le parigtae did. On the night of her death, Mildred Hallt3
mark had left the cafeteria, not with a customer, bu
with Billy Ingles, a busboy, and Ingles readily admitte
it was he who had been seen with Mildred at Main a
Jefferson Streets around 11 P.M.

“It wasn’t a real date we had,” he protested to the de-
tectives. “I asked Mildred to go to the movies. She finall
said okay—if we’d go Dutch treat. After the show I offere
to ride her home on the streetcar, but she said that’d mak
it too late for me to get up early in the morning, like Kr
have to. So I walked her to the car line, said good night?
and went home.”

Billy’s roommate said he had reached their room around
11:30 P.M. In addition, young Ingles had no car, and th
police knew an automobile must have been used on th
trip to the cemetery road. Nevertheless, despite these tw
strong points in his favor, Ingles was held for questionin
and for a lie-detector test, for which he readily volunteered.

Meanwhile, it was easily established that the victim's
boy friend, Walter Grimes, had been at home, nearly 1
miles from Peoria all that night of June 16-17, po i thu
could not possibly be a suspect in the crime.

Billy Ingles passed the lie test with colors flying, and his¢?
roommate underwent a similar test to support his sub-
Sstantiation of the busboy’s alibi. Consequently, since it{2s
could not be shown that Ingles had had access to automo-
tive transportation, and since his activities—except for thef—4
half-hour between 11 and 11:30 P. M.—on the murder
night could be satisfactorily accounted for, he was droppedj—*
as a Suspect in the case.

Superintendent Nussbaum and his men confessed them-
selves at a dead end in the probe.

“All we know is this,” Nussbaum summed it up. “Some-f#*
time after she said good night to the Ingles boy, Mildred@
Hallmark was picked up by some man in a car. And that
must have occurred either at the corner where she waited“
to board a streetcar, or between where she got off and her*@
home.” r43]

“Probably where she was waiting for the trolley,” Ford O
offered. “It'd make sense that if someone she knew came
by and offered a ride home, she might accept. And she f**
most likely was killed because she (Continued on page 70)

*SE6T“ST~OT

Photo Diary Of A Rapist

(continued from page 49)

there was something she could add to
what she previously had written.

“*He had other tricks,’’ she told
Nussbaum. ‘‘One was a short, vicious
punch in the jaw that’d knock any
woman out. He used it on me.

““When I came to, I was sprawled
out naked in the back seat. He had a
camera with a flash attachment on it.
It also had a timing device. He said
he’d taken pictures of me and — of
himself and me together.

‘*He warned me that if I went to
the police, he’d see to it that all my
. friends got prints of those pictures.
’ That was why I never made a com-
plaint. What good would it have done
me then? And those pictures — how
could I have stood it to have anyone

who knew me see them?”’

' Now the investigators understood
why the man they sought never had
been reported by a single one of his
victims. With the threat of circulation
of disgusting photographs — no
matter under what conditions they had
been obtained — hanging over them,
the terrorized women had not dared
to speak.

There was one thing Nussbaum
wanted very much to know. ‘‘Could
you identify this man?’’ he inquired
of the girl who told him about the
camera.

‘*1’m not sure,”’ she replied. ‘‘It was
dark. | was very frightened. Once, at
a party, I thought I recognized him.
A young fellow named Jerry Thomp-
_ son. But he swore he’d never seen me
before. And he turned out to be such
a nice chap, engaged to a lovely girl,
well-respected by all his friends. So I
was sure I was mistaken. If you led a
dozen men in front of me, I doubt if I
could pick the right one out.’’

Thus, after this interview, the police
had more information on the modus
operandi of the rapist whom they were
seeking — but still no lead to his
identity.

Then a middle-aged businessman
appeared in Nussbaum’s office. On the
' superintendent’s promise not to bare
the name of the girl, he related the
story of an ordeal of the 18-year-old
daughter of a friend, in August of
1934.

“*Her dad asked me to come in with
this information,”’ the caller explained,
“*so there’s be no chance of the girl’s
name leaking out.’”

Nussbaum nodded.
50

‘*Go on,’ he

said. The man hesitated then said:
This girl had accepted a ride home
with a stranger who took her to the
road along Springdale cemetery. The
young woman struggled, was knocked
out by the punch to the jaw and when

she regained consciousness she was ..

lying nude in the rear of the sedan and

her attacker was leering at her with a

camera in his hand.

It was the same story the superin-
tendent had heard before. To spare
the girl further shame, her family had
kept quiet about the incident.

*‘[ think I can really help you,
though,’’ Nussbaum’s new informant
said. ‘‘This kid kept her head. She
bided her time till he put her out of
the car, and she got the license number
as he drove away.’’

Nussbaum took the number eagerly.
Welty and Ford, tracing it back
through the State Vehicle Board’s 1934
records, learned that it had been issued
to a Jerry Thompson who then had
lived at an address on Maryland
Avenue in Peoria.

At this number, Ford and Welty

discovered that Thompson had
moved — on June 17th, the day
Mildred Hallmark was found raped
and slain.

They learned, too, that Thompson
worked in the same factory where
Mildred’s father was employed. And,
a short time later, they found him at
work and took him to headquarters.

Thompson stoutly denied the crime,
as well as the rape of the girl who had
supplied the license number of his car.
He said he had seen Mildred Hallmark

_a few times when she had met her dad

outside the plant, but insisted he had
never spoken to the girl.
Furthermore, he claimed an alibi for

the night she was slain. He. had been

with his fiancée, he said.

He had been with this young lady
the night of June 16th — but only
until 11 p.m. And his story that he’d
gone home and to bed after bidding
his fiancée goodnight could not be
substantiated.

Moreover, when his sedan was
examined, its right door handle and
window crank were missing, as one
rape victim had described.

Then Welty and Ford went to his
new address and searched his room.

They came up first with his diary.
They skimmed through it, unable to
believe what they read.

It was all there — names, dates,
places, his innermost thoughts and
feelings, set down in sentences that
might easily have shocked a two-bit
hooker in a back-alley crib.

Two pages in the black book,
however, were empty of the filth that
cluttered the rest of the book. These
were under the dates of June 16th and
17th of that year.

Then, in another bureau drawer. the
sleuths came upon a thick sheaf of
photographs of nude young women

— some of the victims of his many
forays along the iicnight streets of
Peoria.

Faced with this evidence, plus the
| laboratory discovery ‘of a bloodstain

on a pair of trousers he owned, Jerry

' Thompson confessed to the rape

murder of Mildred Hallmark — and
to ‘‘about eighty” other brutal rapes
as well.

“I saw Mildred on the corner that
night, waiting for the streetcar,’’ he
told police. ‘‘I stopped and offered
her a ride. She refused, till I convinced
her I worked with her dad, and it’d be
okay to ride with me.

“‘Once in the car, she couldn’t get
out. There by the cemetery, she started
to yell. I started to choke her, but she
bit my thumb. Then I slugged her. I
didn’t mean to kill her, but I guess I
just hit her too hard.”’

After raping the girl, Thompson
said, he discovered she was dead, so
hé left her body and clothing in the
ditch and fled the scene.

“‘When I realized what I’d done,”
he said, ‘‘I just couldn’t put it down
in my diary, like I did all the rest. You
see, I really didn’t want to kill her. I
liked her.”’

“*You what!’’ Detective Ford
snarled. ;

““I liked the kid.-Why, I even
chipped in two bits for flowers for the
funeral.’’

Thompson went on trial for first-
degree murder on July. 22, was
convicted and sentenced to die in the
electric chair. At midnight on October
15th, he walked the last mile to pay
for his incredible crimes.

’ And it was then, when it no Nariaet
possibly could be needed as courtroom
evidence — a purpose for which it
never was used — that Jerry Thomp-
son’s infamous diary was destroyed,
along with the photographs so many
women had feared.

(Editor’s Note: The names Walter Grimes and
Billy Ingles are fictitious.)

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throughout Alabama had been searching
for three weeks. “I’ve known Viola all
my life,” commented the owner of a
local grocery store. “She was a quiet
girl who loved to sit in the swing and
read. And she loved cats. She was al-
ways nice to me.” A teenager described
how Viola led some of the songs at a
local White Plains church the day after
the murders.

In August the Grand ‘Jury
handed down two indictments, charg-
ing Viola Wyatt with murder in the
first degree in each case.

As a plea of not guilty by reason of
insanity was filed for Viola by her at-
torneys the court ordered a sanity
hearing. On February’ 11th, the
sanity commission ruled that Viola was
sane and capable of standing trial.

At the opening of her trial on March
14th, Viola changed her _ plea
from innocent to guilty. Judge Leslie
C. Longshore sentenced Viola Wyatt
to a term of life imprisonment on each
of the two charges. *

EDUCATED RAPIST
(Continued from page 21)

could name the guy who took her out
by the cemetery and abused her.” =,

The theory was sound—but there was
a notable flaw in it. It offered no lead
whatsoever to the guilty man.

Mildred’s family and friends were re-
questioned, but none could name any
man who might bea suspect.

F the anonymous letter had not
reached Superintendent Nussbaum’s
desk, the puzzle of Mildred Halimark’s
murder perhaps never would have been
solved, and a sex monster would have
remained free to prey on other women
in Peoria.

“Mildred Hallmark’s experience was
so similar to mine,” the lengthy missive
began, “that I feel the same man must
have committed both crimes.”

Nussbaum read on with
after this opening paragraph.

The letter went on to explain how
a young woman foolishly had accepted
a ride with a strange young man, only
to find herself helplessly and horribly
trapped by a sex maniac.

interest

He had prepared his sedan for such

adventures, the letter explained, by re-
moving the right inner door handle and

the window crank as well. Once inside

the machine, his victim could not get
out until he was willing to release her.

“Everything was planned, down to
the smallest detail,” the unsigned author
wrote. “He talked to me for an hour
and a half before he harmed me. He
told me many things about himself.”

He described what he intended to do
with this girl. He gloated over having
perfected his study of various holds,
which not only were extremely pain-
ful, but rendered his prey helpless.

“He bragged there wasn’t a woman
who could defend herself against him,”
the letter continued. “He said he would
rather take a married woman because

they put up a more interesting fight. He
was around 25 or 30, and he said he
had been attacking women since he was
14, for the fun of it.”

Finally the maniac began using his
holds on the girl, and then raped her.

“This happened in a large vacant
field about a block and a half from
Prospect and Forest Hill,” the letter
continued. “He said it was his favorite
spot. I could see streetcars and autos
going back and forth, but I was too far
away to scream for help.

The letter concluded: “The man who
told me his name was Lee Bridges
was amused because he could do a
thing like that to me with help so close
at hand.” .

The Peoria police now partly knew
what they were up against, but they did

not know the whole shocking truth.

“So there were other victims of this
man before the Hallmark girl,” Nuss-
baum said. “God knows how many
others missed dying by a hair’s breadth.
If only they would come forward!”

“It’s strange none has,” said Detec-
tive Ford, a police veteran who had
encountered sex crimes before. “A lot
of women, maybe even most of them,
won’t report a rape because it’s some-
thing that’s over and done with and
they feel the only result will be bad pub-
licity for them. But a percentage of rape
victims do go to the police. There must
be some reason why none of the women
this guy attacked ever made a squawk
to us.”

In the daily press, Nussbaum ap-
pealed to other victims of a rapist with
this monster’s peculiar tendencies to
come privately to his headquarters
with any information about the man
they could give. There would be no em-
barrassing publicity, the police super-
intendent promised.

As a result of this pledge, the author
of the anonymous letter phoned Nuss-
baum, identified herself and said there
was something she could add to what
she previously had written.

“He had other tricks,” she told Nuss-
baum. “One was a short, vicious punch
in the jaw that’d knock any woman out.
He used it on me.

“When I came to, I was sprawled out
naked in the back seat. He had a cam-

era with a flash attachment on it. It

also had a timing device. He said he’d
taken pictures of me and—of himself and
me together.

“He warned me that if I went to the
police, he’d see to it that all my friends
got prints of those pictures. That was
why I never made a complaint. What
good would it have done me then? And
those pictures—how could I have stood
it to have anyone who knew me see
them?”

Now the investigators understood
why the man they sought never had
been reported by a single one of his
victims. With the threat of circulation
of disgusting photographs—no matter
under what conditions they had been ob-
tained—hanging over them, the terror-
ized women had not dared to speak.

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‘Court today seldom meets at | > ly forsaken. ‘Although: no‘ defen-
night but holds sessions each \ dant is tried in the three day's |
‘weuk day. (of Van oy’s time, Illinois stat- |
\ rad jury Was empaneled utes include a “I20-day rule”
diat swotn ft indicted VanNoy whereby an incarcerated person
the saine Might. Kol was first automatically must be tried in |
, watned of bis constitutional 120 days unless he occasions a
Tights, examined by a physician — delay. Defendants not impris- .
and allowed to consult with an oned may take’advantage of the | * .«
attorney. A corpner’s jury ruled . _. 120-day rule if they request it. a
on the death“of' the two dead, -| | However, attorneys for defen- |.
Merle Hornstein of Springfield dants quite often ask for extend- | ;
and Basil L.: Worthington of ed time to prepare the case, |
Chicagu, after,an extensive ay- thys dismissing the rule,
tupsy had been conducted. A on xt a

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preliminary hearing was held to : 2 i gale: a
determine if Kol should he
bound over to the grand jury.
The grand jury didn’t get Kol’s

case until June 8 over a month
later as compared to VanNoy’s
hours later.
A petit jury was called for. is
Kol just as in the VanNoy case, \

but wot uptil Jan. 29 this year, !
7°. months after the indiclinent |
was returned and nine months |
atier the bodies were found, and |
not uid after delense attorneys
iad presented numerous mMo-
lions tu dismiss the charges and
suppress some of the evidence
based on various legal grounds.

‘Vie VanNoy jury was chosen
and sworn the same night as
the crime. The Kol jury was |
chosen after a week's efforts,

VanNoy was tried in one day
and sentenced the next. Kol’s
trial took three weeks and he
wasn't sentenced until 1% weeks
later

‘There the comparison of Van-
Nov to Kal ends but it’s inter-
esting to compare the VanNoy
case further with today’s execu-
tions. VanNoy was sentenced to
death by hanging and the whole
community turned out for the
eveut just two mouths later, To-
day’s courts seldum give the
death penalty and when they do :
Ihe case ds automatically ap-
poaled to the shde Supre tire
Court and yaven hiph) potority
Liter the denpuy appeal pre
bees Which taay end in the U

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phe and i gan ao Ke og ee 7 ‘a ert il inside thee ation” 24:1 time into one system headed by itded sue for vend sees sudden] an See a,
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Sangamon River in the then; ; legally trained — rode horse- |. : ; A probate court was created, ee) the former-JP work andthe ght] ang Miranda, are legends, They.
Sangamon Coumty, now Menard \ back around the. circuit — later jo: sy by the General Assembly Feb. PF<;.-4 ) work of police magistrates. The’ (She? decisions. guaranteed “or inal, i
County, about five miles above | ; 5 es called the Abraham Freee 10, 1821.*.The first session, con en ccuiey eth and ‘probate peak pee ee she sieht to'be ate :
Petersburg. He was arrested J fu — — — dispensing | hs dudge James Latham presiding, > |; Pe “court were brought under the fA S| resented ‘by. lawyers, at Ubtate ick be
and jailed the same evening, |» % : * gh as practicable. beg met June 1821, Letters of ad- pis “1 Circuit Court systein and the es psi sy Simca at ; eis of
Judge John York Sawyer called es ee = Reynolds, Court tthe | ministration _Wwere issued to tgs election of their administrators [3 * “admonished of their. constitu, e
( caer Seer pt war ae | te John Tayl ws nd He <4 ale ae | ot Dent f Wills on the estate Bi ('4° changed to appointment by the }¥*) tional rights. They changed”the!»*
eched pipadecnig' pad bill a prosucline atiorney sd at or The veakate art met thea oy glerted circuit ee oc." HGR “use of the police line-up and the’! +
Fndicting VanNoy was’ returned | » Were present at the first court iF ¥ ete tymes before it had any? ets Dy niet sand iy at ais : cages of fare a! , er e
Sud a petit jury was called and. i; ——— ws i*f ibusiness+to conduct. The will <BR Rene a th et nts OW aoe es As Bs
swora—all later that night. i session. A grand jury was em- sof. PeterLanterman was filed :Pogia, 24 the top of the pram @: with f The new slate crimin hende.- |. 5
The trial began the followi * } paneled and sworn and two per- f. +: and refotded Aug: 26 that year AAR new rule - making‘ powers to |. gives every convicted, crim}pal :3 | ~
e tri egan the following | es pe qe nh di » eR ‘Re ony uide the courts and an adminis- + Beg the right to a state-financgg: Cub
day and VanNuy was found : sons were indicted, one for as- })4 44 and the will of Louis Bennet, } BR, guide tne ct ee a Bs BBE i« nt to GAA is <4
guilly and ponte he to be | sault and battery and one for Re ee OY Sr ee pee iy in trative office to assist it- The:s vi |: peal resulting in almost’ eye ‘Sit
hung the next day, Aug. 29. ' riot. A trespass suit brought signed by his mark, was re}? "| court Js empowered to ree } criminal case being automatiges =
"" 5% by Samuel L. Irwin against Ro- corded in October, - * '' = fey]. circuit judges from any circul ally appealed. } SNA
V; ‘Ne meas i. . land Shepherd was dismissed. The court system already > fe [> to assist any other circuit which fF * |. A comparison of the VanNoy. hs
mh oy was hung on the spot, Trials of the ie whe tare jm. complex, was to develop etn 3 gs has: a bagklog of cases. :AP- Ws | murder trial and the Stuggt-)
. nes = rey pee te dicted were deferred to the Oc- an even more complex system. proximately 40 circuit judges @ RE | oO) murder’ trial recently 3egm-
hers 3. VanNoy had sold his _; Wibin teres Woes ie decee ous of courts with overlapping - ju- “te §:y;] month are sent to Cook Coun-.” E.. | pleted in Circuit Court. here ee
pine, Fs ggentnign a et “ *. for’one day, The dispensation risdictions. In 1963, befpre the: ‘wes ty to help reduce the tremens"; lustrates, the similarities ‘and
pairs who, kenmieeinicny “hegan | : of their cases ig not known. « judicial reform, the courts *inrj 4 if j dous backlog ber chest re us | “differences in criminal ‘proce:
dissecting it in an “old open ‘By 1876 the county was one- cluded the justice of the peace +i ee ee cases ibeo aie . ; dures. 1
house" ‘The spectacle was “so, _ Seventh its original size but the ike, police magistrate courts, Rei 4 ty and saibote judges could hear }¥y. | Kol. was pcg et > Jailed
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VAN NOY, Nathaniel, white, hanged Springfield,, IL, on November 26, 1826

594 y HISTORY OF SANGAMON COUN'TY.

History of Sangamon County »ZMinois way-asil
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Interstate Pub., Chi CAqO , 13S/ j

CHAPTER AXIL. i
DARK DEEDS. ¥

“Thou shalt not kill,” is a Divine precept. Its
obligation is incumbent upon every one. Not-
withstanding this, since the day that Cain slew
his brother Abel, crime has been rife in the land.
Laws are passed and heavy penalties are inflicted
upon the guilty, yet crime does not cease to exist.
Neither the terrors of this world or that which
is to come deters the determined and wicked
man from taking the life of afellow-being. San-
gamon county has, with every other county in
the State, been the theater of bloodshed, and
however distasteful the task may be, it is a part
of the historian’s duty to record the dark deeds
that have been committed; not to pander to
taste of a depraved people for the sensational,
but as a warning alike to the pure, and those who
have murder in their heart. The first case in
which life was taken was that of the

.’ MURDER OF MRS. VANNOY.

On the morning of August 27, 1826, Nathaniel
VanNoy, in a fit of drunken frenzy, killed his
wife. He was arrested and lodged in jail the
rame night. ‘The sheriff at once notified Judge
Sawyer, who at once called a special session of
the Circuit Court. eae jury was empanneled
and sworn, who found a true bill of indictment
against bim. The following named composed
this jury: Gersham Jayne, foreman; Stephen
Stillman, John Morris, John Stephenson, jr,
James White, Thomas Morgan, James Stewart,
Jacob Boyer, Robert White, John N. Moore,
William Carpenter, Jesse M. Harrison, Robert
Cownover, James Turley, Aaron Houton, John
Young, John Lindsay, Charles Boyd, William
QO. Chilton, Job Burdan, Hugh Sportsman, Abram
Lanterman. The bill of indictment was pre-
sented to the court, and a petit jury was then
called, consisting of the following named: Bowl-
ing Green, foreman; Samuel Lee, Jesse Arm-
strong, Levi W. Gordon, Thomas I. Parish,

Erastus Wright, William Vincent, Philip L ~>

Fowler, John L. Stephenscn, Levi Parish, James *
Collins, George Davenport.

The jury were sworn, and the trial commenced

on the 28th. James Turney, Attorney General
of the State, acted for the people, and the accused
was defended by James Adams and Jonathaa
H. Pugh, both of Springfield. A verdict of

guilty was rendered on the 29th, and sentence ij

pronounced the same day, that the condemned
man be hung November 26, 1826. Thus in les

than three days was the murder committed, the “x

murderer tried and condemned to be hung. The
sentence was carried out, at the time appointed,
in the presence of almost the entire community.
The execution took place about where the State -

ITouse now stands. Many are yet living who ~

witnessed the summary disposal of the first mur *
derer in what was then ram soe county.
Just before the execution

brought to life after he had been bung.
doctor replied that if the neck escaped disloce
tion, and that if the condemned person did not
hang too long there was a possibility that a So
pipe battery, life could be restored. \am =
oy then told him that if he could be brougbt »

to life that he would be willing to pay a reaso® «4
able sum, but otherwise the doctor might have E.
his body for dissection. The doctor told him t be

lean forward when the wagon was driven from
under him, and that he consequently would hate

an easy fall. He followed the doctor's advice ae

and his neck was not broken. The sheriff, hov- g

ever, fearing that he would come tw life, kef* a

anNoy sent forDr. (4
Filleo and enquired of him if a man could be 99

him hanging nearly an hour, and when he ws a

taken down his soul was too far in the land of

the spirits to be called back. Dr. Filleo made a

the attempt notwithstanding, and when he ap |

plied the galvanic battery, the nerves of thedesd ae

man twitched spasmodically several times i#

quick succession. There was no life in them <%

and they only moved in obedience to the power- ff
ful battery that was brought to bear upon them. /#

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VAUGHAN, James, white, henged Pinckneysville, IL, June 16, 1882,

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Hispanic American
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ly, there’s really nothing else that
can be done,” says Ficaro, who
will attend the execution. ,

So far, 18 Death Row inmates
nationwide have halted their ap-
peals and been executed-—-Gary

Educational Fund. “But Walker’s
volunteering should not necessar-

ily cause a change in court re-

Gilmore and his famous “Let’s do ’

it” in Utah was the first. But
Walker would be the first for IHli-
nois.

What does this mean for the
128 other people condemned to
death in Illinois? Probably noth-
ing. ,

“There’s always the fear of one
volunteer starting off others,” says
Steve Hawkins, a staff attorney
for the NAACP Légal Defense and

view.” . ~- -

In other words, just because
Walker volunteers to die doesn’t
mean the appeals process for oth-
ers will be damaged.

It takes an average of eight

‘years and five months for an “‘in-

-inmate has been on Death Row

voluntary execution,” according to
the Association of Government
Attorneys in Capital Litigation.
But Illinois has cases much
older than that. One condemned

since 1979,
Charles Silagy, convicted of

SUN-TIMES,

murdering two women in Danvilie,
could be the first involuntary. ex-
ecution, says’ Madsen.’ His case

comes before the U.S. Supreme

Court next month. If the’ court

doesn’t agree to hear the case,

“Silagy could be in a position to
be executed in-the middle ‘of next
year.” Sanaa 6 UG
Madsen predicts another execu-
tion could come a year after that.”
And in one to two more years
after that, four more could be
added, including John ‘Wayne
Gacy. ef y
Says Ficaro, “Once they start in
Illinois, it will be a continuous

flow.”

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Slayings baffle cou

By MARK CLAYTON
and JANINE ANDERSON
. Of the News-Democrat

MASCOUTAH — Relatives and neigh-
bors of a Mascoutah couple found shot to
death early Sunday described the victims
as shy but pleasant people who spent most
of their free time together.

The bodies of Kevin Paule, 21, and his
fiance, Sharon Winker, 25, were discovered
bound near each other at a popular fishing
hole on the banks of Silver Creek near
Mascoutah, said St. Clair County sheriff’s
deputy Lt. James Lay. Each had been shot
once in the head.

“He was just a nice, homey boy. Real
pleasant kid,” said Lou Haas, who lived
next door to Paule. Paule lived with his
grandmother, Irene Warren.

“She was quiet too, a real sweet girl.””

Paule’s body was discovered about 6:30
a.m. by Sharon Winker’s mother, Ann, who

had become concerned when the two had
not returned from fishing Saturday night.

Winker’s body was found by sheriff's
deputies about 10 feet from Paule’s, her
hands tied behind her back, lying on the
ground. Both had been shot once inthe head
with a small caliber gun, Lay said.

Paule was sitting upright, tied to a tree
with his hands tied behind his back, Lay
said.

Denise Winker, 19, Sharon’s sister and a
emergency medical technician, arrived on
the scene with an ambulance crew from
Mascoutah. She did ‘hot realize until she
arrived that her sister was dead, Lay said.

“She was pretty broken up when she
found out,” Lay said. ‘‘She didn’t appear to
know that her sister was one of the
victims.”

Denise Winker today said her sister
loved children and had worked at the

High School, said Wi
Standing student who a
of a class of 260 stude

College with honors in |9¢2.

Treehut Childcare Center in Belleville
since January.

“She always wanted to have kids of her
own,” Denise Winker said.

“She really loved them and aways
wanted to be a teacher. She had so much
patience. Her philosophy was: They are the
future of America and must be treated as
such.

‘Although she was shy, once she got to
know you she couldn't do enough for you.”

She said her sister and Paule spent a lot
of time together, but kept to themselves
most of the time.

John Kolar, a Mascoutah city council-
man and director of the Mascoutah Senior
Center where Paule was a janitor, said he
was a good worker.

. “He was very shy and kept to himself,”
Kolar said.

“He and Sharon seemed to get along so

well. I don’t think he had an enemy, he was

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get married. She
married.” Tully
Winker’s studen
have to be brief

was very anxious to
heap she was going to tell
of her death today, '*

d simp!
have to tell thers oy apie: but honest. |
again,” ell them she will never be back

Haas said of Paule: "He used to sit out in

the back iddli
pecs yard a lot, fiddling with his truck

“He wasn
himself. ever the rowdy type and kept to

“She used to come ov
er eve
rai left early. They spent fey “7 ime
er those two,’ “——

Dr. Conrad Dean, principal of Mascoutah

ker was an out.
8raduated sixth al
a nts in May 1976,

inker graduated from McKendree

ple

that type of person.”

Lay said deputies went to the scene of the
slaying after Ann Winker reported finding
Paule’s body. She had driven for help after
finding Paule.in a wooded area about 100
yards north from Illinois 177 on Silver
Creek.

The area is a popular fishing spot with
access from a bridge to the creek via a dirt
road that runs under the bridge at that
point.

Lay said Ann Winker had searched
unsuccessfully at a nearby reservoir where
the couple had said they were going night
fishing, then continued down the highway
another quarter-mile to Silver Creek.

Traveling off the highway, and about 100
yards down the dirt access road, she
discovered Paule’s body tied to a tree. She

drove for help.

After calling police from town, she
returned to the roadside and waited for

police, who arrived about 6:45, Lay said.

Lay said the bodies were about 10 feet
apart and were found about 50 feet into the
woods from a trail near the bank of the
creek. Both were pronounced dead about
7:20 a.m. by St. Clair County Deputy
Coroner Alan Karraker.

The two were fully clothed, each in jeans
andaT-shir. Only Paule was still tied toa
tree, said Karraker. Winker’s body had
pulled loose from the tree and was lying on
the ground.

Lay said there were few leads in the case
and no witnesses to the killings. Tire tracks
were found at the scéne, he said.

No motive has been established for the
killing, Lay said, although fishing equip-
ment had beentaken. . — “ .

Other acquaintances of the couple ex-
pressed shock at the killings...

and friend when she was a student worker

. she said she and her fiance couldn’t wait to
Marty Cox, who was Winker’s supervisor *

’s friends, police

in the accounting department at McKen-
dree College, said: ‘‘She was a very
wholesome girl.

“She toucked so many lives. I can’t
imagine anyone would do something like
that to such a lovely girl.””

Winker’s supervisor at the child care
center, director Paula Tully, said the
victim v-or’ed with 2- and 3-year-olds.

“She wis covery giving person,” Tully
said. :
“Her v>. tise was with communicating
with the young children. It’s very hard to
find someone who is good with dealing with
children that young.

“She never raised her voicss
> Tully said Winker spent mos. vf her free
time with Paule.

“Just Friday she was telling the childre

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eryenry A ite

“By MARK CLAYTON |
and JANINE ANDERSON

il i: BEELEVILLE -— A slain Mascoutah
couple who had’ spent most‘ of their free
time together -and- planned to be married
soon are to be eulogized and buried
together. Wednesday.

_ Sharon Winker, 25, and Kevin Paule, 21,
are-to be buried side-by-side at Mascoutah
City Cemetery.

Their bodies were found’ éarly” Sunday
bound-near.each other in a wooded area
along Silver Creek near Mascoutah, where
they had gone fishing Saturday night. Each
-had.been shot.once in the head. :

ane? are several suspects that could be

AA cote and npil
, ero the exact. Suspect,
We’ re trying to one out some of them.” —

information could lead to the Riller’ “Mor-
rison said.

-Authorities aren’t certain of the motive
for. the killings, but it appears to: be
robbery, said sheriff’s deputy Lt. James
Lay.

Fishing equipment was taken from. the
pair. :

We. don’t have any other motive,’ Lay
‘said, “At this time it appears this: is ane
- motive. *? ‘
“While detectives’ ‘worked’ around: ‘the
clock, relatives of the two families have
been sproceeding with sjoints: funeral
Farrangements: —
“They were engaged, going to be mar- - Tice we kos
‘ried soon. If it were my family, I woulddo. 9 =. pavntecr ad
the-same,’’ said Daniel Moll, directon of .
Mi L Funeral: Home of Mascoutah.
mentioned it (the joint ceremonies) to °
the. milies, but they were thinking about Sy 4
it'anyway.”’ he ae
~ Moll said it will be the first joint fineral
‘in Mascoutah that has not been-between - Photograph above shows wooded
family members since one held for a young area near Silver Creek where the
‘ couple murdered on prom night in 1969. bodies were found. Map shows.

‘Michael Morrison, 18, and Debbie
Means, 15, disappeared.after a prom at location of wooded area.

Mascoutah High School on May 3, 1969, and
their bodies were found in astrip mine area 4
near Freeburg two days later... ;

-~sThe funeral for the couple was scheduled ; . N
-atika.m. Wednesday at St. Martin of Tours

Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, with ser- 3 “ . : : a é
vices. conducted by the Rev. James Clark. tA Sas ON

sarpedaeheti >

SIT ENO BEER,

Slain couple
‘laid to rest
side by side

By JANINE ANDERSON
Of the News-Democrat :

MASCOUTAH — About a hundred
friends and relatives attended the joint

| funeral Wednesday for a young Mascoutah
couple killed Saturday night."

While friends and relatives mourned ‘the
victims, police checked leads that ex- con-
vict Charles Walker, 43, their accused
killer, had been seen in west St. Louis
County. But Walker, a Fayetteville re-

sident, remained at large this morning.

As the Rev. James Clark delivered a
sermon centered around a Biblical psalm,

- thecaskets of Sharon Winker, 25, and Kevin: |

Paule, 21, rested de by side at St. Martin of
Tours Lutheran Church in Mascoutah.
Clark was to have married the couple
next year. saber Pbnnuadl ic
Referring to the ‘valley of the shadow. of
death,” from Psalm 23, Clark said: “Little

did we realize the valley was so close to

home. Even less did we expect the pointless
and meaningless brutality.”
Winker and Paule were found shot to

- death Sunday morning on the, banks of,

Silver Creek in Mascoutah, where they had)

- gone fishing Saturday night.

“Christ took all our sins, not simply | the
sin of senseless murder; but, the pain,
sorrow, even the rage that boils within us.

In rising, Christ has. given us a sure |

promise that we will walk through. the

_valley with him and into‘a life never‘cut |

- short again,” Clark said. : Leeoad 1

Although the mothers of the two’ victims
wept throughout the service and there were

- muffled sobs from the audience,. the ce-.

remony. had a peaceful quality contrasting:

— to the brutal nature of the deaths...) , |

"T call on this community, this family,
the body of Christ — make our God visible
today by giving your love, and works of
kindness. Let these people who’ mourn see -
their God. They are struck down in grief, pA

' Clark said.

After the service, two white sheatnes.?

-drove parallel to each other carrying t the’ :
caskets to the Mascoutah’ city cemetery: ™

' After a brief graveside service, Winker and.
Paule were buried next to each other. +

St. Clair County Sheriff’s. Deputy : Lt.
James Lay said his office had shoieed

' reports Walker was in western St. Louis -

County Wednesday. But none of the leads
panned out, he said.
Lay said he also checked with St. Loyis

city police, who arrested a man resembling —

Walker, but it was not the slaying suspect.
A nationwide alert has. been issued for

L Wane, with emphasis on the Southwest,

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Convicted
killer Charles..Walker=may waive
further appeals of his death sentence,
the state Supreme,Court said Tuesday

in 4 ruling that could lead to Illinois’
first execution in more than 25 years.

With one of its seven: justices
dissenting, the court set a May 10
metas date for the 47-year-old

elleville native. , is

“This court finds that Chatles
Walker is mentally. competent to
waive further legal actions on his
behalf, has made a knowing and
intelligent waiver of any such further
legal actions and is fit to be ‘
executed,” the justices said'in a two- a
page order. ;

Walker would be.the’ first man
executed in Illinois since 1962 and the ~
first in the state to be put to death by
lethalinjection. ... 3:9 ur

“It’s the only thing they could do,”
Walker said in a telephone interview

_from Death Row at. Menard
Correctional Center in Chester. “I’ve
been trying to do this for two years
now.” ’
He expects others will try to block
his execution, “but I’m ready and my
family is ready,” he said. ““My brother
has taken care of my funeral plans.”

Pat Vader, director of the Chicago-
based Coalition Against, the, Death
Penalty, said her, group is consulting.
with several law firms on possible
actioninthecase. ~ . te

“Wei are definitely’ going to do
something,” she said. ‘‘It’s far away,
and a lot of things can happen before
May 10.” oe ;

Walker pleaded guilty to killing

Kevin.Raule, 21, and sharon Winker,
25, both of Mascoutah, in June 1983
during a robbery while the couple was
fishing. He admitted that he shot them
after Paule said he would remember
him. ts

Walker asked to waive further
appeals, saying execution was
preferable to wasting away in prison.

“J can’t see spending 15 to 25 years.
lying in a cell,” he said at his: '
November competency _ hearing.
“There’s no light at the end of the
tunnel.” :

Justice Seymour Simon, who
offered the only written dissent, said.
the high court should have waited’
until the state’s death penalty law is:
tested by the federal courts. .

“A death penalty case is not a’
boxing match, where one contestant:
can end the fight by simply.throwing.
in the towel,” Simon wrote. ;

“Allowing Walker to call the shots
inthis case results in nothing short of.
a state-sponsored suicide, . is:
inconsistent with constitutional:
principles and disrupts the orderly:
administration of justice.” f

While agreeing Walker deserves
“harsh punishment,” Simon said the’
high court’s decision amounts to
“execution on demand.”

“J believe that a prisoner’s desire to:
die should never be elevated above
society’s interest in ensuring that no
Illinois citizen be improperly
executed,” Simon wrote.

State high court refuses

to delay Walker execution

From staff and wire reports
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois
Supreme Court has rejected a move
to delay the execution of Death Row

inmate Charles..Walker,,.who is.

scheduled to die by lethal injection
May 10.
Without comment or written

dissent, justices refused to consider.

a request to.delay Walker's
execution until a federal court can
consider a similar but separate
request.

The request to the Illinois
Supreme Court came from five
people who said they consider
themselves friends of Walker, said
Monica Rimai, an attorney working
on the Walker case. It was rejected
in a brief written order filed late
Tuesday.

None of the five named in the
state petition is from the metro-
east.

Rimai said a hearing is scheduled
April 7 in East St. Louis ona federal
petition seeking to delay Walker’s
execution.

The Supreme Court in January

affirmed Walker’s conviction in the .

1983 killing of a Mascoutah couple.
Walker pleaded guilty in St. Clair
County Circuit Court to killing

Kevin Paule, 21, and his fiancee,
Sharon Winker, 25.

On June 19, 1983, Walker bound
the couple to trees along the banks
of Silver Creek near Mascoutah,
stole their money and fishing gear
and shot them both ‘in the head,
according to court documents.

Walker, 47, told reporters in a
press conference Jan. 21 that he
was sorry for the killings. .

“But who’s gonna listen,” he said.
Referring to the victims’ relatives,
Walker said, “they don’t. have
anything to-say to me. I don’t have
anything to say to them.” :

Walker has asked to waive
further appeals of his case and the
state high court justices agreed
earlier this year.

“I can’t see spending 15 to 25

years lying in a cell,” he said at his

‘November competency hearing.
“There’s no light at the end of the
tunnel.”

In a January order, Illinois
Supreme Court justices wrote:
“Charles Walker is mentally
competent to waive further legal
actions on his behalf, has made a
knowing and intelligent waiver of
any such further legal actions andis
fit to be executed.”

Convicted killer calls
his life ‘unworthy’ ;

By PAUL DELA GARZA
Associated Press
CHESTER — Convicted killer
Charles. Walker, scheduled to be
executed May 10, said Teerpeny
he’s sorry for his
crimes and thinks
he will go to
heaven.
* Wearing a light
blue shirt, navy-
blue pants and
shiny black shoes
with white cotton
socks, Walker sat
at a small table Walker
before more than 24 reporters,

His comments came two days”!
after the state Supreme Court, urt, sets;
an execution date, upholding a~
lower court ruling that the?;
47-year-old from Fayetteville is- :
mentally competent to waive«;

further appeals of his death:
sentence. *4
“walker said he agreed to talk to~3
the news media because of the.:
public interest in his case. He would ;
be the first person to be publicly~ J
executed in Illinois since 1962. ”

Walker, who described his life: {
Thursday as “unworthy,” was?
sentenced to death for the 1983 |
slayings of a Mascoutah couple,, ;

flooded by television camera lights, 21-year-old Kevin..Raule and:
25-year-old , Sharon... Winkem-~.

as he calmly fielded questions
during a 25-minute interview at the
Menard Correctional Center.

Lied a,

See WALKER/3A:-

Walker -

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Authorities said he robbed them while
they were fishing, then shot them to
death.

He told reporters he was sorry for-

the killings.

“But who’s gonna’ listen,” he said.
Referring to the victims’ relatives,
Walker said, ‘they don’t have any-
thing to say to me. I don’t have any-
thing to say to them.”

Walker entered the visitor’s area of
Death Row wearing wrist and leg
shackles, but they were removed by
his two burly escorts before the news
conference started Thursday.

Asked whether he believed he'd go
to heaven or hell, Walker said, “Well,
I’m gonna’ find out that May 10.”
Then, in response to a followup ques-
tion, he said he believed “that I’ll go to
heaven.”

Reminded of the killings, he repli-
ed, ‘Jesus killed things.”

Walker told reporters he didn’t
want to be remembered in death be-
cause “there ain’t nothing worth
remembering.”

“TI haven’t done anything produc-
tive and I haven’t done anything
worthwhile,” he said. “I don’t recall
having any dreams when I was a kid.”

Walker, who has spent 22 of his 47
years in prison, predicted his execu-
tion would be carried out, contradict-
ing a statement he made Tuesday in
an interview with The Associated
Press.

He said he welcomed the high
court’s ruling, and he issued a warn-
ing to parties interested in appealing
its decision.

“T’m going to die anyway,” he said.
“What’s the difference if I die in May
or 10,15 yearsdowntheroad?” ~

Walker, who passes the time cro-
cheting, watching television and
reading hunting and mechanic maga-

_ zines, said some of the 58. other Death

Row inmates at Menard resent the
media attention he’s receiving.
“There’s a lot of them who.don’t
like it,” he said. “And there’s some
who say it’s my business.”
Under state law, Walker will be put

- to death by lethal injection. For his

last meal, he has requested fried wild
rabbit, ‘milk gravy blackened with
pepper, 20 biscuits and blackberry
pie.

“I take each day as it comes, I’m
not sad,” Walker said. “I’m always in
a good mood. I get along with
everybody.”

Walker repeats death wish to court

Rey. PAUL
5 . News-Democr

EAST ST. LOUIS — For the third time in little
more than a year, experts debated and a judge
must decide whether death
row inmate,Charles.Walkemis
mentally fit to request
immediate execution.

US. , District Court Judge F
William Stiehl listened to
almost five hours of testimony
Monday from two psychology
experts and Walker himself
but made no decision on -
Walker’s competency to waive Walker
his right to appeal his death sentence.

Walker said he wished to die rather than spend
life in prison.

“What's the sense of lying ina cage for the rest
of my life and dying in prison as anold man, than
if I’m executed in a month? The end result is the
same. Why should I live through those years of
misery?” Walker told Stiehl after the judge

~” asked his reasons for giving up his appeal. ’

Walker said once he is executed, his family
won’t have to worry about him anymore. He also
told the judge that conditions such as poor
medical treatment at Menard did not force him
intohisdeathwish. ~ eo

“No. It’s that cage and them bars,” Walker
said. : p=

No date for the decision on Walker’s :

“school of. medicine at. Southern Illinois

competency was set Monday.

Stiehl ordered April 19 that Walker, 48, be
evaluated to determine whether conditions on
death row coerced Walker into relinquishing
further appeals. He received a death sentence
for the 1983 killing of a Mascoutah couple,
21-year-old Kevin Paule and 25-year-old Sharon

Winker yacsccet!

~€urtis’ Barrett, a psychotherapist at the
University of Louisville, Ky., said Monday the
possibility exists that Walker’s decision may be
impaired by his years of alcohol abuse. Barrett
classified Walker as a chronic alcoholic and said
his ability to make a voluntary decision to give

up further appeals may be affected.

~ However, Barrett said he could not determine

‘whether Walker’s decision truly was impaired
unless his alcoholism was treated and the

inmate received psychotherapy.

* “Without his being treated and going through .

psychotherapy, we just don’t know,” Barrett
Said 5 eS
* Robert E. Becker, a psychiatrist from the

University in Springfield, said Walker is
competent to decide whether to live or die.
Becker said although Walker abused alcohol, it
is a manifestation of his anti-social personality.
Becker said he would not classify Walker as a
chronic alcoholic:

“He’s well aware of time, place, person and
Situation: I found no indication of organic brain
syndrome (an impairment of reasoning faculties
that can result in alcohol abuse). His reasoning is
intact,” Becker said. “He is capable of making
his own decision in this matter.”

The evaluation was ordered and Walker’s

May 10 execution date stayed after a hearing
April 7 in which the competency issue was
raised by attorneys of the [linoi iti
ai y. The coalition
attorneys represented five so-called friends of
Walker who seek to challenge the

law. ‘
Stiehl rejected the petitioners’ request then to
intervene on Walker’s behalf in challenging the
law but said the circuit court hearing regarding
Walker’s competency was not extensive enough.

Walker has been pushing for his own
execution since 1984. On Nov. 20 then St. Clair
County Chief Circuit Judge Richard Hudlin IV
found Walker mentally fit to waive further
appeals of his death sentence. The decision was
upheldinJanuary. _

It was the second hearing on the matter in the
circuit court. The first hearing in June 1987 was
not extensive enough, the Illinois Supreme Court
said.

constitutionality of the state’s death penalty

crank were missing, as one rape victim,

had described.
Then Welty and Ford went to his
new address and searched his room,
They came up first with his diary.
They skimmed through it, unable to be-
lieve what they read.

ii was all there—names, dates, places,
his innermost thoughts and feelings,
set down in sentences that might easily
have shocked a two-bit floozie in a
back-alley crib.

Two pages in the black beok, how-
ever, were empty of the filth that clut-
tered the rest of the book. These were
under the dates of June 16th and 17th
of that year,

Then, in another bureau drawer, the
sleuths came upon a thick sheaf of
Photographs of nude young women—
some of the victims of his many forays
along the midnight streets of Peoria.

Faced with this evidence, plus the
laboratory discovery of a bloodstain
on a pair of trousers he owned, Jerry
Thompson confessed to the rape mur-
der of Mildred Hallmark—and to “about
eighty” other brutal rapes as well.

“I saw Mildred on the corner that
night, waiting for the Streetcar,” he told
the cops. “I stopped and offered her a
ride. She refused, till | convinced her
I worked with her dad, and it'd be okay
to ride with me.

“Once in the car, she couldn't get out.

There by the cemetery, she started to
yell. I started to choke her, but she
bit my thumb. ‘Then | Slugged her, f
didn't mean to kill her, but | guess |
just hit her too hard.”

After raping the girl, Thompson said,
he discovered she was dead, so he left
her body and clothing in the ditch
and fled the scene.

“When I realized what I'd done,”
he said, “I just couldn't put it down in
my diary, like I did all the rest. You
see, I really didn’t want to kill her, I
liked her.” ;

“You what!” Detective Ford snarled.

“I liked the kid. Why, I even chip-
ped in two bits for flowers for her
funeral.”

Thompson went on trial for first-
degree murder on.July 22, was con-
victed and sentenced to die in the elec-
tric chair. At midnight on October
ISth, he walked the last mile to pay for
his incredible crimes, ;

And it was then, when it no longer
Possibly could be needed as courtroom
evidence—a purpose for which it never
was used—that Jerry Thompson’s _in-
famous diary was destroyed, along with
the photographs so many women had
feared, |

Note: The names Walter Grimes
and Billy Ingles are fictitious, to protect
the identities of innocent persons. in-
volved in the investigation,

TALENT SCOUT FOR DEATH

(Continued from page 11 )

while a beautiful young woman whom
Jefferson introduced as his bride looked
on, the exceptionally charming young
impresario-to-be interviewed actors and
actresses. He finally chose Adelaide and
Frances Ruth for the first of what he
promised would be a series of talent
tests.

“I want Adelaide because she’s got
looks and build. and a voice,” he said.
“And Miss Dunn because she’s the
most photogenic girl I’ve ever seen.”
‘ The photographer who was to make
shots of the two girls was in) Palm
Beach, he said. They would drive up
the following day.

The tan coupe rolled st Sadily north-
ward, through Fort Lauderdale, Boca
Raton, Jefferson, clad in a gay sports
shirt and shorts, kept up a continuing,
persuasive chatter: with Adelaide, wear-
ing a blouse and pink slacks, and
Frances Ruth, trim in a tailored suit
with while slacks.

The girls were sailing high on the
enthusiasm he inspired, They barely
noticed when he pulled up before a
drugstore in Lake Worth, a couple of
miles short of their goal.

He went in to make a phone call
and returned, shaking his head, a wry
smile on his face,

“These crazy artists!” he said. “My
photographer completely forgot our:
date today. He’s working another job,
down on the beach below Delray. Wants
us to come down there so he can Pose
you kids against the sand and sea,”

He drove back 15 miles to Boca
Raton, turned eastward to the ocean
and then north on the beach road. After
several minutes he swung left, following
an almost invisible track through a
dense palmetto scrub and tall tropical
grass. Finally he stopped.

“This can’t be the way,” he said.

He tried to turn around and dug
the coupe’s back wheels hopelessly into
soft sand.

Gradually, as the car had moved
through the lonely thickets, both girls
had sensed an ominously changing mood
in their companion. Both were. fright-
ened, both wondering now if there
really had been a talent test arranged
for them—or if the expedition had had
another purpose from the very start,

let them know the truth. He drew
a revolver from a car pocket. “This isa
kidnaping,” he said. “Just don’t make
a fuss.”

Frances Ruth screamed. Cursing,
Jefferson hauled her from the car and
felled her with a vicious blow of the
gun barrel on her head.

He motioned Adelaide out of the
car, bound her wrists and ankles with
adhesive tape, sealed her mouth with
another strip of tape, then strapped her,
upright but helpless, to the trunk of a
tree.

Frances Ruth was just regaining
consciousness as Jefferson returned to
her. She screamed again.

With a snarled oath, he hauled her
roughly off into a thicket. Wrenching
vainly at her bonds, Adelaide heard the

Pie. did not take long to

thwack of blows beyond the screen
of brush, heard the pitiful screams, a
long moun then silence,

Some moments _ later Jefferson
brought Ruth back to the car. sobbing
hysterically, her clothing all but ripped
away.

He freed Adelaide and placed her
‘in the machine, her hands and fect still
taped, and bound Frances Ruth to the
tree.

Adelaide sat paralyzed with fear as
the brief tropical twilight became utter
darkness. Outside the auto, thick swarms
of mosquitos began droning up from
the swamps.

“Please,” Adelaide pleaded, “don't
leave her out there. She'll be eaten
alive.”

“Shut up!” Jefferson growled. “Un-
less you want to spend the night out
there, too.”

Through the closed windows of the
coupe, all through the long hours of the
night, the whimpering of the girl bound
to the tree never ceased.

In the morning. her exposed flesh .

welted by insect bites, Frances Ruth
was hauled off into the brush again,
while Adelaide was left behind, | still
securely bound with tape,

When Jefferson emerged again from
the thicket. he was alone. He ripped
the tape from Adelaide's wrists and
legs.

“Where's Frances Ruth?” she begged.
“What's happened to her?”

“She's gone,” Jefferson growled. “A
man came in a boat and took her away,
Now, | start walking, and keep your
mouth shut tight, or the same thing’ll
happen to you.”

He walked her some five miles to
Delray Beach, where they ate in a small
restaurant. ‘Jean was too numbed with
terror even to try to cry out for aid,

That night he kept her in a room
in a ‘small hotel, and she sat till day-
break singing songs to keep him amused.

EANWHILE, in Miami, a full-
4 scale search was long since under-
way for the two missing girls. Bob
Nolan had gone to police headquarters
in Miami on Monday evening when
Jefferson and the girls failed to return
from Palm Beach,

He told Detective Chief L. O. Scar-
boro and Lieutenant E. W. Melchen
the story of his reunion with Jefferson,
whom he said he had known in Cin-
cinnati under the name of Tom Ash-
well,

He said he had driven to Palm Beach
and back, fearful that Jefferson had
been involved in an accident, but could
find no report of such a mishap,

Now, Nolan said, he was becoming
skeptical of the Story Jefferson had told
of beginning a theater project.

For one thing, despite Jefferson's
claim of having $50,000 backing, he
had borrowed money from Nolan to
make the Palm Beach trip, on the pre-
text that an expected bank draft had
failed to arrive.

For another, Jefferson had _ phoned
around noon to say the test Photos of
the girls had been made—but Nolan

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The prisoner who admitted to “about 80” attacks on
women and girls is shown arriving at Illinois State
Prison death cell with Captain Clarence Hawthorne.

Back in his lodgings, alone with his abominable sccret,
he could not keep it. to himself. Instead, he spent long
hours in tediously and obscenely confiding his experiences
‘in a black diary, which he kept hidden in a dresser drawer.

The passages in that black book would have made the
ancient, classic works of pornography—unavailable, of
course, in public print in this country, at least—read like
a child’s bedtime tales. :

They will never be read by anyone again. They were scen
by only a very few. And this is the story of how they ever
came to light at all.

N the morning of June 17th, 1935, William McGarvey,

a teamster, drove down a little-used road skirting the
Springdale cemetery on the outskirts of Peoria, and dis-
covered the body of a girl in a muddy ditch paralleling
the byway.

She was young, very pretty, and, completely nude except
for a light coat draped over her shoulders. Her clothing,
most of it badly torn, was strewn in the ditch near the corpse.

From a purse, Detectives Charles Welty and Glenn Ford
took ‘identification papers of Mildred Hallmark, with a
street address in the city. At this address the detectives
found John Hallmark and his wife, distressed by their
daughter’s unprecedented overnight absence from home,
preparing to report her disappearance to the police.

Mr. Hallmark, who worked in a factory which manu-
factured tractors, was at a loss to explain how his daughter
cquld have got in a situation to become the victim of a
murdering rapist.

Mildred, 19 years old, he said, was a quict, conservative
girl. Since her graduation a year earlier from a parochial
high school, she had worked as a cashier in a downtown
cafeteria.

“You can name her friends, I suppose,” Detective Welty

said. “It often works out; a girl’s closest chums know
things about her that her own folks don't,”

Welty, and Ford spent several hours in interviewing
Mildred Hallmarks pals, mostly former classmates. One and
all they bore out the father’s assertion that Mildred was a
thoroughly decent girl, not given to flirtations and certainly
no impulsive chit whom some smooth operator might be-
guile into a reckless night on the town.

The investigators were now more than ever puzzled as
to how the girl had gone out on the cemetery road, known
as a Lovers’ Lane.

“Surely somebody she must’ve known pretty well,” De-
tectivé Ford believed. “Someone she must’ve trusted—or
else why would she sit still fora ride out along that lonely
road?”

Finally, from one close girl friend of the victim, Ford
and Welty heard that Mildred Hallmark had been in the
company of a man the night before her body was found
in the ditch.

“I saw her walking with this fellow—young, tall, not bad-
Jooking—at Main and Jefferson Streets around eleven
o’clock,” this young lady told the cops.

“You didn’t recognize him?” Welty inquired.

“I'd never seen him before.”

Weltys eyebrows arched as he bent a quizzical look
upon his partner. “A stranger,” he said. “Her job at the
cafeteria, A lot of guys would notice her there. If she did
go out with one, it’s almost a cinch it wasn't after his first
trip past her cash counter. Maybe someone at the beanery
would remember.”

OMEONE did. On the night of her death, Mildred Hall-

mark had left the cafeteria, not with a customer, but
with Billy Ingles, a busboy, and Ingles readily admitted
it was he who had been seen with Mildred at Main and
Jefferson Streets around 11 P.M.

“It wasn’t a real date we had,” he protested to the de-
tectives, “I asked Mildred to go to the movies. She finally
said okay—if we’d go Dutch treat. After the show I offered
to ride her home on the streetcar, but she said that'd make
it too late for me to get up early in the morning, like 1
have to. So I walked her to the car line, said good night
and went home.”

Billy’s roommate said he had reached their room around
11:30 P.M. In addition, young Ingles had no car, and the
police knew an automobile must have been used on the
trip to the cemetery road. Nevertheless, despite these two
strong points in his favor, Ingles was held for questioning
and for a lie-detector test, for which he readily volunteered.

Meanwhile, it was easily established that the victim’s
boy friend, Walter Grimes, had been at home, early 100
miles from Peoria all that night of June 16-17, and thus
could not possibly be a suspect in the crime.

Billy Ingles passed the lie test with colors flying, and his
roommate underwent a similar test to support his sub-
stantiation of the busboy’s alibi. Consequently, since it
could not be shown that Ingles had had access to automo-
tive transportation, and since his activities—except for the
half-hour between 11 and 11:30 P. M.—on the murder
night could be satisfactorily accounted for, he was dropped
as a suspect in the case.

Superintendent Nussbaum and his men confessed them-
selves at a dead end in the probe.

“Ail we know is this,” Nussbaum summed it up. ‘“Some-
time after she said good night to the Ingles boy, Mildred
Hallmark was picked up by some man in a car. And that
must have occurred either at the corner where she waited
to board a streetcar, or between where she got off and her
home.”

“Probably where she was waiting for the trolley,” Ford
offered. “It'd make sense that if someone she knew came
by and offered a ride home, she might accept. And she
most likely was killed because she (Continued on page 65)

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picked up in the general roundup of
known degenerates.

Chicago breathed easily once again.
Women and girls no longer feared to
walk on the streets. But although the
riddle of the masked monster’s identity
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could name the guy who took her out
by the cemetery and abused her.”

The theory was sound—but there was
a notable flaw in it. It offered no lead
whatsoever to the guilty man.

Mildred’s family and friends were re-
questioned, but none could name any
man who might be considered as a sus-
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Te the anonymous letter had . not
reached Superintendent Nussbaum's
desk, the puzzle of Mildred Hallmark's
murder perhaps never would have been
solved, and a sex monster would have
remained free to prey on other women
in Peoria.

“Mildred Hallmark’s experience was
so similar to mine,” the lengthy missive
began, “that I feel the same man must
have committed both crimes.”

Nussbaum read on with
after this opening paragraph,

The letter went on to explain how
a young woman foolishly had accepted
a ride with a strange young man, only
to find herself helplessly and horribly
trapped by a sex maniac. ‘°

He had prepared his sedan for such
adventures, the letter explained, by re-
moving the right inner door handle and
the window crank as well. Once inside
the machine, his victim could not get
out until he was willing to release her.

“Everything was planned, down to
the smallest detail,” the unsigned author
wrote. “He talked to me for an hour
and a half before he harmed me. He
told me many things about himself.”

He described what he intended to do
with this girl. He gloated over having
perfected his study of various holds,
which not only were extremely pain-
ful, but rendered his prey helpless.

“He bragged there wasn’t a woman
who could defend herself against him,”
the letter continued. “He said he would
rather take a married woman because
they put up a more interesting fight. He
was around 25 or 30, and he said he
had been attacking women since he was

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14, for the fun of it.”

Finally the maniac began using his
holds on the girl, and then raped her.

“This. happened in a large vacant
field about a block and a half from
Prospect and Forest Hill,” the letter
continued. ‘He said it was his favorite
spot. I could see streetcars and autos
going back and forth, but I was too far
away to scream for help.

The letter concluded: “The man who
told me his name was Lee Bridges
was amused because he could do a
thing like that to me with help so close
at hand.”

The Peoria police now partly knew
what they were up against, but they did
not know the whole shocking truth.

“So there were other victims of this
man before the Hallmark girl,” Nuss-
baum said. “God knows how many
others‘ missed dying by a hair’s breadth.
If only they would come forward!”

“It’s strange none has,” said Detec-
tive Ford, a police veteran who had
encountered sex crimes before. “A lot
of women, maybe even most of them,
won't report a rape because ‘it’s some-
thing that’s over and done with and
they feel the only result will be bad pub-.
licity for them. But a percentage of rape
victims do go to the police. There must
be some reason why none of the women.
this guy attacked ever made a squawk
to us.”

In the daily press, ‘Nussbaum ap-
pealed to other victims of a rapist with
this monster’s peculiar tendencies to
come privately to his headquarters
with any information about ‘the man
they could give. ‘There would be no em-

barrassing publicity, the police super- .

intendent promised.

As a result of this pledge, the author
of the anonymous letter phoned Nuss-
baum, identified herself and said there
was something she could add to what
she previously had written.

“He had other tricks,” she told Nuss-
baum. “One was a short, vicious punch
in the jaw that'd Knock any woman out.
He used it on me.

“When I came to, I was sprawled out
naked in the back seat. He had a cam-
era with a flash attachment on it. It
also had a timing device. He said he’d
taken pictures of me and—of himself and
me together.

“He warned me that if I went to the
police, he’d see to it that all my friends

got prints of those pictures. That was |

why I never made a complaint. What
good would it have done me then? And
those pictures—how could I have stood
it to have anyone who knew me sce
them?"

HERE was one thing Nussbaum

wanted very much to know. “Could
you identify this man?” he inquired of

girl who told him about the camera. °

“I’m not sure,” she replied. “It was
dark. 1 was very frightened. Once, at
a party, I thought I recognized him. A
young fellow named Jerry Thompson.
But he swore he’d never seen me be-
fore. And he turned out to be such a
nice chap, engaged to a lovely girl, well-
respected by all his friends. So I was
sure I was mistaken. If you led a dozen
men in front of me, I doubt if I could
pick the right one out.” ;

Thus, after this interview, the police
had more information on the modus
operandi’of the rapist whom they were
secking—but still no lead to his identity.

Then a middle-aged businessman ap-
peared in Nussbaum’s office. On the
superintendent’s promise not to bare the
name of the girl, he related the story
of an ordeal of.the 18-year-old daughter
of a friend, in August of 1934. | ;

“Her dad asked me to come in with
this information,” the caller explained,
“so there’d be no chance of the girl’s
name leaking out.”

Nussbaum nodded. “Go on,” he said.

This girl had accepted a ride home
with a stranger who took her to the
road along Springdale cemetery. The
young woman struggled, was knocked
out by the punch to the jaw and when
she regained consciousness she was
lying nude in the rear of the sedan and
her attacker was leering at her with a
camera in his hand.

It was the same story. the superin-
tendent had heard before. To spare the
girl further shame, her family had kept
quict about the incident,

“I think I can really help you,
though,” Nussbaum’s new informant
said. “This kid kept her head. She
bided her time till he put her out of the
car, and she got the license number as
he drove away.”

Nussbaum took the number eagerly.
Welty and Ford, tracing it back through
the State Vehicle Board’s 1934 records,
learned that it had been issued to a
Jerry Thompson who then had _ lived
at an address on Maryland Avenue in
Peoria. :

At this number, Ford and Welty dis-
covered that Thompson had moved—
on June 17th, the day Mildred Hall-
mark was found raped and slain.

They learned, too, that Thompson
worked in the same factory where Mil-
dred’s father was employed. And, a
short time later, they found him at
work and took him to headquarters.

Thompson stoutly denied the crime,
as well as the rape of the girl who had
supplied the license number of his car.
He said he had seen? Mildred Hallmark
a few times when she had met her dad
outside the plant, but insisted he had
never spoken to the girl.

Furthermore, he claimed an alibi for
the night she was slain. He had been
with his fiancée, he said.

He had heen: with this young lady
the night of June 16th—but only until
11 P. M. And his story that he had gone
home and to bed after bidding his: fian-
cée goodnight could not be substan-
tiated.

Moreover, when his sedan was exam-
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PUT TODEATHIN
ELECTRIC CHAIR

At two minutes after midnight
last night Willard Truelove, 31,
Negro, formerly of 1849 W. 13th
st., was executed in the electric
chair in the county jail for the
knife murder of a west. side
mother in a purse snatching Oct.
26, 1949.

Trulove, protesting his inno-
cence, was Carried to the chair in
a comatose condition. After three
apflications of electricity Trulove
was pronounced dead at 12:06.
He was convicted of the murder
of Mrs. Mary Lo Chirco, 26,
mother of two small boys, who
was slashed near her home at 923
S. Damen av. as she was returning
from work in a toy shop with toys
for the children. ‘Trulove took her
purse containing $1 and her pay
check for $20.06.

After the slaying Trulove kid-
na,‘ed-and raped a Negro girl. He
was caught after she notified po-
lice.

Trulove was the 59th slayer to
die in Cook county’s electric chair
since Feb. 20, 1929, and the 162d
executed here since July 10, 1840.
Mrs. Lo Chirco’s husband, Joseph;
her brothers, Nick, Sam, and Peter
Selerno; her stepfather, Frank
Greco, and Frank Greco Jr. saw

base hospital. Eight of them es- |

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‘Favor’ Killing

Medina, 0.4 Nov. 16 () -»gGerald
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Killinger sentence manda-
tory tonight by deciding after
deliberating seven hours and 30
minutes, he was guilty of first de-
gree murder and recommending
no mercy.

Killinger, who will be 18 to-
morrow, sat hunched over in his
chair, his hands clenched, as Judge
Windsor E. Kellogg read the ver-
dict. Killinger staggered slightly
as deputies led him from court.

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"He had pleaded not guilty to
the charge by reason of insanity
but he conceded that he shot Har-
old Mast, 23, the night of Oct. 5,
as a “favor” to his pal, Max Am-
erman, 27, who sought Mast's
wife, Randi, and wanted her for
his own. She admitted once hav-
ing had sexual relations with Am-
erman, who also has been charged
with first degree murder. Amer-
man is yet to be tried.

Killinger testified that Mrs.
Mast had known of ‘several murder
plans he and Amerman had dis-
cussed and abandoned.

Woman Jurors Weep

Two of the women jurors—Mrs.
Geraldine Harris of Wadsworth,
O., and Miss Carol Phillips of
Brunswick—were crying as they
entered the court room. However,
the jury foreman, Leslie K. Hart-
zell of Wadsworth, said there had
been only onc ballot.

Fifty-three minutes after jurors
haa received the case, they asked
Judge Kellogg to clarify what con-
stitutes legal insanity. Hartzell
said they simply wanted to make
sure their emotions did not enter
into a decision.

the execution. Greco Sr. said,
“I’m glad to see him get it.”

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| Willard Trulove, 31, Negro, sat |

in the, death cell of county jail |
yesterday, studied the Bible and a
dictionary, wept, and asserted that .
he is innocent of the murder of.
Mrs. Mary LoChirco, mother of
two, last Oct. 26.

Fifteen feet from his cell, elec- ;
tricians tested the chair in which |
Trulove is to be electrocuted Fri- |
day morning.

Trulove confessed that he took |
the purse of Mrs. LoChirco and
stabbed heg to death while she
was on her way home at 923 S.'
Damen av. after working all night.
Later he raped a Negro woman
whose information led to Trulove's
arrest. Trulove said his confession
iwas beaten out of him, and as-
serted that one of four men he
| didn’t know gave him the woman's
purse.

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John Gannon, 2909 S. Lowe av, a Yel-

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j : B frriday, April 29, is Date Set for Legal Execution.

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“TWINE, Thomas, black, 35, hanged at Quincy, T1lin ois, on April 29, 1927.

j cannot be heard.

“I have looked everywhere for
way of hope for the prisoner, but 1;
can't find it. It was-a cold blooded
| murder.

“My oath is that I shall enforce the
law as I see it.”

| _ of Negro Who Killed Woman—Cautioned

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~ Judge That He Can Expect No Mercy, Twine ..|
Persists in Pleading Guilty—Judge Wolfe _

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“4 asked him.

And to the prisoner, he said, “stand |
| up”

“Is there anything you want to :
say?” he asked Twinc. : ‘the best. although’ he
“Well.’ the conderhned man said.| ly indulge in some of
“the only thing 1s that a lot of things | ts sold nowadays.
were said that were not truc. I/ he struck the woman
| didn't go back after 1 shot her.” had returned from the fil
“why did you kill her?” the judge | tion. a
Mrs. Harrict Pool was questioned

Thomas Twine. Negro, is to hang on April 29. betw

© Lillian Jackson, on November 11, 1926. ie
- Sentence was pronounced on Twine by Judge Fred Wolfe he
* after attorneys for both sides had presented their arguments, ;,/

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‘following a plea of guilty made by Twine earlier in the day.

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‘Judge Wolfe told the prisoner. as he sentenced him. “but IZ
<\can't find one. My oath is that T shall enforce the law, and’ 1

aa | rv earns

= can see no other way to do. ie

s, Negro Stolid After Sentence. ! —= === a

q 4 °=) Twine was apparenlly unaffected pact of the blows. The Jackson wo+.

Ment! we on te As he was led away | ™®" had no weapon, and the knalie:

| Siage.| UY the sentence. Hs under the kitchen table, the proses.

Pee eet ; he appeared to be dazed, and, in the 'cution claimed. was one used oF the:
|» \° 2%) opinion of those in the court reom. eaten °' rs gry Seong on breaL:
A oe perm ense @mits Crime. ’

aa did not realize what had happened to William Schlagenhsuf, oi

him.
; “I don't care what public sentiment
~ \is-in that case.” Judge Wolfe said.
“t “I have searched for an excuse. I
“| have talked to officers: and I cant
find a lead in but one direction.

“One mother begs for mercy; one
cries fee revenge. The pleas of both
cannot be heard. ;

“I have looked everywhere for a
way of hope for the prisoner, but £
<=] can't find it. It was-a cold blooded

4 murder. ,

“My oath is that
law as I see it.”
| And to the prisoner, he said, “stand
-{ up” ?

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‘lwere said that were not true. I

shot her.’
her?” the judge

“On April 29, between the hours
ef 1@ and 4", he said, “you will be
J hanged by the neck until your are
= dead,-in the court house er in an
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the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, for the murder of his paramour, “

“I have looked everywhere for a ray of hope for you,”

4 Pool ‘upstairs, at.833 Jersey. Twine
“4 went there and asked her to go down-

W Jackson woman wasn't dead then.

by the judge: and told of the k i.
She felt sure that Twine had
the Jackson woman after she was
dead. Mrs. Pool corroborated the
statements made by the state. a
Nielson Makes Ptea. :
James Nielson, in behalf of the de-
fense, aiso with the court Téi
leniency. Only One, he believes, na
a right to take life. and that is
One who gace it. The prisoner, Mr

“On April 29, between the hours
of 10 and 4°, he said, “you will be
hanged by the neck until your are
dead, -in the court house or in an
enclosure and the sheriff is here-
‘by instructed to do this.

Twine was then Ied back to jail
bv Sheriff Elmore. as deputies
, cleared a way through the crowd
_ in the corridor for him.

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Nielson said. has violated the law
should pay the penalty. but he doe:

“She shot me once, and 1 Wa&S/not believe that tt has been demon
afraid” strated that capital punishment de-
“Did you strike her in the back of | creases crime. :
the head? Mr. Schlagenhauf again took th

floor. to urge lenjency for Twine. Hi
called attention to the fact tha
Twine belongs to a race which has
not had the advantages nor the edr:
cation which the white man bas had
Mr. Schlagenhauf doubts if Twi

“T hit her once, after the shooting,
as she ran out of the room.”

“Hanging” Is Sentence of Judge.

The judge then told the prisoner
that the attorneys had done all they

‘sould for him. and told him that he
would = pronounce the extreme | realizes what he has done. While hi

penalty _{ is not insane. nor yet a moron. he. i
Twine came inte court about filteen| below normal. At no time. the at
minutes before it opened Monday aft-! torney said. has he been able ta im:
ernoon, in the custody of Sheriff El-| press his client with the gravity 6
more. He sat alone in the court room, | the sttuation. Mr. Sc ale
at first calm and unconcerned. but as| Pointed to the fact that the trend of
-the hour for opening court drew near, Science and crimonology is rather fot
he became nervous. isolation than execution, eer
iy Murder” Mavs state Mr. .Schlagenhauf declared thé
re peti ‘ state has no right to take human life
Mark Penick. assistant states at-' inerely as an example, He cited Ux
rornev, made the opening statement old Hebraic rule of an eye for an ey
to the court. He told of the killing! and a tooth for a tooth, as a
of Lilian Jackson on November 11.| rather than a law. He etted numer
1925 Mrs. Jackson, he said. had left; ous cases in Biblical and profane hiss
‘he home of Twine and gone to that | tory where men had taken the live:
of her mother..Mrs. Buckner. several’ of others and were not given the ex:
days before, Twine went to the moth-, treme permlty. Our Jaws call Yo
ers home and asked to see the Jack- mercy rather than the stern fustice
son’ soman but she refused to see. of the old Hebraic laws. he declared
him On the afternoon she was killed. “If your honor can stand before
she was at the home of Mrs. Hattie

your Maker on judgment day and
it was right to sentence this mag, 7

have no more to, say. God ts
judge.” Mr. Schlagenhauf conse

< stairs with him. She refused. He
> then sent Patterson downstairs to
start a fire. and again invited the fos
“woman to go down with him, She
again refused. and he then persuad- ,
ed Mrs. Pool to go with them and
they all. with several children, went
to the lower apartment. wy
Locked the Doors. :
‘Twine locked the doors. and an- |
‘nounced that he was going to have }
{it out with. the whole bunch. He |
took a picture of Mrs. Jackson off
‘the wall. and she tbok it away from £
“him. He then took’ her son's picture |
off the wall. and she took it |}
‘from him. They words about it. |f
and Mrs. Pool tried to separate them.,
Twine pushed her out of the way and §
fired four times at Mrs. Jackson. ‘in- |:
til the pistol would fire no more. He
then picked up the piece of gas pipe ||:
and struck her. She ran into the:
next room and he followed her, j>¢
Mrikingstler again After thts he.
went to the corner filling station and)
called the police. Returning. Mrs. |):
Pool begged hiin not to go inte the;
‘toon. but é@ declared that. if the,”

ishe would be soon. Although ;hey

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fendant. It was filed by several
people, as “friends” of Walker,
who :has een trying tO get the
“death sentence carried out since it
was ;mposed in 1984.

But opponents of capital punish- Charles Walker
ment, ‘such as the }linois Coali-

tion ‘Against the ae Penalty, Court’s ruling in January groups
a : ;

‘ ; S y an-
Jays, despite Walker's refusal tO nounced plans to seek a federal

couple during, 4 ¢40 robbery, js on standing, Terry Barnich, chie
Death Row the Menard Cor counsel to GOV: james Thompson,

him from e death penalty, Th :
« : : ompson to intervene, it appears
Whatever 3 deen unwanted, that he will die on the date set by

Greer ynasked for and unappreciated. the Supreme Cou
The Illinois Supreme Court in Kate ce
January ruled that Walker was Bry death penalty, Te Gut
bei mental mgeeery to wi ie. thoug ae 8 “Harold
- execution date, fourth set for aKer, e Centt strict -
Walker since h conviction five ae Inst Yee 1a a
cars ag! st. Clair County or
e courtroom C oe Supremy, ourt last
uae Ty ‘. e e law 4-3 10 : '
The petition filed Puesday cas Walker, who ‘has spent half his

tended that Te pont? y death pen- jife behind bars, contends he is eX"

alty: statute is unconst tutional be- Zs : : :
cause it Bives the P osecuto oer * le pt ene b Rowen
ynfer- unlimited 4 etio decid® tence ppeals Row i Stee
thes whether eo k the death penalty: Walker said he doesn’t wart to ie
aines The petition also secks @ hearing in a cell. °*
ark waiver © t to further oP mom’s head, i Yrve caused @ Of
Lin- eals was Feary juntary, in View! of people gre worry: @
Mt Bs bl ppr rend an ain,” “Walker aid. “A lot of peo
orth- a 0 soda ects that deat en- ple fear de h. 1 don’t. I've always
spect ences ha prisoners #9 gener- been a daredevil.”
selle, al NO has x. — Gn the — Walker also said, “1 ain't never
and P s been Sel shed a teat. Not for them 1 killed

eave Usaanew vu ULTALILL LICTW ULTAILILID.

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Execution

Continued from Page 6 .

‘death was a better deterrent.

While electrocution is still the
favored method in the United
States—it is used by 13 of the 35
states with capital punishment
statutes—six states have changed
to lethal injection since Illinois
switched, according to the
NAACP Legal Defense and Edu-
cational Fund, which keeps statis-
tics on the death penalty.

(Delaware and Montana use ei-
ther lethal injection or hanging.
Idaho and Utah use either a lethal
injection or a firing squad, North
Carolina uses lethal injection or
the gas chamber. Five use the gas
chamber alone.)

Retired Chicago Daily News re-
porter Edward Baumann, who
witnessed three executions, in-
cluding the 1962 electrocution of
murderer James Dukes at Cook
County Jail—the last in Illinois—
is glad the state has dropped its

use of the electric chair.

Though he’s a proponent of
capital punishment, Baumann
said he found electrocutions par-
ticularly cruel.

“(The criminals] would smoke
and then their skin would split,”
Baumann recalled. “The guys
would literally be cooked to
death.”

Baumann said that for 10. days
prior to the execution, guards
would practice the procedure by
using a blindfolded man about the
same height and weight as the
condemned prisoner. They would
bring the man into the execution
chamber and push him into the
chair.

The practice wasn't really need-
ed as the condemned person usu-
ally had resigned himself to death
and wouldn’t put up a struggle,
said Baumann.

John R. “Jack” Johnson, Cook
County Jail warden and an oppo-
nent of capital punishment, pulled
the switch, said Baumann.

“He felt he couldn’t ask some-
one else to do it,” said Baumann.

Though Johnson was morally op-
posed to the death penalty, “he
figured he was doing his duty and
carrying out the wishes of the
people of Illinois.”

The night before the execution
the prisoner would be given his
favorite meal and a few drinks,
said Baumann. After ‘ie electro:
cution, the reporters on hand
would be treated to a_ post-
midnight meal in Johnson’s office.

“Nobody would mention [the
execution],” said Baumann.

Walter Spirko, who worked as a
reporter in Chicago #011 iv2o to
1978 with City News — hi

cago Sun and finally (00 (os “ag |

Sun-Times, witnessed! i) electro:
cutions, including ¢t): in one
night on April 29, 195+.

None of the reporters “thought
much of it,” Spirko said. He said
the criminals “had it coming to
them.”

Asked if he ever thought about

seeing 16 men electrocuted,

Spirko said:
“Never. I’d forget ail about it
the next day.”

By Don Hayner

les Walker lives in a
Deh foe cell surrounded

3 Fiaac * ir-
allerbearing only a m
nd he ‘a’calendar turned to
iné, page.
then ap fea turned it
» Walker said. ;
mate doesn’t use the exercise
yard on;the law library. He
prefersiinstead to fanaln ”
his ceiE«drinking co i. ;
watching & Bink eee “
‘elevision set, reading :
on the outdoors and crochet
A Valker “says it’s a life he
wants to end.
wy would tike a mandate
issued setting my aga
which is my ,
Walker said in a telephone

It’s no joke.

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"oa ries

th Row

One con tries in vin to get it over with

. ‘=. Death

rsation from his Dea
fox call at Menard Correc-
ional Center.
nie says he doesn’t think
of the young couple he “ee
convicted of shooting
death on a riverbank near
Downstate Mascoutah. I cs
sorry I done it, yeah, but it's
done.”

But he does think about.

i e.

eee analy: I can accept

the punishment. I've heen a

crook all my life. I’ve aoa

and out of prison all my : ;
_T'd rather be dead than

spend the rest of my ie in

prison,” said Walker, 46.

sets his wish, ilker
oe the first pen ex-
ecuted in Illinois in rly a
quarter of a century.
Despite the fact tl Illi-
nois, with 97 condem in-
mates, has the fifthgest
Death Row populatio the
country, no one has t ex-
ecuted in the statince
James Dukes, convi of
killing a Chicago péde-
tective, was electro¢ in
Cook County Jail on} 24,
1962. 4

After the U.S. &me

Court ruled all deatial-
ties unconstitutional/72,
states like Florida atas

passed new death penalty
laws in line with that ruling
and those laws have survived
challenges.

But Illinois didn't Pass its
death penalty statute until
1979, so the early cases are
still making the long legal
trek. |

Nationwide, 1,765 people
are condemned to die. As of
July 31, there had been 62
executions since 1979, ac-
cording to the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational
Fund Inc. Nine of those ex-
ecutions have been volun-
tary.

In Illinois, Death Row, of-

ficially known as the Con-
demned Unit, is rowing
quickly. Since Fe ruary,
1985, the population has in-
creased by 39 percent, from
70 to 97 inmates.

The state’s two death
rows, one at Pontiac Correc-
tional Center, the other at
Menard, already are near ca-
pacity of 105.

No law requires the state
to maintain a separate unit
for those condemned to
death. Inmates could be
placed in other prison cells,
says Nic Howell, spokesman
for the Illinois Corrections

Department.

. cases of thes

Only four cases of Deat!
Row inmates have entere:
the federal appellate cour;
system, the final leg of legal
challenges.

Apart from Walker, the

€ three inmates
Dwight Dickie Bains. 39
Cornelius Lewis, 43, and An.
dre Jones, 31, are closest to
completion.

Prosecution and defense
attorneys estiate INinois
will have an exeytion within
one to five year.

But the Walk case hag
some defense atteys wor-
ried.

“The attorney reneral’s
office [which represnts the
state in death penalt cases)
would love to have th situa-

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tion where there is an execu-
tion,” said Cornelius Lewis's
attorney, Steven Beckett, of
Champaign. “Once you have
an execution you create a
momentum.”

Howard Eisenberg, an as-
sociate professor at Southern
Illinois University College of
Law, who represents Jones,
said he would seriously.con-
sider trying to. enter the
Walker case because of the
prejudicial affect it could
have on his client.

“Once you open the flood-
gate, It’s hard to shut it,”
Eisenberg said.

But Mark Rotert, chief of
the criminal appellate divi-
sion for Attorney General
Neil Hartigan, said that al-
though the office will inform
the U.S. Supreme Court of
Walker’s intentions, it won't
necessarily push for his ex-
ecution.

Death by injection

Illinois executions, when
they resume, will be by injec-
tion with a barbiturate, then
a muscle relaxant and finally
the lethal 50 cc. of potassium
chloride.

By law, any death penalty
case must be appealed to the
Illinois Supreme Court.

Walker’s death penalty al-
ready has been affirmed
there and now it’s before the
U.S. Supreme Court, under a
request for review.

If the high court declines a
review when it takes up the
case in October, the case
would go back to the Illinois
Supreme Court, which could
set a date of execution.

Walker, meanwhile, insists
on his right to die. While
other Death Row inmates
periodically indicate they
want to be executed, none
has proceeded without
changing his mind.

Funeral arranged

Walker, however, said he
has wanted to be executed
since the Illinois Supreme
Court affirmed his convic-
tion late in 1985.

“T’ve already caused my
family enough trouble,” he
says. “Why should I worry
them anymore. They’ve al-
ready arranged for my funer-
al. The funeral director is
ready, thé preacher is
ready.”

He says he has a burial
plot in Lebanon, Ill. “be-
tween my grandma and my

dad.”-

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Cot ° Court Court of Appeals State Pardons
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State retums to District Court
Trial State for consideration
Court Court; of constitutional
new issues loan
raised

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|Slain drug dealer goes in style

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—
A drug-dealing gangster who
was stabbed to death in pris-
on went to his resting place
Friday in a horse-drawn car-
riage driven by a man in top
hat and tails in a parade
criticized for glorifying
crime.

As the tune “Smooth Op-
erator” was played, relatives,
friends and gawkers filed
past the bronze casket of Fe-
32, who was
stabbed 10 times in the chest
last week at Leavenworth
Penitentiary in Kansas.

More than 1,800 people
packed into the church for
the funeral, led by the Rev.
Ivory J. Redeaux.

Spectators tapped the
backs of the wooden pews
with their programs when
Redeaux ‘said ‘‘all that
sinned that have come before
the Lord.”

The 8-mile-long . funeral
procession for Mitchell, who
grew up.in Oakland housing
projects and developed a lik-
ing for fancy cars and gold
jewelry, was led by the car-

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process,” said city Council-
man Wilson Riles. ‘There’s

nothing the city can do. It’s a

continuation of a message
put to young people in this
city that there is a hero situ-
ation in drug dealing.”

FBI spokesman Max Gei-
man said Friday that no one
had been charged in Mit-
chell’s death and that an in-
vestigation is expected to
take at least one month be-
fore the case goes to a feder-
al grand jury.

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yea Ae “RASHES TO FREEDO'

Jury considering death

By LES WEATHERFORD
Of the News-Democrat

BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County
Circuit jury was expected to begin
deliberations this afternoon on
whether Charles Walker should die
for the murders of a Mascoutah
couple.

Walker took the stand this morning
and asked the jury to spare his life.
“All I can do is ask for your mercy,”’
Walker told the jury.

In response to a question from
Public Defender Clyde Kuehn, who is
representing Walker, the defendant
told the jury, ‘I am sorry that I done
it”? ‘

In response to other questions by
Kuehn, Walker indicated he expects
to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Wednesday| the jury decided
Walker, who confessed to the June 18

slaying of a Mascoutah couple, could
receive ‘the death penalty under II-
linois law.

And after taking only half an hour
to reach that decision, the same jury
began hearing testimony on whether
Walker should be put to death or
sentenced to prison for the murders
of Kevin Paule, 21, and Sharon
Winker, 25. :

Walker, 43, of Fayetteville, pleaded
guilty to the murders July 27. State
law requires a person convicted of
murder to be sentenced to death or
imprisonment. A recently enacted
law changed the state’s method of
execution from the electric chair to
lethal injection.

St. Clair County State’s Attorney
John Baricevic is seeking the death
penalty against ‘Walker. Kuehn. has
asked for mercy, saying Walker is an

for Walker

3 1983

alcoholic whose mind was affected by
three days of drinking prior to the
killings. ap da

Under state law, a jury may con-
sider the fact a murder was com-
mitted ‘‘while the defendant was
under extreme mental or emotional
disturbance’ as a factor against
imposing a death sentence.

The hearing was scheduled to re-
sume this morning. Walker was ex-
pected to testify.

The bodies of Paule and Winker,
who planned to marry next spring,
were found June 19 bound to trees on
the banks of Silver Creek near Mas-
coutah. Each had been shot once in
the head.

Baricevic read Walker’s confession
in court Wednesday, in which Walke

See WALKERS

OCT 1-3 1983

Walker

admitted robbing Paule of $40 at
gunpoint and killing the couple after
Paule recognized him.

Baricevic argued Walker’s crime
qualified for the death penalty
because more than one murder was
committed and the killings took place
in connection with another felony —
the armed robbery.

“Certainly,” he said, ‘‘just by the
defendant’s own statement, he ad-
mits that he engaged in multiple
murders and armed robbery.”

In the confession, Walker said he
spent most of June 18 drinking. He
decided to go to the Mascoutah re-
servoir to fish and later went to Silver
Creek, where he spotted Paule and
Winker.

Walker said he decided to rob the
couple. “‘At that time I did not know
them and I figured they did not know
me.”

But Walker said the motive
switched from robbery to murder
when Paule recognized him and said
“I know your name’s Walker.”

“After Paule said that, IknewI was
going to have to shoot both of them,”’
Walker said.

After the murders, Walker said, he

drove Paule’s car to Mascoutah,
picked up some beer, then drove back
to the scene of the murders, where he
got in his car and drove to the Runway
Lounge near Scott Air Force Base.

He admitted robbing the lounge
“after I lost all my money in the game
machines.”’

Richard Jones, who owned the
lounge at the time, testified Wed-
nesday Walker had tried to borrow
money from him. After Jones
refused, Walker announced — the
holdup.

Kuehn, referring to Walker’s al-
leged alcoholism, characterized his
client as ‘‘a diseased man”’ who had a
‘treduced sense of ability to reason.’’

Kuehn presented witnesses who
said Walker was a heavy drinker and
often became violent after drinking.
Two witnesses described him as kind
and gentle when he was not drinking.

Daniel Cuneo, a clinical psy-
chologist who examined Walker, said
Walker is addicted to alcohol.

“Like heroin?’’ Kuehn asked.

‘“Correct,’’ Cuneo said. ‘‘I do
believe that alcohol dependence to the
extent he has it would be a severe
emotional disturbance.”

WALKER, Charles Thomas, white, 50, @ethal injection, Illinois

SP (St. Clair County) on September 12, 1960

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By Rob Karwath

There is a tavern in-the Loop
where Terry Madsen sometimes
stops after a day’s work.

A gg occasionally rings
out from the lawyers, city ofli-
cials and state employees who
frequent the place, causing Mad-
sen to wince: “Hey Dr. Death,
how ya doin’?”

That is the notoriety that has
followed Madsen for three years,

since he became chief of the:

criminal appeals division of the

Illinois attorney general’s office,’
the. official responsible for ar-:
guing that the state’s 125°:

criminals on Death Row’ should
be executed.

Since 1977, Illinois law ‘has al-
lowed judges and juries. to .im-
pose the death penalty on some
murderers, including those who
have killed a police officer or

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more than one victim. =,

But in those 13 years, no Illinois
inmate has been executed, because
of court appeals and questions
about whether the state’s death
penalty law is constitutional.

That could change on Sept. 12,
when Charles Walker, a double-
murderer who says he wants to
dic, is scheduled to be executed by
lethal injection in the Stateville
Correctional Center near Joliet.
He would be the first Illinois in-
mate put to death since 1962.

Madsen says he believes capital
punishment is justified, if only be-
cause it provides a “safety valve”
for the families of victims.

He recalls an Illinois Prisoner
Review Board hearing to consider
wig for mass-murderer Richard

peck. The elderly father of one of
the eight student nurses murdered
by Speck in 1966 urged the board

_ to let him go.

The man said he wanted Speck
freed so he could carry out ‘the
original death sentence, changed
to a prison sentence of 400 to
1,200 years after the U.S. Supreme
Court voided Illinois’ old death
penalty law in 1972.

‘“We need that safety valve for
victims, so we can say, ‘You don’t
have to exact revenge,’” Madsen

he ea
- -Because no executions have

taken place in the last 13 years,
the “integrity” of the state’s crimi-
nal justice system has eroded, he
says, but that will stop with the
execution of Walker.

Five years after Walker asked his
lawyers to cease all appeals of his
death sentence, the Illinois Su-

teme Court has ordered that he

¢ injected on the second Wednes-
day in September with drugs that
will put him to sleep and stop his
heart and lungs.

Walker’s death sentence was im-
posed in 1983, after he was con-
‘victed of the murders of Kevin
Paule, 21, and Sharon Winkler,
23, both of Mascoutah.

Walker, who said he was looking
for money for beer, robbed Paule
of $40, then tied the couple to
trees near where they had been
fishing and shot them to death
with a .25-caliber pistol.

Despite a recent U.S. Supreme

i
Terry Madsen —

ability of outside parties to appeal

on behalf of condemned ‘inmates, '

death penalty opponents: vow to
continue pleading Walker’s case.
“I wonder, what is the state’s

_ Despite the kidding and chal-

Jenges he occasionally encounters,
Madsen says, “I don’t debate the
death penalty” with others.

“In the next few months, with
Walker, debate is going to be gen-
erated, and I'll be listening to it,”
he says,

Madsen says he constantly de-
bates the issue with himself, but
always comes to the conclusion

. that it is proper and legal.

That internal debate is fed by his
part-time teaching of an under-
graduate class in criminal justice
at De Paul University, he says. In
one exercise, he asks his students
to sit on mock juries, where they
listen to testimony from actual
murder cases. The students then
decide whether to impose the
death penalty for convicted defen-
dants. ;

Afterward, Madsen tells the stu-

: . ead _. dents what the actual juries de-
Court ruling sharply “limiting the. :

cided. The students discuss’ how

‘they feel about their decisions and

about the death penalty in general.
\ “] don’t have time to teach,” he

-. gays, “but one of the reasons I do

hurry to execute someone before :

this is resolved?” says Patricia
Vader,. director of the Illinois Co-
alition Against the Death Penalty,
which is asking the U.S. Supreme

Court to overturn a U.S. Court of
Appeals ruling in May that upheld .

the Illinois death penalty law.
“We could either wait a few

‘months and be sure,” Vader ms

‘or we could do it now, an
miaybe wring our hands later.”
Like the other Death Row
criminals whose names aré printed
on'the boxes of documents stack-
ed near Madsen’s State of Illinois
Center office, Walker evokes a se-
ries of stories from him. i
One day, Madsen said, he

picked up his office phone to find:
_Walker on the other end. ‘It was

April 28, 1988, Madsen’s 34th

too, his 48th.
Walker was calling from the

Menard Correctional Center fo,

revel in the slight irony ,that he
and the man seeking to put him to
death share the same birthday. -*:

“He said someone had smuggled”
a cupcake out of the cafeteria and *:

is I have found my classes to be
an excellent sounding board.”
Does Madsen. ever lose sleep
wondering whether he is arguing
for the execution of an inmate
who was wrongly convicted?
“There is a vigorous, well-orga-
nized defense bar,” he says. “I’m
satisfied that the system provides

adequate safeguards for fairness
and to protect against tho execu-
“tion of an innocent person.”

But why shouldn’t Illinois de-

‘ clare life ‘in prison its maximum

punishment, as other states have

«done? To answer that, Madsen re-

fers to the case of “I-57 killer”
‘Henry Brisbon, convicted of the
1973 shotgun murders of a Chica-
go couple along that highway.

®s While Brisbon’s death sentence
: 3 those oobi ~~ oneene:
“" he was sentenced to die for killin

birthday. It was Walker's birthday, :

a fellow inmate with a sharpened
spoon in ‘1978.’He also has at-

tacked other inmates, including

Death Row inhabitant John
‘Wayne Gacy. fie) 2.

“What do:we do with him?”
Madsen says of Brisbon. “As long
as he has to be exposed to people,
people have to deal with him. If

had stuck matches in it,” ‘Madsen. you're going to say we'll allow the

recalls. “The other guys on Death * death

ty for him because we

n
Row slid it down to his cell and‘ can’t deal with him, where do you

sang, ‘Happy Birthday.’ ”

back off?”

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Slayer of couple see
sentenced to die

ee " BELLEVILLE —A Fayetteville, Ill, man who
confessed to the slaying of an engaged couple from
* Mascoutah was sentenced to death Thursday bya
St. Clair County judge.
_‘+.Chief Criminal Judge John Hoban sentenced
Charles Thomas Walker, 43, following a two-day
sentencing hearing in which jurors recommended
~ that the former Scott Air Force Base janitor be put
RSMAS SM Meee tg death on Nov. 23. Te Cat ac as as arg alee tee Spel 2k Si asta ai aid
' -.. Walker admitted killing Kevin Paule, 21, and
Sharon Winker, 25, on the night of June 18 as they
fished in Silver Creek near Mascoutah. The couple
was found the following morning by Winker’s
mother. Each had been tied to a tree and shot once
through the head.
Walker managed to elude authorities for about a
month after the murders. He was captured by %*

police in Colorado on July 16 and pleaded guilty

July 27 to the murder charges. He also pleaded :

guilty to armed robbery charges stemming from a ;

holdup at a tavern only hours after the killings. ; |
The ex-convict, who had served five years of a |

six-to 10-year sentence for armed robbery in

Sterling, Ill., before being released last year, said

_ he had not intended to kill the couple. —

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to the road near the cemetery.

“T had to threaten her to get her in
the back seat with me. Then I grabbed
her and she started to yell. I tried to
strangle her but she bit my thumb. Then
I slugged her on the jaw.”

“That's what doubtless killed her,” said
Nussbaum. “What did you do then?”

“T attacked her. Then I tried to get her
back to consciousness. But I couldn't.
When I realized she was dead I cut the
labels off her clothes figuring it would
make it harder to identify her. Then I
went home.”

“You went home after throwing the
body and the clothes in the ditch?”

“That's right.”

“But you made no mention of this at-
tack on your diary, did you?”

Thompson shook his head. “No. I al-
ways told the truth in that diary. I didn’t

-want to write down the fact that I’d

committed murder. I really didn’t want to
kill her. I liked the girl very much.”
Champion stared at him aghast. “You
liked her? After what you did you can
say you liked her?”
Thompson then made an amazing
statement. “Sure, 1 liked her. I even

chipped in a quarter at the shop for
flowers for her funeral.”

On July 22, 1935, Attorney Champion
brought Jerry Thompson to trial before
Circuit Court Judge Henry Ingraham.
Champion did not find it necessary to
introduce the obscene diary into evidence.
Eight days later a jury found Thompson
guilty of murder in the first degree. Judge
Ingraham ordered that the killer die in
the electric chair on October 15th.

Thompson’s appeals were denied as
was his application to Illinois’ Governor
Horner. At midnight on the decreed date,
the murderer of Mildred Hallmark was
duly executed.

On the following day Attorney Cham-
pion handed the black covered, lewd diary
to Acting Superintendent Nussbaum.

“Tye been holding this just in case,”
he said. “I thought we might need it if
Thompson ever got a new trial. But we
need it no longer. Destroy it. And let the
newspapers announce you’ve done so.
More than eighty girls in this town will
breath easier that way.

Thus twelve hours after the diarist van-
ished from the face of this earth, the black
covered diary did also. No grave is deep
enough, no epitaph black enough for
either of them,

Death of the Yielding Widow

[Continued from page 25]

McCormick was a storekeeper by day and
a homebody by night.

In February, 1915, Jennie began to
suffer attacks of indigestion. Far from
griping at his wife’s ill-health, McCor-
mick played the contrite husband to per-
fection. He cooked Jennie’s meals, did her
housework for her, and still put in his
full hours at the store, where he had hired
a neighbor, Frank Cowin, as clerk.

The McCormicks had no telephone, so
between times, John would go over to
Ned Hand’s livery stable, where Doc
Enger, the local veterinarian, had an up-
stairs office; Using Enger’s phone, Mc-
Cormick frequently called Dr. L. M.
Lundmark, the physician who was treat-
ing Jennie’s mysterious malady, its symp-
toms running the gamut of extreme

headaches, severe abdominal pains and a ;

chronic irritability which Dr. Lundmark
diagnosed as “neurasthenia.” Among the
medicines which he prescribed was lactate
pepsis, with one-sixtieth grain of strych-
nine, to be taken in capsule form.
Despite McCormick's care and the
choice foods which he brought home and
prepared for Jennie’s meals, the patient
had lost forty pounds by mid-July. This
didn’t please Mrs, Hewitt, nor another
sister, Mrs. Kinchella, who had come on
from California for a visit. They insisted
that Jennie have a trained nurse and after
McCormick pleaded evasively about -“ex-
pense” and insisted that he would ‘will-
ingly continue his “self-sacrifice,” :the
sisters finally won their point by threat-
ening to act as volunteers. A nurse, Laura
Holter, was brought from Minneapolis
and she took over McCormick’s chores,
cooking included. 7
Jennie McCormick promptly began to

get better. Within a week, her stomach >

pains were gone and she was able to eat
and retain solid food, something she
hadn’t managed with John’s home-cook-
ing, tasty though it had been. .

On July 27, McCormick had a heart-to-
heart chat with his wife, while Miss
Holter was absent. The discussion turned
to Jennie's will. ’

“Your parents are wonderful folks,
Jennie,” complimented McCormick. “I’m
sure you want them to be happy in their
old age. That’s why you're leaving all your
money to them, isn't it?”

Jennie nodded in reply.

“Maybe you ought to turn over all your
money to them now,” suggested McCor-
mick, “and let them take care of you
instead.” ;

“How ridiculous!” Jennie exclaimed.
“They wouldn’t know how to handle
money. Why, they’d be helpless!”

“You mean they will be helpless,” cor-
rected McCormick, gently, “if anything
should happen to you, dear Jennie, Then
they will have the money, but no one to
look out for them.”

As he stressed the term “Dear Jennie,”
McCormick saw tears well in his wife’s
eyes,

“They say you can’t teach an old dog

new tricks,” he said, “but you taught me .

to jump through the hoop, Jennie, and I
like it. You could never change Pa Kim-
ball, though. Suppose Ma should drop off
suddenly, like we were afraid she might,
last Fall. Pa would be lost, because he’s
too old. Of course Ruey’s husband is do-
ing better; he might handle things bet-
ter—"

6é
No better than you can!” interrupted
Jennie, with a flash of her old indignation.
“You've proven yourself a good manager,
Artle. I’ll fix it so everybody will know it
~-if the time should come!”

Jennie’s way of “fixing” it was to make
out a new will, naming husband John as
the sole heir to her estate which still
totalled $40,000. The new will was all
signtd and put away when Laura Holter
returned,

Jennie’s recovery now became quite
rapid and she insisted to Miss Holter that
“Artle” was responsible. Some credit was

_ due Miss Holter, for her close watch on

Jennie’s diet. But McCormick was ‘so
solicitous toward his wife's welfare that
the’ claim seemed sound. On Monday,
August 9, McCormick came home for
mid-day dinner and found Jennie seated
on the front porch. She had been writing
notes on a pad of paper which now lay

beside her, while Miss Holter was in the

kitchen frying a batch of pan fish.

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sparse and strictly functional. In one corner stood an enamel
washbasin, the faucet of which had a defective washer. It leaked
interminably. A man lay, full length and unrelaxed, upon the bed.
He was young, slightly more than 25. His hair was black and cur-
ly. He was slender and, save for rather prominent ears, not bad
looking. There were dark circles beneath his eyes. He smoked a
cigarette nervously and looked very much like a young man who
had a difficult problem, which, indeed, he had.

another and lighted it from the butt. He sat up on the edge of the
bed and stared at the blank wall opposite. He sighed heavily. He
had never felt so lonely in his life.

man of middle age entered the room. His face was ruddy and of
an Irish cat He said, “Hello,” ina voice which was carefully non-
committal. He added softly, “I've brought you some food.” :

sizzling diary would be the death of him... :

’

The dark man with the curly hair looked up. “Hello,

sun now filtered reluctantly through the unwashed win-

dowpane, casting only a dim light. The furniture was “Harn and cheese,” said Charlie.

The dark man ignored the sandwich. He gulped the
black coffee between puffs on the cigarette. Charlie
to go. The dark man shifted nervously on the bed. “H
minute. You ain’t in any hurry, are you?”

“Not particularly. What do you want?”

“Let’s talk a minute. Say, were there any messages!

Charlie shook his head. “None that I know of.”

“Nothing from Ben Thurman?”

“Nope.”

‘The dark man threw his cigarette to the floor, stat

When the cigarette scorched his fingers he reached for

him for?”
Charlie permitted himself a faint smile. “1 didn’t kf

The door opened suddenly and without any knock. A burly
said, “that you were paying him.”

know what I mean,” he said. “How about Horner? Any ;

What’ve you got?” f

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Look,” said Charlie, “why don’t you face up to it? You're not

4 to bear from Horner.”

dark. man stood up. “You're crazy!” he shouted in a tone,
eget, oy ieagag “Of course I'll hear from Horner. I've got

im.
’ shrugged, indicating that whether or not the dark
age from Horner was a matter of supreme indifference.

. he said. “I’ve got to go now. See you some time, later.”

rode from the room, closing the door loudly behind him.
=~ Me dark man with the curly hair sat down again. He lighted
cigarette and moodily sipped the cooling coffee. He
odingly at the wall and his thoughts were most unplea-
He picked up the sandwich then, aware of a sudden nausea
pi of his stomach, he put it down again.

been eager to talk when Charlie had first entered.
was sorry he had done so. Charlie had upset him with his
comment about Horner. But, after all, what did Charlie
He was a dumb Irishman with a wife, half a dozen kids

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and he'd probably never made more than $100 a month in all his
life. What the hell did Charlie know about Horner? For that
matter, what the hell did he know about anything? Why, there
wasn't any doubt that Horner would call. Horner had to call. He
pounded his fist in the iron bedstead. He said aloud. “He has to.
He has to. He has to.”

If he didn’t—he tried to put the next thought away from him
but it persisted in his weary brain. If Horner didn’t call, if that
utterly impossible eventuality took place, if Horner didn’t call—
well, the dark man with the curly hair might just as well be dead.

It had all begun long before that bright morning of June 17th,
1935, but that date emphatically marked the beginning of the
end. At 8 o'clock that sunny morning John Hahn, a teamster
employed by the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois, piloted
his horse and wagon along a winding road in a heavily wooded
section of the graveyard. The horse, plodding along at the edge
of the ditch bordering the road, shied suddenly. Hahn pulled the
horse up and peered into the ditch. He saw what appeared to bea
pair of bare, human legs. Hahn blinked, climbed out of the

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; After a lengthy investigation, a young
black, was arrested and charged with the

_ murders. The 19-year-old youth had
originally been arrested on an attempted
rape charge, and, when his belongings
were taken from him for safekeeping at
police headquarters, officers there
allegedly found in his wallet a
photograph of a beautiful blonde girl

who closely resembled Janice Wylie. —

When they asked the prisoner where he
had gotten the picture, he replied that he
had found it ona city dump near his New
Jersey home. This appeared to them
suspect, as few people throw away per-
sonal photographs.

From that point the suspect's in-
terrogation, which has-been amply
vilified by the press, began, and asserted-
ly the youth finally confessed the Wylie-
Hoffert murders, although in the light of
subsequent events, this confession was
shown to be false and he eventually was

completely exonerated of any complicity ©

in the career girls’ murders.

As it turned out, the name of the real ©

killer of Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert
was Richard Robles. “Robles” is a
Spanish word meaning “oak trees.”

The New York police of the 23rd
Precinct got onto Robles when they
arrested a dope pusher, a punk who had’
been in and out of so many jails and sticky
legal situations that he was an expert at

making “deals”, and would have turned’

in his own mother if he could have staved
off doing 30 days in jail by so doing.

In this particular instance, the New
York lawmen had their prize punk on an
especially serious charge, that of having
stabbed a man to death, driving a knife
right through the top of the victim’s skull.
In order to get out of this one, the pusher
had to come up with something really
good. He did. It happened he knew for
sure who had raped Janice Wylie and
murdered her and Emily Hoffert. The
rapist-killer was, as a matter of fact, one
his closet friends.

His name was Richard Robles, who
got turned onto dope, the hard stuff, by
his “friends” when he was about 14 years
old, and had been living with a woman
old enough to be his mother for some
time.

As Robles’ habit had gotten more and
more expensive, he had turned into a very
efficient cat burglar, and it was on such an
illegal expedition that he entered the 88th
Street apartment on the morning of
August 28, 1963, and found Janice Wylie
lying nude on her bed, alone. He instantly
decided to add a little sexual hijinks to his
morning’s work, and crept into the
apartment's kitchen, from which he
returned with a lethal carving knife.

Startled from her fitful slumber,
Janice Wylie leaped up to find herself
facing a youth with a knife. He declared it
was his intention to “Muff” her, a gutter
expression for sexual intercourse. He was
in the process of raping the beautiful girl

when the front apartment door opened
and Emily Hoffert came in, saw at a
glance what was happening, and did
something which, to the average mind,
was incredible. Instead of running for
help, the Hoffert girl indignantly went to
the telephone. Why she thought the
marauder would permit her to call police,
nobody knows, but he leapt from the bed
with the knife and prevented her from
doing so by hacking her to death. Then he
returned to the Wylie girl, and ended up
stabbing her to death when he was finish-
_ ed with her.

The only witness, or rather, someone

police thought might have been a witness,
on the morning of the murders, had men-
tioned seeing a small man with “an
effeminate, angel face” near an elevator
shaft. That description fit Robles, who
with a wig and high heels would have
made a beautiful woman.

On January 11, 1966, Richard Robles

was finally brought to trial in New York
for the murderd of Janice Wylie and Emi-
ly Hoffert. He was convicted, and
sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge

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Irwin Davidson. He will be eligible for
parole when he is 51 years old.

The. “The Marcus-Nelson Murders”
film referred to by Robert Earl Thomp-
son in -his initial conversation with
Sergeant. Peaden immediately after dis-
covery of the crime, was a fictionalized
story of the foregoing crime.

Lieutenant Niekirk turned the com-
parison over in his mind. He was im-
mediately confronted with the brutal
rape-murder of a beautiful, green-eyed

blonde. Janice Wylie had been such a
woman, too, and she had been knifed to
death, stabbed through the heart. Cathy
Freer had been stabbed directly between
her breasts. Janice Wylie had been bound
loosely with strips of white cloth; Cathy
Freer had had a white pillow-case
wrapped around her throat. Both women

had been brutally raped.

_ The chief detective called Robert Earl
Thompson in and talked with him again.
This time, Thompson not only mentioned
the film again, but told another detective,
W.F. Perkins, that he “reminded him” of
Telly Savalas. Now Savalas is remarkable
for being completely bald, while Perkins
had a full head of black hair. In the movie,
Telly Savalas was the detective who final-
ly got the confession from the real killer,
and it occured to the Atlanta men that
perhaps this was why Perkins was remin-

ding Thompson of the movie actor.

The questions began again, this time
fired ‘by the information that the
telephone book in the booth from which

she was still tied up, Thompson
diy said.he searched the apartment
found four dollars in the file card
Then he had gone into the bathroom
wiped his hands off, after which he
d to the living room and got a
4 from a table there. He came back
is the bedroom, talked to his beautiful
and then decided to smash her
in with the brick.
“The first time he hit her, she began to
», and he had hit her several more
4 with the brick. Then he had decid-
FP dtet wasn't killing her, so he got the
‘Saver knife and stuck it inher chest and
6 © febed her throat.
PF Then, Thompson reportedly confess-
he had gone outside, dropped the
jee in the hall, returned to the apart-
ather up his materials used in the
s, and stood about in the hall
‘amide a while trying to decide whether
fall police. After a few minutes, he
deided to phone the police himself, so he
g#ked down McLendon Avenue to a
telephone booth and reported
discovered a crime.
» Thompson told Detective Perkins that
thout the bloody crime, he had felt
am actor on the stage playing out a
3 script. He said he had always
‘Wetted to be an actor.

Thompson had called police bore

Within minutes, the technicians
came through with the informatiog
they had been able to raise a
perfect fingerprint from the slick surfay i
of one of the index card file boxes et
Freer apartment, from which money ig

Detectives felt certain Thompso
their man, and he must have sen
because he suddenly clammed up.D
tives ran his name through records
if he was wanted for anything else,

Meanwhile, Liz Thompson, ab
specialist, took scrapings from
son’s hands, and Sergeant Peaden
him downstairs, where the suspect’s@
ternal genitals were swabbed. Both "
showed positive for blood, humantys |

Finally, Thompson asked to ’
Perkins, the detective who had re
him of the detective in a movie Te
suspected man, who had been fully at
vised of his rights, told Perkins he wast
to speak to his aunt, his boss, and &
girlfriend. After that, he said, he
to talk to Perkins alone. {a

The detective, sensing that aco
sion was about to come. volunt
assented to these requests, and

A strange statement, partly in the first

person, partly in the third person, very

much as Thompson himself had said, like
an actor in a brutal, fatal tragedy.

On August 31, 1973, Robert Earl

Thompson pleaded guilty to charges of

murder and rape in the Dekalb County

Superior Court in Atlanta.

Assistant District Attorney Hardaway
Young prosecuted, and Judge Curtis
Tillman presided over the trial. Thomp-
son was sentenced to two life terms, to be
served consecutively.

The sentences were more or less what
Thompson might have expected. They
were about what the movie killer in “The
Marcus-Nelson Murders” got. But there
was one difference in the two cases which

bothered Robert Earl Thompson a lot.

- The Wylie-Hoffert murders had been

splashed all over the front pages of New

York daily newspapers, but the Atlanta

~~ dailies, not so much given to sensational

crime reporting, did not see fit to feature

Thompson's crime in gory pictures and
front-page type.

“I didn’t even make the headlines,”

- the confessed slayer.complained to his
real-life detective-confessor, Perkins.

At this writing, Robert Earl Thomp-

son is serving his sentence in the Georgia

Prison system.

ooo

Thompson had talked to his relative
‘employer and visited with his sweet
he met alone with Perkins arid madeahl

Before making his confession, Robert
‘id Thompson had asked Detective
Sehins for a pad and pencil, so that he
, . wweld write something. This is what he

Late in the evening on the day
murder, Atlanta detectives heard the
story of the rape-murder of
Cathy Louise Freer.

pte
| “Agirl was killed and the killer is sorry
whiled the girl, but one thing about it,

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Victor Todd is not the real name of
the person so named in the foregoing
story. A fictitious name has been used
becauase there is no reason for public
interest in the identity of this person.

tis knows I wish she was alive.”

about going to apartment 6-A 08
evening of March 28th, and twice of
morning of the 29th, was true,

up to the details of what happenedé
second morning visit.

Thompson allegedly told Deted
Perkins that when he had returned #
cond time that morning, the womas
let him into the apartment and
him to sit down on the couch, T
had done so, he said, and had begua
marketing interview in a routine :
After a few minutes of this, he had
Miss Freer to let him use her bathte
and she had politely assented. W
the bathroom, Thompson had taken
under his coat the butcher knife wh
had brought with him. It was
knife, brought from his apartment ‘
and had not come from #
kitchen, as originally th

ry of Rape Victims
(Continued from page 35)

n didn’t appear properly cowed,
was to rip the clothes from their
drag them from the car into the
He produced a
and took snapshots of the nude
® threatening to distribute them to
o and neighbors if they caused

2 These facts argued that nearly all the
; lainants had been victims of a single
Still another act pointed in that
. More than three-quarters of the
recalled that the handle on the
door of the car had been broken off,
musly to prevent a swift escape.

Very few of these women came into
headquarters. They wanted no
y; they still feared distribution of
tude photographs. Some spoke to
res. via’ anonymous _ telephone
wrote unsigned letters. Half
more courageous than their

When he reentered the living
Thomspon said, the girl had been
on the sofa with her back to him. H
grabbed her by her hair and put the® 4
against her throat, forcing her t
with him into the bedroom, W
looked for something with whic
her up. He forced the girl to strip
her clothing and lie down on. %
where he raped her.

- After conferring with the
=s ®eWspaper publishers, the chief an-
d that any girl victim of the sex

crazed attacker would be guaranteed
complete anonymity; neither he nor the
press would reveal her name.
Five days had elapsed since the brutal
murder of Mildred Hallmark was dis-
covered. During that period the Peoria
police department had done what would
normally have been five months’ work,
but they still had not apprehended the
killer.
On Saturday, June 22nd, Chief
Nussbaum had a visitor. She was as ner-
vous as she was beautiful. She was a blue-
eyed blonde in her early 20s. She said she
had what she believed to be important in-
formation, but she would divulge it only
if the chief guaranteed to guard her iden-
tity. Nussbaum agreed. He sent for
Detectives Welty and Glenn Ford who
_ had been devoting all their time to the
~_ ease. The girl, who in the police records
bears the pseudonym of Grace Ellsworth,
began to talk.
“I was attacked about six months
ago,” she said, “by a young, dark man.
From what I’ve read in the papers, he’s
the same fellow who's assaulted a lot of
women and perhaps he’s the same man
who killed the Hailmark girl.”
“Can you describe him in detail?” ask-

ed the chief. “Most of the victims were at-

tacked in the dark. Their descriptions are
vague.”

“I think so. After all, I've seen him
twice.”

Grace Ellsworth went on to say that,
some six months before, she had been
waiting for a streetcar to take her home.
An automobile approached and a soft-
spoken young man offered her a lift
home.

“Normally,” she said, “I would have
declined the offer, but he was so char-,
ming, appeared so clean-cut, I couldn't
imagine anything happening to me.”

But it did, though not immediately.
Her escort drove off in the direction of
her home. He chatted amiably, told her
that his name was Lee Bridges. Then, ona
deserted ‘street, he halted the car and
made love to the girl.

’ “I slapped his face,” said the girl.
“Then he grabbed me by the neck with
one hand and punched my jaw with the
other. He gave me quite a beating and
forced me to submit to him. I tried to es-
cape from the car but there was no inside
handle on the right-hand door.”

Afterwards Lee Bridges warned
Grace Ellsworth not to report the assault
to the police. Courageously, the girl
defied him. She announced that she
would call headquarters the instant he
released her. Then Bridges set upon her
again. He produced a pair of scissors
from the glove compartment and with its
aid ripped off all her clothes. When she
was stark naked he dragged her from the
car and threw her on the road, the
headlights glaring on her nude body.

He stood over her with a camera in his
hand. “If you talk,” he said, “Tll send
prints of these photographs to everyone
you know.” Finally he dragged the sob-
bing girl back to the car, permitted her to
don her torn clothing and dropped her off
a block from her home.

“So,” she said, “I was terrified of those
pictures. I never told anyone about it until
now. Then, two months ago, I saw Lee
Bridges again. At least, I think I did.”

Nussbaum asked, “Aren't you sure?”

“Not absolutely. I was at a dance
when it happened. Someone brought a
fellow over and introduced him to me as
Jerry Thompson. I almost fainted. I was
sure he was Lee Bridges.”

They had talked for a while. Grace
Ellsworth said that she had met the man
somewhere before. He denied it
pleasantly. He insisted that his name was
Thompson, that he was a hard working
fellow who lived with his grandparents in
East Peoria. Finally he convinced the girl
that this was a case of mistaken identity.

“But,” she said, “I’ve been thinking it
over and the more I think about it, the
more I'm sure that this Jerry Thompson

was really Lee Bridges. Then I read about
the murder and all these other attacks. I
thought I'd better come to the police.”

When the girl left, the officers
thoughtfully discussed her’ story.
Nussbaum, who had thoroughly checked
into: the background of Mildred

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wagon and investigated. A moment later, he was staring at a cor-
pse.

Now, corpses in a cemetery are common enough; unburied
corpses are not. “The legs, those of a young girl, protruded from
beneath a plaid coat which had been tossed over the torso. Hahn
lifted this odd shroud and saw a ripped white dress, pulled up to
the girl’s armpits. He decided that this was a matter for the

police, not the sexton. Within half an hour, in response to call,

Peoria’s Police Chief Fred Nussbaum, Detectives Harry Whit-
taker and Charles H. Welty, Deputy Coroner Glenn Gumm and
several other officials were at the scene.

The girl’s body lay at the bottom of the ditch in such a position
that it appeared to have been pushed down the sloping bank. No
bloodstains were evident, nor any sign of a struggle. It seemed
reasonable to infer that the girl had been brought to this spot,
dead, in an automobile. Near the dead girl were her panties and
brassiere. They had been torn to shreds. At her feet lay a purse,
her shoes and stockings. It looked as if they had been thrown into
the ditch after the body.

Deputy Coroner Gumm, examining the body, observed
lacerations of the scalp, a bruised left jaw, discoloration of the
throat, and an apparently broken neck. He ordered the body
removed to the mortuary for an autopsy. Chief Nussbaum was
examining the contents of the purse. He found a library card
which had been issued to Mildred Hallmark of East Maywood
Avenue, and an installment payment book bearing the name
Hallmark at the same address. Nussbaum ordered Welty and
Whittaker to check the Maywood Avenue house.

When the officers identified themselves to the middle-aged

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parents, the woman drew a deep breath. “It’s about Mildred, isn’t
it?” she asked them fearfully. “Something’s happened to her!”

Detective Welty said sharply, “Why do you say that?”

The man explained that his 19-year-o]d daughter, Mildred,
had not returned home from the cafeteria where she worked. At
first they thought that she had gone to the movies with a friend.

“But,” said the father, “she still wasn’t home when we got up
this morning. We've been calling all our friends, asking about her.
No one knew anything. We were just about to call the police. Tell
me, do you have any news?”

Whittaker nodded gravely. “I’m afraid we have sad news. I’m
afraid your daughter is dead.”

The girl’s mother began to weep bitterly, but her husband
kept a tight grip on his emotions. He sat beside his sobbing wife,
his arm about her shoulders as he gave the officers the informa-
tion they required. i

Mildred Hallmark, an attractive girl with auburn hair and
laughing eyes, was recently graduated with honors from a
parochial school. Immediately afterwards she obtained a job as
hostess at the downtown cafeteria. “She usually quit work at
8:30,” said her father. “Most of the time she came right home, but
once in a while she met one of her friends and they took in a
movie, went bowling or just visited.” She was a quiet girl who, as
far as her parents were aware, had no particular boy friend, he
added.

The father agreed to go at once to the morgue to make an of-
ficial identification of the dead girl. Detectives Welty and Whit-
taker returned to their car and drove to the cafeteria. There, they
learned from the manager that Mildred had quit work at 8:30
34

p.m., had left the restaurant with Vincent Doyle, a 20-
Bradley College student who held a part-time job as bas!
Doyle was a badly frightened boy when he was broug
the kitchen. “I heard the news on the radio,” he said. “It's
ble thing! But I didn’t do it. You’ve got to believe me”
“Tell us the truth and we probably will,” said Welty.
go down to headquarters to talk about it.” cas |

Doyle was still obviously scared as he stood in Qe) -
Nussbaum’s office. However, he told a straightforward stey iit |
had asked Mildred if she would accompany him to the movgglt
she agreed. This was the first time they ever had gone an
together. They left the movie house at approximately ll ¢
The boy offered to ride along on the streetcar which wo
Mildred home. However, she insisted that she’d be quite ah
it was unnecessary for him to travel so far out of his way.
took her to the Knoxville Avenue trolley stop and retu
own rooming house.

This was a reasonable story, but not one which the
could prove. However, he appeared frank and honest and@
Nussbaum was willing to accept the boy’s version
evening’s events—at least, for the time being. Doyle wasn
but warned not to attempt to leave the city.

Chief Nussbaum sent out a score of detectives to check
the conductors of the Knoxville Avenue streetcars. T ‘
terrogated the occupants of the four blocks of houses} &
the trolley stop where Mildred should have left the streete is

her home. They came up with nothing. The neighbos
neither seen nor heard anything unusual. The conductors
recall any girl answering Mildred’s description; neither

handful of passengers tracked down by the detectives.
Nussbaum decided that if Vincent had told the tru
Hallmark either voluntarily entered an automobile or v ;
ed into one while waiting for the trolley. He assigned a
men to the case, ordered them to check on automo!
had been washed on the morning after the murder. N
stated emphatically that he not only wanted professome™
washers interrogated but as many ordinary citizens as P®
citizens who might have seen a man washing a bloodst
in his own driveway. It was a Gargantuan task. Detect
to work around the clock. ‘om
The Peoria press made much of the murder of
Hallmark. The coroner announced that the girl had bea
ly beaten and her neck broken. Strangulation was the
death. Terror swept the city and lone women fea
Peoria’s streets late at night. Nussbaum and State's Aton
Champion appealed, via radio and press, for any .
which might lead to the apprehension of the murder =
response was astonishing, if not immediately product¥®
More than 25 young women reported that they bal
assaulted during the past 18 months. Most of them :
but a vague description of their assailant. However, InSWee
ty of the cases the method of operation was the same.
been offered an automobile ride by a soft-spoken, oo
young man. They had been taken ona fast ride to a sec”®
where the man made ardent love to them. When they
resorted to violence, choking and hitting his victim.
he threatened his victims with death if they call
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~ Negro Denies He Ret

urned After Killing Woman But Officers
Insist Every Version Proves Murder ‘Wanton a

"and Premeditated.
e ‘
F. That the full effect of the death sentence imposed on him
* Bred G Wolfe has sunk in on Thomas Twine. who cnfessed to
ur, Lilitan Jackson, Was apparent during an

; murder of his paramour,
with a reporter of The Herald-Whig. Tu

and his words were halting, not as thoug
but rather from that lump that comes

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“whelming those in deep agony.
That he killed Lillian Jackson be-

Condemned to Die

what he had done, was his story.

= his reason for the. shooting. he ex-
: ‘ hibited a scar upon his neck. which
“she claimed was the result of a cut

se, ‘ ‘administered by her on @ previous | °
% =<. | occasion with a razor. :
“S sli Did Not Sleep Well. :

“* while the prisoner's general de-
’ meanor during the rendering of the
"sentence and after he was taken to
~ his cell was such as to leave the ime

as that he did realize the full
pression tha’ - Pag hobs

During the earlier part of the
“evening (the other prisoners, pos-
sessed of hymn books, with great
usto sang a number of church songs.

Awith awakening the conscience of

(

Twine he did not say.

rather bloodshot. carrie@ out the
statement of his restlessness daring
the night.

Twine is confined in the same cor
ridor and occupies the same cell
‘which held Carl Shelton and his
brothers a couple of weeks ago. He
will not be placed in the “death cell
until later.

“Did Not Go Back,” He Says.

fermng to the stories of the murder
‘|as given out by the officers and

printed. Asked in what particular,
he said, “I never did go back and

“| strike her.” ?
“But Hattie Pool who saw you said

p=) was reminded.

called the police to notify them of j=

“It was all wrong,” he said ree

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hit her. I, only hit her once whety
she ‘was going out of the door.” }
_ He was asked what the quarrel was ||.
“2 about. but his explanation was /:
rather hazy. except that the woman
left him and went to her mother's,
house. leaving her clothes at 833
Jersey, the scene of the murder. He

. said these vere his rooms, not hers |
: Wanted Her Picture. i
“I told her I wanted to talk it ail’
over with her and wanted the others
to get out. I didn't lock the door, but,
when ‘we was in there. I took her pic-
ture off the wall, and she came at
me. I threw the pitcure on the bed

> and went for another. I paid for
= those pictures and they belonged to}
: me.”
See Asked why he wanted those pic |
~ tures. and if he did not entertain an af
8 affection for the woman he so bru-
.)'tally murdered. he failed to reply. | ie
‘(The burden of his whole story was
that he had been afraid the woman}
was going to cut him. Asked where |
the iron pipe. which was so handy.

“= came from, he said it “just happened }
oes > tg be there.” The revoiver, he said. |
Soe. he did not carry, but kept it undet)
7s. the pillow of his bed in the room.
“esi Another thing which he denied was)
that he changed his clothes before he
. shot and killed the woman.
+ Twine has some little cash and|
, sent out for @ special dinner to @ res-'
= taurant. It was about 11:30 when
~ the reporter interviewed him. Jailer!
. Bybee was distributing the regular ra- |
*:tions to the prisoners. Twine taking |
his with the rest. About this time a
waiter from @ nearby restaurant |

brought hum in a dinner of fried po-
tatoes. a pork chop. some raisin bread.
a vegetable and a half pint of cream
ea: On the tray there was also a bottle fi
~~ of vaseline. Asked by Sheriff Elmore
what that was for, Twine said he al-
| ways used it on his hair.
is; There are no other prisoners in the
*\corridor where Twine is confined, and |
i=. ,he ts considerably removed from the
‘others. The corridor ts about twenty
feet long by about eight wide, where
he may get sufficient exercise.
| Twine's statement that he did not,
strike the woman after he had called |
up the police ts refuted by the Offi |
cers, who were told before they saw
Twine by others he had gone back
‘and again hit her over the head.
'They also deny that he did not
| change his clothes.
=| John Coens, humane officer, was}
ithe first te reach Twine on the ar-
rival of the police in response to his
| call. He said he asked Twine if the
¥' woman was dead and the reply he
| received was, “Well. if she ain't. she
; will be pretty soon.”

Mrs. Pool. the Negress, who lived in
the “Gas House Flats” with the de-
fendant. positively re-iterates that || .
Twine did go back to the room where ||:
he left the dying woman, and that
he struck her again. ;

Place of Execution.
>| Sheriff Elmore is going ahead with
j plans for the execution. ordered for

Amril 29. and savs It will not take
; Place in, the basement. He believes
i 5| he will erect a scaffold on the north

3 portico of the court house. The base-
; ment of the court house also is the
home of the sheriff and his familv.
| Sheriff Elmore has two small chil-

children's room. The place just |x.
‘| north of the court house wil] serve |=27;
| Just as well. 5 scat te
=| No action has thus far been taken
jin the way of an aopeal to the su-!
t preme court for a change of sentence. |
The date of execution is fixed in.
order to bring it at such a time as)
| will give the defendant ample time;
«| for any ‘further legal move his at- (‘><
<j torneys may destre to take: 4 ~~ i:
| Attorney William Schiagenhauf
=< | sald he had not given this matter)...
“| any consideration. — «. eS

; ee ee at a ee
| St. James Men's Society .: |
| errere mek we wt

ae aa en f ee be ave ae ad SOLUS
ant. proprietor, to bring lemonade to
him at 9 o'clock Friday morning, an |. -
(hour. before the hanging. | ee
Speaks To Judge «Volfe. es
Farlier in’ the -morning he asked!
to speak to Judge Fred G. Wolfe who
isd pronounced sentence. and Mark Pe-
“Soren SS nick. assistant state's attorney. is crents Past ks 3
ee Judge Wolfe went to the cell door ye ; |
shortly before 9 Tommy Twine ex- : :
-. tended his Nand after wiping tt |
s * metteulously on an improvised towel. |
see Ta ae “Did vou. want. to see mer the
. Mdge asked
_ “Yes sir. ves sir’ Twine replied “I
“don't enow -L tum wanted to want-
- ed to -"

He faltered for wordes
“There was something you wanted

fo tell me oar say to me?’ asked the
judge e 2
“Yes. fudge: but T guess it dont
do much good to say It now T just
wanted to sav that —that--well. judge
they turned things around on me
that's all. To never went back and hit
her again They turned if around
George Koch got that wrong.” ;
— “Twine. ,f can only abide by what
< thev tell me” Judge Wolfe said. “Im
‘glad vou called for me Is there anv-
thing else vou wanted to sav?" »
-“No sir, judge. I guess that was
all.”
And the interview was ended.-- A
few minutes later. Twine asked Mr
Kavlor to purchase a small gold pin
with which to hold his soft collar in
place. Then he prepared to dress to
meet death He shined his. shoes
with care and slicked back his kinky
3 hair with white vaseline
Singing Always.

- And all the while he sang:
Got will take cate of you
Tirouah every day oer all the war
He aill take care of vou,
God will take care ofgvou ;
Twine made only four requests the

evening before his death. They were |
‘for five or six telephone calls. shoe
polish. vaseline for his hair and a
nink carnation “My mother is. still
ling.’ he said, in explaining his.
choice of color. He thanked every
one graciously
Twine conducted song services in
the bull pen until 11.30° o'chock,
Thursday night. All prisoners” at-
tended. At 11.30 the group was re-
moved to Cell No. 1) where Twine
prayed long and fervently, declaring
that he held no grudge against any
person. ‘There were many prayers
and matiy amens : ;
“Arch McDonald Prays. aa

> And then Archie McDonald.
ae charged with the slaving of “Bee”
se Pyles, Negro pool room 9 owner,
<< prayed. ‘McDonald asked forgiveness |
<¢ for his sins. and the wrongdoings of
his fellow prisoners, His pravér was)

“equal in length and fervency to that

"TWINE CONDUCTS.
| SERVICE OF SONG
_ WITH DEATH NEAR

: Negro Spends | Evening
| Singing, Sleeps Wells, and
| Sings in Morning.

4. Ae ee ’
By DAVE TUFFLI. ,
Will the lights house shine on me?
T heard the Yotce of Jesus Say
Come unto me and rest.
Lav. down thou weary one
Thy head upon my breast.

lay down Bee

—_———

The deep. mellow. votce of Tommy le 2

; Twine reverberated from

peer the dingy

of dis cell an hour before he
died on the Ballows —the penalty for :
the murder of his sweethrait, | Bee
All Join In Song.

jpiinie Was clinging ‘to the | A

the ceiling whieh

* sunshine that

~ through the bars
» Curios it

filtered wanly |
To.a morbidly
“anbon, fread outside he sang his.
rat Bike Archie McDonald, ac-
: Of imurder: and other prisoners

In adiac
Bhaias cemt cells joined in the |

bel
Shine on ma ah
{ wonder if tha ty
BEhine or me
To wonder sf +

ine an me

Rt house will shine o e
shine on me ee

he light house will shine on me

of the song were
Ough the tomb-like.
the spot of feeble
nd was gone A’
over the sun. Twine
or a moment, 1d
2 then forced his Quavering voice rita
cee semblance of bravado.
a ome on boys,” he “Let’
Bike teks y he calle®, Let's
=) “Will the Light Shine "
on Me :
a been Twine's favored hymn aned be
Rane teene to die. He knows
y. for his : :
aot teen: a father Was & muin-
“I went to Sunda
i Y school and
5 Sabha every day tmtil I come to
| Sy angg he said. “When' I talked
if Sue church here with the fellows
ear ek hn £0) Sed hod-carriers and |
—they sort ‘a
of me, and I didn't go." heed sae

ae Morning of Song.
| But Tommy didn’t forget the songs |
be he learner while at home. The twen-
ty-two other prisoners - may have!
needed hymn‘ books, Friday. morning, ||
= but Tommy sang unprompted. Andi
ae © sang almost from the moment he ||.
oe atoee, until the hour before the hang-

of Twine's. : es tate: |
; Denies Second Assault. as ©
Twine also told William 6. Cox, |)
deputy sheriff. that his statement as
prepared by George Koch, chief -of |
detectives, was inaccurate. aan
.. “Jf you can’t answer me truthfully .
23 1 dont want you to speak at all
ge, COX told Twine in asking him if he >
“i, did strike Lillian Jackson a second |
iavye, time. re '
4 "I didn't go back and hit her."’!
) Twine answered. “I told them. tol}
“‘eratch that part out and some-other || >

i
oe,

He slept well after song and pray-
ler Services in the jail, that pois os
concluded unt}! midnight. Thursday. |
. even the storm -that raged for an/
| distare ey Friday morning failed to fies
: satu him. | At, twenty minutes to fi
1S sleeping -
\fonorouny. ,. lee and snoring 4

rine ate little br
drank coffee but le omar ios.
His dinner, Thursday evening, was
‘|erge and varied. It included bread-

ork chops, ham. scrambled eggs,

4/24|French fried potatoes, and numerous

zs Other dishes of which the Negro is

evae| fond. He asked L. M. Kaylor, restaur- F

“Se%|@nt proprietor, to bring lemonade to

«oihim at 9 o'clock Friday Morning, an |:
hanging

up. that statement was all : turned |
“= round.” i
=: Last Hanging for’ Hanna.
Twine was the fifty-fourth person [><
m= at whose hanging G. P. Hanna of
<a. Epworth, Jil. has assisted. And Mr. |
1 Hanna says that Twine will be one of [:
the last. Three or four more in
2_\which he has promised to aid, and |
3, Mr. Hanna ts through with execu- [#732
<3) tions. As he put it, “they're getting [--° oy
| under his hide.” s* pees :
s| Mr. Hanna is a farmer. Geveral
Lrpsorll nag gael waar Red wer re
bossy & gs. 6 a ‘ ,
“5 ¢25| the method, largely pen Sema
cee ta

rian motives. He at sev-
was called upon from every section |.

yp " ok
CANE ore er ae -

Speaks To Judge + Dees
Earlier in the aes, Wolfe. actae lee

”
Mi

aids

@ La.
sti:

ed ob
sister and an-

Twine ts

of Louisi-

ys he will be in

His sister ts
in most af-
him a final

recely

possible
y. but
Tims ashe bids
resident

for the carrying out of
of the court have prac-
mass extended for

is Ufe there is hope
completed by Sheriff
Frida
corridor,
were placed in line and

by the friends of

Tee

te te
into the
people
of

Khitn it will be im

- ’
be
a

thne
|The

Bkn an

Caf 9 Cop

Me are

; : : ' Spiritual Consolation Aids

‘Negro Murderer in Fac- i

‘ing Ordeal. ~—

©" Nave been in dally touch with Twine
“Gx are satisfied he will not falter.

Preparations for the carrying out
. of the sentence of the court have been

quirements set down in the decree.
_. Both ends of the areaway have been
blocked with wolid carpentry, and the
steel doors leading to the spot have
been closed so that visitors to the jail
Tuesday—which is visiting day—have
no view. That many asked for ad-
mission to the jail with the expecta-
tion of seeing what was being done.
was patent, when they were asked |
whom they wanted to visit.
Many Seek Admission.

woe

overwhelmed with requests for tickets.
This was trie Monday. but Tuesday

can name twelve men, and aside from |;
these are his deputies, county officers
who were engaged in the prosecution, |!
the coroner, two physicians, not more |
than two ministers of the gospel to be
selected by the prisoner. and such rel-
atives of the man as he may name, |;
but they must be near relatives. i

| ‘WILL DIE-BRAVELY

>, Wife. Sarah Sue Twine and chiid of

=. Heaven. Be good and pray for me.

Sheriff Kenneth Elmore has been |=

it was @ deluge. Under the law he |::

— “gHURSDA

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4

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28, {927 he

APRIL

‘Doomed Man Gives Note” |=
- Of Farewell to Girl, Four, |
With, Plea‘to “Do Right”

“Thomas Twine Leaves Pious Message With Restaurant Marts
Daughter—"Be Good and Pray for Me," He Writes
+ as Close to Obituary, 2; :. ae:

‘

aad

ieft, with the warning: “Here isa

» hote. little girl. Keep it as a remem-

, brance of me and as a reminder to

edo right always." |

/ June took the memorandum boak |

and later showed it to her father, !

contents, It reads:

Last Note of Twine. ‘
“Name, Tommie Twine, born 4.
miles! south of Louisiana. Mo

August $1. 1B91. TI will be Frielay 35>

years. 7 months, 18. days. Leave

another Marfah Twine, 1010 Ken--
fucky street. Loulsamna. Mo. Four

Bro. John Twine of Kansas City

Mo... Homer Twine. ef: Des Moines:

Anthony Twine, of Omaha. Neb; Oc-

tav@Twine, of Slater, Mo. and sister

Satah Twine, of Maskrot. Okla.

-Loutsana&: Mo. Girl child. © Frances
_Cludina Jackson Twine, of Kansas
City, Mo. :

“Dear Sister, Loam coing home
never to return, aid Little girl. sister
to your mother and father. and 4
think you will be@ raised up all right
The will ts all with a pious God, who
in Thine ineffable providence didst
_Xouchsafe to choose the _ blessed
Joseph—Thee. that we may be made
worthy itt Heaven whom on earth we
venerate as our Holy Protector. who
iivest and reignest tn the world with-
out end. Amen. et :
‘I must close. -May God Bless vou
all thru. I hope I meet you all in

ents “Thomas Twine.” if
Petition Forwarded. rien
The petition which has been cireu- 'f
= lated for several days requesting
= Governor Len Small to grant a re-
= prieve and asking clemency. has been,
/ forwarded to Springfield. It was.
presented to a number of ministers
of the gospel and 1 any others 2
There appears little hope. however.-£

the carrying out of ¢he sentence of
‘the court Friday morning

All arrangements have been com. &
pleted by Sheriff Kenneth Elmore.
and so far as known the edict will |:
be carried out without interference. |
Twine appears to be resigned to
=,fate.. He was visited again Thurs- |
‘day morning by the several colored |
pastors who have been extending jue
: Couragement, and he appeared in as) =
/good spirits as might reasonably be P<
, expected. 4 :

4 ee a cere M
. Prey Pi RENEE

Pee ere

tape Sgipane,

if «
Little June Kaylor. 4-year-old daughter of L. Mi. Kaylor, restaurant man)
ut 224 North Fifth street. who has been furnishing extra meals for Thomas
fine during the -pasttew days. has a note writtem in a memcrandum book
Wednesday, evening, which will probably be the last written communication

who Was surprised when he read aa io

-that the governor will interfere with Pe"

of Twine. The note indicates that Twine ts prepared to meet his fate Fri-f
dav morning when the time coines. It was writen to the Httle girl, into
whose Nand he pressed it when she poo cc sees PANES

2 a

vn nnahtasins

Stns gstne SH Bis i a

1
; : ! igs
; Con victed killer Charles T. Walker, :
i above, in 1987, and, right, ina
, __- February 1983 sheriff’s |
}... department photograph taken
;. __ threemonths before he killed
; _ KevinPaule and Sharon Winker
3 RERUT Sy DEPARTMENT
! | BELLEVILLE, MLLINOIS
¥.5-4-9-8-92.1.9-0 J)

“

Killer who wants to die
IS given execution date

By William Grady stricted the right of friends, death
Legal affairs writer Penalty Opponents’ and Other Pris-

oners to bring appeals on behalf of
as the new Death Row inmates, A week later,

owe eurciployed,”

oe C

« Would be the first per. ee ee State’s death-penalty Jaw.

cuted under the death-penalty SYatS re three-judge Panel of the U.S.

ute that was approved by the State Court ofvApoen in Chicago
legislature’ in 1977 and the first upheld the Constitutionality of the
PCrson executed in Illinois since law May 2 in ruling on an appeal

1962, esti. .. brought by. Charles Silagy, another

_ Walker has said he Wnts to die Fae Row inmate. But the state

| and has: Opposed legal efforts to appellate defender’s Office has
eh “delay his execution since his death asked the full appeals court to..re=
pentence Was.upheld by the state Consider the ruling atl lich
high court. in, J 985A 1988 execu. If that request js rejected, an ap-

- Uion date was Put’ off when death peal to the US. Supreme Court
4 Rept foes filed appeals on his be- likely would follow, ieee
half. ig ie “It’s inconsistent With our state’s b

» The Obvious legal barriers to notion of justice. to execute: some: |: .

- Walker’s €xecution: were removed one in September 1990... when in|.
“4 the last month as a result of two 19915 a court: might declare the law. |.

i «decisions by. the.U.S. Supreme unconstitutional,”

ourt. Ruling Ona similar appeal Walker is one of 125 inmates on. A

sar creer

i, April,’ the Court’ sharply Te- Death Row inAllinois>” ss. SS anlgareh

r WALKER, Charles T., leth. inj., IL 9-12-1990,

H,,

Chicago Tribune

‘By Mitchell Locin

‘Thompson said Tuesday that he
‘would not. hold up the execution

~- of double murderer Charles Walk-

-» er just because a federal judge has

declared the Illinois death penalty
law unconstitutional in another
case.

}pThompson, in Washington for .

_ three days of meetings, reminded
reporters he has “consistently sup-

- ported the death penalty as an ap-

we propriate punishment,” but Te-
_... fused to comment specifically on’
.. the case‘of Walker, who robbed. a
“man and. his fiance of $40, tied
_ them to trees and shot them ‘to’
death in 1983. fi SE AES
-. The U.S. Supreme Court Mon- .

.day refused to hear an appeal of

“Walker’s death sentence, which |
was filed- by capital punishment.
“foes and by one of his fellow in-
_. habitants of death row. Walker, -
{who said he wants to be executed,
_ has ‘opposed appeals of his sen-
“tence. ©
~-*“The Supreme Court’s decision
‘removed one of the last barriers
between Walker and a lethal injec-

tion. Walker, who turned 50 Sat-

“urday, is the leading candidate
among 124 death row inmates to

aes

es ;
' f
ete | ?

”

...; become the first prisoner executed
- in Illinois since, 1962.

WASHINGTON—Gov. James _

Thompson said it didn’t bother
him that Judge Harold Baker of
U.S. District Court in Danville has
ruled Illinois’, capital punishment
statute unconstitutional on thg
grounds that it gives prosecutors
too much discretion.

“I don’t agree with Judge Bak-
er’s decision,” Thompson said.
“He’s wrong. So I wouldn’t hold
up an execution simply because

‘Judge Baker had ruled the statute

was unconstitutional when our
own [Illinois] Supreme Court has
ruled that the statute is constitu-
tional,” ings

Baker’s decision is under review
by the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals in Chicago. Thompson
said that court:has the power to
postpone other executions, in-

cluding Walker’s, while deliberat-

ing Baker’s ruling.
Short of that, Thompson said,
he will decide the Walker case on

the merits of any clemency peti-
tions filed with the Illinois Prison-

er Review Board for consideration
by the governor.

The Illinois Supreme Court
upheld Walker’s death sentence in

1985 for the murders of Kevin
-Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 23,

th sco"

» Gity/suburbs , 0k oz
‘Thompson says he won't delay
| death row inmate's execution

both of Mascoutah. After a séries —
of additional court hearings, the

‘state high court set an execution

date of May 10; 1988.
But the execution was delayed
after a group headed by members

of the Illinois Coalition Against

the Death Penalty appealed the
sentence on Walker’s behalf.
Walker denounced the group as
“bleeding hearts who should mind
their own business.” ! a

Officials of the Illinois Depart- °
ment of Corrections refused to
grant interviews with Walker, who
resides at the Menard Correctional
Center. But Walker’s brother said
in a telephone interview that he
and his three half-sisters all believe
Walker should be executed. -

“We've ‘said it about 100 times.
before,” said Douglas Walker,’ 48,
a disabled: former welder who lives
in Lenzburg, Ill. “If that’s what he
wants, we’ll comply with his wish-
es.” ea
Walker, who said he visits his
brother about once a month,
added: pe N

“I don’t want to see any mem-
ber of the family die under any
circumstances. But he committed
a crime, and the law says this is it,
this is what the penalty is.”

Tribune reporter John Camper
contributed to this article.

om man, 8h

Defense:

By LES WEATHERFORD
Of the News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — Charles Walker, facing
the death penalty for the June 18 slaying of a
Mascoutah couple, should be spared because
he is an alcoholic who spent three days
drinking prior tothe killings, St. Clair County
Public Defender Clyde Kuehn said Tuesday.
Walker, 43, pleaded guilty July 27 to the
murders of Kevin Paule, 21, and Sharon

—< y

Winker, 25, both of Mascoutah. .

State’s Attorney John Baricevic is seeking
the death penalty against Walker. A hearing
to determine whether Walker meets the legal
requirements for a death sentence began
Tuesday with selection of a jury, opening
statements and testimony.

A motion by Kuehn to move the hearing to
another county was denied. Testimony was
scheduled to resume this morning. ;

Under Illinois law, the jury must first
determine whether Walker’s crime qualifies

iker’s drinking

for the death penalty. Ifso, the jury must then
decide whether Walker should be sentenced
to death.

The bodies of Paule and Winker, who were
engaged, were discovered June 19 bound to
trees on the banks of Silver Creek near
Mascoutah. Each had been shot once in the
head.

Authorities estimated the killings took
place between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Walker, an ex-convict, was arrested July 15

in Walden, Colo. His capture ended a 25-day
nationwide manhunt.

“The evidence you will hear will be that...
this defendant seated here shot Kevin Paule,
shot Miss Winker, shot them in the head, one
bullet each, causing their deaths,”’ Baricevic
said in his opening statement Tuesday.

Kuehn asked the jury to spare Walker. “If
you spare him his life he will try, within the
confines of a prison wall, to bea useful human
being.”

ied to killings

Kuehn said Walker is an aicoholic who,
before the killings, ‘‘spent a period of three
days poisoning his brain with alcohol.”’
Walker’s mind was affected by alcohol when
the crime was committed, Kuehn said.

Baricevic said earlier that Walker con-
fessed to the murders and the robbery of the
Runway Tavern near Scott Air Force Base.
The tavern was robbed a few hours after
Paule and Winker were killed, authorities
said.

Walker tries to plead

Waiker expecied io pieaa

BELLEVILLE — A Fayetteville man
accused of the June 18 murder of a Mas-
coutah couple was expected to plead guilty
to murder charges today before St. Clair
County Chief Criminal Judge John J.
Hoban. .

Hoban, during a recess in court Tuesday,
said Public Defender Clyde Kuehn had
advised him that Charles Thomas Walker
wanted to plead guilty.

By MARTY HEIRES
Of the News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — Accused killer Charles
Thomas Walker tried unsuccessfully

_ Friday to enter a plea of guilty to the June

18 killing of a Mascoutah couple and the
armed robbery of a tavern.

Walker, 43, of Fayetteville asked As-
sociate Judge James Donovan to accept his
plea of guilty to all counts but Donovan said
he was not authorized to do so.

, State’s Attorney John Baricevic said

Monday he had refused to plea bargain in

the case and planned to seek the death
penalty.

Baricevic said he had expected Walker,
43, to plead guilty next week.

Walker, who was arrested July 15 in
Colorado where he went to see an old
girlfriend, tried to plead guilty on Friday to
the murders of Kevin Paule 21, and Sharon

Neither Donovan nor Assistant State’s
Attorney Randy Kelley nor Assistant
Public Defender Ricky Black would com-
ment on Walker’s request.

Walker’s comments were inaudible to
most in the chapel of the St. Clair County
Jail where he waived a preliminary hear-
ing on whether evidence against him was
sufficient to keep him in the jail.

But a subsequent check of the court
reporter’s notes revealed Walker said he

Winker, 25, of Mascoutah. Paule and
Winker were shot once in the head and tied
to trees near Silver Creek where they
frequently fished. The couple were en-
gaged to be married.

During his preliminary hearing Friday
at the county jail, Walker asked Associate
Judge James Donovan to accept his guilty
plea to the two murders and to the armed
robbery of the Runway Tavern near Scott

wanted to plead guilty to both counts of
murder in connection with the shooting
deaths of Kevin Paule, 21, and Sharon
Winker, 25, and tothe armed robbery of the
Runway Tavern in Mascoutah which oc-
curred about two hours after the killings.

Paule and Winker, who were engaged to
be married, both were shot once in the head
and bound to trees near Silver Creek where
they frequently fished.

According to the court reporter’s notes,

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Air Force Base, which occurred about two
hours after the shootings.

Walker waived the preliminary hearing,
a court proceeding to determine whether
authorities have enough evidence to con-
tinue to hold him in jail.

But he asked to enter the guilty plea
against the advice of Assistant Public
Defender Ricky Black.

Black told Donovan: ‘'Your honor, at this
time I have advised Mr. Walker that at this
time he waive his preliminary hearing.
However, Mr. Walker has indicated that he
has contemplated this for some time and he
would rather plead guilty.”

To that Walker added, ‘‘on all three
charges.”

When Donovan told him he would have to
enter his guilty plea before a circuit judge,

Walker said: “i thought you could accept
my guilty plea.”

St. Clair County Chief Circuit Judge
Joseph F. Cunningham said after the court
proceeding that Donovan was not certified
to take pleas. Cunningham said that
because Donovan is an associate judge
either he or Chief Criminal Judge John J.
Hoban would have to assign him to take a
plea to a felony.

Walker had been in the county jail for a

guilty to murder but judge can’t take plea

week after being arrested July i5 in
Walden, Colo., by Jackson County, Colo.,
Sheriff Gary Cure, ending a 25-day
manhunt.

Cure said Walker had come to Waiden to
see his ex-girlfriend, who delivers mail. He
met her at one of her mail stops.

Cure said the woman called him and
asked him what to do and he told her to
jrive Walker into town, where he was
apprehended.

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Raoew oy
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: Popes

Chief

Continued from 1A

-SEP2 2 1983
Nov, 1, DeWitt said.

DeWitt attempted to arrest Walker, an ex-convict, the
ight of the murders after he was allegedly involved ina
isturbance in Fayetteville and for possession of a
andgun, but Walker fled, DeWitt said she had no idea he
had murdered the couple earlier. 0
"Tl feel that Baricevic was feeling heat from the situation
because Walker had not been apprehended and passed the

buck down. It went through the mayor and thentome,’’she .

said.

She said Baricevic had first asked that she befired while |

Walker was still at large,
DeWitt recently learned of an Aug. | letter from

Baricevic to the mayor accusing her of “irresponsible
yolice work’’ during the crime and discussing the Walker
ncident with the media, }

Although Baricevic said in the letter that he had no
wuthority to discipline DeWitt, he. suggested Funk take
‘whatever action you feel is appropriate.”

DeWitt, who read the letter for the first time Wednesday,
‘alled the accusations unfounded and defamatory,

‘My accuser never let me give my side of the situation,

DeWitt said she was not a police officer when she saw

Walker with a handgun more.than a year ago and did not
know he was a felon, ass
“At the time, I'did what any other citizen would do, I
reported it to the police,’’ she said, ‘If the county was
aware of this situation, why did they not tell me of this
anyway?” F
Baricevic also.said in the letter: ‘She also became a
source of all information.to the press, even though it was a
Sheriff's Department case. Her conduct with the press

could have resulted in the death of a witness, fortunately it .

did not.”
DeWitt said she had not commented on the case until the

county issued press. releases on the Walker case, ‘'I said
basically the same material the county had released,

‘I think it had no negative bearing on Baricevic's case or
jeopardized his case, I felt the public had a right to know
what he was like and looked like so if they saw him they
could report it while he was loose.”’

DeWitt said the mayor requested the letter from
Baricevic after the state’s attorney had previously asked
Funk to fire DeWitt during a meeting with Funk and

Gottschammer, : ‘i
DeWitt said she decided to speak out now because she felt

He made those statements and never bothered to ask me she needed to rebut Baricevic’s accusations in the letter.

about either one, :

‘I’m sCared Baricevic will get angered once again and

“Baricevic, as a state’s attorney, should know there are put my head on the chopping block,”’ she said,

two sides to every story,”

“This sounds like a mother-may-I situation, My own

; Just because he
let Baricevic said DeWitt had: allowed an mayor is intimidated by his power,
SS iahik Walker — to rove the streets armed even (Baricevic) says something, does that mean you jump?

though she previously had seen him with a handgun,
It is illegal for a felon to carry a gun.

“Evidently, in early August, my mayor decided to
jump,” .

_ of a tavern near Scott Air Force. Base

- demotion... .:%.. ‘

FAYETTEVILLE — St. Clair, County
State’s Attorney John Baricevic tried to get
Fayetteville Police Chief Debra DeWitt
fired, in part because she spoke to the
media during a murder investigation three
months ago, DeWitt said Wednesday..

Instead, DeWitt was demoted to sergeant
and placed on three months probation: She
did not lose any of her $300-a-month' part:
time pay for heing the village’s only police
officer. Reing th 3 1933 i

DeWitt, who received national attention
for being the first woman police chief in
Illinois, said Mayor Dallas Funk told her of
the decision after a Village Board meeting
Aug. 1. ara Se

DeWitt said Funk told her the reason was
her ‘handling of the Charles Walkercase,”’

’ over which the mayor said Baricevic told

him to fire her. uw 3

Walker of Fayetteville pleaded: guilty
July 27 to the June 18 murders of Mas-
coutah residents Kevin Paule, 21; and
Sharon Winker, 25, and the armed robbery

Baricevic is seeking’ the death penalty
against Walker, who is scheduled to be

Walker was caught July: 15) sista.

sentenced Oct: ll. rahi
Baricevic said he would neither confirm
nor deny his involvement, with. DeWitt’s
‘I think that’s a personrfel matter
between her and the mayor,’’ Baricevic
said. “I don’t want to say anything to
jeopardize her career.”). 2).
Although Funk said he would not give‘all
the reasons why the board voted’ unan-
imously to demote her, he said: '‘tPeople
were asking for her head, her badge. I
would not let them do it.”’
He said residents had complained they

‘ had not seen DeWitt patrolling.

DeWitt, said she patrolled mostly at
night, when most crime occurs.

Board members Robert Gottschammer
and Walter Bartels both said the decision
was based on DeWitt’s handling of' the”
Walker incident. Board member Homer
Linder would not comment excepttosay.he .

‘thinks DeWitt is doing her job properly.

Funk said he would return her’ police
chief badge and take her off probation by

See CHIEF/5A

By MARTY HEIRES
Of the News-Democrat

BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County State’s
Attorney John Baricevic on Wednesday
outlined a strong case that he was prepared
to present had Charles Thomas Walker not
pleaded guilty to the murder of a Mas-
coutah couple.

Baricevic cited his evidence against
Walker, 43, prior to Walker entering a
guilty plea to the June 18 murder of Kevin
Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 25, and tothe
robbery early the next day of the Runway
‘Tavern near Scott Air Force Base.

Baricevic said he would seek the death
penalty and Public Defender Clyde Kuehn
said he would seek a jury hearing on the
death penalty and also would ask that the
hearing be moved to another location
because of excessive publicity. Sentencing
was set for Sept. 19, but it could be delayed.

Baricevic said Walker confessed to the
murders and robbery and said he killed the
couple because Paule knew him.

‘As to the reason for the killing, he
indicated he was going to rob the victims
but during the holdup Mr. Paule said, ‘I
know you...’”

Baricevic said it was then that Walker
said he decided to kill Paule and Winker.

After the sentencing, Sheriff Mearl
Justus said Walker confessed to the details
of the crimes as best as he could
remember. Justus said Walker, a heavy
drinker, said he was drunk at the time of
the shootings.

Baricevic said the state had witnesses
nho saw Walker at the scene of the crime
ind one who saw him sitting in acar witha
voman fitting the description of Winker.

He said the witnesses heard gunshots
ibout a half hour later and another half
tour later saw Walker loading fishing
‘quipment into his car.

Baricevic said a family fishing at Silver
‘reek heard shots and a car leaving the

or sé

to be sought
against Wal

area at a high rate of speed.

He said other witnesses would have
testified Walker was at the Fay Inn in
Fayetteville about 8:30 p.m. and Fayet-
teville Police Chief Debra DeWitt would

have testified she saw a .25-caliber

chrome-plated pistol in Walker’s car out--
side the tavern where she tried unsuc-.

cessfully to arrest him for disturbing the
peace.

- Baricevic said Richard Jones, owner of
the Runway Tavern, which Walker robbed
of $300, would have testified that Walker,
during the robbery, said: “Dick, I don’t:
have nothing to lose, the police are already
looking for me.”

After robbing the tavern about 1 a.m.
when the tavern was nearly empty, Walker
tried to drive away but Jones quickly got
into his car and rammed Walker’s car.

Walker fired a shot at Jones which struck”

the windshield of his car and then threw the”
gun down and fled on foot from his disabled
car, Baricevic said. eae

He said relatives of the victims would
have been able to identify possessions of

~the two found in Walker’s car. And a

ballistics expert would have testified that
the bullets found in the heads of the victims
matched the .25-caliber pistol Walker
threw down outside the Runway Tavern.

After the court proceeding, Denise
Winker, 19, the sister of Sharon Winker,
said her only reaction was: “I’m just glad
he’s pleading guilty to it.”’

She said Paule may have known Walker

because both frequently fished at Silver
Creek.

Walker, an ex-convict, was arrested J uly
15 after he contacted a former girlfriend in
Colorado who called police.

He said during a preliminary hearing
last Friday that he wanted to plead guilty to
the murders and‘robbery but Associate
Judge James Donovan said he was not
authorized to accept the plea.

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By LES WEATHERFORD
Of the News-Democrat

BELLEVILLE — St. Clair County Public
Defender Clyde Kuehn said Monday he will
ask that the sentencing hearing for Charles
Walker be moved out of the county.

Walker, 43, of Fayetteville, pleaded
guilty July 27 to the June 18 rnurders of
Kevin Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 25,
both of Mascoutah. He also pleaded guilty
to the robbery of the tunway Tavern near
Scott Air Force Base.

State’s Attorney Jolin Baricevic is
seeking the death penalty in the case.
Kuehn said he would ask for ‘something
less than the death penalty.”

Under Illinois law, Walker has the right
to have the death penalty hearing before a
jury.

Asentencing hearing, scheduled to begin
Monday, was postponed until Cct. 11 due to
the heavy criminal case docket in St. Clair
County Circuit Court this week, Kuehn
said. No formal motion for continuance was
filed, but Kuehn said he and the state’s
attorney’s office agreed to the
postponement. °

Kuehn said Monday he would ask for a
change of veriue for the hearing at least a
week before the hearing date,

‘Tt’ll be based on his (Walker’s) belief
and our general fear that he won’t get a fair
group of jurors to select from — ones that
haven’t drawn conclusions about capital
punishment,” Kuehn said.

Baricevic said he could not comment! on
Kuehn’s planned motion for a change of
venue: ‘‘I’ll have to wait and see what it
says.”

The bodies of Paule and Winker, who
were engaged to be married, were ‘is-
covered June 19 bound to trees on the banks
of Silver Creek near Mascoutah. Each had
been shot once in the head.

Authorities estimated the killings took
place between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. June 18.
The tavern was robbed later that night.

Walker, an ex-convict, was arrested in
Walden, Colo., July 15. His capture ended a
25-day nationwide manhunt.

Baricevic said earlier that Walker con-
fessed to the murders and robbery.

St. Clair County Sheriff Mear! Justus had
said Walker told him he was drunk at the
time of the killings.

Court records show Walker has spent a
total of 15 years in prison for an arraed
robbery conviction in 1977 and bursary
convictions in 1958 and 1965.

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pley News Service
INGFIELD — If a federal
court, upholds Charles
alkbr’s request to die, Tlinois could
its” first
execution © this
. year since 1962:
Otherwise, ‘the
state could | ‘go
\ without’. an
execution for two
> to’ three years,
i the © minimum
time for ~ any.

exhaust his cals said’ Terenod

“Oy. Madsen, chief of the criminal appeals

‘ uy ision ‘for | the state ebadened
"_ general’ 8 office.

‘Madsen’s assessment ‘was echoed

” rby. Patricia Vader, director of the

: Renalty, ‘which supports. efforts to
* have the State statute ‘declared
sii -unconstitutional. © ;

“. “No. one.jis within | a’: ‘year of
‘execution. other. than ‘Walker, and
, hopefully a aa hems foe 3 aroveig,
Vader said..

. 2 ~ Thlinois’ ha’? had a accel penalty
statute since’ 1977, but executions
_ have been delayed by lengthy appeals
_'» and the’ courts’ ' willingness to
if overturn’ death penalties: in ‘Several

- cases.
' Meanwhllé, unanswered A tiation
.. about the legality of Illinois’ death

resulted
‘“cagelike”
, Correctional Center.

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Alkinois executions wait oncourts .

penalty threaten” JAN? ovefturt POE Bike
statute before any — jnmalge vis
executed.

Illinois curfently, inipen 118 death
row inmates, all men, at the. Menard
and Pontiac correctional centers. «

The Illinois} ‘Supreme Court upheld
the state death. penalty law in 1981
and has reaffirined | it nearly 60 times
since. The law has stood even though
at one time four of the seven justices
believed the law. was; pyoconatitutional
and said soin written | Opinions. .

‘But the law, ‘has., never, ; ‘been
scrutinized by. the. ‘U. S. Supreme

Court, and. death penalty. foes, and

supporters alike say no executions
are likely to occur | untilitdoes..

The only exception. would be if an
inmate, such as Walker, convinces the
court he is; ‘competent - to. waive
further appeals, setting the stage for
his own execution.

Walker, convicted | “Of. ‘killing a
Mascoutah couple in a 1983 armed

robbery, probably would be scheduled .

to die this year if’a’ ‘federal appeals
court in Chicago upholds” a: lower
court ruling, Madsen said?

The appellate:court held « a ‘hearing
in late December:'to ‘determine

whether Walker’s decision.to die was ~

voluntary. Walker.'\has ».opposed
appeals on his behalf. ‘since:1985, but
his defense lawyers. argued. that: his
waiver was jinvoluntary ‘because it
from... the depressing
conditions at Menard

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The U.S. District Court in Rast § St,
Louis ‘rejected the argument, ‘and
state :prosecutors have asked ‘the
appeals court to follow suit and allow’
Walker’s execution to proceed.

The ruling — which Madsen said
could come any day — would clear
the way for an appeal to the U.S.
Supreme Court. Madsen, however,
said the high court generally rules
promptly on death penalty issues, and
‘a. decision would probably be
forthcoming before the year’s end. '

However, other attempts to appeal
his case could be made in ‘the
meantime, Madsen said. ic

Walker had. been scheduled to die
by lethal injection last May 10..
During an April 17 interview about 50°
feet. from his death row cell, he
explained his wish to die: “I’ve seen
too many lay in these cells and grow
old and infirm. The loneliness and the
misery — why go through that when
the end result is going tobe death?”’ _

Meanwhile, two other death row.
inmates: — Hernando Williams and
Charles Silagy — are seeking’ to
overturn the ete death penalty law’
by raising constitutional questions in-
U.S. District Court. —

Rulings are expected on both cases }
this spring. ne

The key i issue is a provision, unique
to Illinois’ law, that allows state’s
attorneys to decide when to pursue
the death penalty, but gives them no
standards tomakethedecision. * |

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_ CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney representing’ death:
penalty opponents appeared before an appeals court this

week in an effort to block Death Row inma
Walker's wish tobe executed. = «’ ‘e Charles.,

Walker, convicted of killing alg
Mascoutah couple, should not be allowed }
to die until courts rule on the
constititionality of the Illinois death
penalty, attorney Jon K. Stromsta said.

e could be executed and the law
struck down. the next day,” said
Stromsta,. who appeared Wednesday
before, a federal’ appeals court in
Chicago.

Walker

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Fedinets said
Walker could die by lethal injection “within months,” if

arguments against his death are rejected by Judges
William Bauer, Harlington Wood Jr. and Michael Kanne.

Sh iio os te

Group tries to halt Walker’s death
(

“ “Charles Walker pleaded guilty and told‘his sister prior
to imposition of the death penalty that he would take the
one mandatory appeal, but if it was affirmed, he wouldn’t

' appeal further,” Fedinets told the judges.

Walker, 48, was convicted of the 1983 murders’ of a
young Mascoutah couple. He said he wants to waive all

. further. appeals and be killed immediately.

“Stromsta said Walker’s waiver of rights ‘was

, involuntary because it resulted from the depressing

“cagelike” conditions at Menard Correctional Center. :
Stromsta appeared before the appellate ‘court

representing a group of:people trying to stop Walker’s

execution, wish, including members of the Illinois

Coalition Against the Death Penalty, a.nun, another

resident of Death Row and the wife of a third convict.

If executed, Walker would be the first person put to
death by capital punishment in Illinois in more than a
quarter century. :

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-4¢-to intervene in the case of Charles Walker, a'convict “expected the court would find,” he said." be f ais
“1° “murderer who wants to be executed without delay | ha

y. «Jon K. Stromsta; attorney ‘for the group seeking to
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a sastop Walker’s Gea wish, said he had not. read the
, court, which rejected arguments -

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last year by a group ening to be coy: ¢ Walker, pleaded guilty to the 1983 murders: OF Aro |i
‘Walker’ s friends. ; Mascoutah couple, Kevin Paule, 21, and. Sharon
“They” have . said Walker’s | Winker, 24, and gras sentenced to die by | letha
’ "execution. should. ‘be delayed until { jection
« a decision is’;made on the “The Illinois Supreitie Court affirmed the schtanne in ole
‘-constitutionality of Illinois’ death 1985 and the U.S. Supreme, Court upheld the sentence a’ Bee
penalty law..°> « is i iter : 4 ry oes Paes
Appellate J ustices William «ix.» For the past two. years the Fayetteville native, who. }}.'\”
_;Bauer, Harlington Wood and ” has spent 22 of his 48.years in prison, has said he wants |"
Michael Kanne agreed with a — to die as soon: 4 possible and waive all Pree yyaee
. decision made last September by Walker: = appeals. , Se a eae | eae
US. District Judge William Stiehl in East St.Louis... ,.,Stromsta said his clients could ask the court to.) 1!
“Under the ‘case ‘law ... even if the relationship, * rehear their. arguments or appeal the decision. to the
between appellants ,and Walker is a close one,’ “the Wa U.S! ‘Supreme Court. i
reasons for requiring Walker to assert his own rights » “We don’t know: what’s going to happen next, mn he’ hed bly
still exists,” the justices said. Re ia ‘said, “It’s sort of anunusual case. 2 ped see

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‘(mm ’M LOOKING for a job,” said the girl, “any kind of a
I job.”
She was a Scandinavian, brunette, rather pretty in a
doll-like way, with big blue eyes and rosy complexion,

“Your name ?” the clerk asked, reaching for a form.

“Carrie Larsen.”

“Age Yat

“Twenty-one.”

While the clerk in the Chicago employment bureau continued
filling owt the form, another person, standing nearby, took an
interest in the proceeding. He was a brawny, broad-shouldered
man, and he stroked his heavy mustache with a thick thumb as
he eyed the girl from head to foot.

Finally he stepped forward and spoke to her: “Pardon
me, miss. I’m looking for a girl. Do you know how to
cook ?”

“Oh, yes indeed, sir,” the girl eagerly answered. “I can cook
good.”

“Then you're just the girl I want.

The two went out together.

That was on the afternoon of December 30, 1901—and that
was the last time the girl was seen alive.

A week later—on the night*of January 6—a boy of nineteen
rushed into Canalport Police Station and gasped to the desk
sergeant:

“I want to report a murder !”

His face was pale and he evidently was filled with fear. The
sergeant told him to calm down and asked his name.

“My name is Robert Keissig, and T work on the lake steamer,
Peerless. My boss is Louis G. Toombs. He's the winter skipper.
A week ago,” the youth went on, running a trembling hand
through his hair, “Captain Toombs came aboard with a girl who
he said was our new cook. She cooked supper for us, and after
supper he started to make love to her.

‘She pushed him away. That made the skipper sore, and he
grabbed her by the throat and started choking her. When he
let go of her, she dropped to the floor and lay still. He looked
at her, then looked at me and said: ‘She’s dead. I guess I killed
her.”

“And then what happened ?” the police sergeant asked as the
youth nervously paused.

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The cabin boy swore that, by the light of
a lantern, he was made to help his skipper
hide ‘the body in a hole in the river's ice.

“He picked up a carving knife from the table and said he’d
slit my throat with it if I told anybody what he’d done. Then
he made me get some irons and tie ’em to the girl’s feet. He lita
lantern, and we carried the girl’s body down the river to a hole
in the ice. We heaved her body into the hole and went back to
the boat.”

“And why,” the sergeant wanted to know, “have you waited
a whole week to tell about this?”

The youth spread his hands helplessly. “T been held a prisoner
on the boat,” he explained. “T was afraid the skipper would kill
me, This is the first chance T had to escape.”

The sergeant was openly skeptical of his story, and so were
the others at the station when they heard it.

“Are you sure, Robert,” the captain said}
ing us about a bad dream you had?”

Robert exploded indignantly : “If you don’t believe I’m telling
the truth, just go to that spot in the river and you'll find the girl’s
body.”

So a squad of policemen, equipped with ropes. and grappling
hooks, went with Robert to the frozen Chicago River, and he

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pointed to a hole in the ice and said: “That’s where we buried
her.” f

HEY dropped their hooks into the water and presently they

hauled to the surface the dripping body of a girl. It was the
little Scandinavian brunette, Carrie Larsen, who had been so
eager for “any kind of a job.”

Their next step, of course, was to find the man who had em-
ployed her, Louis G. Toombs. .

They found him readily, seated in his cabin on the Peerless,
stroking his big mustache and looking through an album of
pretty girls.

He looked up in surprise when the police barged in, and he
seemed doubly: dumbfounded when they told him he was under
arrest on a murder charge.

“What in hell you talking about!” he blazed. “I don’t know
anything about any murder—or any girl either.”

They took him'to the morgue and showed him the body ot
Carrie‘Larsen. —

“Byer see that girl before ?” he was asked.

He looked at the body, unmoved.

“Her face seems sort of familiar,” he
said, “Looks like the girl I hired asa cook
about a week ago. She disappeared from
my boat the night I hired her. Never
knew what happened to her.”

“Well, you know now. She was mur-
dered and thrown in the river.”

white teeth behind his: glossy black
mustache.
« “Tf she was murdered,” he stated em-

“Who else could have done it?”

“T don’t know. Unless,” he thought-
fully added, “it was done by that lad who
works for me, Bob Keissig. I noticed he
was getting sweet on the girl the moment
he laid eyes on her. Yes,” he concluded,
nodding gravely, “it was probably Bob
that killed her.”

Skipper Toombs was locked up on the
murder charge. Bob Keissig was also

lives of both.
They found nothing against young

Keissig. He was an average, hard-work-

any trouble. But when they looked into

Toombs’ backgroun d they found

plenty to warrant their belief he had murdered the girl.
The rough-and-ready skipper was known along the water-
front jas quite a “lady killer.” His affairs with women were
numerous and none too savory. Also, the police learned, he had
a habit of mauling any woman who dared refuse his advances.

All this, the police agreed, added up to murder.

Skipper Toombs fumed and raged in his cell: “I never harmed
that girl! I don’t know who killed her—unless it was Bob
Keissig.”

“The skipper killed her all right,” Bob Keissig insisted. “T

" saw him do it. He strangled her to death right before my eyes.”

That. was how matters stood when Toombs was indicted and
brought to trial.
Still vigorously protesting his innocence, he pointed out: “T

left the girl alone with Bob that night, and I never saw her again |

till they showed me her body on a slab at the morgue.”
Bob took the witness stand and repeated to judge and jury
what he had already told the police:

“J was alone on the Peerless when the skipper showed up with

Clarence Darrow, a young
criminal lawyer at the time,
thought the skipper innocent
and did his best to aid him.

the girl. So there was just the three of us aboard. The Peerless,”
he explained, “was docked in her slip for the winter.”

He then described in grisly detail the horrifying murder on:
the lonely ship—‘‘committed before my very eyes.”

Toombs’ lawyers—and he had a pair of good ones, William A.
Bowles and Grove E. Walter—hammered away at the youth
with all they had, but they could not shake his story.

“The skipper killed her,” he kept repeating. “I saw him do it.”

“You liar!” Toombs muttered, glaring at him. “You killed
that girl yourself ”

Toombs’ main defense was an alibi. ,

“He wasn’t even near his poat on the night of the niurder,”
his lawyers stoutly contended, “He was shaking dice with a
bartender in a distant saloon.” And they brought forth the bar-
tender to prove it.

“Sure,” the bartender said, with a genial smile at Toombs,
“that fellow and me were shooting craps on the night of Decem-
ber thirtieth.”

The case went to the jury. After wrangling all night long, the
jurors announced to the court they were hopelessly deadlocked
—ten to two for “guilty.”

The judge was called from his break-
fast table to receive the jury and their
admission of their inability to arrive at
a verdict in the mysterious affair. Point-
ing out to them the deep solemnity of
their duty to arrive at a decision if pos-
sible, he urged them to make another ef-
fort in the’ interests of justice, and again
they retired, but to no avail.

Confronted by the fact that the entire
case against the swaggering skipper
rested on the testimony of one witness,
young Keissig, who himself was far from
being free of suspicion, the two recal-
citrant jurors remained obdurate for an
acquittal, and the trial ended in a dis-
agreement,

It was a case of one man’s word
against another’s and a man’s life hang-
ing in the balance—literally hanging, for
the law of Illinois prescribed the scaffold
and the hangman’s knot for criminals
condemned to death.

That meant another trial. The whole
thing was done over again from scratch.
The second jury had no such uncertainty
as the first. In less than half an hour this
jury agreed that Toombs was guilty and
must pay for his erime with his life.

Still, Toombs didn’t quit. “Vm inno-
cent!” he shouted. “PL carry this thing to the highest court
in the land.”

Clarence Darrow, then an up-and-coming young criminal
lawyer of Chicago, believed the man might be telling the truth
and filed an appeal in his behalf with the Tlinois State Supreme
Court.

No use. The higher court refused to reverse the decision of
the lower.

And so, on the morning of August 8, 1902, the strapping
skipper of the Peerless, who had broken many a lady’s heart,
stepped out upon the gallows of the old Cook County Jail, pre-
pared to die for the murder of the blue-eyed girl from Scan-
dinavia who was so pathetically eager to find work. The noose
was adjusted around his neck.

“Have you any last words, Toombs ?” the jailer said to him.

“Yes,” Toombs answered -in his booming voice. “The same
words I’ve been saying all along. J am innocent.”

With those words on his lips, the skipper plunged to his death,
thus ending the mysterious case of Carrie Larsen.

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SUN-TIMES/Gene Pesek
The execution room at Stateville Correctional Center,
which formerly held an electric chair. Now a person
being executed would be strapped to a gurney and
receive a lethal injection of three chemicals.

If Illinois executes Walker,
here’s how it will happen:

By Andrew Herrmann

In a moment of black humor, thé =

late state Sen. John E. Grotberg (R-
St. Charles) called it his “energy con-
servation” bill.

To drum up support for the mea-
sure, he told fellow legislators a terri-
ble tale of an Alabama man sentenced
to death by electrocution. It took 14
minutes and three 1,900-volt jolts be-
fore the man expired, Grotberg said.

The Illinois General Assembly ap-
proved Grotberg’s bill and Gov.
Thompson signed it in 1983. What it
did was replace the electric chair with
lethal injection as the method of cap-
ital punishment in Illinois.

Though the injection never has béen
used in Illinois, state corrections offi-
cials are ready to administer the lethal
dose of three chemicals to convicted
killer Charles Walker.

The Illinois Supreme Court last
week set Sept. 12 as the execution
date for Walker, who would be the
first person killed by the state in 28
years. If the execution is not stayed,
Walker will die at noon on that day at
Stateville Correctional Center in Joli-
et. :

He would be wheeled on a gurney

into a small room that once held an
electric chair. Strapped down, Walker
would face a large exhaust fan—left
over from when criminals were execut-
ed by 30 seconds of 2,000-volt bursts
of electricity.

Under the lethal injection proce-
dure, Walker first would be injected
with a dose of sodium pentathol,

2 which would put
him to sleep. A fa-
tal flow of pancur-
onium bromide (to
stop his breathing)
and potassium
chloride (to stop
his heart) would
follow, said Nic
Howell, state Cor-
rections Depart-
—— ment spokesman.
Charles Walker The flow would
be started by one of two executioners
chosen by Kenneth McGinnis, depart-
ment director, said Howell. The two
would stand outside the chamber on
the other side of a one-way window. A
telephone hotline to carry any stop
orders from the governor would be
nearby.

The executioners, at the order of the
Stateville warden, each would push a

PRs

red button on a suitcase-sized ma-
chine. Oné of the two buttons would
send the lethal chemical mixture into
Walker’s arm and he would die within
seconds, Howell said. The two execu-
tioners would not know which one of
them had killed Walker.

Witnesses to executions by lethal
injection say the subjects gasp and
wheeze for a moment and then die.

Two physicians would be in an ad-
joining room and would certify that
Walker was dead. Six witnesses also
chosen by McGinnis—it could be cor-
rections officials-or private citizens—
would watch the execution through
the windows of the chamber.

Members of the media would be
present as well as witnesses with
“‘vested interests’’—perhaps the
state’s attorney or sheriff from St.
Clair County, where Walker killed a
young couple in 1983, said Howell.

Opponents and proponenis of the
death penalty argued against Illinois
changing its method from electrocu-
tion to lethal injection. Capital pun-
ishment foes said the state was trying
to make the death penalty more palat-
able to the public. Electric chair pro-
ponents contended that high-voltage

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upon you." The big vivuae Welk unable to speak; he only shook his head.
The judge ordered him to stand and hear the Verdict of the court, That
the said defendent Henry Voltz, be removed from the court house to the
jail of Wayne County, there to be kept in confinement until the 24 day
of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred fifty three,
and on that day the said defendant, Henry Voltz, be taken from said —
jail by the sheriff of said county and be conveyed from thence to a
gallows, to be erected for that purpose, between the hours of ten o'clock
in the forenoon and four o'clock in the afternoon, and then and there
upon said gallows, hung by the neck untifead, dead, dead.

The big german walked out into the bright sunlight of that April
morning and with the shadows of death upon him. Some how he could not
realize the imminence of death. He had a child like faith that some=
thing would prevent his execution. The death guard was set over him
and aca then one stormy night he managed +o eseape from his cell and
reach the roof before he could be overpowered.

Meanwhile , on the mound west of the city and in sight of the court
house, an evil looking seaffold was being construded of rough oak lumber.
The news of the hanging went forth amoung the dwellers of this counties _
as well as adjoining countys. Hundreds of morbid frontiersmen came on
horse back, on foot and in ox wagons and camped On the grouni.

The morning of the 24 day of May, the day set for the execution,
was a beautiful morming. The smiling sky of a perfect May day, gave
a Grecian touch to the outdoor spectacle. There were many women and
children in the crowh and as the sun rose high er they became more
restless but finally the watching throng caught sight of a wagon,
surrounded by horsemen, leave the little village below the Hill.

They could see the dull glint of sunshine on the long rifles of the )

twenty guardsmen. As they approached the mound the crowd parted in

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silence. The condemned man was seated ona rough oak box rudely
coffin shaped that had beeh placed in the wagon bed and his hands
and feet were tied.

As the wagon drew up to the foot of the seaffold the prisédner
was lifted out and led up the steps and placed beneath the scaffold.
The crowd, thoroughly cowed by the preparations for death, began to
fall back. A priest from Vincennes bestowed the final consolations
of the church and as he moved away from the prisoner sheriff Clark says,
"Voltz, have you any thing to say." Voltz turned to the crowd below
and in his last appeal to his fellow creatures, said: " I am an
innocent man ,. the man who killed Lawler is in this crowd today,
you are hanging an innocent man." The sheriff holding the black cap
touched his arm. The man about to die took one last look over the
crowd and at the blue sky ere the black cap shut out the sunlight
forever,

"ay God have mercy on Henry Voltz," said the sheriff, and then
sprung the trap. In fifteen minutes life was pronounced extinct. He
was cut down and buried beneath the scaffold with fifteen feet of rope

about his neck and the gallows was afterwards burned,

The prosecuting attorney was James S. Robinson who traveled
over the district with the Judge, and the defense was represented
by Whiting and Ashton and J. G, Barkly was clerk. One day was spent
in seketing the twelve jurymen.

The task was finaly finished and the following men were selected
to sit in judgment on the life of a fellow being : :

Benj. Meeks, Thomas Johnson, Wn. MeKnealy, W. M. Crews, Isaac
Sailor, Calvain McCracken, Henry Hall, James N. Bland, Gideon N.
Gifford, Alex Crews, J. Crews and John G. Meeks, The 64 years that
have elapsed have seen every officer of the court and all the jury
pass to their graves The evidence was wholy circumstantial but
the drift of the case was clearly against the prisoner. After the
evidence was all in the pleadings lasted one whole day. Men c ame,
from all parts of the country on horse back to hear the agrument.
The old court house was filled to its capacity. The lawyers were able
men, especially Robinson. His speech on that occasion was a master
effort and would compare favorably with any ever made in this
county. | . |

The case was turned over to the jury late in the afternoon and they
spent two nights and a day in arriving at a verdict. One can only
imagine the mental ¢ondition of the man who lay in the little old jail
awaiting the decision which meant life or death to him.

The jury finally announced “that they had arrived at a verdict.
When they filed into court, judge Marshall looked them over and said,
"gentlemen of ‘the jury have you arrigd at a verdict#" The foreman
of the jury said, "we have." The judge turned to the clerk and
instructed him to read the verdict.

Clerk Barkly was in his place and read: tye, the jury find |
Henry Voltz guilty of murder in the first degree." The judge then said

"Voltz, have you any thing to say, why sentence should not be passed

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Walker arraigned —

on murder charges

BELLEVILLE — Charles Thomas
Walker, accused of killing a Mascoutah
couple, was arraigned Monday morning
before soa 7 firey juage James
Donovan in Belleville. } 1982

Walker made a statement concérning
the charges to St. Clair County Sheriff’s
Department officials Saturday, but
Sheriff’s Lt. James Lay refused to say
whether Walker had implicated himself
in the killings.

No bond was allowed for Walker on the
murder charges when the warrants
were issued June 23 by St. Clair County
Circuit Judge John J. Hoban.

Donovan set a preliminary hearing
for Walker at 2 p.m. Friday. Donovan
appointed the public defender’s office to
represent Walker.

Walker was arrested in Walden, Colo.,
Friday and was returned to the metro-
east area Saturday after he waived
extradition proceedings.

Walker, 43, of Fayetteville has _been
charged with killing Kevin Paule, 21,
and Sharon Winker, 25. The couple’s
bodies were found tied to trees next to

Silver Creek near Mascoutah June 19.
Both had been shot once in the head.

Walker is also charged with armed
robbery in connection with the holdup of
the Runway Tavern near Mascoutah,
which occurred about two hours after
the killings. ,

: Charles: Walker; 43, He was charged with

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prow Walker’ S> capture ae a:U.S. Post

Office in Walden, Colo. by J ackson County
riff! : i

} nationwide police alert.

~ Authorities: were, alerted that Walker

“might ' ‘return to: familiar. territory in the

‘South est or western portions of the United

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Cure § zai Walker came to Walden to see
his ex-girlfriend after a.1l4-year absence.
«The woman was delivering mail, he said,
_ when Walker showed up at one of her stops.

‘ She™ ‘wasn’t’ expecting him. He just :
‘appeared at'a stop about 30 miles from here
(Walden) and asked if she would give him

She ca led. me. from Mountain Home,

Wyo. and asked what she should do. ¥ told

‘told ‘her Walker was wanted for the killings

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By LES WEATHERFORD
Of the News-Democrat

MASCOUTAH — Residents of Mascoutah
-eacted with surprise and relief to news
hat Charles Thomas Walker, suspected
<iller of two residents, had been captured.
Walker, 43, was arrested Friday morn-
ing in Walden, Colo. He has been charged
with two counts of murder in the deaths of
Kevin Paule, 21, and his fiancee, Sharon
Winker, 25. He has also been charged with

the armed robbery of a tavern that oc-

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curred 1 shortly 2 after the killings.

‘The bodies of ‘Paule and Winker were

discovered June 19 bound to trees on the

banks of Silver Creek near Mascoutah.
Each had been shot once in the head.
Authorities estimated the killings took
place between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. June 18.
Walker is accused of robbing the Runway
Tavern near Mascoutah later that night.
The double slaying had stunned the town
of 5,000. Several residents interviewed
Friday expressed relief that the suspect

had been apprehended.

“That makes me feel wonderful, ” said 3

John Kolar, a Mascoutah city councilman }
and director of the Mascoutah Senior }

janitor.
“T’m glad that happened because we
were all upset. Glad to hear it,” Kolar said.
‘“That’s the best news I’ve heard all
day,”’ said Illinois State Trooper Dave

‘ S yiits in the area rest easier.’

{

Center where Paule had worked as a t

-Walker’s disappearance nad been the
subject of much. discussion in the Mas-
coutah area, said Jung.

“Tt seems like every time I talked to

’ someone the question would come up, ‘Has
- Walker been caught yet?’ ”

Jung, a lifelong resident of Mascoutah. “I .

think it is definitely going to make eve-

News of Walker’s capture should make
Mascoutah residents feel better, Kolar
said. “It does me, anyway.’

Jung agreed. “T think everybody is going

' to rest easier and feel much better knowing

ents relieved to hear new

that someone who i is accused of mur
no longer at large.”

Winker’s sister, Denise Winker
surprised to hear Walker was captu
Colorado. “We thought he was still
area.’

But Winker, who said she had
scared and afraid since her siste
killed, was pleased that Walker ha
taken into custody.

‘*That’s good,” she said. ‘‘i’m
happy. My mother wil! be happy t
that.”

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Walker can halt appeals, judge says

By KELLY PAUL

| Eee Dembeat” ieee
__ EASTST. LOUIS — For the third time in little
more than a year, a judge dies tics death
TOW inmate :

entally fit
to. waive further
appeals.
| However, US.
District Court Judge
William Stiehl
extended the stay of
execution for Walker
until his decision is
appealed to the U.S. [%
Court. of Appeals. for .

the 7th Circuit.
Lawyers for the
Mlinois Coalition .

Against _ the Death.
Penalty, representing Charles Walker
fIVE'so-called friends of Walker, had petitioned
Stiehl to allow them to continue appeals on
perned s behalf.

Stiehl ruled April 7 that they had no standing

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to do so, but the judge wanted to explore whether
Walker's decision to waive appeals was
voluntary.

During a hearing Aug. 8, the attorneys failed
in their attempt to convince Stiehl that
conditions on death row had forced Walker to
give up his right to appeal his death sentence. A
psychiatrist and psychotherapist both testified
during the hearing.

“Neither expert found any environmental
factor that affected Walker’s capacity to makey
a voluntary waiver,” Stiehl said.

“The petitioners have failed to prove by a ®
preponderance of the evidence that Charles T. ~
Walker suffers from a flawed mental state due ¥ ~
to overborne will,” Stiehl said in his 13- “page .
decision. “Walker’s waiver of the right to-*
further review was made freely and rationally. =
Walker’s decision is the product of both rational
intellect and unconstrained will.”

The petitioners contended Walker had limited
access to employment, education and exercise
at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester.
Walker was so discouraged, they argued, that he
wanted to be put to death to end his misery — a

claim Walker vehemently denied.

* Petitioner attorney Jon Stromsta said Friday
he was “hesitant to Say one way or another at
this point” whether the petitioners would
appeal, noting he had not seen the order.

iTerence~ Madsen, the assistant Illinois
attorney general who argued the case, said he
was not surprised atStiehl’s ruling.

‘“It does look like a very sound and reasoned

inion,” Madsen said. “It was what we had
"expected and we feel it is the correct decision.”

He said he expected the petitioners to appeal.

If they don’t, Madsen said the state would
- move to lift the stay.

Stiehl’s order set no deadline for an appeal.

Walker — convicted in 1983 of murdering
S Kpuin Palen 2h and Sharon Winker, 25, of

Mascoutah — was schédiledto"dfe by lethal
injection May 10. Unless further appeals are
pursued, another execution date would have to
beset.

The last execution in Illinois was in 1962.
Walker, 48, has spent 23 years in prison. For

the past two years he has pressed for his own
execution. He has made it clear the petitioners’
efforts were unwelcome, labeling his supporters
“bleeding hearts, nosey bodies.”

At the latest hearing in the case on Aug. 9,
Stiehl asked Walker whether he would change
his mind about waiving further appeal if he
thought a pardon was possible.

“No,” Walker said. “Why should I live all
those years in misery?”

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in January
that Walker was mentally competent to waive
further appeals.

The constitutionality of the state’s death
penalty law has been questioned by the state
Supreme Court and by the U.S. Supreme Court,
although the nation’s highest court has not ruled
on it.

Under the state statute, prosecutors ‘have
discretion in seeking the death penalty in certain
murder cases, such as multiple killings or
murders committed with another felony.

DY NIG XY Red heRacoep
News-Democrat uate
EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge
Thursday said he will consider
arguments that convicted murder
harles Walker, should not be

executed, but did not postpone the

May 10 execution date.

Attorney Kurt Feuer, representing
five self-described friends of Walker,
asked U.S. District Judge William
Stiehl to postpone Walker’s execution
by lethal injection until the federal

_ courts decide whether: the Illinois

’

deathpenalty isconstitutional, , *
“We see no reason.to rush Mr.
Walker to execution before the (U,S.)
Supreme Court rules on the validity of
the statute, until a full determination
is made that the statute is valid,”
Feuer told the judge. i
Feuer also urgued that oppressive
conditions on death row coerced
Walker into relinquishing further
appeals of his death sentence for the
1983 killing of a Mascoutah couple,
21-year-old Keyin....Raule, and
25-year-old Sharon Winker, ;
Stiehl took the arguments
Thursday under advisement. He said

he will rule on the petitioners’ -

standing as soon as he receives
affidavits from Walker’s so-called
friends detailing their relationships

with the condemned man. A ruling ,

could come as soon as next week.

The judge issued’ a restraining
order prohibiting Walker from being
transported from

Correctional..Center to: sitesi:
Correctional... Center, —.-where: ‘the

execution will be carried out — until
he renders a decision. However, the
execution date has not been
postponed. eA a eau
“The clock is still ticking,” said
Terence Madsen, Illinois assistant
attorney general. a a
Walker has said he; wants to die,
preferring that to spending a hopeless
life in prison. Walker is no novice to
confinement. He has spent 22 of his 47
years in prison and has pushed for his
own execution for two years. ‘In
‘ January, the Illinois Supreme Court
ruled that he was mentally competent
to waive further appeals.
The Illinois Supreme.Court refused
to evén® consider Feuer’s ¢fients’
request to delay Walker’s execution,
With state appeals exhausted, the
attorneys brought the request to
federal court.

Stieh] must first determine
whether the five death-penalty

opponents represented by Feuer and.

two other Chicago attorneys have any
say in the matter of Walker’s
execution. ‘

Feuer said his clients have known

the relationships are sufficiently
close for Stiehl to consider their
petition on Walker’s behalf.

Madsen said that Walker did not
describe any of the petitioners as his
friends in a telephone conversation
Wednesday. Madsen contended that
they have no right to act on Walker’s
behalf. : ‘

The two other petitioners — Death
Row inmate Ronald Barrow and
Gloria Abbey-Lyles, wife of Death
Row inmate Eunice Lyles — are
pursuing the petition not on Walker’s
behalf but on their own: vested
interests in seeing the death penalty
ruled unconstitutional, Madsen said.

Madsen said no one close to Walker
joined this effort to stall the
execution.

_ Federal judge stays —
Walker’s execution —

ae “By KELLY PAUL
»>News-Democrat

EAST ST. LOUIS — The clock
stopped ticking Tuesday on Charles
Walker’s death sentence when a.

federal judge stayed his May 10
execution.

US. District Judge William Stiehl
ordered the convicted killer’s
execution stayed until it can be
decided whether oppressive Death
Row conditions drove Walker to shun

Ey deyiw

\ further appeals of his death sentence.

A hearing on that issue is scheduled
to take place within 60 days, in the

early part of June, Stiehl’s order said,

Walker made it clear Tuesday that

were
unwelcome, calling them “bleeding

the . petitioners’ actions

hearts, nosy bodies.”
“I mean they have problems of

their own.... I don’t appreciate them
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sticking their nose in my business,” he
said.

“Why spend all that time in a cage
when the end result is gonna be the
same thing — my death?” Walker
said in a telephone interview from
Death Row. at. the Menard
Correctional Center.

The issue that oppressive Death
Row conditions coerced Walker into
giving up appeals of his sentence was
raised at an April 7 hearing by five
petitioners who had sought to
challenge the state’s death-penalty
law on Walker’s behalf.

Walker’s execution, which had been ,

scheduled for May 10, would have
been the first state execution since
1962.

Walker successfully fought to end
direct appeals of his death sentence.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in
January that he was competent to
waive further appeals. The high court
affirmed the decision made Nov. 20
by the St. Clair County Circuit Court.

‘However, Stiehl said the circuit
court hearing was not extensive
enough.

Stiehl said Tuesday that petitioners
and state prosecutors could present
witnesses, including psychiatrists or
psychologists, to attest to Walker’s

response to prison conditions at an ‘

evidentiary hearing.

The judge rejected the petitioners’
request to intervene for Walker in
challenging the law, Feuer said after
the ruling.

“Well, we’re enc ouraged that we:
got a stay and that we’ve cleared the
initial hurdle ‘on that,” Feuer said.
“Every stage of the game for us is.
critical because at any stage, if the

ruling goes against us, we’re out.”
Terence ‘Madsen, the assistant

attorney general handling the case,
said, ‘We haven’t seen the opinion yet,

so I am not ina position to have any,
type of reaction.”

‘Walker, 47, a Fayetteville native,
has spent 22 years of his life behind
bars. He was convicted and sentenced
to death for the 1983 murder of an
engaged Mascoutah couple, Kevin
Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 25.

_The five petitioners, including
Death Row inmate Ronald Barrow
and two members of the Illinois
Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
had argued they have legal standing
as friends of Walker to challenge the
state’s death-penalty law.

Their efforts to block Walker’s

‘stated desire to be executed were

refused consideration by the Illinois
Supreme Court earlier this year.

And Madsen had urged Stiehl at the ,
hearing two weeks ago to rebuff”
petitioners.

“There are no long-term friends
who have joined in this petition,” he
said. “There are no relatives that
have joined this petition.”

Should court appeals fail, the
death-penalty coalition said it plans
to petition Gov. James R. Thompson
for executive clemency.

However, Jon Stromsta, another
attorney representing the self-
professed friends of Walker, said he
could not say whether Walker was
safe from execution.

“It will not occur May 10. But to
predict what may happen in’ the”
future, I can't do that,” Stromsta said.

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sticking their nose in my business,” he
said.

“Why spend all that time in a cage
when the end result is.gonna be the
same thing — my death?” Walker
said in a telephone interview from
Death Row at the ,, Menard
Correctional Center.

The issue that oppressive Death
Row conditions coerced Walker into
giving up appeals of his sentence was
raised at an April 7 hearing by five
petitioners who had. sought to
challenge the state’s death-penalty
law on Walker’s behalf.

Walker’s execution, which had been,

scheduled for May 10, would have
been the first state execution since
1962.,
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The; Ulinoi 4, ruled in
January that he was competent to
waive further appeals. The high court
affirmed the decision made Nov. 20
by the St. Clair County Circuit Court.

, However,’ Stiehl said the circuit
court hearing was not extensive
enough.

Stiehl said Tuesday that petitioners
and state prosecutors could present
witnesses, including psychiatrists or
psychologists, to attest to Walker’s
response to prison conditions at an
evidentiary hearing.

The judge rejected the petitioners’
request to intervene for Walker in

challenging the law, Feuer said after |

the ruling. i

“Well, we’re encouraged that we
got a stay and that we’ve cleared the
initial hurdle on that,”,Feuer said.’

_ “Every. stage of the game for us is ,
critical because at any stage, if the

ruling goes against us, we’re out.”
‘Terence, Madsen, the assistant

_ attorney general handling the case,

said, “We haven’t seen the opinion yet,
so I am not in a position to have any
type of reaction.”

‘Walker,.47, a Fayetteville native,
has spent 22 years of his life behind
bars. He was convicted and sentenced
to, death for the 1983 murder of an
engaged Mascoutah couple, Kevin
Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 25.

The five petitioners, including

.Death Row inmate Ronald Barrow

and two members of the_ Illinoi

Coalition Against the Death Penalty,
idrargued they have legatstanding”
as friends of Walker to challenge the

state’s death-penalty law.
Their efforts to block Walker’s

‘stated desire to be executed were
refused consideration by the Illinois. *
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hearing two weeks ago to rebuff
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have joined this petition.”

Should court appeals fail, the
death-penalty coalition said it plans
to petition Gov, James. R. Thompson,’
for executive clemency. .

‘However, Jon Stromsta,, another
attorney representing ‘the self- -
professed friends of Walker, said he |;
could not say whether. Walker was :
safe from execution. ep

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“It will not occur May 10. But to ;
predict what may happen in the
future; I can’t do that,” Stromsta said.

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Hallmark, said, “From what I’ve learned
“ of the dead girl, I can’t believe that she'd
let herself be picked up. If she got into a
* man’s car it’s highly likely that she knew

= * him. You fellows go and talk to her father
again. Ask him if he knows a Lee Bridges

or a Jerry Thompson or if he ever heard
--his daughter mention either of those
names.”

At the victim’s home, her mother told
Welty and Ford that her husband was
working a time-and-a-half shift in a cater-
pillar tractor plant in East Peoria. The of-
ficers returned to, their car and drove to
the factory in East Peopria.

' At the detectives’ request, Mildred
Hallmark’s father was sent for. Welty
greeted him and said, “Do you know a
man named Lee Bridges?”

The man shook his head. “I’ve never
heard the name before. Why?” :

“Do you know a man named Jerry
Thompson?”

“Why, sure. He works with me. He's in
the machine shop right now. He used to
live a couple of blocks away from us. But
he and his family moved over here to East
Peoria a few days ago.”

“Did your daughter know him?”

“Of course. She—” he broke off. “You
don’t think he had anything to do with
Mildred’s death?”

“Maybe,” said Ford. “We want to talk
to him.”

The man blinked. Suspicion clouded
his eyes. “His face!” he exclaimed.
“Jerry's face! Those scratches.”

“What about Jerry's face?”

“There are scratches on his face and
hands: I noticed them a couple of days
ago. He said he got them when he was
cleaning his car. The door blew open and
hit him. Now, I wonder—”

Welty patted his shoulder. “You go
back to work,” he said. “Ask the foreman
to send Thompson out here.”

A moment later Jerry Thompson
appeared. He was rather handsome, 25
years old, with dark eyes and black curly
hair. His manner was easy and un-
troubled. It remained that way, an hour

later, as he sat inChief Nussbaum’s office
and casually denied the slaying of
Mildred Hallmark and the assault on a
score of other women.

“All right,” said Nussbaum, “do you
know a girl named Grace Ellsworth?”

Thompson hesitated for a moment,
then said, “No.”

“I've sent for her. She’s on her way
here now. Do youstill say you don’t know
her?”

Thompson shook his head. “I never
heard of her. { hope you you won't hold
me on the testimony of some hysterical
broad.

Half an hour later, Jerry Thompson
was put in a line-up. Grace Ellsworth
picked him out unhesitatingly. Thomp-
son shouted that he was being framed. He
insisted he never had seen the girl in his
life. Her identification, however,
satisfied the officers and he was promptly

booked on an assault and rape charge.

That enabled Nussbaum to hold him
while the murder interrogation con
tinued. Even though Thompson could
not account for hismovements at the time
of the killing, he persisted in denying all
knowledge of it. Nussbaum suggested a
lie detector test.

“That gadget,” sneered Thompson.
“That won't prove anything.”

“It'll prove something to us. If you
pass clean, we're willing to believe you're
innocent.”

Thompson considered this for a
minute. Then he nodded. “Okay,” he
said. “when can we take the test?” ’

“Right away,” said Nussbaum. “I'll
arrange it.” The chief picked up the
telephone and called Fred Imbau, the
department's polygraph expert. Imbau
agreed to conduct the test at once. He
arrived with his apparatus at about 3
o'clock that Saturday afternoon. As they
prepared the test questions, Nussbaum
dispatched Detective Ford to the East
Peoria house where Thompson lived with
his grandparents. Ford was armed with a
search warrant.

Thompson, his arm strapped to the
detector, answered with outward calm

Go slow—let ‘em grow!

Drive carefull child iis save
may be your own!

the questions put to him. The polygraph
needle gave an entirely different pic-
ture.

“All right,” said Imbau as he un-
strapped Thompson, “the machine says
you're guilty of murder.”

Imbau showed Nussbaum the chart. It
appeared that when anything pertaining
to Mildred Hallmark had been men-
tioned the graph zoomed a good inch out
of line. ;

“It's not true,” shouted Thompson.
“That lousy machine can’t prove
anything.”

He was still protesting his innocence
when Detective Welty came into the
room. He held something bundled in his
hands. He looked at Thompson and,
suddenly tossed the dead girl’s ripped
garments into Thompson's lap. He said
sharply, “Do you recognize these?”

Thompson sprang to his feet, spilling
the shredded clothing to the floor. “Take
them away!” he yelled.“I don’t want to
touch them.” He sank back into the chair
and covered his eyes with his hands.

“All right,” said Nussbaum quietly.
“Are you ready to tell us what happened
on the night of June 16th?”

Jerry Thompson lifted his head and
began to speak ina low monotone. “So, I
killed her,” he said. “I didn’t mean to. I’d
done the same thing fifty times before. I
hash have any idea I was going to kill

er.

He said he came upon the pretty,
auburn-haired girl as she waited for the
Knoxville Avenue trolley. He offered to
drive her home. Since Mildred knew he
worked the same shift at the plant as her

father, she unhesitatingly accep’ ed
when she was in his car, Thompsg
not head toward her home. Instead
sped in the direction of Springd&
Cemetery. When Mildred protested je.
stopped the car and tried to make k fh
her. She resisted him violently. ;
son hit her on the jaw, dazing her, these
drove to a secluded section of
graveyard.

There they fought again. “She bite:
chin,” said Thomspon, “and I got mag#?
grabbed her by the neck and choked. 4

I held her neck and hit her on the je
Then I dragged her out of the car into
back seat, where I attacked her. Shewg:
unconscious then. Afterwards, I walla?
for her to come to. I intended to frighug®
her into saying nothing about what he
happened.” :
Unfortunately, Mildred Hallmark
not come to. Thompson finally r
that she was dead. He already had
off most of her clothes. Now, for *
explicable reason, he took off —_ ,
and stockings. “I guess,” he said, “Wwe
some crazy idea that it might prevail

OUGHT by authorities since
early October, 1973, Roger
Caryl, who called himself “Tex Mc-
Cord,” was arrested on February 4,

1974, in Florida, according toan FBI

report. The 18-year-old Caryl was
picked up on a warrant issued in
Butte, Montana. He stands accused
of slaying four persons during a
shooting spree at the Whitetail
ranch, a dude ranch in Powell Coun-
ty near the town of Ovando, west of.
Helena, Montana.

A native of Dacatur, Illinois,
Caryl drifted into Powell County in
August, 1973, and he managed, with
his put-on cowboy act, to get hired
at the ranch as a top wrangler. He

CASE FILE

Report on Final Dispositions

HOW MANY NOTCHES FOR
THE COUNTERFEIT COWBOY?

(TD, February, 1974)

spoke with an affected Texas drawl,
wore a black hat with a silver dollar
band, and constantly bragged that
he was a direct descendant of a
famous 19th century bandit of the
southwest.

According to the story police
pieced together, Caryl was
reprimanded for shooting two ranch
dogs, and that set off the shooting
spree. The victims were: John Ross
Miller, 24, owner of the ranch; Ruby

Judd, the ranch cook, in her late
60’s; Samuel Akins, 42, and his son-
Steve, 18, both ranch hands.

After the slayings, ex-Eagle
Scout Caryl, known as an excellent
woodsman and highly skilled
marksman, took to the woods,
managing to elude police in the
nearby mountainous country. It was
later established that he made his
way in a stolen pickup truck to the
Denver area—the vehicle was found
abandoned in a supermarket park-
ing lot. Caryl was picked up inaFort
Lauderdale furniture factory where
he was working, and at last report,
he was to be arraigned before aU.S.
magistrate.

identification of the body. I dumped)
in that ditch and threw the clothes inal]
her. Then I went home to bed.” ~~)
“What about the other women?”
Nussbaum. “We've had quite a kt
complaints.” <
Thompson’s eyes glittered. He Ill
his head up proudly. “That was mee @
said, as if he were boasting of a vide
“You can't do anything more to me, 9
admit it now. I've raped more than §%
women around here. I’ve been doing
ever since I was 16 years old. I scat
them all so much they never dared cil i
copper.” °

A few minutes later Detective Fat
arrived with detailed and obscene 6@®
roboration of Thompson’s last statenw@® ’
He had found a diary in a bureau
prisoner's room at the East Peoria :
In it was incredible accounts of his se §
turnal sexual adventures. The diary mi
ed names and dates. It was filled We
hideous detail. Nussbaum resolved
its contents should not, under any
cumstances, be made public.

“I'm sure we can convict Th
of murder,” he said. “We won't
diary for that.”

On Monday morning, Thompso®
arraigned before County Judge H
Ingraham. He was charged wi
willful and malicious murder of Mi
Hallmark. ;

He was indignant. “Where do they
that willful and malicious stuff?” hea
the judge. “It was all an accident.

Later that day he was indict
grand jury. His trial was set for July 3%
and since Thompson was broke, the®
ppointed competent counsel, &
nent Peoria attorney. At the trial,
lawyer first essayed to keep Thom
confession out of the record. W
failed he tried an insanity plea. Thee
refused this, too. Peis”

On July 20th, the jury found him

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BIZARRE SHOOTOUT DEATH
OF A MURDER SUSPECT'S WIFE

(TD, March, 1973)
{

LFRED PALMER, 31, who was

recently convicted of the
November, 1972 slaying of a Long
Island gun shop operator, 66-year-
old Alfred Pfitzmayer Sr., drew a
sentence of 25 years to life im-
prisonment.

Mr, Pfitzmayer was shot dead by |

a holdup man. Hearing shots, a

Neighboring storeowner shouted for |

help as the killer was nonchalantly
walking away. A couple of
patrolmen in the area immediately
fesponded to the call and gave
chase, but the gunman eluded them
in a parking lot, from which he es-
caped in acar. The vehicle was later
found and traced as a rental to his
wife, Patricia Palmer, thus helping
to establish his identity as Alfred
Palmer.

The fleeing Palmer then forced a

. away from the Hempstead-Valley
Stream area, and Nassau County
Police launched a search that ex-
tended to Harlem, in New York City.
During this time authorities learned
that the gunman had also held up a
Howard Johnson’s Motor Inn in
Westbury after his escapade at the
Franklin Square gun shop.

_ Meanwhile, detectives on a
Gitferent assignment who were
faiding an address on Central Park

West in Manhattan-known as a
notorious drug hangout suddenly
found themselves in a gun battle
with the occupants of the basement
flat. When it was over, the officers

_found, among their captives, a

wounded Alfred Palmer, his pockets
filled with loot from the “jobs” he'd
pulled. They also found the lifeless
body of his wife lying on the bed.
Ballistics investigation later es-
tablished that Palmer, who had been
holed up in the bathroom and had
been firing blindly through the clos-
ed door, unknowingly shot his wife.

MADE SEX
A SPECTATOR SPORT
BEFORE KILLING 2 GIRLS

(TD, October, 1972)

FTER A JURY convicted them

of the 1972 murders of two
Reseda High School girls, Van Nuys
Superior Court Judge L. Thaxton
Hanson levied sentences of life im-
prisonment on Fred Mendez
Medina, 21, and Danny Wayne
Townsend, 19.

The two pretty victims, 15-year-
old Dori Ann Haines and 16-year-
old Chery! Ann Monticello, had left

~ their homes in the San Fernando

Valley for a shopping trip to

= Topanga Canyon Plaza, a few miles

away. They had promised to be back
by 4:30 that spring afternoon.

When darkness fell and the girls
had not returned, their parents, after
calling friends and classmates of the
pair with no results, telephoned
police.

There was no sign of the pretty
teenagers until 10 days later,when
the Malibu Sheriffs Office was
notified that the nude body of a girl
had been found in a mountainous
deserted area not far from
Chatsworth, near Woolsey Canyon
Road and Valley Circle Drive. The
corpse was covered with stab
wounds. A couple of days later, the
second body, similarly mutilated,
was found only a few hundred yards
away, in the same place. The victims
were the missing girls.

Officials got a break in the case
when an informant, who had been
present at the slayings but claimed
he’d been afraid to try to prevent
them, named Medina and Townsend
as the suspects. Promised immunity
from prosecution, this witness
testified that the girls had been
hitchhiking when they were picked
up by their killers, who had been ac-
companied by their own girlfriends
and the witness. The two suspects,
he said, gave the victims drugs, for-
cibly had intercourse with them, and
finally slew them for fear that they
would talk about the incident.

Cottle sentenced Huffman to fifteen
years to life for his murder conviction.

After the Monterey jury found
Huffman guilty of his girlfriend’s
murder, the United States District
Court in San Francisco unsealed their
six-count federal indictment against
Huffman for his role in sixteen

terrorist bombings.
‘‘Ten years ago this would have

been a political trial,’’ said James -

Lassart, the Assistant U.S. Attorney
designated to try the case, ‘‘but juries
don’t buy that anymore.”’

To Lassart, it was evident that the
“‘Movement’’ couldn’t use Huffman
anymore. They couldn’t rally to his
defense and protest that he was a
political idealist trying to help the
‘‘oppressed masses.’’ Huffman was a
trashy, axe-murderer now, and the

evidence against him was overwhelm- —

ing. He would get his just desserts.

On the day the trial was to begin,
Huffman’s attorneys made a deal with
the U.S. Attorney. The government
dropped one of its conspiracy counts
and four firearms violations in return
for Huffman’s guilty plea to Count
Two: conspiracy to possess and
explode bombs, an offense that drew
Huffman an additional five years ina
federal penitentiary.

Photo Diary Of A Rapist |

(continued from page 13)

her home on the streetcar, but she said
that’d make it too late for me to get

“up early in the morning, like F have

to. So I walked her to the car line,
said good night and went home.”’

- Billy’s roommate said he had
reached their room around 11:30 p.m.
In addition, young Ingles had no car,
and the police knew an automobile
must have been used on the trip to the
cemetery road. Nevertheless, despite
these two strong points in his favor,
Ingles was held for questioning and
for a lie-detector test, for which he
readily volunteered.

Meanwhile, it was easily established
that the victim’s boy friend, Walter
Grimes, had been at home, nearly 100
miles from Peoria all that night of
June 16-17, and thus could not
possibly be a suspect in the crime. .

Billy Ingles passed the lie test with
colors flying, and his roommate
underwent a similar test to support his
substantiation of the busboy’s alibi.
Consequently, since it could not be
shown that Ingles had had access to
automotive transportation, and since
his activities — except for the half-
hour between 11 and 11:30 p.m. — on
the murder night could be satisfactorily
accounted for, he was dropped as a
suspect in the case.

Superintendent Nussbaum and his
men confessed themselves at a dead
end in the probe.

‘*All we know is this,’’? Nussbaum
summed it up. ‘‘Sometime after she
said good night to the Ingles boy,
Mildred Hallmark was picked up by
some man in a car. And that must have
occurred either at the corner where she

_ waited to board a streetcar, or between

where she got off and her home.’’
‘“‘Probably where she was waiting
for the trolley,’’ Ford offered. ‘‘It’d
make sense that if someone she knew
came by and offered a ride home, she
might accept. And she most likely was

killed because she could name the guy

who took her out by the cemetery and
‘abused her.”” ,

The theory was sound — but there
was a notable flaw in it. It offered no
lead whatsoever to the guilty man.

Mildred’s family and friends were
requestioned, but none could name
any man who might be a suspect.

If the anonymous letter had not
reached Superintendent Nussbaum’s
desk, the puzzle of Mildred Hallmark’s
murder perhaps never would have
been solved, and a sex monster would
have remained free to prey on other
women in Peoria.

‘‘Mildred Hallmark’s experience
was So similar to mine,’’ the lengthy
missive began, ‘‘that I feel the same
man must have committed both
crimes.”’

Nussbaum read on with interest .

after this opening paragraph.

The letter went on-to explain how a |

young woman foolishly had accepted
a ride with a strange young man, only
to find herself helplessly and horribly
trapped by a sex maniac.

He had prepared his sedan for such
adventures, the letter explained, by
removing the right inner door handle
and the window crank as well. Once
inside the machine, his victim could
not get out until he was willing to
release her.

‘‘Everything was planned, down to
the smallest detail,’’ the unsigned
author wrote. ‘‘He talked to me for
an hour and a half before he harmed
me. He told me many things about
himself.’’

He described what he intended to
do with this girl. He gloated over
having perfected his study of various
holds, which not only were extremely
painful, but rendered his prey helpless.

“‘He bragged there wasn’t a woman
who could defend herself against
him,”’ the letter continued. ‘‘He said

~ he would rather take a married woman

because they put up a more interesting
fight. He was around 25 or 30, and
he said he had been attacking women

. since he was 14, for the fun of it.’’

Finally the maniac began using his

holds on the girl, and then raped her.

‘This happened in a’large vacant ~
field about a block and a half from
Prospect and Forest Hill,’’ the letter

. continued. “‘He said it was his favorite

spot. I could see streetcars and autos
going back and forth, but I was too
far away to scream for help.”’

The letter concluded: ‘‘The man
who told me his name was Lee Bridges
was amused because he could do a
thing like that to me with help so close
at hand.”’

The Peoria police now partly knew
what they were up against, but they
did not know the whole shocking
truth.

“‘So there were other victims of this
man before the Hallmark girl,’’

‘Nussbaum said.:‘‘God knows how

many others missed dying by a hair’s
breadth. If only they would come
forward!”’

‘‘It’s strange none has,’’ said
Detective Ford, a police veteran who
had encountered sex crimes before. ‘‘A
lot of women, maybe even most of
them, won’t report a rape because it’s
something that’s over and done with
and they feel the only result will be
bad publicity for them. But a percen-
tage of rape victims do go to the police.
There must be sOme reason why none
of the women this guy attacked ever
made a squawk to us.”’

In the daily press, Nussbaum
appealed to other victims of a rapist
with this monster’s peculiar tendencies
to come privately to his headquarters
with any information about the man

’

‘they could give. There would be no

embarrassing publicity, the police
superintendent promised.

As a result of this pledge, the author
of the anonymous letter phoned
Nussbaum, identified herself and said

(continued on next page)

beeen

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OF A RAPIST

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by GEORGE LAVORATO ™., ©

to live. His innocent hours before midnight were spent

I-| e was Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde come to Peoria, Illinois

in the company of his pretty fiancee, who had no

idea what followed after he left her. There was no way for
her to know that this man who behaved so well in her

presence turned into a skulking sex fiend at the stroke of
midnight, prowling the streets of the Indiana city looking

for girls to attack.

He stalked, not haphazardly on the
chance of a willing pickup here or

there, but with an obscene reptilian —

cunning, on the hunt for unwary
innocents whom he could lure into a
trap so ingeniously manipulated that
the police were completely ignorant of
his sex monstrosities for years.

Once in his clutches, a victim was
unlikely to escape unharmed. He had

perfected a technique to insure against :

that.

He enjoyed gloating over his prey
before overpowering her. With pitiless
candor he would describe what was in
store for her. He could seldom resist
inflicting physical tortures — of
which his repertoire was thorough,
indeed — upon a victim before the
final assault.

Even then, even after an unfortu-
nate girl had been abandoned to her
shame and tears, the fantastic ritual
of this monster’s depravity was not
complete.

Back in his lodgings, alone with his
abominable secret, he could not keep
it to himself. Instead, he spent long
hours in tediously and obscenely
confiding his experiences in a black
diary, which he kept hidden in a
dresser drawer.

The passages in that black book
would have made the ancient, classic
works of pornography — unavail-

Killer removed right door han-
dle and window crank of his car
‘80 women could not escape.

FIENDS WHO WENT

TO THE CHAIR

LUNEUUENUENUOONOUNOHNOUOOUNOTFE

able, of course, in public print in this’
: country at that time; ‘read like a«

child’s bedtime tales. 3S
They will never be read’ by anyone

again. They were seen by only a very

few. And this is the story of how.they

ever came to light at all.

On the morning of June 17th, 1935,

. =: Mildred Hallmark died from a

*. broken neck, the result of a
hard blow on the jaw.

= 3

William McGarvey, a teamster, drove

down a little-used road skirting the.

Springdale cemetery on the outskirts
of Peoria, and discovered the body of

a girl in a muddy ditch paralleling the*

byway. ‘

She was young, very pretty, and
completely nude, except for a light coat
draped over her shoulders. Her
clothing, most of it badly torn, was

strewn in the ditch near the corpse.

‘Deputy Coroner Glenn Gumm
found a superficial cut on the head and
a severe bruise on the jaw. He told
Acting Police Superintendent Fred
Nussbaum that the girl, a brunette
about 20 years old, had been raped
before she died.

From a purse, Detectives Charles
Welty and Glenn Ford took identifi-
cation papers of Mildred Hallmark,
with a street address in the city. At
this address the detectives found John
Hallmark and his wife, distressed by
their daughter’s unprecedented over-
night absence from home, preparing
to report her disappearance to the
police.

Mr. Hallmark, who worked in a
factory which manufactured tractors,

was at a loss to explain how his ;

daughter could have got in a situation
to become the victim of a murdering
rapist.

Mildred, 19 years old, he said, was
a quiet, conservative girl. Since her
graduation a year earlier from a
parochial high school, she had worked
as a cashier in a downtown cafeteria.

‘‘She never was one to run around,”
the father said. ‘Maybe to the movies
now and then, or a church affair, or
something like that, but that was all.
The only boy she went out with, so
far as we know, was Walt Grimes. His
folks have a farm over near Paxton,
and Walt only gets to Reoria about
every two weeks.”’

‘“*You can name her friends, I
suppose,”’ Detective Welty said. ‘‘It

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explained. ‘Like a short, vicious
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‘I didn’t really want to kill her,” =>

factory worker swore. ‘I liked
her.’ Jurors weren’t swayed. ~

"know things about her.that her own —

folks don’t.””

Welty and Ford spent several hours
in interviewing Mildred’s friends,
mostly former classmates, One and all .
they bore out the father’s assertion
that Mildred was a thoroughly decent
girl, not given to flirtations and
certainly no impulsive chit whom some

smooth operator might beguile into a

reckless night on the town. :
The investigators were now mor

_ than ever puzzled as to how the girl

had gone out on the cemetery road,
known as a Lovers’ Lane.

An autopsy revealed she had died
from a broken neck, obviously the
result of a hard blow on the jaw. There
was nothing to show she had struggled
with an assailant, thus making it a’
virtual certainty that she had willingly |
entered a car with a man.

‘“‘Surely somebody she must’ve
known pretty well,’’ Detective Ford
believed. ‘‘Someone she must’ve
trusted — or else why would she sit
still for a ride out along that lonely
road?”’

Finally, from one close girl friend
of the victim, Ford and Welty heard
that Mildred Hallmark had been in the
company of a man the night before
her body was found in the ditch.

“I saw her walking with this fellow
— young, tall, not bad-looking — at
Main and Jefferson Streets around
eleven o’clock,’’ this young lady told
lawmen.

Killer’s collection of innocent
* women in lewd poses was des-

| » troyed following his execution.

“You didn’t recognize him?’? Welty
inquired.

“<I?d never seen him before.”’

Welty’s eyebrows arched as he bent
a quizzical look upon his partner. ‘‘A
stranger,’’ he said. ‘‘Her job at the
-cafeteria. A lot of guys would notice

_ her there. If she did go out with one,

it’s almost a cinch it wasn’t after his
first trip past her cash counter. Maybe
someone at the beanery would re-
member.”’

Someone did. On the night of her
death, Mildred Hallmark had left the
cafeteria, not with a customer, but
with Billy Ingles, a busboy, and Ingles
readily admitted it was he who had
been seen with Mildred at Main and
Jefferson Streets around 11 p.m.

“It wasn’t a real date we had,”’ he
protested to the detectives. ‘‘I asked
Mildred to go to the movies. She
finally said okay — if we’d go Dutch
treat. After the show I offered to ride

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~ chair at Joliet Prison on October 15th.

out of this all right. I’m sure of it.”

- On the morning of October 15th,
1935, he wasn't sure of it at all. He sat in
the dim cell. His face was pale and the
rings under his eyes darker than usual. He
‘ smoked nervously. Before him stood a
Spices tray containing his breakfast. The food

#3 was untouched. The coffee was cold. He
t glanced up sharply when he _ heard
i footsteps in the concrete corridor.
st — =“ Baas’ unlocked the steel
th ors an ompson’s att
} into the cell. : gma
“Have we heard from Horner?”
?” asked
Thompson _hoarsely. “Has Ciena
in Horner sent word from Springfield? Has
he given me a reprieve?”
j ane a4 shook his head. “No
erry, he hasn't. I told yo ;
sited you not to be too
“Then ge rupee Thompson's
voice rose. “Do something. <
“scone: , ething. You're my
} I'm not Governor Henry Horner,

ny There’s nothing more’ that I can
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bathed 3 on the day of an execution. There’s an

athe open wire between him and Warden

Pilla 2 Ragen here. If any new evidence crops

a A oe up, if i h
; p, i something unforeseen occurs, he
ii; can act. :

i}. The fear mirrored in Thompson’

was something he had seen mt ed

the eyes of his victims. “Tell him,” he

| oe shouted, “that it wasn't willful and

: coe caag — an accident.”

1 P ve to im,” the i
quietly. “ve told him — ~
; You're a fool! cried Thompson. “An

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4 wyer. I nee r i
pot the best lawyer in the

“I think you have more n
chaplain,” said the lawyer as eeowe
the barred door. “Charlie,” he said
or: nothing more I can do. Let me

ut.

The door closed behind the attorney.
Jerry Thompson was again alone. Cold
terror was on him now. The flame of
hope which had burned within him for
more than two months was now but faint-
ly flickering. Was it possible that his life
was over at the age of 25? Was it possible
that he would never again caress a young
girl. Never drink a glass of beer, never in-
hale the fragrance of a June day?

At noon, the Irish guard opened the
door. He spoke gently as he always spoke
to men who were doomed. “Jerry, what
do you want for dinner? If we don’t have
ri in the kitchen, the warden will send for

mos

van
ale tte ts BIE Soe

ty as charged. Judge Joseph Dail
sentenced Thompson to die in the dectrie

The prisoner seemed calm as he was
led away. “They'll never electrocute me,”
he told reporters. “It wasn’t willful or
malicious. I didn’t mean to kill her. I'll get

flame of hope which dies hard i
seed for the last time. He could still
ear from Horner. The governor couldn't
let him die. After all, there were almost 12
hours to go. He might as well eat heartily

. I want some clam chowder,” he said

and a planked sirloin steak with all the
trimmings, a big green salad and aslab of
_ apple pie with a chunk of cheese on top.”
He dropped his voice and added “Bea

; pal. Get me a pint of whiskey.” :
Sorry. It could cost me my job. But

Ill get you the rest of the stuff.”

oy hen the heaped tray was brought

into the death cell, Thompson eyed it

with distaste. He toyed with the steak. He
ate but a forkful of salad. He didn’t touch
the pie. He was physically sick with fear.

The chaplain came to his cell in mid-
afternoon. He spoke quietly of God, of
forgiveness for sin. Thompson hardly
heard him. He could not, at the moment
be concerned with his afterlife; he ax
too dreadfully concerned with the one he
had. At the chaplain’s suggestion they
prayed together. But Thompson did not
pray for God’s mercy; he prayed with all
his might that Governor Henry Horner -

. would send him a reprieve.

. The chaplain then left. At 5 o'clock
Thompson was told that his grandmother
had come to see him—that loyal old lady
who had raised him since his parents died
in his early youth. “Tell her to go away,”
he said. What good was she? What good
~ ae bis good was President

sevelt? On inoi
oe bingran Horner of Illinois

The big prison clock struck 6. The in-
mates marched to supper. Thompson
remained in his cell. He refused to eat
Three hours later, he was taken to the
prison barber shop. There his head was
shaved. Slashes were made in his trouser
legs. The hopeful flame which lasts as

For a moment Th

Fe ompson didn’
answer. His stomach was ag ile
was in no mood for food. Then the tiny

long as life was now a tiny, di A
deep within him. Fi
Shortly after 11 o'clock, he hea
marching footsteps in the corridor,
cell door was flung open. WardenJa
Ragen, the chaplain and two guards
fronted him. He glared at them likeg
spice! trapped in its cave. reg
- Zome, son,” said the
Pray to God for Scan oe
Thompson ignored the chaplain
dressed himself to the warden. Yp
governor?” he asked hoarsely. “H
you heard from the governer?”
_ Ragen shook his head. The g
aligned themselves, one on each
the doomed man. They touched his
Thompson walked like an auto
between them. ee See
: They entered the death chamba
Seated, facing the chair, were er
witnesses to the execution required
law. Thompson sat in the electric chip
pale and with glazed eyes. They pate
the helmet. They attached the electrode
to his legs. :
Warden Ragen said solemnly;

dhe not only was being truthful
of the matter, but he also said he did
, to be set free.
«led to speculation that possibly
of A.D. Allen were behind the
i) plot and that the purpose of
Sig Warren was to learn what he
d to say during the forthcoming,
wf Likewise, there was speculation that
acon for the attempt to get Warren
was in order to locate the bulk of
oe $15,000 which was taken from the
Sk in’ Molena and had not been
1 by lawmen. =
avmen told newsmen that
{Nelson described the three kid-
as being in their early twenties and
possibly as old as 30. His description
of the men as tall and skinny fit the
tion of a known associate of
Warren.
‘Akbough Warren had no arrest record
a home county of Jackson, his police
indicated criminal activities in
Southeastern states. Jackson
ylawmen, who had never had any
you have anything to say before I cag g eetle with hin, described Warren as a
out the sentence of the court?” © Bbedle person who was friendly and a
ae The flame was almost out. Thom eB weth talker. Until six months prior to
= in a croaking voice, “Have youhest & Saest, he had run asmall country store
Be the governor? the trailer home where he lived with
Hy p< hpense a head and lifted § & wife and four children. He had sold
and 1600 ak ned threw the ‘4egore in the summer of 1973 and after
body. The fle shot through Thompsatt no one seemed to know what his
ti nes h ‘4 lame of hope was forever @ sews of living came trom.
Thom Zeek the worthless life of Jomp i Reverend Nelson kept a nervous vigil
pson was extinguished. ¢¢¢ Be lawmen in Jonesboro all during the
aig § es, black afternoon of November 2Ist.
| Pweady stream of friends and church
Dwebers offered their sympathy to the
Srenght husband and father of the two
named in the foregoing story. paeap victims and, early Wednesday
titious names have been used becawt Meing, a special prayer vigil had begun

there is no reason for public interest #4 +% the Jonesboro United Methodist

the names of these persons,

__ EDITOR'S NOTE:
Vincent Doyle and John Hahnwt
not the real names of the persons ®:

ater

F lronically, Reverend Nelson told the
yewen, the three men who had made of F
"i his wife and daughter had told him

‘Free the Bandit...
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at Wis the two hostages would be releas-

Reverend Nelson said he th
taken into the basement of the pees:
where he was handcuffed and the three
gunmen left his home about 3 a.m. Before
leaving the house, he said, they gathered
up several pieces of bedclothing and put
them into the family’s late model green
Chevrolet station wagon. Nelson said he
managed to pick the lock on the hand-
cuffs some two hours later and im-
mediately called police.

Chief Smith immediately checked
with his department to see if any contact
had been made by the kidnapers and
there had been none. However, he learn-
ed that a violent storm had swept through
the area a short time before he was

&e his home had been a secondary
@eice in their plans. He said that one of
Ae ren had told him that their first
Weke was the family of Reverend
®halkes Carter of the Jonesboro Baptist
Merch. The kidnapers said they couldn't
‘eed the home of the Baptist minister and
4 fee wound up at the Nelson residence.
end Nelson said the kidnapers
‘ee good-humored and didn’t act or
: mk harshly in his presence. One of the
@ pked with him about the fact that his
was a Methodist minister while

awakened and that communicationt
the police station had been tempore®
knocked out. Phones had been ov #”
commission for about an hour
hour covered the appointed time of
a.m. that the kidnapers were supposed®
make contact with lawmen.
An all-points bulletin was flashed #@
the missing vehicle and Reverend Nets
provided lawmen with photogra
his wife and daughter. These in tum
released to news media in hopes
might provide some information as tow Wek,
whereabouts of the kidnap victims. Be
Officers meanwhile question
Daniel Warren about his knowledge é
the plot that would have sprung himt
custody. He denied any knowledge o
kidnaping, plans for a kidnaping,
plan to get him out of jail. He readily
mitted to a polygraph test while b
questioned on the subject. Aftet
polygraph examination,’ officers

in a bag, had said: “I came all
ay tobreak in and you made it easy
hy - the back door unlocked.”
wmen, meanwhile, were

: eming down false leads and trying to get
tion that would help them track
the three men and return the
Mthees to safety. The weather, which
ked out communications at a
time in the investigation, continued
their efforts. The entire area

- feared for their safety.

, who carried a set of burglary .

alps Led

was being pelted by a chilling rain.

Shortly before9 a.m. on Thanksgiving
Day, November 22, 1973, a young couple
traveling to a festive celebration with
their family, were startled to see two
bedraggled femate figures beside
Georgia Highway 96. The two women
were obviously. in distress and the
motorist and his wife were soon being
told a harrowing tale of kidnap that had
lasted some 30 hours. Mrs. Jacqueline
Nelson and her daughter; Debbie, still
handcuffed together, were quickly taken
to the Cochran police. station. Officers
there immediately. phoned Jonesboro .
that the women were safe and several
lawmen were dispatched to the Bleckley
County seat, which is some 110 miles
southeast of the home of the kidnap vic-
tims. , :

Both Mrs. Nelson and her daughter

impressed investigators : with their
~calmness. Both said the kidnapers had
treated them well and that on two ac-
casions he offered them snacks and soft
drinks, which they refused.

Mrs. Nelson said she had nev er really
She said that on
leaving theirhome in Jonesboro, she and
her daughter had been told to lie down in
the back of the station wagon and that

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they then had been covered up with the
bedding taken from her home. —

She said then two men had gotten into
the station wagon and had driven them to
4 wooded-area near where they had been
found by the passing motorist. The two
men in the station wagon had repeatedly
told them it was for their own safety that
she and her daughtet did not see their
faces.

Mrs. Nelson ‘estimated that it was
between 3:30 and 4 a.m. Thursday mor-
ning that the station wagon was driven
into a swampy area near the Ocmulgee
River and left by their abductors. She said
they warned that they might return and
she and her daughter, blindfolded and
handcuffed together, stayed quietly in
the vehicle for some time before finally
climbing out and walking up the muddy,
rutted road until they came to the
highway.

She said at first they just peeked
around the corners of the blindfolds to
pick their way because she feared that if
the kidnapers should return they might
do so without masks and she and her
daughter would be able to see their faces.

When Reverend Nelson told officers
of the walkie-talkie carried by one of the
three men who had abducted his wife and
daughter, investigators speculated that a
fourth person likely was involved. Mrs.
Nelson confirmed this when she was
questioned, saying that the fourth man

. e

had followed the station wagon in awhite
Cadillac and that she presumed this was — ,
the same vehicle which had taken the -
three men from the wooded area.

At Mrs. Nelson's direction, officers
went to the spot on Georgia 96 where she”
had been picked up and found the -
minister's station wagon mired in mud
about three quarters of a mile from the
highway. It was immediately towed out
of the area, where it had -been covered
with heavy underbrush, to be searched
for fingerprints and anything else that’
might provide a clue to the identity of one
or more of the kidnapers. While in the
area, officers made contact w ith some
deer hunters who had.scen a white
Cadillac in the vicinity, : me

An all points bulletin was put out on
the Cadillac and meanwhile officers were
files of known criminals
who were named George Jebbie Nelson
sficers that two of the men who had
her rwother had men-

” who had

going through [D

sed her and
tioned a man named “George
been following them ina car.

Meanwhile, Reverend J ack Nelson
and his oldest daughter had been advised
that Mrs. Nelson and Debbie had been .
found and were unharmed.

Officers spent the next six hours with
the kidnap victims before they returned
them to their home in Jonesboro, where,
after a reunion with their family, they
went briefly to the front porch of the par-

* sonage where friends and newsmen were
gathered. A loud cheer rang across the
area as Mrs. Nelson and her daughter
but they declined to answer
about their ordeal.

Clayton Police Chief Howard Smith
told newsmen, however, that even if the
kidnapers had made contact with his
department he could not have bargained
for the release of Daniel Warren because
he was under the custody of aPikeCoun-
ty judge. Smith said the judge’s home had
been placed under guard. as soon as
Reverend Nelson made the demands of
the kidnapers known.

Smith also revealed that officers had
good leads on suspects in the kidnapings
and that men considered likely involved
in the abduction of the minister's wife and
daughter were also thought to be in-
volved in bank robberies in four states.

Lawmen also believed that the driver

of the white Cadillac had remained in
Jonesboro during the first hours follow-
ing the abduction of Mrs. Nelson and her
daughter. Chief Smith said he also was of
the opinion that still another accomplice
had waited near the county jail all during
Wednesday to see if Warren would be
released. He said he felt the kidnapers
realized by 2 a.m. Thursday that Warren
would not be released and the plan was
abandoned. u

With the safe return of the Nelsons, it
was decided to shift the location of the
three men charged in the Molena bank
robbery. OnFriday, November 23rd, just
three days before they were scheduled to

appeared,
questions

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New Murder Indictment

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Franklin Sheriff Arrests Birger With, Aid of Eleven Deputies: paring for Death. ot Law Is Performed. aa

= and Battery of Machine Guns—-Man Captured

Early Today. ,;CROWDS INFRONT SEVENTY-FIVE SEF —_
OF COURT HOUSE QUICK EXECUTION

. By the Associated Presse
Benton. Ill. April 22 --A nex indictment, charging Charles Birger and |! . a oa .

‘ several other members of his gang with the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of BY DON S. KESLER. Br JOHN MM. SCHOENEMAN
S West City, was returned in Franklin county circuit court here today. a few A long. narrow cell. soft clouds of = Thomas Twine. self-confessed slav-

’ hours after Birger had submitted meekly to arrest af his home in Harris- piye smoke drifting througi) the dimer ye pl acl 7
_ burg by—Sheriff-—dames Pritchard—and—ftve- deputies—-~— — ae or a + : : ane Le Jackson. exppated 1s
E 8 oWwill Oppose Release. —== light. inside a group of colored men crime on the pritfold.in tis Adams

' eae i .
_ State's Attorney. Roy Martin said : siding upright in straight-backed ~ eo ynty Jail Friday mofning a? 19.077
he would oppose release of the gang : : _chairs, and outside in the narrov -severy tninute after his body ‘Tell i

leader on bond. Prior to his arrest ‘corridor.an ever-changing gTour %: through the-trap. Twine wa

’ j ; . dead.
‘hn todav Birger was at liberty under | 7 ; cmp - lp. ..
. $40,000 bond on a similar indictment. | 1 0 OBTAIN peering self-consciously 2€-. yyine walked up the stafrs to the

in which he was the only person | ‘tween the heavy-bars! From eutsid® patform with what appeared to be’

named. His trial probably will be | ,in the jailer’s-rooms comes the ace" arnéct a “iile 99 lito face. bemg pre-
_ ne eS er the others. indicted at a | : | ION casional sound of laughter.—slignily ceded by Sheriff Kenneth Elmore.

special grand jury session vesterday. 1 nervous. laughter—breaking the mo- |

: ‘and G. P. Hanna of Epworth. ‘Ti,
were not revealed, pending arrests. jMotone of voices and» eddving the: vio has attended ‘ify-four previous

ol.' Officers Heavily Armed. Will Aa Fi ht ] ‘clouds of tobacco smoke in sudden: .. . ; ‘ 3
; y nto. ‘executions. at the..side of Twine
on Armed with three machine guns. bal | y 8 ' whorls. From inside the cell nw. | were Deputies Kirby Hill and Peter

sawed off shotgun loaded with tear) > . : | melodious Neero voices. the occasion-| Hartman. and following .were De
_ gas and pistols, Sheriff Pritchard and Presidential Elections lal a id oe bar | utles Wiliam Cox and S Sohn: harris.
~L his deputies called at Birger’s home If Ne 4] liquid laug . ; /Then came the Rev. B. N. Murréll,
,at-6:15 a. m. before the gangster had cessary. Twine alone Smiling. | pastor of the Baptist church. the Rev.
‘f= arisen. His wife admitted the offtcers An incongruous setting it seemed! p-.A. Harshaw. pastor of the Metho-
and when tnformed of their mission, ifor thé prelude to a hanging. Yet’ dist church. the Res. H. BE. Williams

no Birger sald: ; _| | By JOHN T. LAMBERT ,Jn en hour one of the men in the ‘of LaGrange. all colored. all of whom
“Well. gentlemen, I guess I'll have| Washington, April 29.—Determined | cell must hang. The incongruity of: touk a plaice on the scaffold, and the —
to. go with you.” to get farm relief “for the hard-hit the s.tnation extended to the oc-/ Rev..Charles R. Carlin. pastor of the

Sheriff Pritchard said three sub-|farmers of the West,” the big farm casional figures that peered curiou--* Unitarian church of Quincy, who re-
4) machine guns, an automatic machine lorganizations of the country will Jy tinrough the grated door. They, mained behind. . - pees we

‘gun and 12 high powered rifles were {carry their fight into the presidential folr that they should talk softly. and| Bils All Gooa B s.
vip. stacked in Birger’s room, but were elections of 1928 if necessary. * ‘yec a hasty survey of the smiling face} 6, the sieps leadir to the plat-
not removed. Such was the ultimatum hurled at. of Tommy Twine, who must hang | forn, at 1B . 2

—— ‘all political parties and prospective :'-yithin that short time, made them! rm. when asked by Sheriff Elmore
. Birger Again Indicted. |candjdates yesterday by Fred i renck- | feel ra was not necessary. tf a had anything to say, Twine
: Harrisburg, Ill., Aprt] 29.—Charles'man of the’ National “Grange and, In the corridor. the jailer. Bert: 5#@: |.
“" Birger. gang ieader, was re-arrested ' Chester H. Gray of the American Buffington, leaned against he cell: 1 made a a “agg fight. and I
‘at his home here today by Sheriff; parm Bureau Federation, following ajwall and admiringly recouni:l, 2 ready to god-. Bless all those
James 8. Pritchard of Franklin coun-!conference with President Coolidge at | TM ine’s serene actions to a newspa- | people who tried to help me and whe

n{ ty and eleven: eramepie oe nae (ee White House. | per reported and the occasional vis- | oe kind to me. I bid you all good”
th machine guns, and ta n Oo ja a Confer With President. itor. who stopped: after peering into ' ar ay —
Y Benton where*a new indictment has} Ajthough they confined their con- ithe cell. —_----—- mt -Twine hesitated for.a
Cl been returned against Birger in con-| ference with the president fa-recem-| Shortly after @ a'clock, the -Rey-D.| hen added peliew
#+ + nection —with—the—murder—of Mayorlmending reapportionment of Com- ; of the Bethel) Am. Bit £03
he! Joe Adams of West City. missioner W,,8. Hill to the- shipping | church, the Rev. N., P. Wilson of ttre}: He exe

is-{| Birger made no resistance. He W&S/board, Brenchnian and Gray. frank-} Tenth. Street U ‘Baptist. church.. rep. . He ex-
jout on $40,000 pend Pe ie = ly-revealed their farm relief plans to, and the Rev. B. , Murrell ot the / pressed ® desire to shake hands with

}Benton on a charge 0 ¥ iN ithe newspaper correspondents. ‘+ Eighth and Elm Baptist church, were ‘around him.
er:the murder of Mayor bans who weal They -t ushered through the p ; IB ll young colored man named
Sita friend OF the Tival Snelror Bang lecutives a their organizations od into Twine's cell, ra E-ORLOOU, “WHIRS i aniook
sters. ‘the Farmers’ Union. Which -haye a|ing with a friend, Martin McPike. A! hands. more shaken than the princi —
as, aan ar we | font membership of 3,000,000 farm- short time later the four visitors) sgt) Pal in the tragedy. saci
SS RUTH LAW WILL ‘ers, will meet here in October to pre- | with Twine, who —r talked ane ek ees cer aan his arms “= :
f.! ‘pare a farm-relief program for sub- | laughed with them. Later Capt. Sam: accomplished by
cd) TRY NON-STOP __ {mission to the annual conventions of | Shumaker appeared and was admit- ' incr hg Mice _ Hartman, and~
rep |the organizations this fall. ted. . iP er ore, with Hanna sapervig-

! PARIS FLIGHT ‘' “The program thus ratified wil] be} Twin'’s request for a pink carna,:Ingthe procedure. ses
ej \presented to congress.” said Brenek-,j tion was answered with .the bringing” The physicians called-in attendance
Ms yo Pi_Desire for Man, “and, if unsuccessful there, will}to the cell of several by Sheriff Bi-. were Doctors C. D. Center,, Warren '
5-1. chicago. Apt ae eae be taken directly into the national |mote.' Twine selected one.of these: F. Pearce. Joseph Blomer, and Rag.
“ne more thrill” has prompted Ruin ventions of the political parties;and it was pinned on his left coat | Mercer. Dr. Center a pe >
Law. pionger sviatrix. {0 bry ae, K next summer and. after that-into the | lapel. together with a long fern frond under’ the platform whilethe: 2
25.000" prize tar a nonstop New York ona campaign,” he sald: ‘which projected grotesquely over his' and cap were adjusted. _ eae
ro ene Vee it fivin= tive! Farmers Need Relief. shoulder. Execution Was Simple.

thy

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‘THRONG * ;

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of the Ghic Baal ce Ae Suh
rew himself in ’ - . i, Le
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“: WOMAN. PLACES
“SNYDER BLAME,
ON HER LOVER

(Continued from Page 1)

“When she-came to, the, deed was)
done’and the Wloody print of Gray oe
hand was on her breast.*

Hazelton said. Gray then told the /:
; woman that she must “help in the |

INGER :

EGE HALL: -

cad for Next

ok } , ;
t Final | arvana aa ‘because they wereboth |
ert | “He plarined the alib! and then re- |

vealed that the insurance was his|
_ ee 'motive. She knew. at last that not!
{love of her, but only love of money |
atidience"had actuated him. She became ter- |

lable seats in thé rifted. For she knew that she was i
‘orinm to encoure
in like ventures, | ster.’

‘an of music at) Hazelton ‘worked himself tnto a.
inced. .Thussday, frenzy of oratory and became 50 real-
ert given by Jose ; istic that he tore off his own collar.
course for NO |

“

heent

in the address and seemed to tke;
pleasure tn it. Gray listened atten-
tively. and remained slumped in his!
chair. Once he glared at Hazelton. |

baritone; the j
hor; the are

we Macbeth are |

‘hasers of season.|_- “Type That Faints Easily.” 1-4

ar each. This! When the lawyer told of his client
nade. possible by. | fainting. Gray remarked:

has been given! “She is the type of woman who |
car.. of which, faints easily.’ Then the spectators |
aan the last.: burst into a sudden laugh.

ns in-the hall. | Samuel Miller, speaking for Gray |
( ostume. said it would be shown Crray’s confes- |
‘ond appearance; sion~ was’ obtained -under duress. |
was greeted raps; Gray, he said, was not of rational :

“ho heard him! mind and was “hopelessly intox!- |

cated” at the time of the crime and !

new ones.
fominine fancy | Was | _‘dominated by @& will not his:

he appears in
fume and sings |
written vw be
balcony in
and prosaic |
faney wings its .
romance and a!
neg in the moons ,

“He had no motive for crime, n a
any intent. Hé was dominated b!
‘cool, dominating, deadly, cecaeval
inhuman woman.

“Gray will tell his own storv.”

(re)
nas
a
hips

By DAMON RUNYON

Universal Service Staff Correspondent

_of songs were) Long Island City, N. Y., April 29.-
and were for the Today we will endeavor to chisel,

and Mextear+

Mrs. Snyder showed .great interest |

lunder the marble mask and get a:

het t _| peak at the soul, if any, of Mrs, |
the “aphing. oer, 1 Ruth B gwn weit '
, fe “world at;
and... Mole Mic ant {fast fliose in-t

Bae large who may
Oi tng for the soul ,
woman, who-«f the

y “rs > piled up enough evidence to. burn:
\ Melichi tel pers ithem both to death in the electric |

s ‘chair, for the butchery of the wom-
jan’s husband, Albert Snyder.

Tt, is mainly evidence buut around
land supporting the blood chilling
and gave two | confessions on the pair. Now the |
Mr. San- ;Woman and the crumpled little corset
1 interesting one, }Salesman. their once piping hot pas-
lr was so warmly |S8ion colder than a dead man’s toes,
was compelled to , begin trying to save their respective |
rach group. It. Skins at Sing Sing. each trying to

to hear. Mr. (Shove the other into the room with
ening’g program. | the little door.

ta an end a). What did Mrs. Snyder say about

concerts, pro- | the confession of Gray's—that
.appa Alpha fra- | aay I asked her attorneys to-

> Jer | day
‘oliege. | Pechaps: “Well, let's see she said he—" be-
but no less de-;88n Dana Wallace, the buzzing, bust-
numbers. The. ling little man who sits at Mrs. Sny-
next year prom- ,der’s side in the court room when he
enjovable series, lisn't on his feet, which 1s seldom.

e is putting “She said—well, wait now until I

what she said.” put in Ex-

Vazeltan the nther attorney

peoniss also ®&
sed accompanti-

| recall

Trrdan

a price which

‘in tne prosecution).
iand everybody, for whom I offer my ,

2 Hanged Today.

Tr the power of & mercenary “mon="} 1

own.’ i

WALKS CALMLY _

THOMAS TWINE_

TO SCAFFOLD;
DIES QUICKLY

(Continued from rage 1)

am going nome: I-am going to a land

-that all fs got-te-pay:--
‘friend (referring to those who alded'

“no trouble. !
Good

where there is no pain.
‘and. it is a sweet, sweet place.
; Bre. Your bro--F:-F:
tt-a tetter-to-his- “counsel. James P
‘Nielson, of some four pages, this ts;
taken, which expresses the state of
mind of Twine toward the close:

‘I am going to leave vou all, and
T am going to a better world. I have
imade my peace with God, and He its
calling:tmie home. I am paying a debt
- -am-thetr+

God Bless each;

‘prayers. IT am going home.”

with enthusiast :
wns generous in ¢ a eer ‘the mate of New York ,
“ve manv old fa- be true—well deserves the ttle of:
in a Little Spans '“The Bloody Blonde.”
iche ta " Jezebel, Mrs. Borgia, female fiend,
nlunent and gor- | daughter, of the devil, or a woman
lana remains an falsely aecused—whatever she = may
“delicion. tenor be, Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder stepped
real musiman- |t0 the bar of old John Law today a3
terpretation, A! witness in her own behalf.
perhaps, a trifle, State Is Confident.
ecinely sweet for | The state rested its case against
Mppealmng to that. Mrs. Snvder_ and her pallid ; para-
vein of senti- smour. Henry Judd Gray, at ll 27 yes-
ny every heart. | terday morning, confident that it has

To his jatler. H. Buffington. and his |

cellmates, he left this written mes-;

sage- behind, to be opened after his:
death:

“Being a prisoner of the Adams,
‘county court house. I wish to thank,
the jailer, Mr. H. Buffington, and my
.cellmates for the kindness shown me
| while there.”

Many Officers Present.

There were many sheriffs, deputies.
policemen and special] railroad agents
here to witness the execution, they
; making up a large percentage of the
| spectators. the total running perhaps

| seventy-five or more.

Most of the officers were tnter-

, ested in the working of the scaffold.

some of them for the reason. they
may be called upon shortly to per-
fprm a similar service. They asked
many questions of-G. P. Hanna, who
gave them such information as they
desired. All were particularly
pressed: with the manner in whic
the scaffold here was arranged.

—_ =

DOOMED MAN 2
UNCONCERNED

”

THUSE Took | o the i , more. than to
‘room. Ab effective les

| paper.

| teach abstract: politics, but as the.

‘the press has not been the effective

ne -ARTIFICIALEY—-*

im,t

Papers to Awaken Po.” oe
“litical Thought... a

the forum: ‘the pulpit Or the clasts. Hs:

e-Fe7ie

wb of Maryland told the "
‘Of advertising of the Probe Newa-

Publishers’. association ~ ast:
| night. :

, Discussing the “decay of iiteresk: 4
‘in Political | “thinking,” Governor

!
Oo UOC UNE 6DTess (OC

‘nation “not necessarily to. preach and.”

‘most effective agency there is to as--
isert and exert tts enormous power.”
‘of publicity, in an endeaver,. cn ponainat
'selection, direction..creation and em-
phasis, to reawaken the slumbering ‘-
political consciousness of our people.”

“If political thinking is at a jow_.
lebb,” he said, “may tt not be because -

agency it might be to bring it heck
to its high estate?”

Touching ort “the. power of pube .
‘licity,’ Governor Ritchie mentioned
:the letter ‘written by Governor Smith
‘in answer to the open letter of
Charles'C. Marshall. ins which Gove. .
“ernor Smith summed up his

“as an American Catholic.”. the “|
‘Smith letter, Governor Ritchie said, . |.
‘was “one of the historic monuments
.of “free government and one of the -
4 heroic the fig
liberty.”

‘at

KEPT LIVING;
BOY IS BETTER.

oe =

Roanoke. Va. _ April 29.1}
| slight improvement was noted today
1in the condition of Walter L. Boothe,
18-vear-old farm boy who has been” *:
kept alive by artifictal respiration for, «f
‘mare than a week. es

The adjustment of a dislocated ver ns
| tebra, cause of his paralytic condition,
seemed to have had a beneficial ef« *-*
‘fect and he told the friends who --*
; have struggled to keep his’ body sup-_
| plied with life-giving oxygen, that he
was able to breathe a little =

“I'm trying to give you # little“
help now,” he said. “Sometimes I can
get a little air in,”but I cannot. ‘force
it out.’

Attending physicians declined to.
surmise what the end. would be, req...
garding the possibility of the lad’s
lungs functioning normally once again
as remote.

FIFTH DISTRICT 4!
IS IN DEADLOCK ;

dari

- ow

" Decator, Th.,. Apri 29 aad fred
taking 352. ballots. to nominate a third’
candidate for judge. the fifth jue
| dicial district Republican, cornventior
| Thursday night suspended the

rule and permitted delegates to vote .

as they would, without breaking

yee

aan ber & uw

bers Mr.
) Interesting one,
was so warmly’
is compelled to |
ach group.
1 hear
INS program. |
' to an
concerts, pro-:
ippa Alpha fra-,
lege. Perhaps |
© appearance of ;
1 ono fess de-}
numbers.
ext year prome |
njovable
“P18 putting be- |
a price which
all to enjoy the
are household |

BROS.
‘ARADE
‘NN PARK ||

u park, the Rob- |
ving circus will!
Its 200 wild ant- ,

its three herds
of camels, rein-
raphernalia. The
ers will be garbed
costumes of the |

tised as the big- |
id giving a street.
the fact that it;
lay {ft was not
have the parade ;
but, weather:
° given around |
ldwin instead.
! features of the |
of foreign acts |
in this country
1¢ leaders of the
Raul - Saurez
ARAN. . They..are
inasts. of a high
nderful account

Ligazeed troupe
se all the way
irrived last Jan-
eak English, ‘but

nanner that 1s

Matsumato .fam-
Japan. This
ners, all of the
n playing in the
irs and is made
rst Magnitude.
300 horses and
ormance two re-
The first is the
‘anta Claus ~ in
ne other ts the
\merica.”
ost entertain-
nrenagerie where
‘ elephant in the
qd. He weighs a
bo Then there
world famous
welghs three
fis only thirty.
“alned two thou-
the witifer and
sinds of food a

‘AL
CARROLL

aefriice \
at)
producer, wilh be

1 penitentiary
permits, it was!
‘ment of Justice |

x Carroll’ at

pital have made }

rrPVEONnt

nin mre -

‘recall

San. ;Woman and ‘the crumpled little corset
jsalesman, their once piping hot pas-
}sion colder than a dead man’s toes, |
begin trying to save their respective |
skins at Sing Sing: each

the little door.

B PUA EIA) Ad OPPO debs 44d UK Cheese

there to witness the execution, they

trving

fprm a similar service. They asked

squawk?” T asked her attorneys to-| many questions of-G. P. Hanna, who

day.

“Well, let's see she satd he— be- | desired.
gan Dana Wallace. the buzzing. bust- |
The Iing httle man who sits at Mrs. Sny-
der's side in-the-court room when he
series, | isn't on his feet. which is seldom.
“She said—well. wait now untill I
she said.”
Judge Hazelton, the other attorney
for the woman, who its as busy as!
Wallace, but who seems to have. more
His seems ta be
profoundly legal mind of the restive |}—-——~—

what

repose.
pair.

rgave them such information as they
All were particularly im
| pressed’ with the manner in which
' the scaffold here was arranged.

'DOOMED MAN _
~ UNCONCERNED
OVER FATE

(Continued from Page 1)

”

put in Ex-

the more; ©

-| large lips performed the right convo-

They seemed, at a loss for words. lutions. but the heavy lidded eyes}

“Did she say he is a rat?” I sug-/ didn't behave so well. The proces-

| gested, and they both brightened.
“Well I suppose it would amount to | the cell door.

“| sion, now led by Twine, appeared at
Twine wanted to “say

that in your language.” replied Wal- | good-bye to the boys” and so the pro-
Jace «what..did he mean “my” lan- | cession turned down, the. corridor past
guage’. “only she didn't use that;the bull-pen. The array of faces

term.”

“And to Think Tt Loved—"
“No, no,’ chimed in Hazelton. “Not |

Tat

"She. said, in substance, ‘and
‘think I once thought I loved that—

I -think she
means something
: poolroom.”’ Wallace concluded, . “Or

Well
that

that--.’
word

coward.”

“Do you think she
nerve on the stand?" I asked.
“Yes,” they both answered, in unf!-

son.

hasn't any

I am inclined to think so, too.
Whatever else she may lack, which
seems to be plenty, the woman ap-
peats to have nerve. or maybe she
nerves.

\along the bars presented a mixture
| of emotions as the procession passed.
At the far end tt paused. Hands
were thrust through the bars and
were clasped by Twine. “Good-bye.
Be good,” he admonished with a
smile, in a clear voice.
- Does Exactly As Bidden.
“Where's Williams?” he asked. Wtl-
liams, it seemed, was asleep.
him up!" grinned Tommy. But here
the farewells were momentarily in-
terrupted ‘as’ Hanna, in a mild voice,
explained to Twine that he had
marked a line with chalk on the trap
of the scaffold and that it, woujd
make things lots easier for all con-
cerned if he would just step on the
chalk lines when he was told to take

to|

used a
like

wil keep her |

It is about: the

“Get

eee bb eee 1 bebe te tom we

| garding the possibility ‘of the . ad's
lungs functioning normally once again:
as remote. - ‘ ta) easter

FIFTH DISTRICT °%
1S IN DEADLOCK. **
OVER JUDICIARY. °

4 Decathr. Iil..~ April 29. dihahiter 77
| taking 352 ballots.to.nominate a third °).2%
feandidate Yor judge. the fifth jue=“z
i dicial district Republican, ee
' Thursday night. suspended the unit 3,
| rule and permitted delegates to vote
las they would, without breaking

| deadlock that began early Thursday,

wes Lbbee

tee

second, when the delegates recesse¢
for half an hour shortly after m me
_ Judges Franklin H. Boggs of Chamtai:
paign. and James 8. Baldwin of Des:

catur were renominated—on-the fir
ballot. Then began | the .-deadiae’

which was ‘still on Friday. :

ST. LOUIS POLICE “===
HUNT AGED MAI

St. Louis.- Mo..--Aprit= 29;-=( pes
Search here revealed no trace Jes
night of Frank Marion iy:
whom Mrs. Winifred Harris, 3
|. barber shop ‘proprietress, 8 ns
\ feared*was kidnaped. © = ===
ee eee ee ee tee ee
city directory an mn. at.
4487 Co Botitant..piacs’ hace
| address Kiven ‘by Mrs. Harris as tha!
of Scott. failed to show:he lived ‘
Residents. in the neighborhood skid:

thev knew of no one by- that_namé., :

‘- Bua Rehegutes. * ive

the black ears morning: 6 Maren Be

Earl Carroll, |

same thing. .

In any event. she has never for a
«moment cowered like. her once-gallus
‘little pal of those loving days before

his place. Hanna-demonstrated with
his own feet on_the corridor floor. |

2 Peewee

and Twine smiled as he assured him | quincy” ;

Gotng

ainv

Hanging heads, puzzled looks. but Kinderhook |. ’.

+She has been cold, calm, contemptu-

[= punta ORT, TRL

ay 8 ee y A
to Jatksopville.
oe ne we aan ‘ae

| ous, gugiy, ANgTS but neyex shrinking, | exerswhere foendliness and a warm | Barr: ats
;save perhaps in that little walk to| handclasp, met Twine as t strange fputeetTe -
{and from the court between the re-'| procession moved slowly down the/ moreno 922202200523

cesses. She then passed before the | corridor. Twine's voice weakened af-j Winchester . .
| hungry eves of the spectators. ~~ ~! ter the first few “Good~byes” -and . ta}
That secms to be her most severe} the last a mere motion of the dark)
{ordeal. She grips her black corded | lips sufficed as farewell. .
silk’ coat in front with both hands; Back in front of the open door, y,Wgereer,
| and seems to hasten. her eyes straight | to his own cell Twine was mét by the zrnnville . ....;

‘ahead. .However, wé shall see about | group that had been with him in the! Riggston . .

j that nerve tomorrow. icell during the final hour and they! pinchester - . s.ssees HF
' Tt is already a complete sell-out as | Joined the procession as it moved Out|Detrott 2 0.0.2.6... :

/Sam Harris, or some of the other |through the Jailer’s room and ‘inte | Pistafield .
theatrical producers who sat in court| the hallway turned for the day into’ xinderioor

j today. might put it. Standing room execution room. ;Platnville . . ..
° ¢ ths ‘ . i '
, Wail be at that well known premium: ‘Twine walked with a smile. It was Payson nip?

/ as it was today when ladies and gents

iggatc 8 ttn
ecailoe 4

weeee

Going West to Quiney.
AM

enade-s
aaesss

serene

Te ?

seeesseeases

Po NG rene et

at ae
et me
«

OD one ee neo ot BD BD.

| an embarrassed and uncomfortable.
| group that accompanied him to the
iscaffold steps. but Twine appeared

* trod on one another's toes as they el-
' bowed and .prfshed.for a better peep

“GEM CITY BUS LINE.
Going. East to Beardstown.
AM AM . PP,

eee uns valssey Uainibetdten | the least concerired of all..One,won- Leaves Bh Datty oy
Y : ‘ - x Sus
| The session yesterday must have! Gered if after all there was not a bit. -— om 318
: y ave, of childish delight in the mind of gyi ‘co Ree
i been uninteresting «to0” those who! : : Fowler . . .
; : the man over being so much the: Paloma 10.18 400 _
‘came hoping to hear A little dirt. The | f thi d af hat one: Costsburg —.. 1920 4.08:
; State swiftiv closed up its case by tn- | center GE STTLENGS. OT ter that on “Camp Polnt . 1930 «64.18
ltroducing a number of witnesses | ahi ones A pled Ss spev gay | Clayton 10.43 ‘ ane
from Syracuse to sweep out the last | See SES OE DBREINES. UNTY SBD ge. Mherting. 1.58 Re $3
| vestiges of CGiraws alibis. if any re-} must become philosophers eae $% " «9 4
imatned ‘These witnesses tneluded Se: ushville § :
PleasantView 831 12.06 8B.
\Haddon Gray. a schoolmate of Henry MRS. CARRINGTON... Predericka 900 tase 8
{ d's ough no relat i Ar Beardstn ;
Piatt, a [rind af Medien Gtay, RECEIVES $25,000 * °°" ooine west vo au

| Platt, a friend of Haddon Gray. |
i They both frankiy admitted help- |

ling Henry Judd out in the perpetra-; CHICAGO, April. 30. -UP) Mrs.

Anna Walsh Carrington. who two Beardstown;

ytion of his alibl. éven to the extent of | oe 4 ; - — Frederick

idestroving evidence. and neither was; Weeks ago received a divorce from. pleas View

very happy asctoey sat in the stand. Col. Edward Carrington. of New York. : Rushville

‘They held nothing back. though ad-! Wealthy clubman, received only $25.- aT aisitos P

‘vised bx Jusfice Townsend Scudder ; 900 instead. of the $300.000 she asked /Timewell a

‘that they had certain rights as wit-! for. Paulus Koenig. Carrington’s at- : Clayton | , z1s 4

i nesses : ‘torney announced here yesterday. “Came e aay.
Henry Judd. wert. head down, asi Koenig said Col. Carrington told! paloma ...74 8.

usual never gianeed up as he heard: him to make public : the settlement! Fowler ..
his boyhood friend testify, and Had- ‘after hearing reports that Mrs. Car- |
proved in his ‘testimony | rington said she recetved interest for

trust fund. .The

;don Gray
ithat he was abeour as good a friend asi life on a $250. tj0 P
wen ul. ;

Leaves Daily Dat
ExSua :

ly Daily
Ex8n

between. Quincy and Mt.
| incy 03) P. M., arrive a§ 1

eek,

aA man could hope to have. Both | $25,000 he said. - for solici Abe 7

| Haddon Grav and Platt denied that! fee®~alimony, and all expenses’ and.
os ae re : ==,

’

POC RAUL WAIL A LOH basse ssa ses

- been returned against Birger. “in_con- | ference with
1 mene meee th

yo
1° ' Joe Adams of West City.
-| Birger made no resistance. He was
‘out on $40.000 bond pending tria] at
| Benton on a charge of penser ig in
ri the murder of Mayor Adams. who was
-a friend of the rival Shelfon gahast

* tere.

| ROT Ht LAW WILL
TRY NON-STOP
"PARIS FLIGHT!

the newspaper correspondents.

ecutives of their
‘the Farmers’
a ! joint members
‘ers, will meet here in October to pre-
‘pare a farm-relief program for sub-

organizations mer

|the organizations this fall.
“The program thus ratifted wil] be
! presented to ‘congress.

AiLnoUgN-tney conlined their won|

Union. which have aling with a friend. Martin McPike. A!
hip of 3.000.000 farm- | short time later the four visitors} sat

{mission to the annual conventions of | allah appeared and was admit- |

said Brengk- tion was answered with the bringing.

Shortly after 8 niclock, the ‘Reve D-

into Twine's cell, where he sat talk-

up
, hands, more satin than the princt-
pal tn the tragedy.
The work of strapping his arms and
Later Capt. Sam: legs was quickly accomplished by. ‘

with Twine, who smoked, talked and
laughed with them.

Deputies Cox, Hill, Hartman,. and“
| Sheriff Elmore, with Hanna superyi:.

Twin's request for a pink carna,: ing the procedure.
The physicians called: m-ettendance |

“nics __.P)—Desire for an. “and. if unsuccessful there. bit .
mee en Ape. Fe prompted Ruth be taken directly into the national |‘more. Twine. selected one..of these; F. Pearce. Joseph Blomer, and Ray.
Law, pioneer aviatrix. to try for the conventions of the political parties oe it was pinned on his left coat; Mercer. Dr. Center took a place.
next summer and. after that: into the | lape

$25.000 prize-for a nonstop New York
to Paris flight ; | national
Miss Law. who uit. flyin ive | ;
’ vears ago to settle into bungalow do- ; ‘We are for anybody who will give
mesticity at. Beverly Hills. Cal.. APs lus what We want. The farmers want
“her husband, Charles Oliver, stopped relief because.they need if. If the |
in Chicago yesterday enroute to ‘New getting of it cuts off the head of one
York She said a New .York org andidate and enthrones
ation has offered to finance. he j that is a’ mere incident. to us.” |
ithe trans-Atlantic flight. ; But he declared that “a Spirit..of
“So T am on my way East. and ex- | compromise is in the air between_t
pect to land in Paris early in July.’ j friends and the opponents_of t
she said.
fore I settle down permanentty to! fee

ae oe ae made the wal ACTRESS. sy
GIVEN SHORT

campaign,” he said:
Farmers Need Relief.

eae

‘non-stop flight between Chicago and
New York. breaking the world’s con-
, tinuous flight RecOre up to that. ti:

3,000 REFUGEES adie
TAKEN FROM LEVEE: Los Angeles. “April 29.—Dorothy

Mackaye. actress and widow of Ray

vat Seryvrces

Ry?
Washington,

nite
April 29.—Three thou-
-'sand © refugees. marooned on_ the
levee for days with no means of ComMpoun
making Known their plight, were dis- after the fact att
covered at Red Fork Landing, Ark, eT husband's death .
by a Red Cross worker who landed a erage ie and hi granted un- |
there in a hvdroplane. officials here til May to maké her plea.
1 announced vesterday.
~™ Hundfeds of messages to relatives”
'oand fnends were passed out-on-a@long :
pole by the anxious refugees to Earl:
Kilpatrick. assistant director of re-
Jhef, who was in the hydroplane.

arraigned here vesterday

eourt by her father. on whose arm
she, Jeaned heavily
proceedings. Dr. Walter
who was indicted on
charges. was also civen a
ance imtil the same date.
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blows administered in a fist fight:
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CONTINUANCE |

Raymond, musical comedy star. was. ‘jailer. who was
before |merve and his behavior while a pris-
Judge. Charles Burnell on charges of ;,oner.
ding a felony and accessory |
connection with Deputy Kirby Hull appeared at they
She asked foricell door. and with a&-smile-“Fommy

Miss Mackaye was’ accompaniéd to | walk” with him.

during the court | Kirby,
i 'anixiously,
: Kirby's through the bars.
continue,
ttt be because I carrt help tt.”

‘to his friends in the cell.

are accused of | Hee

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valued at $1300 1S; tye had.” Bert Buffington continued |
stolen here to-.the reporter.
t. early yesterday inorning from the of- | tell
His office every hittle thing.

the vacuum for three! ‘addressing the reporter

Paul The Pan-American good will fliers {jailer’s room qutside, and a quiet.
| finishing their long Journey through- stern-faced little cavalcade appeared

, ho i cas this motping for Langley ‘it was led by Sheriff Elmoré, and |;

Major H. A. Dergue. commanding. | ‘Hill, Pete Hartman and William ©ox, | .
announced just before taking to the’ and Q. P. Hanna, tramgman extraor- :

praabaiele in the court yard Twine came,

to the cell door at about 9:45 with a executions. remarked that
“I want one more thrill be- } | Nary- -Haugen bill and its equalisation smiling request: ‘less gruesome, with fewer.

‘watches. _

1. together with a long fern frond under’ the platform while- the -no0ee
which projected grotesquely over his” and cap were adjusted. — :
shoulder. Execution Was Simple. °
Asks. For Friends. ; When everything. was in readiness.
For the next twenty minutes the. Sheriff Elmore sprung the trap and
men _ in the jailer's room outside could’ the body plunged downward for a
jhear the occasional sound of dpep-: drop of.reven and a half feet. Dr. >>
mellow. Negro laughter as Center immediately applied his steth. —
Twine talked with his friends ana ascope. and seven minutes later Pro~
spiritual counselors: Spying ‘a friend. nounced life extinct -
“Those who have witnessed similar: aed
this was

of “the |
“Bert.” he said to his jailer. Bert., horrors... that-aeually 2
Buffington. “there's True Osgood out- i necessarily grim: affair. of this kgnd.
Only the platform on which the vice")
“Sure. Tommy.” Bert promised him. ‘tim stood, and the steps: leading up
and soon True was ushered inte-the! to it were visible: to tne a
cell. where he was met with g smite’ The top team which held the
and warm hanedclisp;~ ‘Cigaréts: were anderen: “Theres ssf:
produced: and ‘blue smoke floated until put in use. and the steps for the °
‘through the bars, .eddying ints “tea, most part. hid the body. after it dige:——-
corridor where the newspaper re- appeared through, the trap. r=
porter smoked and chatted with the - There wac scercely a gasp frem the.
eulogizing Twine’s many officers and spectators crowded =i
in the-sorridor and. as-they continued °
'to- occupy the seats-provided. Sheriff
‘ Elmore ‘had te ask them. to leave.
Jury Oul-of Sight.
The jury picked by Sheriff Elmore.
uired undef the law. were out of
sig nt of Uhe spectators. being placed *
“on either side of the scaffolds “be-
-yond the door of the-earridor. re
This jury’ composed of B. Hoarty,
+Frank..Heckenkanip.. Harry-L—Them-—
as. E. P, Behrensmeyer, Earl McNeall.
Wernsr VonBurg, John White; Fred, -
Simmons. John E. Parke. R. E. Dick,
J.P. Nielson aad Garl Grimmer. were -
‘present when the body of Twine was
‘taken down and- iben signed the °
sheriff's return. which ‘was ta.the.
effect that he ‘had carried put. the, ©
sentence of the-¢ourt. It was ‘also
signed by the-attending chica
sand the several deputies ici-
pated, and finally by the ol { him-

’

For the “Last. Walk.”

He
take

had re-
the “last

,greeted him warmly.
quested that Kirby

“You're going. through with me. 3
all the wav?" asked Tommy
while his ‘hand ctasped

“You bet I am, Tommy —if I don't
said +
Tommy turned back
The Rev.
C. R. Carlin appeared in the jail
room and was admitted to the cell.
was greeted as othets hac been.
joined the chattering circle.

As the hour neared 10 o'clock. the
voice of Sheriff Elmore carrie®”
through from the--execution room. i self.
“Stop all smokihg.” Those in the
lcorridor before the cell could hear: , / hs certaf{cate will he. turned over

. ... to Lee Donles, clerk of the ctreult
‘the edict. and = shifted nervously. » .
glancing = surreptitiously ats their | (court, who wat make tt.@ part of the

Twihe and his companions | Mea Td canoe —
apparently did not hear. ' Arthur Dau herty ted ¢
“Tommy's been the best 8 presen hee
Sheriff Elmore a letter from Twine's
other Louisiana. Mo. asking that
the body be turned over to him to be
tsenf to his old home, where he wift--—
be buried Saturday from the little
church where his father many years .
‘ago preached, and where Tommy at-"
;tended Sunday. schaal...
The body was placed in a tempor«

the big’ deputy.

prisoner

‘And I want you to
the people that He's - never
asked for much. and has appreciated |

Deputy Hill left the corridor after ,
and jailer
with!” "Tf T had the nervecthat boys

got Td walk right up and” smack ' a
Gene Tunney on the nose.’ ary casket and taken to the’Daugh:

( “Tommy and I have had a lot of Sao ae
un with visitors lately.” grinned the’ to Loutsiana Friday afternoon.
vJailer. “When they'd come down to ke cap.was not remeved in the
see. him I'd lead them right by his | of either the officers or
cell here and také them on back to | Center announced ex the
see Jodie Allen. Tommy: got a; big , had been broken.

. When the body was prought
; the east, door of the. court, no

kick out of it every time.”
Jment to be placed in the fune

Sheriff's Company Arrives.
A sudden hush descended upon the

h.the door into the cell room. } clear the
contained ‘besides Deputies. Kirby

The lever releasing the ceif < door |
p entered the cell. |

to-smite as he held

out ar? wrists for oF handcuffs., The “a

draathaie

_ SF. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle

San Francisco Examiner

Career criminal welcomes

By Jean Davidson

CHICAGO TRIGUNE.

CHESTER, Tl. — Charles Walker
squinted thoughtfully at the cigarette be-
- tween his tobacco-stained fingers and

said: “] ain’t never shed a tear. Not for
‘them I killed, and not for me.”
An unremorseful Walker wants to die,
too. au
_ Jf Walker gets his wish, a potent blend
of barbiturates will course through his
veins on May 10.

This month, the Illinois Supreme Court
ruled that Walker was mentally compe-
tent to waive further appeals and set a
fourth, and apparently final, execution

_ date. Unless Walker changes his mind and
asks the federal courts or the governor to
intervene, it appears that he will become
‘the first person to be executed in Illinois
Since 1962.

Walker, who killed two people during a
$40 robbery, contends he is exercising his
legal rights by refusing further appeals of
his 1984 death sentence. At 47, he has
spent almost half his life behind bars, and

he says he doesn’t want to die in a cell.

“‘T've put a lot of gray on my mom’s
head, and I’ve caused a lot of people grief
and worry and pain,” Walker said in a
death row interview. “A lot of people fear
death. I don’t. I’ve always been a daredev-
il.”

Capital punishment was designed for
career criminals like Walker, prosecutors
say. But death-penalty opponents and psy-
chological experts believe that in his hur-
ry to the hangman, Walker is asking the
state to commit suicide for him. It is rare

for a condemned man to volunteer for

execution, but not unprecedented.

“One way or another, capital punish-
ment is a form of suicide,” said Dr. Ber-
nard Diamond, a forensic psychiatrist and
professor at the Boalt Hall School of Law
at UC-Berkeley. “But it may be a rational
choice from his point of view.

“He’s perfectly aware that with his
crime and his record, he will die in pris-
on,” said Diamond, who was a defense
witness in Sirhan Sirhan’s trial for the
assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy. “A
lot of people feel it’s better to die sooner
than to spend a hopeless life with no

Fe 3 A =,

chance of release.”

The most infamous such criminal was
Gary Gilmore, who demanded death be
fore a Utah firing squad in 1977. Gilmore
became a national figure because he was
the first son to oid a after ihe

‘A lot of people
fear death. | don’t.
i've always been a
daredevil’

— Charles Walker
U.S. Supreme Court overturned all state

death-penalty statutes as arbitrary and.

unfair in 1972.

The high court lifted its prohibition in
1976, and 37 states now allow the death
penalty. Since Gilmore’s death, 94 con-
victs have been executed. The con-
demned numbered 1,982 nationwide at
the end of 1987.

“The first execution in a state is always
a tragic and significant event,” said Ben

with Illinois executione

Wolf, an attorney with the American Civil
Liberties Union in Chicago. “Once the
state gets its hands bloody by executing
somebody who wants to die, it is not a big
step to execute the next person, who
might not want to die.”

Walker, who leaves his windowless cell
only- to shower and receive once-a-week
visitors, said he has been a loner for as
long as he can remember.

Before he reached his teens, Walker
began drinking heavily and committing
burglaries to get money for liquor. He
dropped out of high school at 15, and was
in and out of prison on burglary charges
until 1969, when he got into a gunfight
with police. He lost his right eye in the
shootout and served another decade in
prison.

Alcohol, Walker said, fogs his recollec-
tion of June 18, 1983, when he murdered
Kevin Paule, 21, and Sharon Winker, 23, a
Mascoutah couple who planned to be mar-
ried.

“It was a sunny day and hot — in the
80s,” Walker said. “I had been fishing for
bass at the reservoir and then I went
down to Silver Creek to catch some cat-

fish. I was drinking. I had drunk a couple
six-packs and a half-pint of vodka.”

Paule, a janitor, and Winker, a pre-
school teacher, set up lawn chairs at the
edge of the wooded banks and cast their
lines near Walker. He said he struck upa
conversation — “small talk, like the
weather” — and then decided to rob the
couple.

“I was out of beer and I wanted some

- more money so! could buy some,” Walker

said. He pulled a .25-caliber pistol from his
back pocket, took $40 from Paule and tied
the couple to trees, facing each other.

“He (Paule) said, ‘I know you — you're
Charlie Walker.’ SoI shot them. First him,
then her. I didn’t feel that much. I wasn’t
angry or scared. I just wanted to get away.
I didn’t want to go back to prison.” ©

Walker plans to pass his last days as he
passes every day, crocheting, watching
television news and documentaries,

“What was the worst thing that ever
happened to me?” Walker grinned in an-
swer to a question. “When I got sen-
tenced. They were betting 10-to-1 at the
courthouse that I’d get death. Not much
of a bet. I knew it, too.”

' a witness to prevent him or her from testifying.
Walker is scheduled to become the first person
executed not because his appeals have been ex- —
hausted but because he resisted legal intervention .
on his behalf after his first, automatic appeal to.

8 1985.20 so

* Hf.other-executions follow, it’will be more be
cause the appeals of other inmates have been Just --
oF bout exhausted in the federal courts, said James. ~

Haddad, a Northwestern University law professor.
“But in Indiana; when Steven Judy was electro-

| cuted, there wasn’t any rush to mass executions,”

.. Haddad said. LP RE me
_ | 2° Judy, who died in Indiana’s electric chair in
1981, was the first person executed in that state
after it reinstated the death-penalty in 1977. The
second, William Vandiver, was executed in 1985.
No one has been executed since. . ai
Judy and Vandiver, both convicted killers, also
- chose to abandon appeals. There are 49 men and
2 women now on Indiana’s Death Row.
Among other neighboring states, three—lIowa,
Wisconsin and Michigan—have no death penalty.
_ Missouri uses the same type of lethal-injection
machine that Illincis intends to use Wednesday.

Missouri has executed five convicted killers since
its current death-penalty law was approved by the
legislature in 1977. Four have been executed this
year—the latest, a man convicted of five murders,
was put to death on Aug. 31. There are 71 men
and 2 women awaiting execution in that state.

Haddad and other lawyers also don’t think that

rr So ee ee = et

Walker’s execution will shorten the time it takes the

courts to consider the appeals of other inmates.

- Most inmate appeals, lawyers say, raise issues spe-
cific to their trials—the competence of the trial

-- lawyer, allegations of misconduct by judge or

the state Supreme Court was turned down in ee ee i

rosecutor, claims of error during the sentencing

More important to the fate of other Death Row ~

inmates in Hlinois is whether the U.S. Supreme
Court decides to review a decision in May by the
U.S. Court.of Appeals based in Chicago to uphold
the constitutionality of the state’s death-penalty law

in a case involving Charles Silagy, another convict- ‘-

It was the first time that the statute’ had ‘iced
ruled constitutional in the federal courts, and if the

high court agrees, an important legal question will |

have been resolved.

A three-judge panel of the appeals court over-
turned a 1989 decision by a U.S. District Court
judge in Danville who said the law was unconsiitu-

- tional because it gave prosecutors too much dis-
cretion in deciding when to seek the death penalty.

The appeals court disagreed, saying the law pro-
vides all of the constitutional protections required

- by the Supreme Court.

In July, the full appeals court voted 7-2 to turn
down requests by Silagy’s lawyers for a rehearing.

Silagy, of Danville, was convicted of beating and
stomping his girlfriend and her reommate to death
in 1980.

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider his ap-:
peal until later this year at the earliest, and some

mae lustration by Bruce Oren/L.A. Times Syndicate

have suggested that Walker’s execution be post-

poned until after a decision by the high court.

But many lawyers and law professors involved in
death-penalty cases believe the high court eventual-
ly will uphold the statute...

‘“There’s a logic in saying, ‘If the Illinois statute is

‘going to be declared unconstitutional, it doesn’t

make sense to execute someone.’ But it’s not at all
certain that the U.S. Supreme Court is going to
consider Silagzy,” Raphael said.

“¥ think if the U.S. Supreme Court had con-
sidered our statute 10 years ago, they would have
found it unconstitutional. Since then there have ©
been numerous changes in personnel on the court,
and the justices have upheld other statutes tha

- were attacked on similar grounds.”

Terence Madsen, chief of criminal appeals for the
Illinois attorney general’s office,.sees more execu-"
tions in Illinois in the next few years, not because
Walker may be the first, but because Silagy’s ap-
peals are nearly exhausted. 5 Re

“The federal courts are beginning to affirm sen-
tences,” Madsen said. “As they begin to affirm sen-
tences, and the constitutionality of the statute is
settled, we'll start to see’ more executions.”

Who’s next if Walker dies Wednesday? :

“Silagy would be the most likely in line and could _
be executed as early.as next summer if his petition
to the U.S. Supreme Court, which we expect him
to file in October, is denied,” Madsen said.

“As a matter of course, then he would be next in

- line and would have.completed his process, al-

though he does not want to be executed.”

Illinois’ first
death penalty
since ‘62 set
Wednesday

By Don Hayner

At any moment, Charles
Walker can change his mind
about dying Wednesday at
12:01 a.m. He can call off
his own execution.

Tf he doesn’t, “Walker
-could-be the first person to
be executed in Illinois since
_ 1962! And: so far, that

thought doesn’t seem to
bother him.

For five years, the long-
time convict with an IQ of
130 has wanted to die. -

' “Tam tired of looking at

the bars for 16 to 24 hours a
day,” “he said in a taped
plea for his execution.

Walker, who was convict-

ed of the 1983 murder of a.

young Downstate. couple,

has short-circuited the ap- -

pellate process and shunned
outside help. -

There’s still a chance.

Gov. Thompson will stop
the execution or the courts
will halt it. But the experts
say the odds are Walker will
die, especially because he
wants to die.
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injection would fit a growing na:

tional pattern. Executions are in-

creasing.

In the first few years after the
U.S. Supreme Court reinstated

the death penalty in 1976, execu’
tions were few. But -as ‘appeals .”
were. exhausted, momentum ‘has.

begun to build. More and more

Death Row inmates are Rragenas

out of time.

Nationwide, 137 people have
been executed since 1976 while’
Death Rows have swollen to a’

population of 2, 350.

Of those 137, 105 have been
since 1985. Texas has executed 37.
people, the most in the country..

Florida has executed 23 and Lou-
_ isiana 19. _ Fourteen states have
had executions.

Yet Illinois, which has had. a.

death penalty on the books since

June 21, 1977, has not executed

anyone. Why? \

Simply put, other states have
had their death penalty cases in
the legal system longer, and those
cases are closer to their destina-
tion.

“It’s a train ride—they. (other
states] got to the end of the tracks
first,” says Michael Ficaro, a ‘spe-
cial assistant Illinois attorney gen-
eral. The attorney general’s office
represents the state in death pen-
alty appeals.

The train ride began in 1972
when the U.S. Supreme- Court
threw out the death penalty in
Furman vs. Georgia. The court
said the death penalty statute was

arbitrary—there was no standard |

to determine who got it and who
~ didn’t.

That ruling effectively invali-
dated death penalty statutes
across the nation. It also threw
out the death sentences of 30 Illi-
nois inmates.

“When the statutes were all
stricken, everybody went out and
passed new ones. The one we
passed was declared unconstitu-
tional,” says Terry Madsen, chief

of criminal appeals for the Illinois’

attorney general. .
Illinois reinstated the death.

penalty with a statute in 1973, but

the state Supreme Court threw it

out in. 1975. Meanwhile, Georgia -
was on its way back to the U.S.

Supreme Court.

By 1976, the court ruled ,Geor-
gia’s new death penalty statute
was constitutional. With that rul-
ing, other states now had a model
for a constitutional death penalty
statute.

In 1977, Illinois. passed a new
death penalty statute that has so
far withstood some 150 challenges
to the Illinois Supreme Court.

Support for the ’77 statute was
“strong,” remembers Robert J.
Egan, a state senator and co-spon-
sor of the bill. The Illinois House
passed it 124-42, the Senate 40-13.

Sen. Dawn Clark Netsch (D-
Chicago), now a Democratic can-
didate for state comptroller, and
the late Mayor Harold Washing-
ton were among those who voted
against it.

Cook County fits ensict and
then-Senate President Thomas C,
Hynes voted for it along with
Senate President Philip J. Rock
(D-Oak Park) and House Speaker

« Michael J. Madigan (D- Chicago}:

- Democrats, as.I remember, were

‘Charles Walker -
Not opposittg his execution 3

Mayor Richard M. Daley was also |

a state ‘senator then, but didn’t.
¥ VOR elo Sa ga

- “Tt was not a partisan thing’at
all,” says Egan, now a North Side

attorney.. ‘“‘The more liberal

the only ones to vote against it.”

Now, 18 years after the vote, .

Egan says, “I have ‘no qualms.
He’s [Walker’s] been found guilty
and sentenced.”

If Walker has qualms, he can
try to stop the whole thing. But so
far, he hasn’t.

By law, a death sentence must
be appealed at least to the Illinois
Supreme Court. Walker took it
that far.and no further. Now he
waits. And as the days pass, time
is running out for death penalty

A petition for clemency sits on

the governor’s desk. But Thomp-: ;

son is a former prosecutor and a

consistent proponent of the death -
~ penalty. In fact, Thompson -fa-

vored electrocution over lethal in-
jection when the method of death

The governor said he will decide

- by Monday on clemency for Walk-

er. And:he said Walker’s wish to
die would carry some weight i in his
decision. |

- Other scenarios outa include

anti- death penalty groups seeking

emergency stays of execution from

the Illinois or U.S. supreme courts

or the federal circuit court. These
possibilities have already been an-

ticipated by the Illinois attorney

general’s. office, and pleadings
have been readied. .

On the other baie Walker can
stop it.

“As a practical matter, he can
call it off long enough for. his
lawyer to move for a stay,” says
Madsen. “His lawyer will have
access to the phone to call the
Illinois Supreme Court and the
federal district court...

“I would not be surprised if a
stay would. be granted.”

“Whatever Charles Walker tells
me he wants done, I will try to
do,” says William Kunkle, who
was appointed Walker’s lawyer
Tuesday,

“If it’ doesn’t occur. until five
minutes to 12,” says Kunkle, it
could mean a call to the governor.

If. Walker doesn’t change his
mind, some think further - court

action will be fruitless. “Practical-

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999 &

af re

LOD ULES EON ay

Walker starting ~.
downlongroad
of court appeals |

By LES WEATHERFORD OY 2 <

Of the News-Democrat

Charles Walker, sentenced to death
for the murders of Kevin Paule and
Sharon Winker, had
been scheduled to be
executed today.

But the execution
date set last month
was only a formali-
ty. Walker has a
post-trial motion
pending in St. Clair
County Circuit Walker
Court, and the state Supreme Court
has not yet ruled on the legality of the
sentence.

Walker’s execution, if it does take
place, will likely not be for several
months, or several years.

The 43-year-old Fayetteville man
was sentenced to death in October for
the June 18 murders of Paule and
Winker, both of Mascoutah. He also
received a 30-year prison sentence for
the armed robbery of the Runway
Lounge near Scott Air Force Base.

The bodies of Paule, 2l, and
Winker, 25, were discovered June 19
bound to trees along the banks of
Silver Creek. They had been shot
between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. the
previous night, authorities said. The
Runway Lounge was robbed a few
hours after the killings.

Walker disappeared from,the area
but was captured July 15 in Walden,
Colo. He confessed to the murders
and robbery after his return to.'St.
Clair County. A jury sentenced him to

death, and Chief Criminal JudgeJohn -

Hoban set the execution date for Nov.
23.

Although the state reimposed the
death penalty in 1977, no one has been
executed in Illinois since 1962.

And Walker’s trip through the
appellate system is only beginning.
State law requires all death sentences
to be automatically appealed to the
Illinois Supreme Court. State’s At-
torney John Baricevic, who pro-
secuted Walker, said earlier it could
be three years before the high court
rules or Walker’s sentence. Ba-

/
#

SrikBVic based his estimate on th
court’s handling of previous death

‘ penalty cases.

If the state Supreme Court upholds |
the execution, the sentence will likely
be appealed in federal court.

Walker’s post-trial motion in St.
Clair County Circuit Court will.
probably be heard Nov. 30, according »
to Assistant Public Defender James
Porter. eee

The motion, filed Nov. 7, asks the
court to reconsider Walker’s death
sentence. If that request is denied,
the motion asks that Walker be 4l-
lowed to withdraw his guilty plea,
entered July 27. Se

Walker’s plea, the motion states
was defective for several reasons,
including: -

e The explanation to Walker of his
trial rights and waiver of those rights |
was inadequate. The motion clairis.
the court did not sufficiently explain
the rights Walker would be waiving
or the consequences of the waiver, .

e The factual basis for the plea was
inadequate to: support the charges
that Walker pleaded to ‘‘in that the
state had no proof to present to the
court that the defendant was actually
the person who pulled the trigger or
who was in fact responsible for the
deaths.” os

The motion states Walker should be
allowed to withdraw his guilty plea
because, prior to the sentencing
hearing, the court was informed by
Walker’s attorney that his plea was
probably not voluntary because
Walker suffered fren icohol
dependence. i

The motion also claims the court
erred in allowing the presentation of
certain evidence. ‘‘Thus,”’ the motion
states, “the defendant was under the
mistaken impression that the sén-
tencing hearing would not consist of a
rehash of all of the state’s evidence
against him, which was presented
merely toarouse and inflame the jury
to the prejudice of the defendant and
not really to secure a good factual
basis upon which a sentence should
have been set.”’ =

Juage rejects

Walker

motion

1983

to reconsider

- tence still stands for confessed killer

By LES WEATHERFORD...
the News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — The death_sen-

Charles Walker of Fayetteville.

| “Walker Was ‘sentenced to death in

October after pleading guilty to the
June 18 murders of Kevin Paule and
Sharon Winker, both of Mascoutah.
He also received a 30-year prison
sentence for the armed robbery of the
Runway Lounge near Scott Air Force
Base.

Chief Criminal Judge John Hoban
Wednesday rejected a post-trial mo-

- tion asking the court to reconsider the
. death sentence or to allow Walker to
' withdraw his guilty plea.

**I take a dim view of these motions

. to withdraw,’’ Hoban said in St. Clair
’ County Circuit Court, ‘‘because our

' Supreme Court has laid down a set of -

‘ rules and regulations.

“T don’t think he would be qualified

under any of the existing criteria... to
' justify me permitting him to with-
draw his plea.”’

‘

The bodies of Paule, 21, and
Winker, 25, were discovered June 19

bound to trees along the banks of
Silver Creek near Mascoutah. They
had been shot between 8 and 10
o’clock the previous night, authori-
ties said. The Runway Lounge was
robbed a few hours after the killings.

Walker disappeared from the area
but was captured July 15 in Walden,
Colo. He pleaded guilty to the
murders and robbery after his return
to face trial in St. Clair County.

_Walker’s post-trial motion stated
he should be allowed to withdraw his
guilty plea because, prior to the
sentencing hearing in October, the
‘court was informed by Walker’s
attorney that his plea was probably
not voluntary because Walker suf-
fered from alcohol dependence.

The motion also claimed the court
erred in allowing the presentation of
certain evidence in the sentencing
hearing.

Despite the setback Wednesday,
Walker’s death sentence is still on
automatic appeal to the Illinois Su-

’ preme Court, which is not expected to

consider the case for several months.

ee 4

comin — |

_ Appeal denied in case

of Death Row inmate

G )
By Glen Elénseo =] ne Os. what standard should be

«Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON—Supreme
Court Justice John Paul Stevens

oe denied a petition Thursday to

delay proceedings that would set

_ the stage for the execution of Illj-
...Nois Death Row inmate Charles
* Walker.

The petition ‘asked Stevens to
Suspend an order issued by the
high court on Monday, denying an
appeal on behalf of Walker, who
Says he wants to die, Five I]-
linoisans—including opponents of

the death penalty and.a fellow
‘Death Row inmate—told Stevens

‘they planned to ask for a
rehearing.

Unless the order was suspended,

they told Stevens, the U.S. Court
“of Appeals in Chicago will tell a

federal court to lift its continuing

_ Stay of Walker’s execution. “These
"events will clear the way for
~ Charles Walker’s execution,”’ their

petition. said.

, Last week the high court ruled
in an Arkansas case that a “next
friend” could not pursue an ap-
peal on behalf of a Death Row in-
Mate who has been shown to have

acted voluntarily and intelligently
“in‘waiving his right to further ap-
. peals,

. The Illinois petition, however,

Said that the high court should de-

used to determine whether such
waivers are the product of “mental

incapacity” or similar disability.

Stevens acted Thursday in his ca-
pacity as circuit justice for emer-
gency petitions from the 7th Cir-
cuit, which includes Illinois.
Walker: was Originally scheduled
to be executed by lethal injection
on May 10,1988" aE 2
He was sentenced to death for
killing a young couple in a 1983
robbery. ‘
One’ other potential barrier to

Walker’s execution fell Wednesday.

when the 7th Circuit Court of Ap-
peals overturned a lower court de-
cision that said the Illinois death
penalty law was “unconstitutional
because it gave ‘prosecutors too
much discretion.

That case involved another. kill-

er, Charles. Silagy, But a group of -.

lawyers, headed by Jeffrey Colman
of the firm of Jenner & Block,
have said they intend to ask Gov.
James Thompson to delay Walk-

er’s execution until Silagy’s case is.

settled. | i
Colman said Thursday his group
still intends to ask Thompson to
hold off until other “serious
questions” about the state’s death
penalty law are resolved in court.

Tribune reporter John Camper
contributed to this article, oa.

_ death for the June 18
; Murders of Sharon
Winker, 25, and Kevin

By LES WEATHERFORD

eee s _ Of the News-Democrat Ze
= BELLEVILLE — Charles Walker, con- zis
“ fessed' killer of a Mascoutah couple, ‘was

‘sentenced to - death
Thursday.

- A St. Clair County
Circuit Court jury
deliberated only about
1¥% hours before sen-

tencing Walker, 43, to

; Paule, 2l.
- The bodies of.Paule 54.

j and: ‘Winker, who were‘ Walker oe

engaged to be married, were discoversd J une

* 19 bound to trees along the banks of Silver

Creek near Mascoutah. ‘Each had been. shot
“ once in the head.
~~ Chief. Criminal judge John Hoban. also”
4 "seiitenced Walker, of Fayetteville, to30 years.
_ in prison Thursday for the armed robbery of
~ the Runway Lounge near Scott Air Force

Base. The lounge was robbed a few hours
after Winker and Paule were murdered.
Walker stood silently, his head bowed, as
Hoban read the jury’s verdict. Relatives who
attended the sentencing hearing broke into
tears.
“His family loves him,’ Lila Docherty,

. Walker’s half-sister, said after the hearing.

“His family is very proud of him admitting

his guilt and standing there distening to
~ everything. ee ‘

- Hugo Paule, Kevin Paule’ s grandfather;
was pleased with the verdict. ‘‘It’s fine,’’ he

~ said he was satisfied v
particular case the judicial system worked,”

eebeds —

1. "That’s what Think, bs {don't t think the”
z “imposing the death penalty.’

he said. ‘Everybody did their job.”’
Public Defender Clyde Kuehn, who repre-
sented Walker, could not be reached for

‘comment after the hearing.

During closing arguments Thursday

morning, Kuehn asked the jury to spare _

Walker’s life. ‘‘I must ask for him to be able
to spend the rest of hisiife behind four walls.’
Kuehn had said Walker was_an alcoholic

whose mind, at the time of the slayings, was _
“> affected by heavy drinking. Under state law,
a jury may consider the fact that a defendant :

‘*was under the influence of extreme mental

ght the death} pena ity against Walker, also.” :
ith the verdict. ‘‘Inthis © ‘plea of guilty?” he asked the j jury. ‘‘There i is ©

Teason ‘for it. There is sorrow in guilt, in

“or rr emotional aistirbance:: "as a factor against

Kuehn also noted: ‘Walker ‘Confessed to the
murders. “Is there not ‘consideration for a.

contrition.”

In his confession, Walker said he had only
intended to rob the couple, but shot them
after Paule recognized him.

. Taking the stand Thursday, Walker asked

the jury for mercy. He said he was sorry for

killing the couple.

“Did you give either of them mercy?”
Baricevic asked.
_. **Not that I recall,’’ Walker said.

" Baricevic said he was surprised -at the
jury’s relatively speedy decision. He said he
interpreted it to mean the jury was ~Bppallee

ntence

_ of St: Clair Co
is” certainly a viable part of the judicial

at this senseless killing” and that “the Fe
County do think the death penalty

“ system.”

~ Hoban sentenced “Walker to die. by “elec-

trocution ‘tor whatever means are in use.”’ A.

- law changing the state’s method of execution

from electrocution to lethal injection was
recently enacted.

Although Hoban set the execution for Nov.
23, all death sentences are automatically
appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. But
Baricevic said it could be three years before
the Supreme Court ruled on the case. He
based his estimate on the court’s handling of
previous death penalty cases.

Walker also has 30 days to file post-trial
motions, Baricevic said, which could include
a motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

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