made at the trial, Tickets were printed for the execution
and the Historical Society has two of them. We kk also
have a picture of Hartman inspecting the gallows and have
access to the local newspaper of the day. Sheriff Mason
quit the office shortly after the hanging giving the exe-
cution as his main reason for livingeececee"
Letter dated June 20, 1977, from We We. Sauer, Director of
the Ford County “istorical Society, Paxton, Ill, 60957
made at the trial, Tickets were printed for the execution
and the Historical Society has two of them, We kx also
have a picture of Hartman inspecting the gallows and have
access to the local newspaper of the day. Sheriff Mason
quit the office shortly after the hanging giving the exe-
cution as his main reason for livingeeceo"
Letter dated June 20, 1977, from We We Sauer, Director of
the Ford County “istorical Society, Paxton, I11, 60957
Letter dated June 20, 1977, from W. We Sauer, Director of
the Ford County “istorical Society, Paxton, Ill, 60937
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HOELIMAN, Fred ~, AT, E 7 /
"On May 14, 1897, Fred Hoeltman, a as Fred Hartman, an
illiterate German farm laborer was hung in Paxton, T1l.,
in the building still used as the Ford Co, Jail, Hartman
had been acused and found guilty of murdering a rural
housewife, Hartman's transcript is on file in the County
Court House and the trial seems to be a fair one. Modern
trial lawyers would raise technical and procedural ques-
tions, but Hartman nor his attorney made little defense,
The defendant spoke very little English but seemed to be
aware of what was going on. “ater he inspected the gallows
and 'found them satisfactory! and thanked the sheriff for
his courtesye Ne read a poem that he had written just
before the trap was sprung and made ho effort to affirm
his innocence, Contemporary attorneys have said that they
would have plead insanity but no effort on this was
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HOELIMAN, Fred he! ae
"On May 1), 1897, Fred Hoeltman, alias Fred Hartman, an
illiterate German farm laborer was hung in Paxton, Tll.,
in the building still used as the Ford Co. Jail. Hartman
had been acused and found guilty of murdering a rural
housewife. Hartman's transcript is on file in the County
Court House and the trial seems to be a fair one. Modern
trial lawyers would raise technical and procedural ques-
tions, but Hartman nor his attorney made little defense,
The defendant spoke very little English but seemed to be
aware of what was going on. “ater he inspected the gallows
and 'found them satisfactory! and thanked the sheriff for
his courtesye “e read a poem that he had written just
before the trap was sprung and made ho effort to affirm
his innocence, Contemporary attorneys have said that they
would have plead insanity but no effort on this was
if -/FF
HOBLINAN, Fred S GEESE A
"On May 14, 1897, Fred Hoeltman, SHE eR Hartman, an
illiterate German farm laborer was hung in Paxton, Tl.,
in the building still used as the Ford Co, Jail, Hartman
had been acused and found guilty of murdering a rural
housewife, Hartman's transcript is on file in the County
Court House and the trial seams to be a fair one. Modern
Contemporary attorneys have said that they
would have plead insanity but no effort on this was
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