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MINNESOTA - Capital Punishment Law Passed,
"St. Paul, Minn., April 25, 1889-The state legislature
has passed a capital punishment law, Under its provis-
ions a prishner is to be kept in solitary confinement
and can see no one,but his family, his lawyers, and his
spiritual advisers. He is to be executed before sunrise
and may invite three persons to be present. The sheriff
invites six persons more besides surgeon, It is madea
misdemeanor for any newspaper to publish anything more
about theexecution than the mere fact." NEWS, Galveston,
Texas, April 26, 1889 (1-2).
"Minnesota thinks of abolishing capital punish-
ment. Governor Eberhart, who favors the change,
refuses to set execution dates for convicted
men, hoping the ew daw Wilh her VES HOR IES
won' % have LOege
MINNESOTA - Capital Punishment Law Passed.
"St, Paul, Minn., April 25, 1889-The state legislature
has passed a capital punishment law. Under its provis-
ions a prisiner is to be kept in solitary confinement
and can see no one, but his family, his lawyers, and his
spiritual advisers. He is to be executed before sunrise
and may invite three persons to be present. The sheriff
invites six persons more besides surgeon, It is madea
misdemeanor for any newspaper to publish anything more
about theexecution than the mere fact," NEWS, Galveston,
Texas, April 26, 1889 (1-2).
"Minnesota thinks of abolishing capital punish-
ment. Governor Eberhart, who favors the change,
refuses to set execution dates for convicted
men, hoping the new law will _be,passed ¢ &
won't tee. Lela OFFICIAL buliae Vers tokrks
MINNESOTA - Capital Punishment Law Passed.
"St. Paul, Minn,, April 25, 1889-The state legislature
has passed a capital punishment law, Under its provis-
ions a prisiner is to be kept in solitary confinement
and can see no one,but his family, his lawyers, and his
spiritual advisers, He is to be executed before sunrise
and may invite three persons to be present,
invites six persons more besides surgeon,
misdemeanor for any newspaper to publish anything more
about theexecution than the mere fact," NEWS, Galveston,
‘Texas, April 26, 1889 (1-2).
"Minnesota thinks of abolishing capital punish-
ment. Governor Eberhart, who favors the change,
refuses to set execution dates for convicted
men, hoping the gew Jay wil} be weesged qeh Tas
won't have toege. OFF.
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