OLANDER, William
Olander, a white man born at Boxholn,
sent to the Hldora School fo
for stealin
15-years
Forest
harles City
old, he married a Forest City girl an
three children, During World War I,
corps and was sent to Bordeaux, Franc
loading and unloading food and suppli
Forest City but was unable to find wo
he obtained employment in t
Forest €ity.
mained in Fort
Goeble and Char
burglaries,
were enga
and Hmmetsbu
72l they attempt
Boone Co., Iowa, in 1899, was
r Boys while in his early teens
When he was
erintendent
and he worked in the light
rge When he was 18-years-
d they became the parents of
he enlisted in the engineer EERE
@, where he operated steam cranes
es. After the war he returned to
rk and went to Fort Dodge where
S, leaving his family in
d in X8® 1920, Olander re-
former mill workers, William
ged in several hold-ups and
ed to rob the grocery store
rated by Berthold Halfpap.
tchet at Olander, Olander shot
instantly. A411 three men were
City
OLANDER, William
Olander, a white man born at Boxholn, Boone Co., Iowa, in 1899, was
sent to the Hldora Training School for Boys while in his early teens
for stealing a flashlight from a Boone hardware store. When he was
15-years-old, he was paroled into the custody of the superintendent
of a light and power plant at Forest City and he worked in the light
plant there and in Charles City and Smmetsburg. When he was 18=years-
old, he married a Forest City girl and they became the parents of
three children, During World War I, he enlisted in the engineer EXSK
corps and was sent to Bordeaux, France, where he operated steam cranes
loading and unloading food and supplies, After the war he returned to
Forest City but was unable to find work and went to Fort Dodge where
he obtained employment in the gypsum mills, leaving his family in
Forest €ity. When the gypsum mills closed in XD 1920, Olander re-
Goeble and Charles Sweeney, were engaged in several hold-ups and
burglaries, One night in 1921 they attempted to rob the grocery store
When Mr, Halfpap resisted and threw a hatchet at Olander, Olander shot
him through the heart and Killed him instantly, 411 three men were
LANDER, William
Olander, a white man born at Boxholn,
sent to the dldora Training School for
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attempted to rob thi
a ciate Se
arrested and Olander made a confession admitting that he was the
trigger man. He pleaded guilty at his trial and was sentenced to
die while CGoeble and Sweeney who pleaded not guilty were convicted
and received life sentences, Olander's case was unsuccessfully
appealed to the United States Supreme Court which refused to alter
the verdict. He maintained that he had not meant to kill Halfpap
and said that the only reason he had turned to robbery was the fact.
that he WAKEX#EXH wanted to provide for his family and could not get
employment. He was calm at his execution and showed no Signs of ner-
vousness when he was hanged at the Iowa State Prison on Septes 7;
1923. His last words, spoken after the hood had been lowered over
his head, were: "Get it on right, Sheriff,"
FORT DODGE MuSSENGER , Fort Dodge, Iowa , September al AO Be
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arrested and Olander made a confession admitting that he was the
trigger man. He pleaded guilty at his trial and was sentenced to
die while Goeble and Sweeney who pleaded not guilty were convicted
and received life sentences, Olander's case was unsuccessfully
appealed to the United States Supreme Court which refused to alter
the verdict. He maintained that he had not meant to kill Halfpap
and said that the only reason he had turned to robbery was the fact
that he HAKEX#EXH wanted to provide for his family and could not get
employment. He was calm at his execution and showed no Signs of ner-
vousness when he was hanged at the Iowa State Prison on Sept. Ts
1923, His last words, spoken after the hood had been lowered over
his head, were: "Get it on right, Sheriff."
FORT DODGE MESSENGER, Fort Dodge, Iowa , September ie 9235
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arrested and Olander made a confession admitting that he was the
trigger man, He pleaded guilty at his trial. and was sentenced to
die while Coeble and Sweeney who pleaded not guilty were convicted
and received life sentences, Olander's case was unsuccessfully
appealed to the United States Supreme Court which refused to alter
the verdict, He maintained that he had not meant to kill Halfpap
and said that the only reason he had turned to robbery was the fact
that he HAKRXHAKS wanted to provide for his family and could not get
employment, He was calm at his execution and showed no signs of ner-
Vousness when he was hanged at the Iowa State Prison on Sept. 7,
1923, His last words, spoken after the hood had been lowered over
his head, were: "Get it on right, Sheriff."
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