his chin and he called this to the attention of the Sheriff, saying:
"Look out, you haven't got it right, it's on my chin." His last
words were:"God bless you all,"
WAUKON REPUBLICAN AND STANDARD, Waukon, Iowa, March lh, 1923.
Throst's confession and court records prowided by Carl R, Christianso
Clerk of the District Court, Waukon, Iowa
919 NORTHWESTERN 51,6
* LSOHaL
his chin and he called this to the attention of the Sheriff, saying:
"Look out, you haven't got it right, it's on my chin," His last
words were:"God bless you all."
WAUKON REPUBLICAN AND STANDARD, Waukon, Iowa, March 1), 1923.
Throst's confession and court records prowided by Carl R, Christianso:
Clerk of the District Court, Waukon, Iowa
919 NORTHWESTERN 51,6
* ISOHUL
his chin and he called this to the attention of the Sheriff, saying:
"Look out, you haven't got it right, it's on my chin," His last
words were:'God bless you all,
WAUKON REPUBLICAN AND STANDARD, Waukon, Towa, March Uy, 1
6's confession and court records prowided by Carl R, beet itaned
Clerk of the District Court, Waukon, Io
919 NORTHWESTERN 516
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THROST, Earl Llewellyn
Throst, a young white railwoad worker, lived in rural Allamakee Co.,
Towa, where he was in love with a 22-year-old schoolteacher, Inga
Magnuson, The couple had gone together for sometime and, according
to him, had made plans to be married when she transferred her atten-
tions to another young man, On Dec, 12, 1921, he went to the
school house just after the pupils had left and asked her to recon-
sider and go ahead with their marriage, When she refused, he.
followed her into the basement where they continued their discussion,
te picked up an oak stick that was lying on the basement floor and
used it to bludgeon her to death, He attempted to escape to Post-
ville where he planned to catch a train and flee the State but he
was captured and K&XMXMMAXKA taken to Waukon where he confessed,
At his trial, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death, His
case was KEXWR#A reviewed by the Iowa Supreme Court which affirmed
the judgement and he was hanged at the Iowa State Prison on Rx#X
March 9, 1923. He walked to the gallows calmly, smoking a cigar
on the wa After he had dressed in bhe new clothes provided for
his execution, he asked that the shirt which-he had been wearine be—
destroyed, explaining that he had worn it when he killed Miss Magnu-
son, When the rope was placed around his neck, it was resiing on
THROST, Earl Llewellyn
Throst, a young white railwoad worker, lived in rural Allamakee Co.,
Iowa, where he was in love with a 22-year-old schoolteacher, Inga
Magnuson, The couple had gone together for sometime and, according
to him, had made plans to be married when she transferred her atten-
tions to another young man. On Dec, 12, 1921, he went to the
school house just after the pupils had left and asked her to recon-
sider and go ahead with their marriage. When she refused, he
followed her into the basement where they continued their discussion,
ie picked up an oak stick that was lying on the basement floor and
used it to bludgeon her to death, He attempted to escape to Poste
ville where he planned to catch a train and flee the State but he
was captured and #XMKMMAXK® taken to Waukon where he confessed,
At his trial, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death, His
case was KEKWK#H reviewed by the Iowa Supreme Court which affirmed
the judgement and he was hanged at the Iowa State Prison on BHEX
March 9, 1923. He walked to the gallows calmly, smoking a cigar
pe the way After he had dressed in bhe new clothes | provided for
his execution, he asked that the shirt which he had—been. wearing be
destroyed, explaining that he had worn it when he killed Miss Magnu-~
Son, When the rope was placed around his neck, it was resiing on
THROST, Earl Llewellyn
Throst, a young white railwoad worker, lived in rural Allamakee Co.,
Iowa, where he was in love with a 22-year-old schoolteacher, Inga
Magnuson, The couple had gone together for sometime and, according
to him, had made plans to be married when she transferred her atten-
tions to another young man, On Dec, 12, 1921, he went to the
school house just after the pupils had left and asked her to recon=
sider and go ahead with their marriage, When she refused, he
followed her into the basement where they continued their discussion,
He picked up an oak stick that was lying tn the basement floor and
used it to bludgeon her to death, He attemted to escape to Post~
ville where he planned to catch a train and flee the State but he
was captured and ¥MMIUGMAXKX taken to Waukon where he confessed.
At his trial, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death, His
case was HARUKEM reviewed by the Iowa Supreme Court which affirmed
ie HX
March 9, 1923, He walked to the gallows calmly, smoking a cigar
on th essed in bhe new clothes provided for
Sha eketitltons teTaned thee ths ahice hich he hee bones wearing be—|
destroyed, explaining that he had worn it when he killed Mise Negra=
Son, When the rope was placed around his neck, it was resting on
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