of them, Cecilia was taken to the hospital in a dying condition but
before she expired she -wrote-and- signed a-statement that he had-shot—
her and her mother, He was taken to her bedside and she identified
him and expressed the fear that he had killed her, Haensel's defense
was one of insanity and he sought tnsuccessfully to prove an alibi, de-
nying that he had been to the Lenarczak home on the MARK day of the
murder, His conviction was affirmed by ,the Illinois Supreme Court and
following a Gubernatorial respite to investigate his sanity, he was
hanged in the Cook County Jail at Chicago on Nov, 19, 1920,
127 NORTHEASTERN 181 —
of them. Cecilia was taken to the hospital in a dying condition but
before she-expired she wrote-and-signed-a-statement that he had-shot
her and her mother, He was taken to her bedside and she identified
him and expressed the fear that he had killed her, Haensel's defense
was one of insanity and he sought tnsuccessfully to prove an alibi, de-
nying that he had been to the Lenarczak home on the BAKKE day of the
murder. His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court and
following a Gubernatorial respite to investigate his sanity, he was
hanged in the Cook County Jail at Chicago on Nov, 19, 1920,
127 NORTHEASTERN 181
of them, Cecilia was taken to the hospital in a dying condition but
before she expired she wrote and signed a statement that he had shot
her and her mother, He was taken to her bedside and she identified
him and expressed the fear that he had killed her, Haensel's defense
was one of insanity and he sought tnsuccessfully to prove an alibi, de-
nying that he had been to the Lenarczak home on the #AKK day of the
murder, His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court and
following a Gubernatorial respite to investigate his sanity, he was
hanged in the Cook County Jail at Chicago on Nov, 19, 1920,
127 NORTHEASTERN 161.
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HAENSEL, Arthur E, 11/19/1920
Haensel, a 28«year-old white native of Chicago, Ill., was committed to
the Chacago Parental School for truancy when he was ]2-years-old and
remained there for two years, After his releaseg he worked for a time
as a messenger and then went west and worked on a farm until 191 whe
he enlisted in the U. S. Navy. His ship's home port was in the Phili-
ppines and while there he was injured during a typhoon in the China
RHAXFXAXARKKEXH Sea after which he was returned to the United States
and while undergoing training in the use of handgrenades, one of them
exploded and he was seriously injured, He was then operated on for a
goiter and honorably discharged from the Navy. On December 22, 1918,
he married Cecilia Lenarczak who left him eight days later on learning
that he was being treated for syphillis, Haensel called on her a
number of times at the home of her mother, Yrs, Lenarczak but she re-
fused to return home to him because of his health. On one occasion,
he had police go to the house because the two women were entertaining
some soldiers, but it was explained to the police that the service
men were friends of long standing. M@noung 6:)5 on the morning of
Feb. , 1919, he went to Mrs, Lenarczak's home as the two women were
getting reading to go to work. He demanded that they give him some
papers relating to his military service which he claimed Cecilia had
taken when she left, She denied having the papers and he shot both
HAENSEL, Arthur EF. 11/19/1920
Haensel, a 28-year-old white native of Chicago, Ill., was committed to
the Chacago Parental, School for truancy when he was 12-years-old and
remained there for two years, After his releaseg he worked for a time
as a messenger and then went west and worked on a farm until 191) when
he enlisted in the U. S. Navy. His ship's home port was in the Phili-
ppihes and while there he was injured during a typhoon in the China
RHARJXAXARKREXK Sea after which he was returned to the United States
and while undergoing training in the use of handgrenades, one of them
exploded and he was seriously injured. He was then operated on for a
goiter and honorably discharged from the Navy. On December 22, 1918,
he married Cecilia Lenarczak who left him eight days later on learning
that he was being treated for syphillis, Haensel called on her a
number of times at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lenarczak but she re-
fused to return home to him because of his health. On one occasion,
he had police go to the house because the two women were entertaining
some soldiers, but it was explained to the police that the service
men were friends of long standing. @noundg 6:);5 on the morning of
Feb. h, 1919, he went to Mrs, Lenarczak's home as the two women were
getting reading to go to work, He demanded that they give him some
papers relating to his military service which he claimed Cecilia had
taken when she left, She denied having the papers and he shot both
RAENSEL, Arthur E, 11/19/1920
Haensel, a 28-year-old white native of Chicago, Il1., was committed to|
the Chicago Parental. School for truancy when he was 12-years-old and
remained there for two years. After his releaseg he worked for a time|
as a messenger and then went west and worked on a farm until 191 when}
he enlisted in the U, S. Navy. His ship's home port was in the Phili-|
ppies and while there he was injured during a typhoon in the China
Sea after which he was returned to the United States
and while undergoing training in the use of handgrenades, one of them
exploded and he was seriously injured, He was then operated on for a
goiter and honorably discharged from the ei On December 22, 1918
he married Cecilia Lenarczak who left him eight days later on Learning|
that he was being treated for syrhillis, ideaue West Valioat eve
number of times at the home of her mother, Mrs. Lenarczak but she re-
fused to return home to him because of his health, On one occasion,
he had police go to the house because the two women were entertaining
some soldiers, but it was explained to the police that the service
men were friends of long standing. Mmoung 6:5 on the morning of
Feb. li, 1919, he went to Mrs, Lenarezak's home as the two women were
getting reading to go to work, He demanded that they give him some
papers relating to his military service which he claimed Cecilia had
taken when she left, She denied the papers and he shot both
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