His case was appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, largely on the
i j Lon which had-been admitted ~~
into evidence at the trial was voluntarily and the higher court
affirmed the conviction, He was considered an unruly prisoner on
death row, and only days before his execution he was reported to the
warden for "vile language and-vile conduct." He was hanged at the
Ohio State Prison on August 29, 1890. He seemed resigned to his
fate and went to his death calmly. As the mask was being fastened
over his face, he said: "Hold on there, you are publing the mask
around - do that business good, Now, do that business good." When
it had been adjusted to his Satisfaction, he spoke his last words:
"All right, let 'er go," and the trap fell, A said sequel to the
‘murder of Maggie Thompson was that her mother was confined to a
State Mental Hispital and her father died shortly afterwards, Both
of these occurences were attributed to the loss of their daughter,
PALACH OF DEATH by He Me Fogle. Fublished by the author, Columbus,
Ohio. Copyright by Fogle, 1909, Pages )9=55
V Ohie Decisions )8
His case was appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, largely on the
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into evidence at the trial was voluntariy and the higher court
affirmed the conviction, He was considered an unruly prisoner on
death row, and only days before his execution he was reported to the
warden for "vile language and-vile conduct." He was hanged at the
Ohio State Prison on August 29, 1890. He seemed resigned to his
fate and went to his death calmly, As the mask was being fastened
over his face, he said: "Hold on there, you are publing the mask
around ~ do that business good. Now, do that business good." When
it had been adjusted to his Satisfaction; he spoke his last words:
"All right, let 'er go," and the trap fell, A said sequel to the
‘murder of Maggie Thompson was that her mother was confined to a
State Mental Hispital and her father died shortly afterwards. Both
of these occurences were attributed to the loss of their daughter.
PALACE OF DEATH by H. Me Fogle. Fublished by the author, Columbus,
Ohio. Copyright by Fogle, 1909. Pages 9-55
V Ohio Decisions 8
His case was appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, largely on the
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into evidence at the trial was voluntariy and the higher court
affirmed the conviction, He was considered an unruly prisoner on
death row, and only days before his execution he was reported to the
warden for Wile language and.vile conduct." He was hanged at the
Ohio State Prison on August 29, 1690, He seemed resigned to his
fate and went to his death calmly, As the mask was being fastened
over his face, he said: "Hold on there, you are publing the mask
around - do that business good, when
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PALACE OF DEATH by H. M. Fogle,
Fublished by the author, Columbus,
Ohio. Copyright by Fogle, 1909. Pages 9-35
V Ohio Decisions 48
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LEUTH, Otto
Leuth, a 16-year-old native of Germany, moved with his parents to
the United States as a child. The family lived at 12 Merchant Sues
Cleveland, Ohio. On May 9, 1889, Maggie Thompson, the 7=year-old
daughter of a neighbor asked him if she could borrow some buttons,
His parents were away from home and he asked her inside, took her
upstairs to his room and bludgeoned her to death witha hammer be-
fore raping her, He left the body on his bed, covered with bed
linen for a week and then took her downstairs and buried her behind
a partition in the celler, Searching parties were formed to look
for the little girl and Otto paayed a prominent part in the search,
On June 9, a lady who shared the house with the Lueths notified po-
lice of the odor emanating from the cellar and the body was dis-
covered, The woman also told them of some bed linen that Otto had
taken to the smoke house that was covered with blood and filled with
maggots and this was recovered. The entire Leuth family was taken —
to the police headquarters and questioned. When Otto was shown the
bed linen, he claimed that he had gotten sick amt from drinking beer
and thrown up on it, an excuse that he had previously given to his
mother who had accepted it. Finally he confessed and at his trial
he was convicted and sentenced to die, his youth notwithstanding.
LEUTH, Otto
Leuth, a 16-year-old native of Germany, moved with his parents to
the United States as a child. The family lived at 12 Merchant Stey
Cleveland, Ohio. On May 9, 1889, Maggie Thompson, the 7-year~-old
daughter of a neighbor asked him if she could borrow some buttons,
His parents were away from home and he asked her inside » took her
upstairs to his room and bludgeoned her to death witha hammer be-
fore raping her. He left the body on his bed, covered with bed
linen for a week and then took her downstairs and buried her behind
a partition in the celler, Searching parbies were formed to look
for the little girl and Otto paayed a prominent part in the search,
On June 9, a lady who shared the house with the Lueths notified po-
lice of the odor emanating from the cellar and the body was dis-
Coverede The woman also told them of some bed linen that Otto had
taken to the smoke house that was covered with blood and filled with
maggots and this was recovered. The entire Leuth family was taken
to the police headquarters and questioned. When Otto was shown the
bed linen, he claimed that he had gotten sick amt from drinking beer
and thrown up on it, an excuse that he had previously given to his
mother who had accepted ite Finally he confessed and at his trial
he was convicted and sentenced to die, his youth notwithstanding.
LEUTH, Otto
leuth, a 16-year-old native of Germany, moved with his parents to
the United States asa child, The family lived at 1,12 Merchant St.,
Cleveland, Ohio. On May 9, 1689, Maggie Thompson, the 7-year-old
daughter of a neighbor asked him if she could borrow some buttons.
His parents were away from home and he asked her inside, took her
upstairs to his room and bludgeoned her to death witha hanmer be-
fore raping her, He left the body on his bed, covered with bed
linen for a week and then took her downstairs and buried her behind
@ partition in the celler, Searching parties were formed to look
for the little girl and Otto played a prominent part in the search,
On June 9, @ lady who shared the house with the Lueths notified po-
lice of the odor emanating from the cellar and the body was dis-
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