Death H transfixing Execution in Chicago Tale
A detailed account of the November 11 1887 hangings of August Spies Adolph Fischer George Engel and Albert Parsons at the Chicago Gallows. The report describes the death warrants reading the procession to the scaffold the four doomed men mounting the gallows and the final moments including the mass spectators and sheriff Matson’s handling of the event. It notes post execution observations and the lingering public reaction.
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Two Felons Executed. Fielden and Schwab Seen in Joliet
Nov. 11 report from Joliet notes Governor Oglesby commuted Fielden and Schwab to life, but the men were not sent to the penitentiary today. Sheriff lacked men, plan to move them tomorrow, while reporters observed Fielden in his cell and Schwab expressing resignation. The piece also covers a Van Zandt mansion scene and a suicide in nearby Rock River, with locals reacting to the day’s grim events.
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