Stateville Death Row Tales From Joliet Prisons History
Stateville's death house holds inmates like Daryl Chessman while Lloyd Miller awaits execution after a 1956 sentence. Warden Ragen notes Miller's temper, religious rebuffs, and nightly radio listening as decades of legal delays accumulate. Joliet has rarely executed since 1949 despite multiple historic double and triple electrocutions in 1935 and 1928.
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Stateville
Daryl Chessman
Illinois
Lloyd Eldon Miller
Canton
Hancock County
Miller
Joseph E. Ragen
A. A. Sorensen
Faith Bible Church
Parks
Joliet
Sorensen
Ragen
Illinois Supreme Court
Herman Frederick Weber
Peoria County
Collins St
LaSalle County
Arthur Thielen
Fred Gerner
John Hauff
Lake County
Claude Clark
Dominick Bresetti
John Brown
Will County
Gerald Thompson
Peoria
Death Row Mortgage of Illinois Capital Punishment Debate
A death row inmate died with witnesses present as Illinois debates abolishing capital punishment. Warden Ragen has urged a six year moratorium while penologists, lawyers, clergy, and jurists question capital punishment as a murder deterrent. The legislature may act in 1961 after 1959 rejection. Catholic chaplains say no useful purpose is served.
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Thompson
Illinois
Ragen
U. S
Supreme Courts
Cook County
Chessmans
Eligius Weir
Joliet
Gervase Brinkman
Bennett named Joliet telephone manager at Illinois Bell
Edward F. Bennett, 35, becomes manager of Illinois Bell Telephone Co.’s Joliet exchange succeeding W. G. Rowbotham Jr. who became district commercial manager in Peoria. Bennett previously ran the Sterling office for four years and is active in local clubs.
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Edward F. Bennett
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Joliet
W. G. Rowbotham Jr
Peoria
Bennett
Illinois Bell
Sterling
Joseph J. MceGuckin Jr
Springfield
Millikin University
Europe
Jane
Cheryl
Debra
McGuckin
Joliet Catholic High School
Joliet Junior
W. C. Rowbotham Jr
Rowbotham
Robert E. Smith Taken to Hospital After Illness at Home
Robert E. Smith aged 28 of 125 Collins was removed to Silver Cross hospital by a fire department ambulance after becoming ill at his home. Firemen Robert Beckler and William Telfer responded to the call. Smith was admitted for observation.
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Robert E. Smith
Collins
Silver Cross Hospital
Fire Department
Robert Beckler
William Telfer
Smith
Joliet Area Braced for New 3-Inch Snowfall
A northwest wind whipped another 3 inch snowfall in Joliet, creating 7 to 8 foot drifts that blocked some streets while traffic moved slowly. State police reported most highways open with caution advised as street crews treated hills and intersections. clearing weather and a drop to near zero temperatures were expected. Downstate reports showed 8 to 10 inches of snow with freezing rain extending southward.
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Joliet
Joliet police exam applications open for March 14
Twenty-one Joliet men filed for the Joliet Police Department exam to be held Monday March 14 at city hall above the Joliet Public library. The test starts 7 30 p m to build a eligibility list and plan additions within the 1960 61 budget.
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Joliet
Public Aid Revises Burial Policy Prompting Outcry
Illinois Public Aid last month adopted a policy shifting burial funding to relatives, while medical schools may claim fundless bodies from jails and similar facilities. The rule allows school claims within 10 days for unclaimed relief deaths, and officials anticipate possible modification after a March 11 commission meeting.
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Illinois Public Aid Commission
NIU President to Speak at Will County Dinner
Dr. Leslie A. Holmes president of Northern Illinois University will address the 11th annual dinner meeting of the Will County Principals and Superintendents Association on March 9 at the Masonic Temple. The program starts at 6 45 p m, as stated by association president Charles E Oswalt.
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Leslie A. Holmes
Northern Illinois University
Will County
Principals and Superintendents Association
Masonic Temple
Charles E. Oswalt Association
Spectator Joliet Volume March 3 1960 issue details
Second class matter notice and publication details for The Spectator Joliet offices at 105 115 W Cass St Joliet Illinois. The issue notes subscription rates and copy prices with back copies listed.
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Joliet
Ilinois
The
Spectator
Cass Street
Iinota Telephone
Bc Fe
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Stateville Penitentiary
Joliet-Will County
New Joliet
Civic Center
Joliet’‘s
NIU
Che Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Spectator Publishing Company
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