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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1924)
Slayer, 21, Calmly Goes to Death on Blood Red Gallows Efforts of Prominent Society Women, Including Duchess, Fail to Save Boy's Life. Montreal. Quebec. July 11.—Walter Muir, 21-year-old New York youth, was hanged at 8-36 this morning et the little Jail at Valley Field for the murder of Henry La Vlollete, whom he shot during a quarrel last Sep tember. Muir went to the gallows cour ageously a few hours after he had said a pathetic farewell to his mother, Mrs. May Muir, a widowed dress maker who came to Valley Field from New York to see him Just before he died. She had tried desperately but In effectually to obtain executive clem ency for her son. Blood Red Scaffold. The boy student was hanged on a blood red scaffold In the courtyard of the little Valley Field Jail. lie died smiling, his face lit up with an ethereal light. “Jesus have mercy," he said in a voice that, although low, reached the very ends of the courtyard. He walked to the scaffold with firm step. On the scaffold, the handsome youth’s blonde head was raised to catch the morning sun and the black hood. The prayer was on his lips when the hood was adjusted. There was a grating sound. Then a swift, downward rush—and all was ended. The trap was sprung at 8:35. Ten minutes later, the Jail physicians de clared Muir dead. Claims Trial Unfair. Before he died, Muir addressed a let ter to the sheriff of the distlct, de claring he di not have a fair trial. “I did not Intend to kill any one— there was no premeditation. I forgive all.” Muir’s rase attracted wide interest and no little sympathy. The Duchess De Richelieu and other prominent New York women interested them selves In his behalf and the case even went so far as to be put up to State department at Washington for inter vention. Laviolette wag killed during a drunken brawl. Both men, accord ing to testimony, were drinking. Muir contended he was trying to protect a cripple. Because of ap parent lack of deliberate intent and Muir's youth, the Duchess De Riche lieu and others interested themselves In the case. The Rev. Father Aumais, who ad ministered the last rites to the boy, refused to go to the gallows with him, declaring that boy “is not a criminal." “I am not opposed to capital punishment," Father Aumais said, “but it ought to be resorted to only in the case of criminals. Letter to Mother. A farewell letter, writeen before her visit as he sat alone in his cell during the night, was delivered to Muir's mother after the hanging. Muir rail not told her he had written it. It read: “To my heartbroken mother: “My poor mother, how you must be suffering since my death. But you must be brave and remember I died a good Christian and in a state of grace. Always think of me as I will be watching and praying over you until you join me in Heaven. It was the will of God that 1 should leave this earth at this time. I am dying a very happy boy. I love you, mother, with all my heart and will pray to God always for you. Goodby, Mother dear. May God bless you. “Your loving son, "WALTER.” Not since the famous Shorts mur der case in 1899 has such a wave of public feeling swept over this sec tion of Canada. The entire town turned out to see the prisoner en route to the gallows. * 1 - ■ ■ -v RADIO --' Program for .July IS. (Courtesy of Radio Digest.) By Associated Press, AVQ.T, Chicago, (448), 7-9. musical. WEBH. Chicago. (380). 6:30. music; 8 3'*. soloists, dance; 10.30, artists, or chest ra WLS. Chicago. (345). 6:30-7. choir. VLW, Cincinnati. ( 423 ). 8. orchestra W K H. Cleveland. (283 ), f». services; 5.30. baseball, news; 7, concert. W F A A. Dallas News (476). 7:45-9:16, church services. 9 30-1 1, aynropators. WWJ, Detroit News. (517), 6 30, 8t. Paul Episcopal cathedral WOC. Davenport, (4*4). 8. service, 9.30, musical. WOK. Jefferson City, (440 9). 9 serv ices. music. WHAA, Iowa City. (484 ). 9, hymns WDAF, Kansas City Htar. (411), 4-6. Newman theater. WHB, Kansas City. (411), 11 a m , Christian church services. 8 in. repre aentative churches of Kansas City. WOQ. Kansas City Unity, (360), 11 a m . services; 7-9. services KMJ, Los Angeles. (396), 8 30, concert; 9, organ; 10. program KFI. Los Angeles, (469 ), 8 46. concert ; 10. orchestra; 11, vocal. Instrumental; 12. orchestra. WLAG, Mlnneapolls-St. Paul, (417), 7:45, service. WHN, New York. (405), 1-9 p. ns., services, talks, solos. WJZ, New York. (4R6), 7-11 a. m. children, services; 4:S0, concert. W'EAF, New York, (492), 1, hymns; 2. services; 6:20-7:16, Capitol theater. 7:16, Skinner organ WO AW, Omaha, (626). 9-11, services. WKI Philadelphia. (395), 6:30, services. KGW. Portland. ( 492), 8. service. KFNF, Shenandoah, (266), 6:30, serv ices. WOAW Program <*—-/ Hat unlay, July It. « p m., dinner program • r m.. program arranged by Clinton R. Miller Auaplcaa Omaha Printing com pany aha office aupply houee): “Aerial Corpa" . Nlcholgon “La Oolondrlna" . Lake "Alonavunna" .Flahei “Lost Hope” . Morelli “Sunny Italy." Italian alra.Tobanl “La Paloma . I>e Yradler Voc^ Solo—“The Stare and Htripcn Forever" . Honan Angelo Luepo’a Rainbow orcheatra. ••Dream of Love" Saxophone aolo, with orchestra ••Floating Down the Mlaafaalppi" . McKenna Orcheatra. “Down Home Blues".. .Heracher Vocal aolo. •'Maid of the Weal". ....Smith Orcheatra “Mlaarera." from II Tmvatore . .Verdi Saxophone aolo, with piano. “Burning Kieses" Peck “Lights Out" . McCoy “On tha Lagoon" . Prlml “East." latest Oriental melody . Hmlth Orchestra. •‘Serenade" . Schubert Saxophone aolo. with piano ••Nobody Else But You" .Gilbert Orchestra. 4 t-—-X Burgess Bedtime Stories v_ _ By THORNTON \V. Bl'RGESS. B* *ur* you do not lauRh too noon; Your laughter may prove out of tun# —Farmer Brown. The Mysterious Whistle. How Farmer Brown did laugh when he came home and heard about the mysterious w'histle, which had called his boy up from the cornfield. “Either you must have Imagined that whistle or else some boy has learned our pri vate signal and played a Joke on you," ho declared. But Farmer Brown’s Boy was posi tlve that he hadn’t Imagined that whistle. "I heard it,” said he, “just as plainly as ever I have heard it. J don’t know of any boy around here who would play a trick like that. Somebody whistled, and I mean to find out who it was." The next morning Farmer Brown’s Boy went to town on an errand, and was gone until naon. He did not re turn until after Farmer Brown had come up from the cornfield where he had been working that morning. Farmer Brown raw him come into the yard and there was a funny look on Farmer Brown's face. "Is this the first time you have been back since you started out early this morning?” he demanded. "Yes. sir," replied Farmer Brown’s Boy. "Why do you ask?" "Because," replied Farmer Brown's Boy. "Why do you ask?” "Because," replied Farmer Brown, "I thought I heard you whistle to me twice during the middle of the morning.” "Well, I didn't," replied Farmer Brown’s Roy. "It wasn’t my whistle you heard, for I was at the village. Now I guess you really do believe that I heard a whistle yesterday. "Yes, son," replied Farmer Brown. "I believe you heard a whistle just is you said you did. If I refused to believe it I couldn’t believe that I heard that whistle myself this mom Ing, and I know that I did hear it. [t was our own private signal whis tled Just as we always whistle it. Some one certainly is playing a Joke m us. Who it can be I have no Idea it all." Right at that very minute both heard that whistle. Being in the touse they couldn't tell exactly where It came from, out both heard it. Farmer Brown's Boy Jumped up from he dinner table. "I'm going to find 'hat fellow," he declared. "I'm going !o look through every hiding place. Whoever Is doing that whistling is having a lot of fun. But I'm going !o put an end to It by finding out ivho it Is." .lust as Farmer Brown's T!o> stepped out of the house he heard the whistle again. It came from back of the barn. He was sure of it. Re turning quickly but noiselessly over to the barn he crept along the aide of It and very carefully peeped around the corner. No one was to he seen. Such a funny expression a« The next morning Farmer Brown's Boy went to town on an errand. the face of Farmer Brown's iBoy wore. He had felt sure that he would find some one hiding behind that barn. Farmer Brown's Boy looked every where. He went all through that barn. He didn't miss a single place big enough for a hoy to hide in. He looked in the pig pen. Twice while he was hunting he heard the whistle, but he didn't find the whistler. (Copyright, 1924.) The next story: "The Whistler Is Discovered." Cass County Disabled Veterans to Organize Atlantic, la., July 11.—Disabled vet erans of the world war in Cass county have called a meeting at the Atlantic municipal auditorium Sunday for the purpose of forming a branch of the Disabled War Veterans association. Omahans Held in Bank Slaying Attend Inquest Fred Johnson and Earl Wil * liams Accused of Killing Forest Ranger in Flight From Robbery. By International New* Sorrlre. Red Bluff, Cal., July 11.—Returned to the Tehama county Jail today from Wlllos, where thoy had been rushed yesterday, following threats of lynch ing, Earl Williams and Fred John son of Omaha, accused bank robbers and slayers of Samuel Harmanson, forest ranger, today attended the coroner's Inquest held over the body of their alleged victim. They disclaimed any Intent to kill Hermanson, declaring he was shot during a scuffle for possession of a gun after he hal captured them, in statements made to District At torney F. C. Pugh. Both confessed to having robbed the bank. Willows, Cal., July 11.—Accused of looting the Bank of Tehama at Red Bluff, near here, and of slaying Samuel Hermanson, a forest ranger, F>d Johnson, 22, and Karl Williams, 28, both of Omaha, Neb., are held )y the local authorities, after having ieen hurriedly rushed here from Red Bluff when a mob threatened lynch ing. The bandits, after cooly holding up Ihe Red Bluff bank, securing f2,000, fled In an automobile stolen from a Jitney driver. When it became dis abled, they commandeered Herman son's car and later, shot him to death when he tried to etop them. The thugs were arrested at Lyman Springs by three citizens and were returned to Red Rtuff where threats of lynching were hard from a crowd of several hundred persona who gathered In front of the Jail. Police believe Johnson and TVil Hams are the same men who robbed the north Sacramento branch of the California National bank on Juna 9. and the California Trust and Savings bank In the same city on July 1. No record of an Earl Williams or Fred Johnson who might have figured In the affair could tie found In Omaha this morning. The only Earl Wll Hams on the police docket was the one who was shot and dragged to the steps of a hospital two years ago. He died. _ A search through the 21 Fred Johnsons and the in Earl Wllliame* in the city directory failed to reveni any who are now In California or nearby states. Omaha police say that they mav ha a hie to Identify the men when <hr<r (ret further particulars and finyer prints, but they are Inclined to be lleve that the names Riven were aliases. :—.—.. .. - ■■ ■■ ■ i OMAHA’S COOLEST SPOT (Everybody Says So) | ° frudilM ° What kind of a girl does a girl have to be to be the kind of a girl the boys want her to be? H. 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