Cemetery . . .
Continued from p. 1.
the death sentence on May 21, 1912 and
hung on March 21. 1913. The last man
executed and buried here was Frank Carter
of Ackley, Iowa, who was electrocuted June
24, 1927 for the murder of an Omaha
physician.
Most of the inhabitants of G'asshoppcr
Mil! ere doinq life sentences and appeared
at the time of their death to be unwanted by
anyone. Ove; the years very few inquiries
werp made about them and then hves seem
to closely parallel the men executed ove' the
The second man to d e on the state
prison qallows was William Rhea, 18, a
transient laboier convicted of mu'der at
Fremont in 1901. He .as banned in 1903.
The third and fouith were Hai risen Ciatk
and F-ank Barker, convicted murders who
died on the QuMo.-.s in 1907 a"d 1908. The
nxt three men executed were Rohert Meac
Snumway, a 27-year-old Gaqc County
fanner. Robert Taylor, a 39 year oki
Keamev County painter ;i'vi Thomas
wife, Harriet, in March, 1926.
Henry Sherman, a 20-year-old farm
laborer of Burwell, was next. He was
executed for the shotgun slaying of three
people in Sheridan County. Joseph
MacAvoy, a Harvard Air base soldier, was
sentenced' to death for the 1943 slaying of
Anna Millroy, a 16-year-old Sutton girl he
killed and raped. He was executed March 23,
1945.
Timothy Iror. Bear was strapped to the
chair on Dec. 1, 1948 for the 1947 killings
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stollar, Sheridan
County ranchers. Iron Bear survived five
execution dates before judytnent was
imposed. Roland Dean Sundahl was the 19th
man to die under the Nebraska capital
punishment law. He was eAecuted April 30,
1952, for the hatchet slaying of 16 year old
Bonnie Lou Merrill of Silver Creek. Accused
multiple-slayer Charles Starkweather was the
last man to die in Nebraska's electric chair
He was electrocuted on June 25, 1959.
Although the l-tt'c cemetery on tne hi
I uppeais ticinci'jT b'om a
distance, a closer
inspection shows tht
1 1 ill nenn of Omaha. Ail paid tlv.r debt to
society by the qallows.
From 1913 until 1920 the executioner
was jobless. The newly acquired electric
chair changed that on Dec. 20, 1920, when
two Howard County farmers were sent to
their deaths. The charge was the murder of
Mrs. Lulu Vogt of St Paul. Those convicted
and executed were Allen V. Grammer,
son-in-law of Mrs. Vogt, and A.B. Cole. In
June, 1922, James B. King, a transient
worker serving a short sentence killed a
guard and was subsequently executed. On
August 11, 1925, Walter Ray Simmons was
executed for the 1922 slaying of Frank Pahl
of Boyd County. In 1927, Henry E. Bartlett
of Kearney was executed for the slaying of
Minden Police Chief, Asa Ransom.
After Frank Car lei was eh'Cti or uteri,
Frank E. Sharp, of Lincoln paid the penalty.
He appeared to In; the mo'.t noncha'ant of
those executed in Nebraska, bavinq ol -d
with the guard.-, while di awing Ins last
breath. He was convicted of nundeting Ins
cai lousness
yester-year. Mote than half of the graves
an; marked by tombstones inscribed with a
number only or ivv. without inscription.
Oniy two markers are different - one with a
b:one-like plate, obviously puicnased, and
another with a iom? petal cude!y formed
With a concrete-hke substance. The later i
dated 1895.
Nebiaskans are not the only people
buned on "th" h-t!". During the late 1870s
and early 1880s prirorcs wte also housed
heie for the Wyommg Ten itory. as well as
for New- Mr: v ico.
f- ew of the infamous have been
remembered ove' ide yeais Joseph
Hernandez had the dubious dstmction of
being Pi rsO'ter No. I He was c(. limited on
Feb. 22, 1869 and nis teim was commuted
in 1872. Prisoner No. 28.801, whose name is
yet unknown, should he ie e'ved at the state
pi e.on next ..',k
Some of the infamous wi" Ik;
lemembered tins yea'. Lw en though they
gained then beedom only through death,
the residents of G-av-. hopper Hill will not be
forgotten this Memorial Day.
Union hours
The Nebraska Union will
operate under its regular hours
throujh the final exam penod
Beginning May 16 the Union
will operate jnder the
following schedule:
May 16 Closed 9 m,
M,i 17 a.m. 'j p.m.
May 18 a m. '0 p m
May 19 7 ri.m.-'; p.m.
May 20 Closed.
Ma 21 2'j 7 1'i m 0 p.m.
May 26, '11, '1H Ciw'f.
Ma 2'i-Jurar 1 7 1(, -trn. p in
June; ?, 3 ClO'.-'J.
Jijo- 1H 7.1lj a.m.-'j p ".
June 9, 10 OiV'l
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Last chance
Anyone wanting to work
for the Daily Nebraskan next
semester must submit an
application and sign up for an
interview by 2 p.m. today.
Positions to be filled include
staff writers, columnists, copy
editors, photographers,
entertainment writers, at lists
and advertising account
representatives.
All positrons art; salaried
except acr.ount representatives,
who a'' paid t omm issior i on
sales.
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Final exam schedule
excluding Saturday and Sunday. The schedule as oiitl.ned
the second semester schedule of classes, is as follows.
Thursday: o -jn -im five or four days,
7:30 to 90 a.m.-Cla.
Monday (M), Wednesday (WI or Friday (i-i, or d y
days. n rn n m Tuesday (T), Thursday
10 to noon -Classes meeting at 2.30 p.m. "uedv
(Th) or Saturday IS), or any one ?anf 0ne or two of
1 to 3 p.m. -Classes meeting at 9 30 a.m. I i na or di.y
l3e7o 5 30 p.m.- Casses meeting at 1 1 :30 a.m. TThS or any one
" Jp-Keting 141, Spanish lOI.Spanish 102, German 101.
German 102.
lo Sim - Classes meeting at 2:30 p.m. five or four daysor
MWF or any one or two of those days. Qf
10 to noon-Classes meeting at i 3U a.m. i i no u a y
th7,oTp.m.-Ciasses meeinv.a, 12:30 p.m. fiveor four days or MWF
" 5r30Vpm.,hCsmeet,ng a, 4:30 p.m. five or four daysor
MTtr9Vm.-cVnOT V210! economics 21 1 , economics 212, H &P
Education 31.
y:3?oV9M30Va14n;,.C.as mee, ng at 1:30 p.m. f,veor four days or
MWF or any one or two of those days.
10 to noon-Classes meeting at 3 30 p.m. five or four days or MWF
or any one or two of those days.
1 io 3 p.m.-Classes meeting at 1 1 30 a.m. five or four days, or
MWF, or any one or two of those days. TT.C
3 30 to 5 30 p.m.-Classes meeting at 4:30 p.m. TThS or any one or
two of those days.
7 to 9 p.m. -Management 35, TCU 3
Tuesday, May 15: , . ,
7 30 to 9 30 a m -Classes meeting at 9 30 a.m. fiveor four daysor
MWF 01 ;ny one or two of tnose days.
10 to noon Classes meeting at 7 30 a.m. TThS or any one or two of
those clays.
1 to 3 p.m. -Classes mret.ng at 103u a.m. TThS or any one or two
of those days. ,
3 30 to 5 30 p.m.- Classes meeting at 12 30 p.m. TThS or anyone
or two of those days.
7 to 9 p.rn - Management 190, Women's Physical Education b4.
Wednesday, May 16:
7 30 10 9 30 am. - Classes meeting at 10:30 a.m. fiveor four daysor
MWF or any one or two of those days.
10 to noon Classes meeting at 3 30 p.m. TThS or any one or two of
H'O'-e '.lays
1 to 3 p.m. Classes meeting at 1 30 p.m. TThS or any one or two of
those days.
3 30 to 5 30 p.m -Classes meeting at 7 30 a m. fiveor four daysor
MWF 01 any one 01 two of those days.
7 to 9 p.m - Music 70, Musk: 70c, TCP 21 TCD 106, Math 100,
Math 106, Math 107, Math 208, Math 321.
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STARTING FRIDAY MAY 11
AT THE CINEMA 1
WE MAY NOT HAVE BURT
BUT WE'VE GOT MICKEY
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