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Show i - - . ' " ' - r T i " - jL lit u.iuLCv .iv-Li CHICAGO, June 22. Richard Ivens was hanged nere today for -the murder of Urs. Be?-le ITol'.ister, the wife of Frar.V.Un C. irr'.::.' :r, head of the. large rrlntl. j 'eatiblment -'tf Rolllstor Erot.rs. .The-, crime. which was cor-.--;tted on the evening of January 12 cf this year, was one of tho most revo:::ng in the police history of Chi- : Irs. llolllster. who was a handsome woir.in. and prominent in churcn and social circles on the north sjde of the city, left her. home on the morning of January 12 with the Intention. car-' car-' rying some flowers to the funeral of a friend; She purchased the flowers-and performed severer errands in the vl- ! clnity of her home.. but did not appear at the funeral, nor was she again eer-n alive by any of her friends. . I On the morning of January 12 Rch-- i ard Ivenn.- - who lived at 1055 rtn Halsted street, told his father that tbe body of a woman was lying on. a pua of refuse in the rear of their barn, Mr. Ivens at once informed the police, and the body, which was Identified as that bf Mrs. -HoUlster.- waa taken to her home. Her clothing was torn and disarranged, dis-arranged, and she evidently Jad made a desperate fight before being- overcome. over-come. ... , ; Around her neck was twisted a slender slen-der copper wire. She had evidently been strangled to death after being maltreated in the most vicious manner. The conduct of Ivens aroused the suspicions of the police officers and he was taken into custody and charged with the crime. . He at first denied his guilt, but within three hours of his arrest, ar-rest, made a full confession to the oi3-cers. oi3-cers. The confession he later repeated at the inquest in the presence of, the Coroner and on another occasion to the State's Attorney. ' He went into the shocking details rf the crime in a cold-blooded fashion that aroused intense popular indignation. indigna-tion. When arraigned for trial Ivens denied hls-gUllt and claimed that he had been forced to confess by the police. po-lice. His defense was an alibi, and the claim that lie had made he confessions confes-sions under hypnotic suggestion. . . Application to the Supreme eout for a stay of proceedings, and to the Governor and the Board of Pardons waa in vain, and his sentence was carried car-ried into effect on the date originally set by the Jury at the conclusion of Ills trial. : The condemned man, until he stood upon the drop, faced death in t same stolid manner in which be has conducted ; himself . since his arrest. When he stepped on the scaffold, how-ever, how-ever, tnuch of his courage failed him. Just before the cap was drawn over his face, he attempted to utter a prayer, but although his lips moved convulsively, his voice would not respond, re-spond, and he was not able to utter a sound. It was evident that he was on the verge of a complete collapse, and the Sheriff hastened the last details as much as possible in order to avoid such a contingency. Just prior Xo th execution the aged father of Ivens called at the Jail and asked to see his son for the last time. His request was refused by the guards, and the father made quite a scene as he begged with tears to be allowed to see the young man once more. It was finally found necessary, .to lead him from the building. 1 .. . An aged woman who made her appearance ap-pearance at about the same time as the father of Ivens insisted that the condemned man was about to be hanged unjustly, as her own son had confessed to her that he, and not Jvens, was the actual criminal. She war detained pending an inquiry Into her sanity. 1 1 The- Delmar School of Dramatic Art and Voice Culture, 115 East 4th So.; phone. Main 228S-Z. |
