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Show SAVED FROM N008E. Man Convicted of Five Murders Granted Stay of Execution. Chicago. Herman Blllok, tho Boho-mlan Boho-mlan fortuno teller, condemned to death for tho murder of flvo members-of members-of tho Vzral family, was on Friday granted a stay of execution until hollas ho-llas been nfforded an opportunity to appeal his caso to the supremo court Herman Blllek, a Bohemian fortuno teller, wns tried and convicted or poisoning pois-oning to death Mary Vzral, 22 years of ago, and was accused of directly causing tho death of flvo mcmbors of tho Vzral family. Mrs. Uoso Vzral, the . " mother of Mary Vzral, committed sul-cldo sul-cldo when she wns arrested aB an ac compllco of Blllok. Tho deaths In tha Vzral family all occurred within t period of two years. Tho testimony at tho trial, which was held before Judgo A. G. Barnes, showed that Bllck wont to tho Vzral resldcnco with his allogcd charms and tho remarkablo scries of deaths followed. fol-lowed. Tho alleged motlvo was the; llfo Jnsuranco moucy In each caso, thd amounts varying from $100 to $025 |