Coalville Times | 1908-06-19 | Page 2 | Saved from Noose

SAVED FROM NOOSE. Man Convicted of Five Murders Granted Stay of Execution. Chicago Herman Illllsk, tho Bohemian Bohe-mian fortune teller, condemned to death tor tho murder of flvo members of tho Viral family, wns on Friday granted a stay of execution until he ho been afforded nn opportunlt) to appeal hla ense lo tho supremo court Herman Illllek, n llohemlan fortuno teller, wa (rled nnd convicted ot pole- ' lining to death Mnry Vtrnl, 22 )enm of age, and wa nccused of directly causing the death of flvo member ot ' the Viral family. Mr llo Viral, the mother of Mary Viral, committed suicide sui-cide when she was arrested a an accomplice ac-complice of lllllok. The deaths lu tho Vtrul fnmll) nil occurred within o period uf tnu years. j The testlmoii) nt the trial, which f; waa held before Judge A. O llarne, showed that llllek went to the Vzrnl resldeno with his alleged charms and . the remarkable serlea or deaths rob lowed. The alleged motive wns the life Insurance money lu each case, the amounts varying from $100 to 1036.