Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1912 — SENTENCED; ASKS FOR DEATH [ARTICLE]

SENTENCED; ASKS FOR DEATH

Assailant of Girl Begs Spectators for Rope Wkh Which to Hang Himself. Akron, O.—John Rettig, 48 years old, a widower, was sentenced to eight months to the workhouse and to pay a fine of SSOO and costs for contributing to the delinquency of a 16-year-old girl. Sentence was pronounced by Probate Judge Lytle. Rettig jumped to his feet and begged that someone bring him a rope that he might hang himself.