Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1914 — Chirka to Be Electrocuted Feb. 20th Unless Again Reprieved. [ARTICLE]

Chirka to Be Electrocuted Feb. 20th Unless Again Reprieved.

Steve Chirka, the Lake county wife murderer, whose sentence of death provided for his electrocution last week, and who was given a reprieve until Feb. 20th, will probably be electrocuted on that date unless some further action is taken by Governor Ralston and this is not probable. Harry Rasico, another wife murderer, will be executed at the same time. Warden Fogarty says that he will not permit newspapermen to witness the executions and that aside from being informed of the hour of the executions no word would be given out. He is of the opini n that Governor Ralston will not commute the sentences nor longer retard the fulfillment of the sentences. _ L__

Sheriff Whitaker, of Lake county, has just returned from a trip to the Pacific coast, where he went to get Ex-Alderman Antony Baukus, of Gary, who made a sudden getaway three years ago when the Dean franchise scandal involved Mayor Knotts and others of Gary. Baukus is alleged to have made a confession and to have immediately skipped out. He was arrested last week In Los Angeles.