Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1886 — About Wartena. [ARTICLE]

About Wartena.

i a Gov. Gray lias stated that He will let the law take Jts course, in the Warteua case, and unless the Supreme Court interposes, the extreme penalty of the law will be executed,upon him, on Friday of next jreek. Diet, high board* wall around the gallowses now Ueing erected. Tip* pheriff put the customary .“death watch” over the condemned man lag^biglit. Warriena has not lately shown upusual, -concern about his approaching fate, eating, drinking and sl&jgpg as usual. Yeslerday, a dong visit from his wife, be began to show signs ! of weakening.