Frederick Wilhelm Hoeliman

Frederick Wilhelm Hoeliman was hanged at Paxton, Illinois, on May 14, 1897, in a judicial execution. A report in the River Falls Journal said that he protested his innocence to the last. The same report described his death as a hanging on the gallows, and no other details of the execution were recorded in that account.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. A 1897 report says he maintained his innocence to the end.

Reported by: news report reprinted in River Falls Journal (reporters).

Sources (2)

• River Falls Journal, May 20, 1897, page 2 River Falls Journal, May 20, 1897
• The Kinsley Graphic, May 21, 1897, page 2 The Kinsley Graphic, May 21, 1897