The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-09-12
A FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
An Insane Man Kills his Wife
and When Apprehended
Shoots Himself.

About the middle Of July fight began in
Steele county between four men==Norwegisns
land after cessation of hostilities they came
over into Grand Forks county, went in SWIM
ming together, and the fight was resumed
This time Knud 0. Moe, who lived with his
wife and three children in the southeast corner
OF Lind township, four or five miles southwest
Of Northwood, received serious blows on the
head and his skull was supposed to be frac-
tnred. A week or ten days afterward he was
adjudged insane and sheriff Jenks started
with him for the asylum. When below Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, he suddenly jumped from the
Car and disappeared, the only trace being the
place where he alighted in the mud.
Nothing more was heard of Moe for month,
when an Tuesday night of last week his wife
was murdered and eoEerel With wood and
u, ,..ah 80. in slough near the house and white
flag placed on pole outside the house. Neigh
bors next morning found the childreii alone,
but The woman was not found till Friday night,
when the body was badly decomposed. On
Saturday Moe reapppared near his home and
was taken in charge, and Oh the alrisal OF
Sheriff jerks was turned over to him.
Moe made full confession of killing his
wife, saying that it was agreed between them
to both die to avoid separation, and some OF
the things In his story being corroborated by
the young children, i. is believed 10 be true.
Moe told his wife that he must leave meyer to
return, as the officers were after him, when
they both went out Of doors and talked about
an hour, After killing her he concluded to
wait while before killing himself, and went
west Of home for few days.
The sheriff brought him to Larilnore and re-
manned over night, and Sunday started with
DR.. Rounsevell to take him to Grand Forks,
Sheriff jerks keeping hold of him. On ar
irving at Deputy Sheriff Cranes place near
Arvilla. the sheriff jumped out Of the buggy,
and, in the very act, Moe snatched the slleriff's
revolver, bent his own head forward, placed
the muzzle in the center of his forehead and
fired. 1t was all but the work of an instant.
In a minute Moo was dead. The coroner was
summoned and a jury enpaneled, the verdict
being III accordance with the facts.
The body was brought back to I.armore and
post mortem examination made Monday
night by Drs. Rounsevel and Conkey.
Noes children are being cared for by 9
neighbor in the south part of the county. An
unborn infant perished with its mother.
The other parties to the original trouble are
Nicholas H. Berg, treasurer Of Steele county
Obadias Berg, and Mons J. Aolsnes. An actor
is pending against them now for assault ant
battery, as is also one by them against Con
stables Window and Kaase for, false arrest
These officers had served the papers, whicl
were afterward found to be faulty. The cas-,
is indeed sad one, and may not be endet
without considerable litigation. We have beer
unable to learn the cause of the original troll
BILE, or who is blamable for it. However i
may be, three lives have gone out, family ii
broken up, and three little children are Ief
orphans upon the world.-La,imore Pioneer