Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-08
CHARGED WITH MURDER,
"A Clay County Pair, Male and Female,
Arrested for the Murder OF the
W0man's Husband in Kansas.

are as follows Hattie Batchelder,
daughter of Isaac Batchelder, married
one Tressler some years ago. Tressler
soon died. In the eame neigbborhood
Oscar Krusen married one Jane Petrie.
In year or two Mrs Krusen died, leav-
ing a little boy. When Tressler died
there were two children left to Mrs.
rressler. In the course OF time Oscar
krusen and Mrs. Tressler were married,
and after time sold their effects here
ana started for Kansas, about Ma, 1st
last, 10y team, one Larfiwuy, u cousin of
Mrs. Krusep, going along, Krusen pay
Ing the expenses. Larriway had been
working for the elder Buicheljer for
some tip,e before. When Krusen left
here he had from 81 900 to $1,000 on his
person. When the party had been ab
sent one month in Kansas Mrs, Kruseu
returned, staWng to her relatives that
Larriway and krusen had gone IN search
OF land into the interior, aud that kru-
sens little four Year Old boy had re-
manned with them. This was generally
accepted as satisfactory.
ln ABOUT two weekr Larriway return
ed from * Dsas. stating t. Batcheldor
and otneiS that krusen had found noth-
ing Ia land that suited and had gone on
1uIther, and he (Iarriway), tlrng OF the
search, had returned, as be was dissatis-
| ti.d with the countrv. Mrs. krusen
seemed to accept this statement as
entirely satisfactory, but to Older heads
1t did not seem probable, and SO lpqul-
res began to be made. Letters were
written to Kansas where Krusen was
last heard IRON, but no Information
Q ,uiu be obtained Of his whereabouts
AS soon as Larrlway returned an
unusual intimacy sprung up between
LarrIway and Mrs. krusen. Larrlway
seemed 10 have plenty OF money, auu
bought many little tokens for Mrs.
kruseu. One day about July (the
Justice cannot remember Just the date
Larilway appeared at a Justices res.-
dence living near by, and meeting him
cut from the house, stated that there
was couple IN the house who wished
to be married. The justice went III and
found Mrs krusen and Larriway to
ue the parUes Tue Justice was
much surprised and even agitated, and
sad to Mrs. Krusen: why, how can
you marry this man SO long as you are
the wife Vi Oscar Krosen ?" to which she
replied that she was the widow of Oscar
Kfusen. why, said the justice, "is he
dead? / had not heard OF It," to which
she replied that she was widow ali
the same. The justice, not being able
to controyert this. statement. then sug-
gested to her that they were cousins, SO
reported, and that there was statute
against the marrying of blood relations
The justice then proceeded to read the
statute to them, to which Mrs. Krusen
| oh fnr he
statute.
The justice told them further that SC
far as he was concerned the law forbid
him to perform such service under pen
atty. He gave them some good advice
, to go slow, as 1t would be better fol
them IN the end. At this they left
somewhat discounted. They then visit
ed Orange City, but did not succeed il
getting legally married. Larriway ther
met minister, one Bell, who married
them under q tree near Haw
arden There was something
about these persons that die
not satisfy Bell as we are informed, but
/, Larfiway succeeded in quietiDg his
9 suspicious so that he finally performed
the ceremony. Larriway then rented {
house in Hawarden, bought $3.50 wortt
D of furniture and went to keeping house
Mrs. Krusen's two children by her frs
9 husband joining them. They in the
g meantime had been stopping with theil
: grandparents.
3 Everything was moving smoothl!
Y when, the last of July, 1885, paper wa:
t received from Usage City, Kansas b,
: one whose name need not be mentioned
j that dead man had been discovered
i west of that city, near Eldorado, in
E ravine on the paririe. 1t appears thai
+ emigrants in passing through the coun
= try had camped near by, and the dog
smelling the dead man dug up one kne
and were eating 1t when discovered. Th
o fact was at once made known, the bod,
: disinterred, and inquiries made as to if
v idenity. All there was on the body wal
, shirt and pair Of pants. His none
and watch were gone, just about as 500
l. this paper spoken of was received her
= Larriway heard of it. He immedlatel,
!. proceeded to build house on
! tree claim belonging t.
- Mr.. Batchelder, and moved int
b it. This was in August last. Sine
that time correspondence has been GO
ing on between the sheriff of Butle
y county, Kansas, and our district attol
:, ney, Mr.. Nichols, until Saturday wher
upon the accumulated evidence, dis
y patch was received from The sheriff b
g Mr.. Nichols to cause the arrest of bot
"a MIR. and Mrs. Larriway at once. In th
meantime the most shocking fact In tn
dark and damnable crime is the ia,
that Krusen's little ,4-year-old boy hi
lie never been heard o.. His brains we
Ill probably dashed out and his body b
"a came food for the wolves.
:. One of the links in the chain of ey
~ dence against Larfiway was the fndir
of spade near the grave with the II
tials O. Q. K. cut thereon. The hand
u was broken, but the pieces fitted exactl
ne Larriway has been living at his ea
- since his return, and always has mont
." to purchase anything they may wan
To think that any human being cou
be so hard, hearted as to murder ben
he factor is almost incredible.
j. Sunday morning last District ATTIC
ney Nichols, accompanied by two depu
sher:ffs, left here IN the storm to etfe
the arrest. They proceeded to one Bo
ne nego, who lives neighbor to Larriwa
on Arriving after dark and learning th
the parties were at home, they put |
for tie night. Early yesterday morpil
they proceeded to the house and foul
1aa the parties in bed. They were awaken
and informed of their arrest. Neitt
iss evinced any nervousness or alarm, a
60 proceeded to get their breakfast
" though nothing had happened. t
tile wv .Iaa -,
eve halii"sy esans 'nne vnSi9 N"s r
parties arrived here at 5 p. m. yesterdi
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