New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-23
CONFESSED TO MURDER.

Andrew Olson Acknowledges Having
Made Away With Hans Hagan.
with the sheriff of Wiikin county. ON his way
to, Breckenridge. Olson's arrest WAS brought
about through the efforts of CHIEF Of Police
Deloehe of this city, assisted by the wife OF
the, murdered man. She had letter from
OLSON and in it ne gave the number of his
residence at Rice's point, Duluth, ana urged
her to come to him there. This letter she
turned over to the chief, and also photo
graphs OF the two men. He WAS placed un-
der arrest there on advice from Brainerd,
and whe n the sheriff of WiIkin county ar
rived and took him ina custody he
broke down and confessed to hav-
ing perpetrated the murder He stated
that he did not kill II agan for his money, but
to get him out of the waysin order that he
might win the affections of MIS-. Hagan and
make ner his wife. He also.said that she was
cognizant of the matter, hut such is not the
case apparently, as she aidad in his capture
and did everything she. could to assist in
bringing him to Justices, Olson was at one
time bartender in Wilson's saloon in this
city and boarded at Ragan's. and during
that Tune Hagan's wife iraplored her husband
to have him leave, and sTen went SO far as.
to set his trunk out of doors, but her HUSBAND
imagined that Olson was bis best friend, and
ordered his wife to. allow him to stag.
Hagan's friends also advised him to shun the
man, but he seemed TO be bound up in tine
fellow, who sought to- ALLEVIATE the affections
of his wife and afteTward killed him to &C
conplish his designR Mrs Hagan with her
five children resides in Southeast Brainerd
and is in abject poverty, the husband having
failed to provide toward the famiy's support
for over year. She is completely broken
down over the sad event
oLsoN's STATEMENT.
BRECKENRIDGE. Special Telegram, Oct. 10.
Andrew Olson was brougt before Justice
James to-day On the charge OF numbering
Hans Hagan and made the following state
ment in substances:
We left the place where we had been threshing
and walked down the railroad track toward
Breckenridge to take the train for Brainerd
When we carae to Whisky Greek we took door
from shanty and fixed place in a hay tack to
sleep Then we sat down 60 have talk on the
bank of the creek. told him to send the money
he had to his wife. as be had been working all
summer and hadn't sent her nickle. He said
he would do nothing of the kind, as he had asa
for that money himself. Then said ii he didnt
send it ] would take it away and send it
myself Hagan then accused me of being
crininally Intimate with his wife. I admitted
this. Hagan then tried to hit me with his fist
and snatched up u piece of scantling and struck
him over The head. struck him several times;
don't know how many, I was excited. He
rolled down the bank. Then when saw what
had done, I thought might as we'll make sure Of
the job and struck him over the head several
times did not use a knife. The wounds must
have been made by nail in the seantling. Then
I went through his pockets and took his watch,
his purse, containing about $50, and his satchel
The next day went to Wahpeton and took the
train for Bismarck. I killed him on Mrs Ha-
gans account, and not for robbery. we had
formed no plan to kill Hagan, but Mrs Hagan
had often told me she would be glad to hear of
his death. My name is not Andrew Olson. but
Andrew Void.