The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-01
Triple Tragedy /. Alnu, snis.


of Glenvillr. mud found Joseph Chcmelik, a
hall brother Of Philip and young man by
the name Of Lumnchak seated Mt table
playing cards. Joseph left at 8 O'Clock and
about I'M hour Inter l.umuchak also took his
departure. About o'clock the girls pro.
pared to retire and .hearing II noise outside
Of the hou,e they both went out, and, as
Philip remembers, were gone about twenty
minutes when he heard n shot fred and then
another. The girls rushed into the house,
and snid. "Ol,, father, Joe has shot US, and
he is out there now."
The girls went upstairs to their mother,
md Philip, feaiing more violence at once
o. the house to Il nci2hhor for assistance.
The hoy did not return Tor n long time, and
Mrs. Chcmelik, becoming alarmed, sent her
husband to look forhm. and ut the same time
Obtain some assistance il possible. All this
time the daughters, Mnry and Rose, were
llcc,ling pro!uscly from horrible wounds in
tho breast, nnd the terrified moth
elder Cl!cmelik had not gone far when he
heard the sharp reports Of pistol shots, and
upon returning to the house he found that
tho nssassin hnd agnin returned md nude
his deadly work sure 10y shooting.Mrs.C Cheme-
lik. aud she was dying when her husband
had left md upon t:ss accond appearance o.
the murderer, lad hc'$ to the house of the
ncigdhnr. some.two miles distant, where she
expired in few moments. And her body
was conveyed hack to her home.
Tho shooting of Mrs. Chemclik and her
two daughters is the outcome of IN old fend
Tint had existed for some time. On the
place ut the house Of Joseph Raymond,
fight occurred in which Joe Chrmc!ik and
close friend OF his nnmcd vildt figured quite
ronspiruousy. Ni'dt was arrested and
brought before Justice Stacy in Albert Lea,
an account OF the trial was published at tho
time. Mrs: Chemrhk and both OF the
murdered daMghtr RS were witnesses in the
case. and their testimony was damaging
to Eil,lt and Joe Chcmclk. At the time Of
the trnl. il is said that both Vildt aud Joe
made threats against Mrs. Chclnrlik and tho
girls. Since he time Of the trial il is snid
TINT the actions ofJoe Ghcmelik have ind.
Gated that lie meant mischief. Joe had
violent temper. and about II year ago shot ut
his tnthcr because the latter would not deed
some property 10 him. The verdict of tho
coioncr's Jury was that tile victims rnnic to
their death at the l,ands oi Joseph Chemelik,
and that Chemclik died by
his own hnnd. His dead body was
tonnd at n short distance from the house,
with II revolver clut che,l in one hand while a
large shotgun lay under his prestrato form.
The murderer had put IN end to the further
acts in this terrible affair hy sending hul-
let through his brain, from which it appeared
denth WAS almost instantaneous.
The whole Bohemian settlement Is in IL
state OF terrible excitement, and it is well for
Tho co"arly assassin that he put M end TO
tho tragrdy III the manner in which he did
MOTIVE OF THE MURDER.
The inner history ofthis unfortunate AFFAIR,
will probably never he known. but enough,
has already hacn learned to fully satisfy tho.
public that it is the pn.l ending of tale of,
love jrn!onsy. revenge and murder. Ma,y,
''homek. the eldest cf the daughters Killed.
was n h"antiiml aud intelligent, girl. She was
known as the belle the Bohemian settle
mef and as such was courted md admired
ny the Young men Of the ncighbnrhood.
and Thomas Nillt, and .lor Clcmclik. himself
n, had :, very warm attachment toward Mnr.i
Nlldt however, wns II very close friend of joel
hrmclik. and after tho serious quarrel on:
Christmas night, which resulted in villt's|
arrest aud conviction. the two had Drrn firm
Hr friends tlmn ever, aud Joe helped to pnyj
HE casts and fine for Vilit. Mnry Chcmelii;;
place, testified as 10 what she knew regnrflinuI
II" same. and since that tinr and even w.
orc trial. doe mH,lc thrrnts that somcbody|
would have to suffer pretty soon. vildt hn.,
been quiet aud snluiued since that trial. an,li
NJ the time OF the shooting ho was working
nr u ileighbor nj II considerable tis.anr.i
rom Clu meliks llcdisrlaims III know lc,|p. o.
what joe intentions were, and at the con-
.lusion OF the testimony was discharged
rom custody. The younger girl, Rose. is
spoken of by all who knew her MS a!
smart aud active miss. SHE had attended
school Friday. and had passed !, very s;tis-
actory examination in her studies. A re-,
wnrd @ OF merit card which she had received on
FRIDAY was found lying on Il tubl. u t her
home Sheriff Mitchell is of the opinion that
it was not Joacpls intention ~ first to
shoot Rose or Mrs. Phillip chcnle!ik. But
one shot was fired at first outside of the
house. aud that took effect by entering
Marvs head and neck. aud Rose who must
have been standing near, received some of
the shot in her breast This shot had owl,
IDENTIFY been fired from
AHEAvH.Y LOADED GuN
to have such deadly effect. 1t il thethe
nf the shcrii' that Joe fingered about Tie
house after he fired the first shot and waited
Tor favorable opportunity to return and
enter the house to complete his bloody work
The tight of Mary 10 IL neighbor's after 10.
's"rh had re-cntered the house would seem to
indi"atc that he was determined to make
sure oi her, and the supposition is that after
he had re-enteIcd the house and went nm
stairs. Mrs. Chemclik had undertaken to dis
arm him, and. while doing so. wns shot and
Killed by the villain, and that Rose nIso re-
revcd another shot. from which death resul,
ed almost instantly. Had Mary received
prompt assistance she would nndonbtetlly
hive recovered, but her flight in ilcrold aud
chilly storm and the exhaustion from loss of
blood WAS more than she could endure.
4 shocking tragedy occurred in the villnre
OF Iecunsrl, Mich, by which u whole family
has been wiped out ofexistcn,n. Frank l..
Silvels. a we'll known horse breeder shot his
wife and two daughters. Edith and Ada,
aged eleven and nine respectively md then
ended his awinl act by shooting himself. Tie
bodies were found by neighbors who, motto.
ing that the curtains were down, and failing
to arouse any one. forced open n door. In
the pallor lay the body of Mrs .ilvers, fully
dressed. The bodies Of the children were
found up stairs, and i'll the fnmc room on the
floor lny sivcrs wcltering in blood and still
breathing. Every one of the victims had
been shot through the temple and with The
exception of Silveis himself. death was prob
ably inst tarcous He is still alive hu. up.
conscious and cannot recover. There Is no
known cause for the deed. Svers was nu-
parenily III prosperous circumstances nnd
his relations wit bis family were pleasant.
The Chicago jury in the case of Mcssrs.
Shaw: Plessncr md Corbett. charged with
completely in tile theft Of about $1,000
worth of bonds from the firm of Kellogg,
johnson 4 Bliss, returned sealed verdict.
Corbett was acquitted Shaw and Plr.snrr
were found guilty and Ihcir punishment fixed
at confinement in the penitenriary, the
former for two years, the latter for one.
Benka and Winters two noted tlrspcra,loes
confined in tic state pcnitcntiniy at Ammo
sa, Iowa, for robbing II iewelry store in that
town. nude theiresc;:pc from hat institution
after empowering and fntolly ilj,lring tho
jaiior, whom they assaulted with the rourd
of chair. and beat into insensiDiiitv. Ben.
ka and Winters are professional rracksmcn
and desperate fellows. They were tried in
Dubuque not long ago for burglarizinr Jun.
gels store but the evidence was not strorr
enough TO convict them. a little later they
were arrested on the charge Of ,urglnrzing
jcweirv store Mt ..namosa and sent ovcr,li.
road. They w"r" regarded ashnrl cases and
were closely watched. No clue to hem has
their capture Both are old offenders
John Elsnicr IL wealthy f;lr,ncr formerly IL
preacher, reaiin. in Vert county. West tir-
.inia. wen, home drunk and beat his wifi. for
not having supper ready. dan. selling
heavy poker, he killed her. also lis two
daughters. aged l2and H. and Il hired girl.
to the ground. lie has he-n arrested and
jailed. Thrreis strong talk flynciDg him.
The case Of the Commonwealth! Of Ken.
tucEy against James W. Tale. the .l.i;lu,iny
treasurer and The suretirs on !.is oitirinl bond
for tllr term Of 1852. 1As:.. wny b.g,n in the
circuit court nj Frankfort. krn,urky The
shortage uf Ills bond il. $40, 2''5 81. am, the
case is II test one Tuic's toad deficit il
ahou, s;150.G00 and ii I his silt is an;l. the
Commonwealth will sue on all other iontis.
Tho suretts claim TINT Tate's accounts were