The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-05-12
An AtTOCiOuS Murder.
ZIADE WILMA ASSASSINATED
WHILE SLEEPING IN
HIS BED.
DETAILS OF TIE CRIME.

four miles west of Baraga, was found
dead by the side OF his bed, last Sunday,
with charge Of bucEshot in his back.
This is the story that came to L'Anse
late Sunday evening, and the officers i'm
mediately began an investigation to
ascertain the author Of the murder.
The assassination of Wilma is one OF
the mostunprovoked and coldest-blooded
murders that could be imagined, and the
perpetrator, whoever he may be. deserves
the hangman's rope Il ever an nhuman
wretch did. Unfortunately there is in
this state no law for the adequate punish
meat of such dastards as deprived Ziede
Wilma Of his lie.
OF course every reader OF the SENTINEL
is desirous OF ascertainng all the facts
In the case, and, although the coroner s
inquest now In session has not brought
out anything IN the way OF evidence that
is conclusive OF guilt against any partlcu-
lar person, we append below such facts
as have been tlearly established and
leave the reader to draw his own con-
clusions.
Four miles west OF Baraga Is settle
ment Of homesteaders consisting of
Luther w. Giddings, Perry Giddings his
son, u Frenchman named Bonner, Ziade
Wilma, Charles Kunick, Leon Dompler,
Geo. Mcneil aud Cha.Ies Kunick's
father. To reach this settlement from
Baraga one follows the Baraga IL Onton-
agon state road about three miles TO
Luther W. Gidding's place. Thence a
township road runs south along the Sec
too line one mile. on which lives Perry
Giddings and Bonner. From the section
corner another Road leads west on which
lived the murdered man, about Il of
mile from the section corner. Obiquely
opposite across the road lives Charles
Kunici;, and ABOUT y OF mile south
east lives Leon Dompier.
Vlzinas wife is Dompier's dGught er
ina. With Bonner live Vzna's mother.
and Joe Wilma, younger brother.
On the Friday prior to the murder Mrs
Ziade Wilma left her home to 90 to
Mlchigamme 70 visit sister named NJ :.
Lamora. Friday morning before start
ing out on the journey to Michigamme,
she went to her fathers house. There
she met Sam Mastau, man with whom
she had formerly held such relations
as caused considerable ak Ia the uei gh-
borhood. Her husband appeared on the
scene and an alteration took place be-
tween the two men. The witnesses do
not agree as to inst what was said by
them. The wGmtn claims that her huS-
band threatened Inn telling him to keep
away or he would FIX him." and went
out swearing. She also states that after
he was gpue out Mastau said to her that
he lmeaniug Vizina) might die too.
Mastau met her again at the Baraga
depot as she was leaving for Michigan
me aud In the course OF a conversation 1
made similar remarks Mastau denies
having made any such remarks, although
he admits having met her at the depot.
Mrs. Wilma let on the afternoon train
for Michigamme. Wilma remained at
home and OH Saturday evening went to
house OF his brother-inlaw. Mr.. Bomier,
where he took supner. The night was
dark and stormy and Bomier asked him
t,,S al if,ht H. 1oi1 "a,
90 home and feed his cat and would re-
turn II 1t did not rain too hard. This
was the last seen OF him alive excep: by
the brutal and cowardly murderer who
shot him through the window of his
cabin while he was lying peacefully asleep
with his back turned to the window, and
the curtain partly drawn. A lighted
lamp stood upon IA bureau beyond the
bed showing the murderer where to aim.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Dompier
went to Bomier's house and during the
which followed Bomier
asked him If he had seen anything of
Iiade. He said no. and asked Bomier If
Ziade h id got back from Sec IL. Bo-
mier said that he had and had taken
supper with him the night before After
Dompier went away Vizina's mother
asked Bonner II he would go down to
Iiade's and see what was the matter.
Bomier went and found the door locked
pane ef glass broken and the glass
scattered over the bed by the window.
He saw Vizina's pants on a chair and his
hat and coat hanging up and the lamp
burning on the bureau. He got fright
ened and went to Dompier's house to tell
him what he had seen. Dompier accom-
panied him back, and they entered the
heuse and found Wilma stretched out on
the floor along side the bed. his body
rigid In death and lying in pool of !
blood.
According to the evidence Dompier
that they 'must not touch him