Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-04-04
May Find TrOner Yet.


There is still much speculation and
discussion as to what has become OF the
man Tromer. He was, as is we'll known,
last seen IN Villers' buggy accompanied
by Villers, last September, after settle
ment between the men IN which Tromer
was paid $40 odd dollars by Villers,
who also had been using Tromer's oxen
to haul the cook shanty around with the
tkreshing outfit. The nei9hbors, as is
we'll known, believe that rromer, who
was hot headed man. got into quarrel
with Villers and the latter possibly in
self defense got away with him. At any
rate the disappearance of Iromer Is still
a great mystery, but efforts are being
made to ferret 1t out and hopes are
entertained that the facts will yet come
to light. There was no charge, or at
tempt to show in the recent trial that
Villeis had killed Tromer, but the letters
Villers had exhibited which purported
to show that Tromer had gone to St.
Cloud to have his one eye treated were
referred to. The statement is also made
that Villers told Mrs. Tromer that her
husband had gone to California and she
had packed up nearly all her household
goods to follow. They were to 20 by
way of Valley City. Everything seems
to connect the two men together and the
assault on Mrs. Tromer is believed by
many to have been chiefly instieated in
Viliers' mind by the fear that too much
inqulry from her and efforts on her part
would disclose the fate Of the missing
husband.
Mrs. Tromer is slight built woman,
of very religious nature. When asked
how she got out of the we'll she said she
did not know unless God helped her out.
Her little girl, years old, 10 bright
child. The evidence of the children did
much toward convincing the jury, who
were kept specially guarded from con-
versation with others, and mad no news
papers to get at public sentiment. The
Jury came from remote parts Of the
county, and were 40 fair body of men
90 probably could have been secured.
Vlllers put up good alibi a. to details
and was not directly impesohed in any
material point, but the evidence OF others
against him was too strong. He &C.
counted for the time he was gone from
bis house in the afternoon of the day Of
the assault, until seen BY the election
officers in the evening, very closely. HE
testimony showed him to be q clear
headed person.
The Villers family 10 regarded ss one
OF the most estimable in the county,
Mrs. Vlllers and daughters being gen.
orally respected and greatly liked. Much
sympathy is felt for them b. all and
especially by those knowing them. Their
demeanor during the trial and since the
unfortunate occurrence has been most
lady like and devoid Of criticism.
There has been mnch less said 10 the
newspapers about the trial OF Keegan
for the murder OF the thresher than the
sensational and unusual features of the
tragedy warrant. The murdered man
was from Minnesota and was engaged
with Frank Junod's threshing outfit.
The victim Of Keegan was his personal
friend. They had been together good
while and IN a drunken quarrel ono
killed the other, presumably to keep
from being beaten. Keegsn's hand Is
crippled and it is supposed he used a
knife because unable to fight as we'll as
the partner. 1t is said that Keegan's
victim was taken to 4 boarding house
where threshers were stopping and but
little attention paid to the wounds, al
though physician examined him and
sewed up the cuts in the abdomen, bnt
the wound above from which it is said
the man bled to death, was not attended
to. If this had been done be would
probably have lived. but being hobo"
little care was given him. and he was left
to die largely from neglect.