The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-15


panied her ON the voyage and there ID
little doubt that be aud not she, was
the one who WAS detained rs . pauper
BY customs authorities at New York,
aud forwhom Adams hard-earned dol.
lars were spent In bringing here to
become his own assassin. On the very
night of the cousins arrival, the Hum
garIan couple at whose house he stop
ped, noticed a long heavy knife drop
from his stocking as he took them of
to 60 to bed.
On Wednesday afternoon the cousin
and the wife were In town and the
wife aud cousin asked the husband
when he was coming out to the farm
house and he replied that he couldn't
come until after seven O'Clock. That
evening the cousin stated to the peo-
pie ut the farm house that he was
coming to town to see girl. He re.
turned to the farm house about
eight O'Clock, just before the other
young man already spoken Of, went
out and found tho driverless team.
The people at the tarm house asked
why he came back SO early, and he
said the girl had company and was
not receiving that night. As stated,
this cousin was one Of the two who
went out and searched for Miller.
After the body was brought In DR..
Harris made q post mortem examina-
tion. A cut about one inch and a
quarter long was found just above
and In front of the ear, made evident
ly by a sharp instrument. Following
iu the cut u small bullet was found,
the base just even with the outer
bone Of the skull, and the front part
of the bullet curiously battered by
contact with the bone and clean cut
almost In half, lcngthways rs II done
with q sharp instrument. A slight
raggodncss at ono edge Of the cut
showed where the bullet had entered.
The two sorts of wounds In. one is a
curious circumstance. Whether the
knife was used first, or pushed In after
ward as a probe to guage the depth
Of the bullet wound aud thus deter
mine whether IL 1t was fatal;or wheth.
or, the knife stab was first made aud
the bullet fired into the cut after
ward to make sure work, is hard to
tell; but as no powder marks show on
the outside, It does not look us II the
latter hypothesis were true. because
the pistol would have been held close
probably In that case and there is nc
signs Of powder marks or burn.
1t is probable that the assassin
waited for his victim whom he had
heard say that he was coming out
that evening somewhere on the
road, and either shot him ut the
roadside, or getting into the sleigh
with him to ride home, shot or knitted
him when he got u chance, or per
haps got up behind the sleigh and
did the work.
Search on Wednesday shows blood
spots just beyond Graber's house and
from there to Paul BcdOs' (thc Win.
chester place. blood was found for {,
distance of half mile along the road
on Que side. The yard at Bedos wa.
full Of blood In places. The sleigh
had passed around the granary close
to the logs where Miller was found
then took u short turn immediatel,
afterward and collided with a wire
fence. The slcigh-back was fillet
with bloody clots while on the shafts
we're marks Of bloody hands.
The wife IS under arrest and &C
cording to report took the news Of
her husbands death quito uncon
cerned. The two young men who
were at Bedos, one Of them being the
cousin, who Is NO doubt the actua
murderer are also under arrest. The
coroncrs' jury did not do much yes
terday but view the body and await
the report Of the post mortcln b.
DR., Harris.
They were In ccssion until a late
hour last evening at the court house
but probably would not finish theil
work until today. N. c. Young
states attorney, was present and TOOK
charge Of the examination Of the wit,
ncsses. The testimony was give,
very slowly, their being no direct in
depreciation, the witnesses speaking
only broken German. Paul Bedos ant
the young man who helped to search
for the body were examined. D.
The murderer is short, small mar
almost boyish In appearance and re
sembles, In general appearance, hi
cousin, the dead man. Both are Ger
mans, but have resided in Hungary
since they we're children.
T. L. Price, has seen the man under
arrest, says he sold revolver tt
him a few days ago, the man wa.
short Of money and only got four cart
ridges. The bullet found was 81
calibre, similar to that sold by Mr.
Price.
The case will doubtless be tried at
the present term of court, though II
may be difficult to get q jury who
have not heard or read more or less Of
the evidence.
The murderer's name is Joseph Dill,
his companions name is Balixte, the
the spelling Of their names in not
certain. The behaving Of the prison.
ers on being confined In Jail was pc.
culiar. The woman was composed.
Dill: went. To sleep and apparently
slept soundly all the afternoon. while
Balixte, moaned and beloved like a
calf. The jury adjourned at II O'Clock
last night to meet again this evening.
The court room was crowded full OF
spectators.
Court.
G. Lauciault VS.. ]. d. Gordon, Thos.
Donovan and VIM. Lang. This case
grew out OF difficulties arising from
the leasing Of land by Gordon from
Lauciault, which have figured quite
H..