The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-03-11

girls, engaging a music teach
er for them, and attempted to
fit them for broader careers,
but claims that they would not
learn. The son, he says, would
not work, but spent his time
hunting and gambling, living
from the earnings of the hotel.
The hotel business declining
and Minnesota being too cold
for Beckman, they agreed to
dispose of the hotel property
and move to Oregon. The
family arrived in Roseberg in
the spring of 1894, Beckman
paying the transportation for
himself, his wife, and. three
daughters, the son, with whom
he had frequently disagreed,
remaining in Minnesota for the
reason that Beckman would
not pay his expenses to Oregon.
Beckman purchased a farm of
252 acres at So per acre, nine
miles east of Roseberg, paying
ST 200 of the amount, and Civ
ing a mortgage for $500 for the
balance. He claims that at the
time the deed was made out
a Mr.. Marks and a real estate
agent, Mr.. Brena, took advant-
age of his ignorance and had
the deed of the farm made to
his wife contrary to his inten-
ton. He also paid out over
$500 orstock and farming tools,
1925 dollars for horses, $40 for
COWS, $40 for hogs, $15 for poul-
try.
Shortly after settling on the
farm, where he felt that he was
settled for happiness and con-
tentment, his wife persuaded
him to allow the son to join the
family, and by intrigue wrong
fully induced him to pay the.
sons travelling expenses. The
disputes between Beckman
and his wife started in Renvi1le
county, grew worse in Oregon,
and she would become wild
with rage upon the least pre-
text, and often told him that
she did not come to the United
States to work. After the ar
rival of the son the disputes
became more numerous and
violent and the old man was
frequently thrown out of the
house as a result of them. He
contends that she wanted to
send him to the insane asylum.
She would take money out of
his pockets, and if he wanted
to go to town she would not
permit him. The son assault
ed him at intervals, and on one
occasion, Beckman SAYS, shot
at him while in the barn, threw
several loaded cartridges in the
stove while Beckman was doz-
ing before it, On another oc-
casion the son assaulted him
and compelled him to fly with
out coat or boots through the
snow to a neighbor's for safety.
Later he -swore=ao11t4 a warrant
of expulsion against the son
but the latter did not heed the
warrant. Upon another occas-
ion, Becknan states in his aft
davit, his wife assaulted him
with a revolver, and then went
to town and swore out a war
rant for his arrest on the charge
that he had assaulted her with
an axe. He was acquitted OF
the charge, however
/ Beckman then accuses his
wife of gross immoral conduct
with a person named Shubert,
who came to the house to board
about that time. Shubert set
himself up as the proprietor
and carried reyelry far into the
night, and upon Beckman adj
monishing him on one occasion
to desist, replied.
Keep quiet, and if any ID
rascal interferes with me I'll
throw him out of the house.
Beckman was then compelled
to sleep in the stable, was not
allowed to eat at the table un-
til the others had finished. His
!: wife tried to get him to deed
all of his property 10 her, and
upon his refusing, cursed, and
assaulted him with a knife,
and told him that he would oct