Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-05-13

his capture was effected at 90. m. Mon.
day, May 10-nine days and five hours
afterwsrd. In that time Norman had
travelled not to exceed $50 miles and for
five days had the use Of his pony. His
path of escape was directly west. deviat.
ing north and south only sufficient to
pass lakes and avoid one or two towns.
Makes . Confession.
Normsnd's confession was taken the
10th of May, written out for him 40 he
made 1t and slgned by him, also wit
messed by three persons. Among other
details he says:
II, August Normand, of my own free
Will and accord. do solsmnly Say that
am tho man Who committed the murder
Of the Hilstead children. The first that
remember vas that it came on me as .
dream. dreamed that there was some
one after me to do me bodily injury.
Then I got up to escape and went down
stairs. came to my senses then and
went back up stairs and went to bed
again. Then it came worse on me and
I got up the second time. I remember
that I fell down stairs. / went from the
house to Aneta and examined myself to
see il there was any traces Of what ! had
done which would prove that had done
wrong. I found nothing only the horse
had. From there went to Stump
Lake and stopped over hight with resi-
dent. The next day went across the
country towards the Indian reservation.
On the fourth day l left the horse
there with a man. I put him in
the pasture and told him to take
care of him. Then walked down the
Sheyenne river towards Minnewaukan
and from there up to Pony Guloh, the
lead waters Of the river, and from there
tc. the coal banks and from there to the
Koto hills. Then I came back within
nine miles of Harvey and from there up
towards the Moose river where was
captured. got my rifle from the per-
son with whom left the horse. I had
Knute Hilstesd's horse, got it out OF the
stable there. had nothing against the
children. liked them. 1 had little
trouble with him last summer, I never
had any trouble with her. want those
children that are living to forgive ne for
what I have done. want Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilstesd to forgive me for robblng them
OF their innocent children. would like
to see those children who are living be-
fore die, because don't want to live
any more. would have it on my mind
all the time any way and it would be
better that was dead. l want Mr..
Hllstead to get his horse back and I
want the man to get his gun back. I
would like to say a little more to the
public as this is almost the last day Of
my life, 1t is nearing an end. I write
this to the public to show the way feel.
feel as if I had put myself under their
especial protection wishing them to have
the law take its course on me. feel very
sorry for what I have done, but thing
which is done can not be altered. I wish
to thank the deputy sheriff, j. A. Pen
drsy, and G. W. Theruen, the man who
captured me, for their nice treatment Of
me. To my wife, Catherine Normand,
who lives at Dlckey, N. d., I will say
that she has got poor protector and a
man with weak mind. Do not Krieve
for me, will meet you IN heaven whore
oil minds will be sound. You will have
to live tho best you can without me, for
I can do You no good. but ! would like
to see you personally. II you can get
sway you will know whore / am in few
days. Take good care OF my little baby.
Goodbye"
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