The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-30
SECOND VICTIM IS DEAD
THE MOTHER OF THE WISE FAM
lily DEAD AND FATHER
DYING
MYSTERY IS STILL UNsoLvED
Sheriff Gees to wisconsin After Two
Suspects-Two Others Are I'm
der Suspicion, but Have
Not Been Arrested.

ANOKA, Mimi, May 29.-Another mem
Der Of the Wise family is dead, as a re-
suit of the murderous attack made Sun
day night.
Eliza Wise, the mother, aged g. years,
died at o'clock this morning. She was
shot in the back, the ball passing cut of
the abdomen. One arm was shattered
and the other cut and torn. Those who
saw the frightful character of her
wounds marveled that death tarried SO
long.
William WISE the father, is dying
There is a chance that he will live "a
hours, but it will not be surprising if
death claims him before sunset He is
| paralyZed, and all his faculties are fast
failing.
Joseph Wise, the surviving boy, has a
gaping wound in the chest and a broken
rib. He is holding up wonderfully well
and has a bare Hchance. He has proved
| himself a hero a dozen times over grim
| ly bearing his s1fferfngs and encourag-
| ing other members of his family When
! the surgeons came, he implored them to
help his father first.
Willie Wise, who was probably killed
instantly, was buried this afternoon in
one of the local cemeteries. The others
will be laid by his side.
The coroner's jury, sitting on the case
of the murdered boy, returned verdict
that he came to his death by gunshot
wounds at the hands of persons un-
known. The jurymen summoned by Cor
oner Frank were E. S. GoIdner Wilbur
F. Chase, N. H. Hanson, Charles ].
Green, Charles G. Peterson and Moses
b. Blanchette.
Martha Wise, who was In the front
room when the first shots were fired, yes
terday made the following statement
about what occurred:
Sister Eliza and 1 were sitting in the
front room Sunday night, waiting for
company The rest of the family were in
the Kitchen playing cards, There was a
llght on the table, and most of the cur
talns were up. About $3.50 o'clock heard
a NOISE on the porch, and a few seconds
went out and told father what L had
heard, but he said it was nothing, and
We went back to the front roon About
three minutes later we heard the shots
MY sister ran into the bedroom and I
ran to the kitchen. L was dazed for a
moment and the first thing \ noticed
was mother falling off her chair. She
was crying for me to come to her as
SlStance called for my sister and be-
tween us we managed to drag her into
ne me doorway between, the FROM room and
the htchen. The shots continued from
the window, and 1 think there must have
Deen tully twelve of-them. Joe was run
ming around and fell upon mother, and
she begged me to pull him off, and I
dld so. A few seconds later Joe was dane
ing up and down behind the stove. crv-
i ~ the he , Kept asking father ana mother
IL they were hurt, but they did not an
SWer. Just then L saw Will fall on hie
face / don't know who was shot FIRST,
put think it was father When father
waS Sno TT ne raised his head to look
around, and then dropped on the table.
where he lay until help came He never
SAID word, and 1 did not even hear him
groan. ---44A
Neither of us thought to look ont of the
window. After sister and recovered cur
senses we started for help. We put on
i PACK OK coats so that no4one could see us
to Samuel Floreen's house, Where we saw
lgnt we told him what had happened
ana then went over to Mr.. Lapham Both
men came over to the house.
do not know of anybody that could
nave done such a thing to our family
Enz9, aged thirteen, Says:
we mad been sitting together b11t q few
moments When heard what 1 thought
was loud clap of thunder 1 was fright
e e ana ran toward the bedroom Be
fore could get to the room | heard 9th
er shots. AT the same time 7 heard q
cry, ana ran into the kitchen and found
mother falling off her chair Sister ask
ca me TO get mother in some safe place.
ana we dragged her into the DOORWAY
where no more bullets could reach her
Inc nrSt thing mother said was to take
care OF Joe and see that he did not die
Lhere was not word said by either faith
eT or mother as to who did the shootino,
Willie was dead before we left the house
a ne snots came SO fast that we could
not count them There was n light in
the kitchen, and we could all he seen in
through the windows We had some If
'le trouble with a family that moved
so serious. "$''
There have been no arrests. thoupb
the sheriff has four persons, two non
residents and two residents of this conn
", under suspicion, and so far as possibIa
is watching their movements Mrs Wise
DeIore her death, gave the names Of two
persons who she thought might have
committed the crimes. The officers have
little of tangible nature to work unan
but the Wisconsin theory will he cloeaI1,
investigated. Sheriff Merrill does not be-
IleVe that the local suspects are the e,1liI
W ones, put he is taking no chances and
ID ehS<setcaly at work on the case A
lew weeks ago the land on which the
WISE famlly make their home was sold at
tHe lorielted tax sale. 1t is said that
ABOUT this time Wise went to Wisconsin
and met man with whom he had some
unsatisfactory business dealings. This
man is being watched. The officers ara
reticent as to his location. but if is at
least known that he lives in Wiscor.;,,
ABOUT eighty miles distant from this
place. ''4"
Last summer Wise had trouble with
nelghbor who has since moved away
There was law suit, and the netgh1or
was fined. 1t was nelghborhood row,
and the neighbor alleged that Josenh
Wise had come to his place to steal q
turkey. The father of the bow told
another story He said the neighbor
stabbed Joe in the foot with a pitehfork
and later came after him with q gun
There was bad feeling between the two
families until the neighbor moved away.
Sheriff Merrill has telegraphed to the
place where the two families implicated
by the girls live. The girls do not know
the city, and the sheriff refused to give
the address. 1t is certain that he does
not take any stock in the story, but he
'ieves the person or persons who did the
killing live somewhere in the county.
There are some on the street who hint
that the deed was the work of a viei-
lance committee. These are very guard
ed in their remarks, but they do not be-
heve any person who had a grudge