The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-30
SECOND VICTIM IS DEAD
lily DEAD AND FATHER
DYING -
MYSTERY IS STILL UNsoLVED
Sheriff Goes TO Wisconsin After Two
Suspects-TwO Others Are I'm
der Suspicion, but Have
Not Been Arrested.

ANOKA, MINI, May 29.-Another men,
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 7 o'clock this morning. She was
shot in the back, the bail passing cut of
I 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 bny, has a
gaping wound in the chest and broken
rib. He is holding up wonderfully well
and has bare chance. He has proved
! himself a hero dozen times over, grim
| ly bearing his 'gufferfngs 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 mis- side.
The coroners jury, sitting on the case
Of the murder ed boy, returned a 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
lght on the table and most Of the cur
talns were up. About $50 O'Clock / heard
a noise on the porch, and few seconds
later heard the front door open.
went out and told father what [ had
heard put ne said it was nothing, and
We went back to the front room About
tnfee minutes later we heard the shots
My sister ran into the bedroom. and / !
n ran to the kitchen. L was dazed for a
moment and the first thing l noticed
was mother falling off her chair She
was crying for me to come to her as
sIstance L called for my sister, and be-
the doorway between. the FROM room and !
the kitchen. The shots continued from |
the window, and 1 think there must have
been fully twelve OF them. Joe was run |
ming around and fell upon mother. and |
She begged me to pun him off, and 7
dld so. A few seconds later Joe was dane |
ing up and down behind the stove cry |
ing. He kept asking father and mother |
II they were hurt, but they did not an
sWer. Just then L saw Will fall on his
face. l don't know who was Shot Grst
put l think it was father. When father
was shot he raised his head to look
around; and then dropped on the tabIe,
where he lay until help came He never
groan. ---ii4
-, Neither Of US thought tc look out of the
window. After sister and | recovered cur
senses we started for help We put on
plack coats so that no one could see us
IN the dark We went across the field
hight We told him what had happened
and then went over to Mr. Laohaml Both
men &c came me over 1 to the house.
DO not know of anybody that could
nave done such thing to our family.
Eliza, aged thirteen, saws:
we mad been sitting together but a few
moments NOR IS when hen l heard what L thought
eHed ana ran toward the bedroom Re
Iore l could get to the room l heard 9th
er shotS. At the same time heard a
cry; ana ran INTO the kitchen and found
mother falling off her chair Sister ask
ed me to get mother in some safe nIane
ana we dragged her into the doorway
where no more bullets could reach her
Inc IrSt thing mother said was to take
care OF Joe and see that he did not die
Ihere was not word said by either faith
eI OF mother as to who did the ShOOtinor
Willie was dead before we left the house
Inc shots came 50 fast that we could
t not count them There was a light in
the kitchen, and we could all he seen in
through the windows. We had some lit
ce trouble with a family that moved
away last fall, but 1 don't think it was
so serious. 90
There have been no arrests. Though
the sheriff has four persons. two non
residents and two residents of this coun-
ty, under suspicion, and so far as possible
is watching their movements Mrs. Wise
Derore her death, gave the names Of two
persons who she thought might have
committed the crimes. The officers have
niue or tangible nature to work upon.
put the Wisconsin theory will he cJcseI,,
investigated. Sheriff Merrill does not be-
IleVe that the local suspects are the e,uiI
~ ones, but he is taking no chances and
Is enSfSetically at work on the case A
feW weeks ago the land on which the
wise FAMILY make their home was sold at
the forfeited tax sale. 1t is said that
ABOUT thlS time Wise went to Wisconsin
ana met a man with whom he had some
unsatisfactory business dealings. This
man Is being watched. The officers are
reticent as to his location. but if ie AZ
least known that he lives in Wisco1,.;,,
about eighty miles distant from this
place.
Last summer Wise had trouble with q
nelghbor who has since moved away
There was law suit, and the netghbor
was fined. 1t was nelghborhood row
and the neighbor alleged that Josepb
Wise had come to his place to steal
turkey. The father of the bow told
another story. He said the neighbor
stabbed Joe in the foot with d pitchfork
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, bat be-
! '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 vigi-
lance committee. These are very guard
ed in their remarks, but they do not be.
heve any person who had a grudge