Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-14
WhlSkEY'S AWFUL WORK.
The village Of Brooten the Sosne Of
A Scsndal-morwsy Lake Boys Ar.
y rested on Serious Charge.

The citizens of the otherwise quiet
little town of BrOOten were thrown in.
to q state of excitement last Sunday
by the report that girl, aged ID
years, who lived in the village, had
been outraged by couple of young
fellows from Kandiyohf county, liy-
ing in the vicinity of Norway Lake.
According to the report the young
fellows gave the girl whiskey, as
saulted her, and then left for their
homes. The cries of the girl attracted
the attention OF passers by and an in
vesttgation followed. Just as we 90
to press we learn that Sheriff Schil-
plin has captured the two, and they
are now in jail at St. Cloud. A gen.
tleman at Brooten by the name of
p. RI. Morken has sent the following
to the county attorney, says the St.
Cloud Times:
County Attorney Donohue Is in re-
ceipt of letter from P. Fl. Morken,
of Brooten, who tells u sad tale of
destitution in the family of K. Raaen.
He says that the husband is away and
that the family has been cared for by
charitable people. To add to the des-
tftutiOn Mrs. Raaen was taken i'll.
She was taken to Sank Centre for
treatment, leaving her Eve children
in care of her aunt, q girl but Is years
of age. The writer says that two boys
from Norway Lake, Kandiyohi coun-
ty, named Flolo, visited the house
during the absence of the mother.
filled the aunt with whiskey and com.
mitted an assault, leaving the girl in
a horrible condition. Continuing he
said that the justice there had refused
to Issue q warrant on the plea that he
did not know what charge to bring
against the boys. The county at.
torney is asked to take action in the
premises and will make an investiga.
tion.-Belgrade Tribune, 9th inst.
The St. Cloud Journal-Press of last
Thursday, in it's account of the affair
says:
The facts as nearly as can be ascer
tanned are that Sunday afternoon thu
Hendrickson girl-who is IA years ant
two months old-was at the home O
her aunt, Mrs. Raaen at Brootep
caring for the latter's children. Witt
her were two other girls of about bel
own age, Jennie Johnson and Ami,
Hystad, and between three and foul
O'Clock in the afternoon the Flol<
boys-Knute and Carl-of Norwa,
Lake, Kandiyohi county, called ani
visited with the girls. After tim,
Carl produced bottle of whiske,
which was offered to the girls. It il
admitted that all three tasted it, bu
Lily Hendrickson drank more thai
either of the others. Finally one O
the girls hid the bottle and Lily Hen
erickson was accused of having hid
den it in the bedroom. She went int,
the room to look for it and Carl Flo
10 followed her into the room, lockin,
the door behind him. He threw he
on the bed and forced the contents O
the bottle down her throat, and wha
followed the girl does not now remem
Der. 1t is said that Knute, the olde
of the brothers, did not 60 into tn
room and in fact tried to get hi
brother to leage the house. The cir
became noisy and Annie Peterson
who lives nearly a block away, hear
her screaming and finally gained q
admission to the house. She foun
Lily Hendrickson on the bed with he
clothes disarranaed and very muc
Intoxicated. The town was arouse
by the scandal and DR.. Tenant wa
summoned by neig hbors to care TO
the girl who was very sick. He
understood to have made a physica
Examination or If he has not yet don
so will make such an examin alton an
will testify at the preliminary hear
ling. Young Flolo admits havin
given the young girl the. whiskey bu
denies auV assault or attemDted as
sault. The girl is said to come fro1
Ia family of drunkards, the fathe
keeping alcohol in the house constant
ly for the making of alcohol punch.
Flolo will probably be arraigned be
fore Justice Limperich tomorro,
morning. The warrant was made re
turnable before him.