Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-10-09
NEIoENFlNo WITHOUT HOPE
Cares Little what the Future Has II
Store.

county. IDcy can U 40 more InaD
hang me. l am cripple for life
anyway. / don't care much wha
they do" These were the words OF
Gottieb Neigentind as he lay On a cot
in a cell In the police station Tues
day night. He was suffering from
wounds received when he was cap
tuled, but he has recovered sufficient
| ~ To be taken back to the county
where he killed bis wife and her faith
cr to stand trial. Sheriff Jones Of
Pierce county called fof him Wednes-
day lie was ut tie penitentiary and
as the sheriff desired to leave on the
early morning Elkhorn train he
brought the prisoner to the police
station to be held over nighJ.
In any event he intends to protect
him from any attempt at mob VIC
nee. Neigen6nd will be arraigned
Tor his preliminary on Monday next
aud a special term Of court will he
held on October 90, at which he may
DC tried.
81 received good care at the peni-
tentiary,n he said. "There they
washed my wounds every little while
nd gave me plenty to eat. 1t is a
good place to stay" 1.-THE doctor at
the penItentiary told me that ! new
eI would be able to do heavy work
again. have bullet In my hip
and the wound in my arm is running
III the time. fear blood poisoning
will set in. 1t might save me much
pain II they would hang me-"
He was questioned about the muir
ders and showed no disposition to
avoid that subject. He said that he
had been working In Kansas wheat
fields and later In Dodge county,
his state. before going to Pierce
county. He has two brothers IN that
county. He had desire to see his
boy, little fellow born eight months
after lie and his wife parted. She
had sued him for divorce. He
went to his father -in-law's farm and
asked to see the baby. His wife and
sister refused him. Then he told
them he would come back when the
"old man" was at home. He went
there little later and found BreyeI
there. He asked to see1the boy and
the old man took after him with a
pltchfork. He forced Neigentind IN.
t. corner and struck at him. Then
Neigenfind pulled the gun on Breyer
and warned him not to advance.
Breyer said "you won't shoot and
struck at him again, running one of
the points Of the fork into Neigeii-
finds finger. Then Neignefind fred.
, The shot made Breyer pause but
he made lunge at Niegenfind and
the gun was emptied. with BTeyer
less than rod away from his slayer.
He walked away slowly but did not
fall just then.
81 run around the end of the
barn." said NeIgenfind, land was
loading my gun when my wife came
around with the pitchfork In her
hand. She started for me and told
her to keep away. She never halted.
l fred ut her. She partly dropped
but got up and ran after me again.
| suppose l could have got away from
her but was excited and l shot at
her again. That time the bullet
struck her over the left eye and she
tell.
~ am sorry killed my wife. /
iidn't mean to Kill anybody when
went to the farm. / had little gun
hat bought when / was IN Dodge
county The old man crowded M
with the fork and had to shoot him
to save my life. would have taken
u forty-6ve calibre gun IL had in
tended to kill anybody.
"No never shot at my mother-in-
! law. The sheriff tells me that she
was struck by bullet but l never
thot at her. She must have got In
range while / was shooting at the
others.
THAT story about me assaulting
Lena, my wife's sister, was wrong.
| never met her at all. She was on
I he other side Of the fence as / went
own the road ana l heard her cry
Iog, hut didn't touch her. read
auout that in the papers. It's all a
lie -
He showed much interest in the
questions put to him and answe:e ed
Them unreservedly. There was moth
ing he would not tell He seemed tc
, enjoy talking about it, When the
, conversation was ended he turned
over on the cot with his face toward
the wall and sighed. 1t was the ac.
: ion OF man in pain but careless as
% what the future held for him. He
vas sorry the murders had been com
mittCd but he said he was justified
IN protecting himself.
) Yes, it was bad day for me, .
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