The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-30
MURDERED HIS DAUGHTER
q. G. Olson Convicted at Aftkin Eight
Days After His Crime.

a. q. olson Convicted at Aitkin Eight
Days After His Crime.
AITkIN, MINN.--The trial Of o. G. o.
son. charged with the murder Of his 49,
year-old daughter, which was held yes
terday, resulted in conviction. The jury
retired at $3.50 o'clock last night. The
charge to find g. verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree, with a death
penalty, or be acquitted. The jury brought
in verdict Of guilty at o'clock.
The first witness was DR.. A. G. Bel
Phein. deputy coroner, who told Of finding
abe dead body Of the girl near her fathers
house, on the ground. where she had been
since the night before. and the knife with
which she is supposed to have been killed
dying under her.
The girls brother, boy 16 years old,
WAS called and told that his sister was
to marry Alfred Olson a Dane, the next
day; that the father was opposed to the
marriage and had said he would fix them;
that after supper, while at the barn feed
3ng the horses, he heard his sister scream
Going towards the house he met his sis
Ter, who said she had been stabbed by
her father and had the knife in her hand
She was going to Alfred, her lover, but
He'll to the ground dead.
Alfred Olson, who was to marry the
girl, was called and said that he had
gone to bed at his home, but was aroused
by the boy. who said his father had
stabbed his sister. He went with the boy
10 INC olSOn pace dllu lOuIlu HIS DIluS-L O-
be dead on the ground near the house.
The Age, local paper, brought out a
sensation by the publication Of a letter the
dead girl had written to her aunt in the
old country, but had not yet mailed. The
letter tells Of the fathers attempt to ruin
his daughter, and Of his treatment of
her mother In the old country, who refused
10 come here with him.
Other evidence went to show that after
killing his daughter, Olson went to John
sons and told what he had done and got
johnson and Brown to bring him to town
that he told, in the presence OF witnesses
that he killed his daughter with a knife
and left the knife sticking In her. He tolc
them the reason for surrendering was tina
he thought he would get lighter punish
ment.
The county made a record for quickl,
administering justice. The crime wa
committed Tuesday night Of last week
sixteen miles from town, and in eigh
days the criminal had been tried and con
yicted.
SOUTHEASTERN MIMI. TEACHERS
Dates and Program for Seventh Annus
Session at Red Wing.
RED WING. MINN.-The seventh annus
session Of the Southeastern MinnesOt
Educational association will be held q
Red Wing Nov. 81 and % and the execu
tive committee, consisting of Superin
tendent W. F. Kunze Of Red Wing. COur
ty Superintendent julius Boraas Of Coco
hue county Professor Med. Williams {
kasson and Miss Kate L. Sprague Of til
WinorNl normal school, has prepared a
unusually interesting program. Frida
forenoon will be taken up in visiting til
city schools and the state training schoo
The afternoon will be spent in the discus
Bion of rural school problems. Among thos
taking prominent parts will be State 81
pertntendent J. w. Olsen President J. Y
Brier of River Falls, Wis; Professor
f. Maxwell Of Winona normal, Preside1
W. A. Shoemaker Of St. Cloud norma
Superintendent P. J. Kuntz, Owatonn
County Superintendent X. w. Buell.
Preston; County superintendent D. G.. M
Kenzie of Minneapolis and Superintende
a. j. Ingl Of Pierce county, Wisconsin.
Saturday forenoon will be devoted to tt
discussion of grade work by the graz
teachers and superintendent, and the di
cussion Of problems pertaining to his
school work by high school principals al
instructors. Miss Adelaide Holton, supe
visor Of primary grades Of Minneapoli
will give lecture to the grade teache
on THE Wheat and the Chaff." Profe
sor s. A. FarnsWorth Of St. Paul, Primo
pal II. G. Ernm of Faribault, Miss Stanfo
OF Northfeld, Professor w. M. West
the state university, Superintendent G.
W. Carlson and others will lead in discu
sons.
On Saturday afternoon there will be