Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-16
Father COnfesseS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE SENTINEL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE SENTINEL.
JUNEAU, Wis, Aug. 12.-The mystery
surrounding the attempt made to mnr-
DER Miss Ida Ullmann of NeOsho on the
morning OF Sunday, Aug. 3 last, was
sOlved to day by the confession of her
father, August Ullmann.
After being questioned for some time
and confronted with circumstances that
connected him with the commission of
the atrOciOus crime, Ullmann admitted
to Sheriff SOlOn and Deputy Sheriff Joe
+. Peters OF this county and Deputy
Hlldebrandt of Wankesha county that
ne was the one who committed the crime
and that he did it after complete prep
aratiOn.
Inc young woman was shot with 32-
callber rifle bullet and lay in the seclud-
ed highway all day. She nearly died
from the wound which was inflicted in
the side OF her head.
At first it was complete mystery, but
Sheriff Scion and Deputy Peters took
charge OF the case in earnest and under
the most difficult circumstances succeed
ed In ferreting out the wOuld-be assassin,
who turns out to be the girls father.
Ullmann is IS years of age and a
wealthy farmer. His wife is dead and
he lives with family of ten children,
among them this girl.
For some unknown reason Ullmann
has been having trouble with Ida. In
his confession to the officers he said she
took $3.50 from him while taking her to
Oc0nOmOWOc last March and that he
went to the woods with a revolver to
scare her and accidently shot her.
He said he was talking to her at the
time and the peculiar thing about it is
that the wounded girl knew that it was
her father, but would not betray her him.
After shooting Ullmann claimed that
ne went to Milwaukee, where he had
been operating on the Board of Trade.
The investigation of the officers dis
closed the fact that he was lying,
although he tried to make it appear
that he was in Milwaukee by driving
to OconOmOwOc and taking the train to
that city. He returned to Clifford on
the midnight train and walked from
there to the spot where he attempted to
commit the crime.
After he had supposed he had killed his
daughter he walked back to OcOnOmo-
woe and returned home with his team,
thereby making it appear that he was
in Milwaukee all the time.
On the way UIlmann was met by
Frank Gunderson, q neighbor, who
talked with him, and this helped to dis
prove his attempt at an alibi..7
The confession of UlImann caused
great excitement aud Indignation in the
vicinity of his home. He was brought
here this evening by Sheriff Solon and
Deputy Sheriff Peters and taken before
Justice Clifford. District Attorney
Lueck appeared for the state and Attor-
ney Malone appeared for the defendant.
UllInann waived the preliminary ex-
animation and the justice held him to
the circuit court in the sum of $4,000.
Great credit is due the officers who
followed the case from the start, Sheriff
Scion and Deputy Sheriff Peters, whose
success is largely due to the efforts of
Deputy Hildebranit of Waukesha
county,whO was with them much of the
time.
1t the girl dies the charge will be
changed to that of murder.
Ullmann has always treated his
daughter inhumanly and whenever DOS
sible she would work for the neighbors.
When advised to get detective to assist
In arrestlng the guilty person Ullmann
told the authorities to take the nurse
out OF his house which they had employ
ed to care for his daughter.