The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-09

they refused to work and took to teaiins
chickens, turkeys ard all KINDS % pouA'
as a regular means OF food.
Steal Chickens for Living.
Then came the death of the father
which entirely changed affairs. Mrs. Van
" ormer as well as the three ooSs %
been accustomed to having plenty VI
money 10 spend and when the death %
the father cut off the source OF supply
there was nothing left for the boys but 10
30 TO work or to crime. Work they "ouio
not, stealing they had long been accus,
toned TO doing. Therefore they oscioea
10 make their livelihood by steaLng poui-
Try by wholesale and shipping II 70 VIC
New York and Albany markets. IheS w
GertooR contracts with commission men 10
! supply them with so many hundred chieh-
ems q month and secured ali u1elr supptiss
from nsishhoring h~enroosts. IN the 'tsA.
they stole and the few hours OF oaStlshe
| they were awake they spent in tneir paIn
| Grating and sending away theiT cohsish-
| mentS OF poultry.
The neighpors did not dare to protest,
for the first one who did SO FOUND nsAs
morning the leg OF his faVoriSe hosss
| broken or his barn fired. and so they put
up with the Van WorGner boys from year
70 year. finally they grew more reckless
| and Peter a H~ailenbeCS, their wealthy
uncle, wAe had protected Them anu stoea
by them always when they lad got into
/ some more IMAM usually FlSASNS SSA@kSf
decided he could no longer puS up Win
! his g-acsiess nephsws and forecloSed a
I mortgage he held on their house In 90
ing - he signed his death warrant.
Plan TO Murder Unese.
Tae boys then moved 10 h~t1dsrhook,
where, having 20 rent . house as wei4 as
! scare living expenses, greater eNeraon
I than ss&r was needed in the poultry GGsi-
aess. MOUNTED On fast horses, they
scuurs5 the GreeaGale district as before
and SaGc OF Ga&ly s.2Sh:ng c~aHs1gnEaenss
OF poultry. Finally they 6sc16ea II would
Ss easier 70 steal money outright rather
than poultry ana planned 10 murder their
cid uncle, Pacter H~nlle25sck, wAo besides
being oaS of t1e richest men in the dis
( ir5>I. Was Known - have 2 dIsuusI o.
/ banks and carry large sums OF money
{ about his persan and IN the house Thus.
ersy argued. 81 one stroke they could
secure money and revenge for the fore
4 clcsurz Of S22s mortgage
They waited uncil Christmas eve, when
.h&rs WAS 81 entertainment at the Cream
&&Le church 81 which ii was expected al
Z the Ea.lsGSScS family would SO except
k5nass;t and his old bedr35den usczhs-.
Then I2s iAres boys, taking with them an
zScoG2pEsCe, Harry Bruce, who had over
heard Qszr q their plans and had 10 be
SILsCcsI by being promised part Of the
spell drove N : buggy To Halienheck 5
house The cid man opened the door
himself and tie instant he appeared in
the doorway ore OF the Van worrners
shot him In tire taca. shattSEns his Jaw.
The cl1 rcaa staggered ans g-ops5 his
wag 10 where his shotgun lay loaded. bu.
before he could reach !, fell pierced with
rzcs bullets, Ms Ezi.eaebeck. the boys
aGrs- hearing the shots. ran screaming
} 20 i2s aII;c-
Try to Prove Ali5i.
: Es2--@s discovery from the shooting
] 22& gtcz 81 ans Streams. the murderer:
GR2 zoI hesitate l--se- than 70 snatch {
!. S&g q -%o2.sy from Z secret cupboard
EEsC@ the boys knew tAe3r- uncle has
placed Il AID drove az fuI speed back Il
A21-@-GO0&4 E1@-s G- tG5.T ARRIVAL Lari
: Shea - themselves II different paris q
: SIS C2"1, ESTABLISHING an alba II E1i!
E1Sy |eGld have s@cese3a6, as tAey CAV
= he t7--rSSS.12 20 many Trends that Ilfe-
: Rad -@=a u.Tl them al sae vszZ1s III
= Iw1 lz-2ss proved thar guilt
LGe @-Ss vaS : confession By Earr,
SC@cs- WAo- fearing e22s he wQlEG1 p
2a1y@Es-, ZizG@ Z confession 5Ip.-caSza2
he i--sz Van Warmer boys. and sis
&as -a@I tGzI n running from .1e Hal
I ES@=@@cG 1cuS= n -sGcG wise as 20 ayoi
2S-ES Sa=l E&C- the SIC window by Mrs
: E&-S-e~eTG they crossed deep snow
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= largely - -1S[- coGy-c[zG- The hcozS c
: Ie suspects Ue-s EoGEG 20 II into III
EG&&s, and tG-S, wItL 1Ee confession {
. oEGc@ caused SCE- CGEs-Ce2G2 81 III
hands ~ I sG-E.
Y LSs ZCzcTSy VII be performed h II
: prison physician, d.. E2rsorzs. aSsE<ss
! ~ Dr. SE5;zSG- Tie y1sLl known alsazs
p And brain Specialist