The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-29
DAHL MURDERS
STIR THE STATE
Body of Daughter Not Yet Found
Bad Records Of Twain
Under Arrest.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bemidji, Mimi, July 29.-Late de-
velopments In the Dahl murder case
are fast placing it on record as one Of
the most cruel and cold-blooded
crimes ever committed in. northern
Minnesota. Dahps. body arrived in
the city this morning and a coron-
er's inquest is being held. Charles
Fournie and Eugene CALDWELL ac-
cused Of completely in the crime, will
have a preliminary hearing In this
city tomorrow, and several more ar
rests are expected to follow.
.Quiring postoffice, the scene of the
Bemidji in the widest section Of Bel
trami county. 1t is in the very heart
of great cedar forest and must be
reached over almost impossible roads.
Three miles from Quiring postoffice
Is the homestead Of N. o. Dahl and a
half mile to the south in a little log
shack lived his daughter, Miss Aagot.
Dahl had made his final proof on his
homestead and had induced his
daughter to come to that section and
take o. claim. She had received q,
common school education at Crooks
ton and had completed a course in
Minneapolis business college. For
sometime before going to Quiring she
| had been employed as a stenographer
| by Fosston law firm. Last Novem-
| ber she filed on homestead and went
| to live with her father. They re-
ceived mail at Quiring and soon be-
came acquainted with the neighbors.
Last Seen Alive, April 4.
It was frequently rumored that the
old man kept a large sum of money
constantly with him and he had the
reputation Of being of a miserly dis
| position He was the father-in-law of
| o. G. Rood, who conducts one of the
largest general stores in Crookston.
He corresponded with his daughter
there constantly and the last letter his
Crookston relatives received from him
was posted in Quiring, April 2.
On April 4, Owen French, a neigh
Dor, visited the homestead and bought
some potatoes from the old man. This
was the last time he was seen alive.
Mail accumulated for the pair at the
Qu1r1ng postoffice and the postmaster
sent 1t over with a settler one day who
returned and reported that the cabins
were locked and curtains drawn and
that evidently they had gone on q
visit to Crookston. Later it was
found by correspondence with theil
relatives that they had not gone tc
Crookston and the theory that they
had been murdered began to obtain
Neighbors searched the woods, bu1
no trace OF the missing pair could be
found. Relatives accepted the theory
Of murder and later offered a reward
of $3.50 for information that would
lead to the recovery of the bodies
dead or alive. Later the amount wa!
raised to $500 and the county anc
state each swelled the reward witt
like amounts. Experienced detective,
from the twin cities and one of tht
most competent men Of the Chicago
6 Pinkerton bureau worked for week.
on the case without developing clue
that was satisfactory.
Both the cabins were searched
. thoroly. In Miss Dahrs cabin the be-
3 was broken down and butto,
from a woodsman's mackinav
, Jacket was found. Besides, the de
= tectives large force Of experience
r woodsmen secured the woods II
vain.
Side Of Head Cut Away.
! On Tuesday night Of this weel
Eugene Caldwell came to Blackduc]
! and announced that he had found tn
. body of DAHL He had frequentl
made statement that he could fin
the bodies If the reward was mad
. large enough, and he was immediatel
. arrested.
. Searching parties returned to tn
p. spot he described and under tn
: stump of a partially uprooted balsar
> tree the DOdy was FOUND, only Shor
: distance from the old mans cabir
: It was in a fairly good state of pres
), ervation and had been buried with a
clothing on The entire right sid
: of the head had been cut off with a
d ak and was found In the grave wit
e the body.
: All day yesterday men and team
p from Blackduck searched the vicinit
): of Miss Dahl's cabin for some trac
: Of her body. Stumps in the neighbo1
e hood were overturned, but there
t still no clue. A hundred men are er
a gagged in the search and development
g are expected today.
r Charles Fournie, who Is under al
rest for completely, is a bad man an
o has served a term in the state pen
: tentiary for a hofdup. He was form
h erly an employee of the Columbi
IS theater in Minneapolis and it is sal
e that thru the influence Of J. G. Sodin
'r who secured the help of promine,
= Minneapolis people in his case, /
re was pardoned.
Planned Another Murder.
Fournie bears a bad reputation
the neighborhood and pal name
i, Charles Sayers, who Is also fro
le Minneapolis, tells a story to the effe
e that Fourrlie planned the murder
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