Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-02

noon. He was killed a4 The west end
Of the bridge and the body was. taken
to Maudan.; II Il presumed he was
Walking the track ana did not hear
the plow until y was upon him. The
THE DENHoFF WIFE MURDERER.
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Distressing Particulars Of the Murder
at Denhoff, and Reasons Leading
W to the Tragedy. ,..s... > =, .. >,
The Flickertail Flicker gives the
tolloWinx account q the, u murder OF
Mrs. Gottlisb Aevert by her husband
near Denhon, 4nSMc1ean county:
They lvsd ii apparent con1usal f..
licity 9on a homestead, claim. which
sieyert had fled ON soon after his ar
rival, until some time last summer.
Then he noticed 4 change In his wife's
demeanor towards him and stories be-
gan to be carried to him to the effect
that she had stated that she had never
cared for him and had only married
him so that she could come to this
country. sBrooding over these reports
he began to keep q closer watch On
her and gradually noticed, or thought
he noticed, that she paid too much
attention to some Of the young me
who lived in the neighborhood. From
this time on the couple became es-;
tranged more and more until Mrs.
Sievertj left his home on the fifteenth
Of this month and went to - Anton
Wentz's place to stop. Wentz is
farmer with q v large family living
about half q mile from sieyert's.. ...r.<ss
AS soon as Sieyert noticed that his
wife was gone he went out to look,
for. her. After going to several of the:
neighbors and inquiring for her he
finally found her. late in the evening.
at Vents. He tried to persuade her
to go home with him but to no avail.
Finally he concluded that If she
could stay there he would do the
same. There was no bed for him to
sleep on so he slept on the hard
floor in front of her bed in order, as
he says, to watch over and protect
her. In the morning he went to his
farm and did his work there during
the day. At nightfall he returned to
Vents and again requested and beg
ged his wife to return to his home.
and again she refused. He then urged
her to go home to her parents. who
live in Yale, Colorado, and offered to
give: her the means therefor, but she
refused. And so again he lay down
on the floor, in front Of her bed. like
q faithful watch dog and passed the
night there For almost q week this
was the daily and nightly program.
Last Saturday night, however, there
was q decided variation from this
program which hurried on the fatal
deed. Anton Wentz and his wife and
one child went away on Saturday to
be gone several days and left only the
children at home Among these was
George Wentz q young man about 10
or 90 years old. Mrs. Sievert. her
husband claims. had shown plainly
that she had become infatuated with
him, and the occurrences Of that night
demonstrated this fact to the. fus-
bands satisfaction. It also convinced
him that It was futile for him to try
to win her affections and he therefore
went home early IN the morning and
did not again return.
The next day In the forenoon It
happened that he went outside Of his
house TO practice shooting at 9 mark
with . 50 revolver which he had
purchased some time last fall from .
neighbor While engaged In doing
this he saw his wife crossing one
corner Of his field On her way to a
:neighbor's house by the name Of
George Heb. The impulse seized
I to 90 and make one last attempt to
appeal to her to return to his home.
] Throwing on his fur coat he ran to-
wards her and soon caught up with
nor. AS usual she vas imperyious to
his entreaties. Goaded 70 despera-
tion he seized her and tried to drag
her By main force towards his house.
AT this shs began % scream for help
to George Vents whom 10 bshsld
ridipg rapidly towards them from
Wsnts's plaza. Infmtated beyond 81.