Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-01
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
Mrs. LaPine Pleads Self Defense
Killing Her Husband.

SlOuX fallS, >. ~, fcD. .V.--JuGSc
Jones, of the state circui, court in TINS
city. has ordered the jury drawn for
"a term of court in Lake county COM
mencing on Tuesday. March q. The
term will be one of the most import,
ant ever held in that county for the!
reason h Il during the term the only
murder case III the history of Lake
county will be tried.
The defendant in the case is Dora,
LaPine. who is charged with the MUIR
der II few days & of her husband,
Joseph LaPine. at a resort near Mad
iSou. which was conducted by the
woma and the man she killed. After
an exhaustive Investigation by Il cor,
oner's jury the following verdict was
returned:
Joseph LaPine came to his death
February S. between the hours of 10
n IL o'clock p. m, by Il gunshot
wound by Dora LaPine, by shooting
with 32-caliber revolver with intent to
kill. which was not j%ustifiable nor in
self defense"
In the face of this verdict the de-
PENDANT was held without bail for trial
ut the approaching term of court. Kate
Wilson. Ella Bennett and Stella Brown.
witnesses In the case. We're Zach placed
under $500 bonds to appear at the
proper time.
The testimony given at the prelim-
mary hearing of the defendant by the
three girls. who were the only witt
nesses of the tragedy, indicated that
LaPine was Jealous of his wife and
FOR some time before his tragic death
had been in the habit of quarreling
with her. The girls testified that IL
week or two prior to the killing OF
LaPine he had fired a revolver at his
wife. On the afternoon Immediately
preceding the evening of the tragedy
Hrs. LaPine and Kate Wilson had driv-
IN to Madison. During the time they
,;ere away LaPine Is alleged to have
frank heavily, having consumed ten
fr n dozen bottles of beer during the
t'ay. and when his wife and the girl
returned about the middle of the aft
rrnoon he was very abusive to them.
refusing to unhitch the team. and.
nmong other things. threatening to kill
his wife.
I The quarrel continued through tho
dinner hour and evening. The girls
testified that they e~ndeavored to.pacify
| him and patch up the differences be-
tween the IaPines. but without sue
cess. They declared hat Mrs. LaPine
was very quiet and refused to reply
IN LaPine's re~criminations. About 10
! o'clock tho sounds OF n Quarrel and
ttrugglc were evident in tho privat"
roo~, &C thu ro,,rle.- Mrs. J.aPine called
f,r holm. and tho three girls broke in
, panel at the "oor. whom the girls
aIleyo they saw Mrs. L"Pin" wing on
mo Nc0r a"1 her huSh""d standing
! aver her and aho'. 10 strike her.
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Sissetrn. &. n. Feb. 2O.-Thc February
Tow, NJ the circuit court for Roberts
F.! -,urtv viii CONVEX" in this city rcvt
r,,nesav Fo'r"~~v 80. with Judge McCov
E; ~ tho torch. There &c n very heavy cal
! rndar nnd IL" term bids fair to be a long
Hre. Orc of IN" wost impcrtart cases TO
.n~,n III MT this te~r, q tho |ach-Flute
r,u~ap~ ease. which vs'' probably come
rariv wv the term. rho MEL cascs against
r. q. Fra~rer. Of the Sisseton Standard.
srl '. p. Creal. Of the Courant. will prob
bly, come up at this term.