New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-30
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Fred Wilfahrt OF Sigei Strictly Up
Is Against It.
! Already Charged With Assault,
4 Another Crime May be
Charged.
His Wife Aptto Die Any Moment
/ as the Result of His Abuse.
Fred Wi1fahrt. a young farmer Of
Sigel, was charged ten days ago with
assault in the first degree. This came
as a result of his beating his wife.
1t seems that Wilfahrt came home
/, one night in state of intoxication,
and commenced to abuse his wife for
her unWillingness to work, ignoring
the fact that she was an invalid as the
result of premature childbirth few
months ago. So heastly was be in his
cruelty that he even tore the young
wife's scalp and broke one of her ribs.
That night she escaped to the house
of a neighbor and the following day
was brought to the hospital in this
city.
A warrant was at once issued for
Wilfahrt,s arrest and a hearing set
for tomorrow on a charge of assault.
! Now all this may be changed. The
woman is in precarious condition at
the hospital aud is not expected to
live. Should she die, the charge will
be Immediately changed to manslaugh-
ter in the first degree or murder in the
third degree. County Attorney Erick-
son was in the city last evening watch
ing developments.
Wilfahrt at one time served a sem
tence in the reformatory for stealing
wheat. Mrs. Wilfahrt is a daughter
of Mrs. Hoffman, widow who resides
near the Catholic church.
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the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Hubbard gave party
Friday evening in honor Of Miss May
!, Werring.
, Mrs Andrew DIN is over from
Franklin on visit to her mother
Mrs. S. d. Peterson.
a Chas. Hauenstein, accompanied b,
: his daughter, Ida, spent several day:
Of last week in ST. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cavanaugh en-
tertained their friends at "fve hun
s dred'' Monday evening.
& Mesdames Anderson and Mcdonald
of Springfield are guests at the home
of their brother, F. j. Nenno.
Miss Ida Hauenstein will resume
her work on the road as demonstra
tor for a coffee house next Friday.
VIM. Pfaender Jr., Jos. Karl and
Henry Weber went to Sleepy Eye
yesterday to see the poultry show.
A state bowling tournament will be
held in ST. Paul next mouth. Quite q
number Of the local experts will parti
cipate.
The ladies Of the Woman's Literary
Club gave reception to the members
of the Current News Club at the home
of Mrs. 81. Z. Beecher from three to
five o'clock Thursday. The rooms were
} decorated with red carnations, ferns
and Alpine violets, and an interesting
program was carried out, among
the numbers being vocal solo by
Mrs. Mather, a sketch of Queen Victo
ria by Mrs. Meier, a talk on the Eng
lish parliament by Mrs. Bell, a select
reading by Miss Ida Hauenstein, q
piano solo by Miss Meta Engelber1
and vocal selections by trio consis.
ting of Mesdames Bell, Hubbard and
Zickrick. Both the visiting ladies and
entertainers were beautifully attired il
! reception gowns.
A. M. Clements, who makes this
town regularly for Mankato com
mission firm, was at Good Thunder
Saturday and rather than wait for a
freight train that was several hours
late suggested to two other salesman
: that they all walk to Mankato. The
t idea met with approval and the three
| started ont alOnp the railroad track
Shortly after their departure some O
: their Good Thunder friends put up :
joke on them by telephoning ahead te
Rapidan notifying the people of tina
f town to be on the lookout for three
t men who had just robbed a store a
/ Good Thunder and were coming tina
way down the track. And sure enough
a delegation of men armed with shot
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