The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06

get you" Two men came out, Boche
ran, four or Ave shots were fired at
him. Five days later his son told him
that farmer was dead. This was the
first he knew he had killed farmer.
Says They Robbed Him.
Boche said that when he woke up
In the hog pen he had no money left
Tell the jury II all your money was
lost that night and how"
They dug In my pockets and choked
me-"
when you came to did you have
any money? Any loose money!" "No
II was all gone"
Five Days In the Woods.
Boche said he went south down the
creek to the Elkhorn. william 30.
che's boat was locked and he used
Frank Lehman's, When he reached
his own home he saw his wife and two
men come out, His wife spoke to him
and then the two men began shooting.
And what did you say?" II ran.
What else could | do with two men
shooting?"
He saw nobody for five days. Then
1t was his son Herman whom he saw
at Carl Sorg's place, who told him OF
the farmer killing, told him of the
place and the murder charge against
him.
Says farmer Robbed Him Before.
Boche said that he and farmer quar-
relied about year before the shoot
ing. They had been to a church meet
ing and went to the farmer saloon
afterward. Boche said he wanted to
go home but farmer insisted on his
remaining. Boche claims to have had
$40 at that time. Lets take another
drink" he quotes farmer. After that
drink I went to sleep right away and
didn't wake up till 4 o'clock the next
afternoon. My money was gone. |
had had $40 in money and check
farmer had given me for money he
wanted. Both were gone. He said l
had spent 1t, but hadn't"
Boche's son, Walter, was called to
the stand to corroborate this story.
He said his father one day in 1906
came to town to a church meeting.
He was gone all night long. Next day
Walter came to town, got the marshal,
found his father asleep drunk on Jar
mer's saloon floor. They aroused Bo-
che and took him away. The marshal
had placed Boche's team in a livery
barn before Walter reached town.
Carl Reiche, a prominent farmer
and relative, was called to corrobo-
rate this story. He testified that dur
ing August 1906 he and Boche and
farmer and one other man sat in Jar
mer's saloon till the lights went out
one night. Reiche and Boche wanted
to go, but farmer insisted on their
staying, pushing them back in their
chairs. At 4 o'clock in the morning
Reiche left the place for his home.
farmer kept Boche there on the pre-
text that Ire wanted to tell him some
thing.
Concerning That Night.
To Herman Boche as soon as he
mounted the stand were put the usual
preliminary questions. Then Senator
Allen entered on the story Of April
30, 1907.
"How long did you know Frank Jar.
mer?" he asked. about fifteen
years."
Were you both members Of the
Sons of Herman last April?" Eyes
! Were you both members Of the
Eagles?" Eyes, we were both Eagles.
What relation did you bear to each
other?" 1--WE were friends"
! Were you at farmers place the
last day of April?" about o'clock.
"Who was with your" "My son
Walter"
How long did you stay?" Unit
about o'clock"
Herman Boche then testified thai
farmer two weeks before had told him
that he needed money to pay his sa
loon license. He said that that after
noon he went home and got the money
and brought 1t in that night. He re
turned home that afternoon with his
son, Walter Boche, and part way with
Frank Lehman. When he got home
he ate supper then got his money ant
counted it.
Where did you get the money?
''In the place where we hang clothes
I don't know what you call it."
"IH the closet?" Eyes"
What did you do with the money!
81 counted it and put $3.50 into one
pocketbook and left a little at home
in another pocketbook
did you take a revolver with yor
that night?" Eyes, had so much
money"
How did you go to Norfolk
Through the timber"
On reaching Norfolk Boche said thai
he first visited the Beveridge saloor
and drank some whiskey. Then wen
over to the farmer saloon.
who did you see there?" There
was some people there. l don't know
who"
who was running the saloon?'
farmer"
Herman Boche swore that Jarmel