Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-07
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mrfield and his wife PROSTATE up
one the ground
All during the time Of the assault
of the Permans upon Sommerfeld,
Mrs. Sommerfield was so disabled
by the blows she had received that
she was unable to arise. 81
Shortly after the Permans left
Sommerield gained his feet and
went to the assistance Of his wife.
The trouble took place near the Som
merfield we'll, located east Of his
barn, and his barn being located
east of his house. Sommerfeld now
started with his wife to their house,
but was SO badly dazed that he stop
ped for a season on the way and
leaned against the barn where he.
vomited a quantity of blood.
f He and wife finally reached the
house. His wife laid down upon the
bed while he walked about the room,
erstwhile complaining that every
thing looked dark, to him. He step
ped outside and again vomited a
quantity Of blood He now stared
that he was hungry and his wife at
once prepared some coffee and secur-
ed something for him to eat, but he
couldn't eat. He drank part Of a
saucer Of coffee. He now complain
ed Of being sleepy and went to the
bed. He sat down upon the bed
and as he sank over backward he
said: oh, my poor three children, 3
which were the last words he spoke.
The death Of the unfortunate man
occurred at $3.50 a. M, Tuesday.
News Of the crime reached here
when Mr.. Ketterling and neighbor
arrived here at about 1880 a. m.,
Tuesday. Shortly before that hour
Henry Perman and his son John
arrived here and called upon Justice
Kamfnietz for a warrant for the ar
rest of iSommerfield, but report
has it that a neighbor called upon
Perman before he started for town
and informed him that he had kill
ed Sommerfield.
Coroner's Jury.
| Upon receiving information that a
crime had been committed Coroner
Cornie at once began preparations
for an inquest.
| The coroner's jury arrived at
substantially the following verdict:
That Michael Sommerfield came to
his death as the result of a blow
from a blunt instrument received up
Lon the left side of the head, which
fractured the skull and ruptured an
artery of the brain, said blows re.
ceived at the hands of Henry Per
man and John Perman, feloniously
Perman and Son Arrested.
At the conclusion of the coroner's
findings and at the request of the
states attorney, who laid specific
complaint, the coroner issued war
rant for the arrest of Henry Perman
and John Perman and they were
forthwith placed under arrest by
Sheriff Laney and landed in the coun-
ty jail. +:
At 200 p. M, Wednesday the de
PENDANTS were arranged before Jus.
tice Kaminietz at the court house al
this place and held under bonds Of
I5$5,000 each, which was furnished
Bail Bonds Raised.
Today d delegation of citizens from
the ghborhood in which the crime
occurred petitioned Justice Kamini
etz for an increase in the amount
Of John Perman's bond to $4,000
and Henry Perman's to SIC, 900, ant
a new warrant for the arrest of the
i defendants was issued. b
4 The feeling is at a high pitch in
Perman's neighborhood It is said
that for several years Perman has
coveted the land entered by Som
merfeld, as It adjoins that of hi
own, and has repeatedly stated that
4 he would fix whoever dared to file
i upon that land. =
Warrant Issued for Fred Pernan
A complaint has today been laid
against Fred Perman. who assaulted
Mrs. sommerfield, who has all thi.
time been in serious state physi
| cally, as the result of the blow re
/ ceived across her back, done by q
stick in the hands Of young Perman
but which it now develops was til,
handle of pitchfork.
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