The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-05
SIANFORD. MONTANA-IHE CITY OF JUDITH BASIN H.
ELEVENTH SESSION Of THE NORTH DAKOTA [EG|SLAT
ASSEMBLY WAS OPENED WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
,c1cf,.e dragged the body down into
the liar and buried it.

,Iof,.A dragged the body down into
the - liar and buried it.
But he didn't think that was entire
ly safe. He said he often was awaken
ed at night by noises in the cellar and
always was in dread of discovery.
He decided it would be safer if he
had the cellar floor concreted and to
be certain that there would be 10
deep digging and no prying he re-
NAMED with the workmen till they
finished the job.
A day or two later he reported Mrs.
Breitag missing to the police and told
them the story of the quarrel and the
disappearance, and they began an in
vestigation.
He gave minute description of
the clothing worn by the woman
when, according to him, she had left
the house, and the police found from
Alvina that this could not be true.
Then came the story of noises in the
cellar and of the gossip in the neigh
borhood about Breitag having his cell
lar cemented when his lot and all the
adjacent ones were on high, dry
ground.
This led to Breitage being put
through the third degree and to the
digging up of the concrete floor, when
the body was found and Breitag con-
fessed.
Judge DenOunces Him.
Magistrate Furlong, when he heard
the story, told the prisoner the elec-
trio chair was too good for him and
he would commit for trial on charge
Of homicide.
II killed herr" screamed the pris-
oner, and then, turning to his step
daughter, he almost. shrieked, II kill
ed her for this girl and hid the body
in the cellar"
The girl gave testimony establish
ing the motive, and she was sent to
the children's society as a material
witness. To reporter she said:
mo one can possibly imagine the
dreadful feeling that came over me
when the detectives informed me this
morning that my stepfather had MUIR
dered my mother. The chills ran up
and down my back. And just to think
that she had been buried in the cellar
of our house! Oh, it's awful! The
thought nearly drives me crazy!
"The detectives took. me around to
the morgue to see her body. It look
ed terrible! I could hardly believe It
was my own mother. You know, she
was away from home from December
Q.
II went to Sunday school in the af-
terncon of that day, and when 1 came
home, mamma was out. I asked papa
where she was and he said 4 haven't
any idea, guess she's gone for
walk
Where Was Mamma?
"Then remembered that mamma
had been looking through the adver-
tisements for servants position and
l thought that she had probably gone
to answer one.
when she did not return that night
l thought she had got Job. 1 kept
asking papa all kinds of questions
about her and l puzzled him SO that
he did not know how to answer me.
! was getting dreadfully worried, and
l told him SO, but he never once told
me that she was dead or even limited
at it.
"They had quarreled several times,
but not seriously. He often made love
to me, but he did not ask me to marry
him. saw him in court, but 1 would
not recognize him, nor will 1 ever
again as long as l live. I hate him."
The childs eyes were red from cry
ing and she was half hysterical due
to the shock OF the disclosure.