The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-03
DETERMINATION TO
DANCE CAUSE:
Of QUARREL
IVA MAY KRElTER'S EFFORTS
10 ATTEND MASQUERADE
STARTS LAST ROM.
GOES OVER THE OBJECTIONS
Accused Woman Says Dead Husband
Treated Her Cruelly-Slain
by Accident.

Heecla, S. D., Feb. 27.-Eva May
Areiter's story as told by the people
NJ Hecla, who have CLEANED it from
the woman's own account and from
sther sources, is a sad and lament
able one. The Kreter's have been
TN Hecla only three weeks. They
tame to that place from Topeka,
kansas, where only on the first OF
January this year they had been
married. The woman says the mar
cage was not the one Of her choice
or happy one; that she was forced
into it by her parents, who had OBJ
tected to a friendship which had been
established between their daughter
and another man. She had protest.
I'D after coming to Hecla to going
cut 10 the farm which had been pur-
chased by her husband.
The place at the present time be-
ing occupied by the former tenants,
who were to leave on March /, Meth
ar Kreiter nor his wife had gone out
there to live until last week. Mrs.
6reiter had declared that she would
aot go there at all, but would re-
kurn to her home in Kansas How
ever. in response to the persuasions
Sf friend in town she decided she
would so to the farm with her hus-
sand. She went out about the mid
Gle Of last week.
On Friday, another of the quar-
rolls says the current version of the
killing, which had been numerous
and bitter since their marriage came
ap. Kreiter had promised to take
ais wife to the masquerade ball to
20 held in Hecla on Friday evening,
cut when the time came to dress for
-he occasion Kreiter refused 10 go
sid declared that he would not per-
ntt his wife to go. No persuasion
soaid get him to keep his agreement,
put the wife, not to be browbeaten,
determined to go without him and
without his consent. She went to
sSle house of a neighbor living just
opposite, phoned to Hecla and order
ed livery rig TO come for her.
carriage came TO the Kreiter
rome and was met by Kreiter him
cell who ordered the driver to re-
sGrn home, saying that they would
act go to Hecla. Seeing the man
drive back Mrs. Kreiter again called
the livery and directed the convey
ance to be brought to the neighbours
acuse.
This time she was successful and
aDe was taken to Hecla, where she
attended moving picture show and
sben went to the dance. He was ey-
identity the worse for drink, and
made himself very obstreperous, so
= Ia claimed.
On Saturday Mrs. Kreiter again
vent with her husband to the farm
and on Sunday all seemed peaceful
again. Kreiter was in the best of
aumor all day, and in the evening
spent the time playing cards with
ais wife. The game continued until
tate, when the house became cold,
and the fire in the kitchen stove
bnrned low, Kreiter replenished the
fuel and prepared for bed, demand
ing that his wife do likewise. Mrs.
Rreiter, however, did not respond
TO the mandate, but remained at the
fire warming herself. Kreiter CALI
cd from the bedroom, again ordering
aer to bed, and when she answered
TO the effect that she would do SO
when she was ready, he came out,
picked the woman up and threw he1
OIL the bed. This started another
quarrel, words being followed by
blows, and during the jangle the wo-
man was knocked down and struck
pm the nose and face, causing blood
10 flow profusely. Kreiter's rage
increased, and selling a large knife
which lay near at hand, he made for
the woman with the knife at arms
.ength. To protect herself Mrs.
greiter seized her husband by one
arm and grip on his clothes. He
lost his foothold, stumbled back
against the door post and fell to the
floor with cries Of pain and anger.
In a moment of angry passion he
aad thrown caution aside and at the
moment he stumbled the knife had
struck the door Jam, and held firm
there in his grasp had pierced the
mans clothing, entered between the
eibs and reached almost to the
heart.
The two Swede tenants, late
oomers from their native land, and
enable to speak or understand much