Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-23
ANOTHER BRUTAL. MURDER
IN A NElGHBORING COMMUNITY

Another terrible murder has been
committed, this time in Chippewa
county, about twelve miles west Of
Raymond. A bride of two months is
cruelty murdered and the accused
man is-her: husband. The Monte
video Leader gives the following par
ticulars:
"Monday afternoon word was re-
ceived here that the body Of a muir
dered woman had been found by the
two daughters of Hans Peter Peder-
son, in a cornfield on the Erickson
farm, southwest quarter Of Section
seven, town Of Leenthrop. There
were evidences Of a terrible struggle
and the woman's head was crushed
in. The Misses Peterson were driv-
ing along when they discovered the
body in the ed ge of the field. The
Sheriff and Coroner were notified at
once and number Of our citizens
went out there by auto as soon as
possible. Nothing had been disturb
ed about the spot after the body was
found until after the Coroner and
Sheriff arrived at half past five. At
ter viewing the body line was FORM
ed by those present and the corn6eld
carefully examined to find some clew
to the murder.
ut was learned that a gray horse
and an empty buggy had come to the
house Of Joshua Collins on Sunday
afternoon and was taken up by him,
and there was a track leading from
the road across the stubble south of
the cornfield in which the body was
found and it was thought that the
murder might have taken place on
Sunday before the horse was taken
up. The Coroner found the woman ly-
ing on her back with her skull crush
ed in two or three places and there
were evidences Of terrible struggle
in the cornfeld and also in the grass
by the side Of the road. The body lay
with the feet towards the road and
there was a pool of blood beyond her
feet indicating that she either strug-
gled after she was struck, or that he1
body had been dragged a short dis
lance into the corn. Near the body
was a hill Of corn, the stalks strip
ped of leaves as if she had tried to
get up.
''The woman wore blue calico
dress, gondola slippers, black stock
ings, and a mans black felt hat fas-
tened with a hat pin to her hair. She
also wore a back comb and on he1
right hand a narrow gold ring and III
her clothing two handkerchiefs were
found marked with initials. Hel
slippers had been removed from hel
feet and lay side by side as if placed
there. Near by was a stone weigh
ing three or four pounds on which
was found blood and some hair. The
remains were taken charge of by the
Coroner and Undertaken Netting anc
brought to town. They were identified
as Mrs. Albert Bourne Of Rosewood
who had been married only about two
months.
1T was at the suggestion Of Mr.
collins that the horse that he hat
taken up was turned loose and fol
lowed in an auto by Chief Of Polio,
Borgenthal, Jas. Elder, Paul Jones
and Chas. Hamlin, Jr. The hors,
went to the house of B. B. Bourne i,
Rosewood who claimed him as be
longing to his son, Halvor.
ut was learned that on Sunda,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bourne went on
riding with the rig but did not re
turn that night. Ii, the meantim
IMr. Albert Bourne and his uncle ha,
ARRIVED from Montevideo where h
had spent the night and morning
When questioned about his wife an
1.-THE missing rig he gave no satisfac
tory answers and his actions :wer
lsuch=5as IS confirm the opinion tia
he had commit Ted the awful deed, bu