Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-18
ANDREW S1ENES HIRED MAN
PROVES a TRIPLE MURDERER

lrOrest Lake IN time Tor an 8 CLOCK
Mrs. Bolton and her cousin were KILL
ed with high-pOWer rifle, the property
Of the husband Of the dead woman.
two bullets had penetrated Mrs. BOZ
was found in the yard and one loaded
shell in the rife. Nothing that would
found in the house. Mrs. Bolton had
been assaulted after death, the coron-
ers Investigation showed
victims Mrs. c. Etten Of st. Paul moved
into the home. She has five children
and with her 14-year-old son remained
farm was sold to her the next day by
Mr.. Bolton. Bolton WORKS IN a saloon
on Twentieth avenue north.
Sheriff Bonde e will claim the 5000 re-
himself, Alexander Stene and two neigh
bors in Willmar. Five hundred dollars
was offered by Anoka county and 500
= Admits His Identity.
County Attorney. Pratt subjected the
suspect to a scathtng cross examina-
ton ton last I, night, but got little informa-
identity, but asserted he was unaware
q murder had been committed on the
farm where he had been employed.
Ale He said ga he he knew nothing Of the man;
in st. Paul pawnshop, despite the fact
that the pawnbroker identified him as
the man who had pawned 1t on the night
ness whatever, and answered all ques-
tions In a straightforward manner, and
was finally led*back to his cell as calm
and and cool as any Of the police officials
A well-known attorney Of this city,
who said he had been assigned by a
brother Of the accused man to look at
to him last night by order Of County
Attorney Pratt, who said in explana-
ton, just before he took the train for
Anoka last night, that there was plenty
OF tlme Tor the interview in the morn
The suspect will be held in the city
jail until other arrangements can be
made. as there is no adequate jail in
Anoka where he can be kept, owing to
the fact that public sentiment is run
ming nigh and an attempted lynching
Five minutes after "Jim' had been
locked in his cell for the night he was
sound asleep.
Friday mornings Minneapolis Trib-
une contained the news that the man
had made a confession of the murders
The Tribune says:
'Dygart yesterday noon confessed to
the murders of Mrs. Amelia Bolton, and
her I,e COUSIN Frank Edward. Rhodes, on
confessed to the killing Of John Hef-
county. Wis. Sheriff McKinnon OF
Douglas county is on his way to Min.
neapolis and probably will try to get
murder.
THE written confession of the Boil.
ton murders: covering eight pages, was
terview of three hours with Dygart
Sheriff Casey, Captain Smith, chief OF
dde get and 5: e. Carlisle, a neigh
in the afternoon the same three secured
the Hefstedt confession, according tt
Captain Smith. The confession Itself
was not made public although details
Of 1t were given out"
From the shocking details of thi:
crime as published, we will spare ou1
readers. The peculiar Indifference OF
the man to all human instincts was
noticed at Willmar in his examination
of the Willmar authorities. AS further
evidence of this we reproduce the fol
lowing from Fridays Tribune: ~
"The confession secured by Sheriff
f. Ryan, a stenographer. Last night il
was taken to Anoka to County Attor.
ney Pratt. The. Hefstedt confession
was left in the city jail Where score.
Of curious filed in all day to see him
None were allowed to visit his cell.
| AccOFulng 10 GEORGE Armstrong, who
"Jim," the latter yesterday noon saiG
that he would like to be hanged
Arm strong said he asked Dygart If he
realized what he was facing Dygar1
said he thought it would be life i'm.
pr1sonment or hanging. .
If you were to be hanged would you
want your dinners? Armstrong said he
! asked the prisoner
Yes, I'd eat it now and then, I coulG
be hanged in an hour" Armstrong said
his client told him.
seeming Indifference of Dygart. They
attribute it. to a lack Of sensibility and
say he is degenerate with passion
taken to Anoka today Sheriff Casey said
last night" -
It makes ones blood run cold to think
of a brute like that having been at large
and staying in Kandiyohi community
1 for fhroo uooLc