The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-13
After Serving Skull, Legs and Arms,
Fire is Used in Vain Effort
at Cremation.
CARLTON HEARING GOES OVER
New Evidence and Death of JUDGE
Wright's Mother Causes Delay
Of One Day.

| Peter Neste's body has been found
and suspicious that the aged farmer
had been murdered have been con-
The body, with it's head, arms and
legs chopped off, was discovered on
the Nestle farm, south of here in
Hubbard county, by James Clayton,
| a neighbor, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Wills, relative of the murder
ed man, was present at the time.
Sheriff Petrie, County Attorney
Woolley and the coroner of Hubbard
county were notified and are at the
Neste farm today, having taken poss-
ession of the torso, which is in a bad
state Of decomposition, showing that
the crime must have been committed
at about the time Neste disappeared,
the last of March.
Own Daughter Charged With Murder.
Lloyd Carlton and wife, son-in-
law and daughter of the dead man,
who are held in jail at Park Rapids,
were to have their case presented
to the grand Jury, in session there
today before Judge McClenhan; but
because of the discovery of the body,
and because Of the death yesterday
of Judge Wright's mother at Park
Rapids, the case went over until to-
morrow. Judge McClenahan ad-
journed court this morning out of
respect to Judge Wright.
Discovered By Accident.
The discovery of the last and most
convincing evidence of the crime
which, for cold blooded premedita-
ton, probably stands without a par
allel in this part of the state, was by
accident.
Clayton and Wills, merely out of
curiosity to see the spot where, sever
al days ago human foot and other
bones were found, went to the Nestle
farm yesterday. They examined the
place carefully but the district had
been thoroughly searched by many
persons before and nothing new was
found on the surface.
Feels Earth Give Way.
The two men were about to leave
the spot when Clayton, who is a
man of more than ordinary weight
felt the ground under him give, as if
he was standing on new made
ground. He quickly secured the
limb of tree and with this crude
instrument gouged hole a few feet
deep and while the aperture was
small it emitted such fetid odor
that the men realized at once that a
decaying body had been found
With shovels it was but the work of
a few minutes to scrape out the
body, which proved to be the torso
of Peter Neste, Identification being
made by wearing apparel.
Head, Arms, Legs Severed.
It was found that the head had
had been chopped off, apparently
with an axe and that the same weap-
on had been used to hack the arms
off close up to the shoulder and the
limbs near the thigh. The torso
bore evidence of having been
scorched.
Neither the skull, arm bones, bones
Of the legs or feet were found. It is
presumed that these bones are the
ones picked up in previous searches.
Neither Carlton nor his wife have
been told of this additional evidence
in the case:
How the Crime Happened.
Neste, u years old, disappeared
on March 20, from the Neste farm,
while alone with the CARTONS, his
wife having gone to Cass Lake. 1t
is contended by the prosecution as
the result of frequent quarrels and
because, the state alleges, relatives
wished to get rid of Nestle that they
might enjoy his property. Several
days ago neighbors became sus-
picious and searching parties secur-
ed evidence to cause the arrest of
the CARTONS who were found at the
county poor farm in East Bemidji,
operated by Cartoons father, by
Sheriff Hazen.