Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-27
MURDER ANDSUICIDE|
a Young Man Loses His Mind, Sets His Broth
ev's House and Barn on Fire, Shoots His
Brothers Wife, and Kills himself.
One Of the Most Horrible Happenings That the
Record, from the Day It Was Founded,
Has Been Called Upon to Chronicle.

the child did. Ms. sikel then man
aged to crawl a short distance from
the burning building.
Jacob Vetser, neighbor living
about mile and half away. saw
the fire and vas the first to arrive.
H removed Mrs. Sikel farther from
the Ere. Lester Schwab, neigh
Dor boy, soon afserward arrived.
ard re at once started for Linton 10
give the news and get Mr.. Sikel and
Dr. Hogle. as above stated.
Mrs Sikel was brought TO town
Monday evening, and mex. morning
she was taken to Bismarck hospi-
tai. The poor woman had lost so
much blood that, although she had
been conscious most Of the time az
ser she was shot, she rapidly failed
and died at clock Tuesday after
noon. She gave the above details
herself. and told how the little girl
0: Two ard a half years had tried to
help her. getting a. her requ est
some cloths with which Mrs. sikel
vainly sought to ssanch the tow Of
blood from he. injured limb.
The charred remains Of the suicide
were found in the ruins Of the house,
and beside him the single-barrel
shotgun with which he had killed
one Of his best friends. The re.
mains scarcely bear the outlines Ct
human form. and the head is
entirely missing. The remains were
brought 10 Linton. to the I'M
dessaking rooms Of Smith & Irvine,
where they were prepared for burial.
The interment will take place in
Linton cemetery.
All that was mortal Of the unfo,-
tunate wife and mother was brought
from Bismarck to Linton by yeste.-
day : train. and today will be taken
TO her old home at Fedora, South
Dakota. where the funeral and in
terment will take place.
Deceased was formerly Miss Clara
kieTer. and she for some time
taught school in Emmons county.
There are two children in the family
one about two and half years old
and the other about eleven months
old.
Frank sikel came to Emmons
county about eight years ago. He
is an honest. hard.working man. In
the matter Of property his loss is
total. The house and stable. as we'll
as the granary. burned. The latter
was not far from the stable, and
there was no chance for it to be saved,
as wagon loaded with hay stood
between it and the stable. How
ever, had the wagon and hay not
been there, the granary was so close
70 the stable that it would certainly
have burned. any way. There were
lost in the stable four horses. two
calves, forty-seven head Of hogs and
fifteen young pigs In the granary
about seventy bushels Of wheat.
about the same Of oats and twenty
dollars worth Of garden and field
seeds, besides tools Of all kinds,
were destroyed. The furniture in
the house was above the ordinary in
quality and quantity. The loss Of
property by the FIRE is estimated at
between two thousand FIVE hundred
and three thousand dollars, with no
insurance.
Two neighbors, Vim. L. McCor-
mick and Stefan Anderson. at once
started out with subscription list,
and by Tuesday afternoon about
two hundred and fifty dollars had
been subscribed for Mr.. sikel.
Surely. if ever any one in Emmons
county needed help Of financial
nature. it is Frank Sikel at the pres
enr time: for, through no fault 81
his own. he is left without home
| for himself and his little ones, and
with no means for putting in crop.