The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-20

much of the force of the blow, al
though the head was cut and badly
bruised.
Inquest Is Dispensed With
Justice Joseph Reading, States At
torney Bowie F. Waters. Sheriff Will
liam e. Viett, and Deputy Sheriff
Richard e. Cissel went to Dawsonville
today. intending to hold an inquest
over the body of Mrs. veirs. Because
of the objection on the part of men,
bers of the family to an inquest be-
ing held at the home at this time and
because no doubt seems to exist as
to how Mrs. Veirs met her death, it
was decided to dispense with the in
quiry.
While at Dawsonville, Sheriff Viett
and the other officers learned more of
the details Of Allnutt's crime Not
only did he kill his sister and mur-
derously assault his mother and Miss
Rawlings, but he threatened to at
tack his brother. Lawrence Allnutt,
when the latter upbraided him for
his crime.
While Richard Allnutt was attack
ing the defenseless women, a colored
washerwoman ran to the store of
Lawrence Allnutt, 200 yards away,
and implored the merchant to hurry
to his mothers home, as "Mr. Dick
is killing all of them"
Mr.. Allnutt ran there as fast as
he could, but when he reached the
house his brother had completed his
deadly work and stood looking at
his victims as they lay bleeding and
moaning upon the floor.
What made you do such a thing7"
asked Lawrence Allnutt.
Threatened His Brother
"I'll give you some Of It," replied
the brother, and as he grabbed the
bloody pitchfork handle, with which
he had struck the women, as II to
put into execution his threat, Mrs.
Richard Allnutt rushed into the room
and grabbed her husbands arm, the
club falling to the floor.
Mrs. Allnutt then conducted her
frenzied husband to the home of his
brother. where he was later placed
under arrest by Sheriff Viett.
1t was learned today that Mrs.
Viers, the murdered woman, had all
along stood by her brother in the
dispute over family property, and was
at all times willing to concede to
him what he claimed was due him,
and it was also said that she was
not one of those who objected to her
brother bringing his wife to the home
to live; but, it seems. the brother
thought she, too, was against him.
i The telling is strong throughout
the county that Allnutt was mentally
unbalanced at the time he committed
his crimes. A person very close to
the Allnutt family said that his ideas
concerning his rights in the distribu-
ton of his fathers estate were 80 un-
reasonable as to create suspicion in
the minds of the members Of his fam
lily that there was something radi-
tcal1y wrong with him mentally. One
rot the prisoners brothers declared to-
day that ''Dick must have been crazy, -
and another brother described the
crime as the work of q maniac. -
There is said to be no doubt that the
defense will be insanity.
:, Learns of Death of Sister
i Allnutt did not learn until this
morning of the death of his sister.
J The news was broken to him by his
, attorney, w. Outerbridge Spates, who
J visited him in Jail. The information
completely unnerved the prisoner
! who broke down and sobbed, it being
several minutes before he regained
his composure.
Early this afternoon Allnutt was
visited in his CELL by his wife and MIR
and Mrs. Frederick Allnutt. Fred
erick Allnutt Is a first cousin of the
prisoner. and the wives of the two
men are sisters. Mrs. Allnutt re-
NAMED with her husband the greater
part of the afternoon, and her visit
seemed to cheer him greatly.
AS Allnutt was being led into jail
here yesterday afternoon he faltered
and burst into tears. In an effort to
console him. Sheriff Viett said
Brace up, Mr.. Allnutt; you'll not
stay here very long" Allnutt's reply
was. "I'll never get out"
The tragic death Of Mrs. Veirs re-
calls the sudden death Of her hus.
band. Samuel Veirs. about twenty
years ago. He was attacked with
vertigo while on the edge Of spring
on his farm three miles from Rock.
I Vile, and fell into the spring and
was drowned.
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