Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-07
ON, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1911

About 5 o'clock, August 81, 1 sent {
neighbOr's boy to barn for my husband
and not finding him there sent my boy
and another to the cornfield for hin
and not finding him there l knew hi
had gone to KimballtOn to party; so
and the boy went and hitched up thu
team and drove to Kimballton and die
not see my husband, but heard he haG
been there. stayed until about Il
O'Clock and then drove home on the
ridge road, met my husband on the way
and he ordered me to stop three times
threatening to kill me il l did not gel
out of the buggy, reaching to his hiE
pocket as though he had revolver.
jumped out and he took the team and
drove away. l went home and found
the kitchen door broken, q new cuckoo
clock all broken and all the preserves
and cans broken on the stones outside
the kitchen. l then telephOned to Chris
Nelson to come over quick as something
was wrong, but not sure what he said
Hung up the receiver and soon got a
phone call. l answered it but did not
finish the conversation as l saw my
husband coming through the yard and
was afraid to let him know l phoned
NAl III btbAO no uf14 6Oub JuO IL.
l started to go to q neighbOr's named
ClOuse and met Chris Olsen in auto and
returned to my home with him.
Mr.. Nelson, the officers and my hus-
band wanted me to agree to separate,
and partly consented, not wanting to
have divorce though. was to 60 to
neighbors and stay while he packed his
share, namely; horses, wagon, tools,
ponies and carriage and was to have
house with Ave acres of ground. then
went with Chris Nelson in auto to Kim
balltOn to the home Of John Nelson and
while there I became excited and
nervous and asked Mrs. Nelson to let
me 90 anywhere did not care Then
went home and was so sorry to lose
husband and boy: Oh, loved them so
hard took revolver and shot the boy
dead. He died instantly, did not wish
to suffer him any. Mrs. Swan Larsen
talked to me and wanted me to 90 with
her, but would not 20. then saw
my husband coming leading q horse 1
went up stairs and laid the boy inside
the bed and thought would rather
see all three Of Us dead than to lose my
loved ones, because Of the love l bore
them and shot him in the arm. He
threw lamp at mo hitting me in face
and cutting me. / then walked ont
through the gate and husband called
after me in Danish. Alma realize what
you are doing and where is my boy and
ran toward KimballtOn. | went back
into the house and went up stairs and
when came down I took a match had
in my mouth lit it and threw it away,
which probably set the house afire as
the oil from the lamp was spilled all
over. then left for the last time.
then walked toward Chris Petersen
and saw MIR. Petersen coming
when l felt as il l cared to live
no longer 80 shot myself through the
left shoulder and bullet passed out
through my back. Tthen walked afew
rods, threw away the revolver and laid
down. did not burn the house and
kin the boy because l wanted to be q
murderer, but Obi was driven to it.
Ny husband has Quarrelled with me
ever since We were married on account
of my Ill health, and l wassiclIly before
we were married and I then told him
ought not to marry but he persuaded
me to do 80 and as l loved him so much
l consented. was saving money to 60
to Bismark, North Dakota, for my
sixth operation and was to have gone
last Friday or Monday and we had
trouble about it. don't like to be kept
behind iron bars.