The Dickinson press., 1913-08-02
WOMAN SHOT At TAYLOR
r HUSBAND IN JAIL

fVHmeh UU00AUU IN jail
Special to PRESS.
On Monday afternoon Adam Ziermer
made what seems a willful attempt to
kill his former wife, Eve. at her home
thirteen miles northwest of Taylor by
shooting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Ziermer are old
timers in this country, having lived in
the vicinity of Richardton and Taylor
for more than twenty years. About
three years ago they were divorced and
the property was divided to the salts
faction of both of them. Mr.. Ziermer
made two trips to Hungaria and lived
there for a while. returning the last
time about a year ago. In the mean
time property had advanced in price
and Mrs. Ziermer had sold her farm for
a good sum and located on a homestead
thirteen miles northwest of Taylor.
MIR. Ziermer, having spent the greater
part Of his share of the property, IS the
story goes, and made up his mind that
this former wife should divide up with
him again and asked her to give him
another $40O. He came to Mrs. Tier
mer's home several times this summer
demanding, as she says, that sum and
last Monday afternoon he came again
and demanded that Mrs. Ziermer sign
a blank note. evidently intending to
fill in the amount later t his own
satisfaction. This his former wife re-
fused to do, upon which he drew a gun,
standing but a few feet away and fired
at her.
A tussle followed during which
Mrs. Ziermer got hold of the gun and
pulled the trigger until the gun was
empty and the balance of the bullets
were buried in the wall. She then
managed to get to the door and es-
capped, going over to Jacob Reichert's,
a neighbor.
A physician was at once summoned,
who upon examining the patient found
an ugly looking wound over the upper
heart region. He decided to take her
to Taylor and make an attempt to ex-
tract the bullet. This was done and on
probing the wound the bullet was found
not to have penetrated the chest wall
but struck a rib and was detected four
inches downward. The ball was re-
moved and the wound dressed and up to
date she is feeling as we'll as could be
expected and there are no symptoms of
any complications. g
Mr.. Ziermer, after having been left
in possession of the house, returned to
his son-in-law, Richard Dahlke, with
whom he had been living the last year
and the next morning went to Dickinson
and gave himself up to the authorities.
The foregoing, as the PRESS under
stands, is gathered from the report
made by Mrs. Eva Ziermer. A repre-
sentative of this paper called at the
county Jail in Dickinson on Thursday
and through an interpreter secured the
statement of Adam Ziermer which il
substantially as follows:
II vent over to see the old lady or
August 2Sth at her home. She had &
gun and tried to chase me off the place.
had no gun. We got into a quarre
and she was shot. l guess it is no
very bad. l think the old lady ha,
been very to me. We used t.
quarrel at Richardton before we sepa
rated, but it was not all my fault
There are other things that l would lik'
to tell you but guess it is moi bes
just now.
, After the shooting on Monday l de
cided that the best thing / could d.
was to give myself up to Sheriff Brown
When the people know everything i
will not look so bad for me-"