Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-01-29
Fargo Man
Kills Wife
Crazoed With Liquor He Kills Wife
and Then Shoots Himself-Will Re-
cover to Face Murder Charge.

Fargo, Jan. 2l.-Crazed with liquor
Robert Hendrckson shot and killed his
young wife yesterday afternoon about
4 clock and then turned his revolver
on himself with the intention of taking
his own life. He did bungling job
and inflicted wound about two inches
above his heart from which he will re-
cover if blood poisoning does not set
in. By Hendrickson' deed bright,
pretty little two-year old boy is left
motherless, and his father faces a
charge of murder in the first degree.
His wife, an intelligent and indus
trious young woman was given a
place helping in the kitchen and wait
ing on table to support herself and her
:oaby and the man was told to leave.
Although he could not longer secure
Accommodations at the house Hendrick-
son visited there several times. always
in an intoxicated condition, and more
than once created disturbance. Ten
days ago he went to the house and
attacked the wife. An officer was
called and Hendrickson was locked up,
getting an eight day sentence from
Judge Miller the following morning.
Hendricksons sentence expired on
Wednesday morning and fearing for
her life, Mrs. Hendrickson, at the
suggestion of the landlady took her
baby boy and went to the home Of
Mrs. Enerson's son-in-law, Samuel
Severson, on Seventh avenue north
between Second and Third streets and
there remained in hiding. True to
his nature when Hendrickson was re-
leased he Immediately filled up on
liquor and then went to the Everson
home looking for his wife and child
He was not informed where they were
and spent the rest of the day and
yesterday looking for them.
He visited the Severson home anc
stole around to the back door. Mrs
Severson had gone to her mother.
leaving her own baby boy in Mrs
Hendrickson's care. Both little boy.
were asleep in an iner room and ii
is probably due to this fact that the
Hendrickson boy was not killed with
his mother. Mrs. Hendrickson wa.
at work in the kitchen and probably
did not see or hear her husbands ap.
proach for he shot her from behind
the bullet entering her groin and caus.
ing instant death. The drink crazed
man then went into the dining room
and putting the weapon to his breast
pulled the trigger. His aim was bad
and the bullet hit the second rib
glancing off and saving his life.
Neighbors heard the shooting and
hastily summoned Mrs. Severson and
her husband home and notified the
police. The officers were on the
scene quickly and took Hendrickson
to St. Johns hospital. the wife's re-
! mains being removed to the Gard &
Moore undertaking rooms on Second
avenue. Dr.. A. J. kaess was called
to attend the man. Last night he
was rational but would not talk shout
his deed.
Mrs. Hendrickson's parents reside
in Minot and the disposition Of the
body will await word from them. The
little boy will doubtless he taken to
Minot and given to his grand parents.
He is an unusually bright child but Ct
course is too young to realize the
enormity Of the crime of which he is
an innocent victim. Last night he
called for his dead mother and rou:d
not understand why she did not come
to him.
Hendrickson will be closely watched
by the police and as soon as he is in
| condition to leave the hospital will be
taken to the county Jail there to
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