Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-20

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He stated that he was at home
with his family on the evening of
Dec. Gath, last. He had three chill
dren with him that night-Valen-
tine, II, who was killed; Ida, a girl
of 12; and Johanna, aged Is.
Valdermere Mueller, a boy of Is;
and his brother John, aged 20, (the
defendant in this case) came to his
house that night, driving over with
single horse.
They put their horse in the barn,
Valentine assisting them, and then
the three came into the house. The
Mueller boys had not been there for
year previous.
What did they do when they
came in?''
eve greeted them; then the three
boys went upstairs and then the two
girls went up"
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and at 10 o'clock the Muellers came
down and drove away, Valentine
again assisting them at the barn.
The next day, Christmas, was the
day the tragedy occurred.
did you see anything of the
Mueller boys that day."
They were there in the forenoon,
but did not see them then"
Then Valentine went to neigh
boris with the Mueller boys.
In the afternoon, Hens saw John
going into the barn; Valentine ran
into the barn ahead of them to
water the horses, for the family were
preparing to go to church for some
children's exercises.
when you were helping Valen-
tine water the horses, where did
Mueller stand?"
Beside the door,"
Along the wall of the harness
room, cleats were nailed from one
studding to another, and here the
pitchforks were kept, and very often
hammer as we'll.
One team after another of the
horses in the barn was watered and
returned, and meanwhile John
Mueller stood close by the door,
with the hammer within reach.
A colt ran off and the elder Hens
went after it.
Before you drove it back in the
fbarn what did you notice about the
south barn door,"
"It was closed.'
"Who opened it,"
T.'
"That was the same door near
which John Mueller stood?"
EYES,"
did you have to reopen the door
before you could get the colt into
the barn?"
He answered that he had to do so.
"Then whom did you see in the
barn?"
Mueller was standing behind
the colts that Valentine had watered
last"
Gould you see Valentine?"
mo"
Hens then drove the colt toward
the other end. He got within eight
feet of Mueller.
What happened them"
'He took q gun and shot at me" !"
did you see the gun before he
shot?"
mo"
Where did he hit you first?"
II was so scared that l don't
know
"Do you know where he hit you
the second time?"
He indicated his side.
Then Hens was shot in the leg
as he turned and ran out, he said.
Then he collapsed and nearly fell
after he got out of the barn.
After Hens had been shot the
third time, his wife and daughter
both came running to where he
stood. Mrs. Hens was also shot,
and the girl, who is but 13 years old,
was threatened with the same fate.
The girls father sent her into the
house.
Finally Hens and his wife got in
to the house.
Had you yet seen Valentfne?"
the attorney asked.
"No."
"What did you do?"
I'VE sent Johanna to the neigh
bors, to tell them we were lying in
our blood"
What happened next?"
after a while Mueller and Val
entine came and We said, is Mueller
there?'
1--WE said, We will not open for
fear you will kill u.s.
Thew mana god tn ret the son. VAL