The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-11-15
AACEMAN MEETS
SUDDEN DEA1A

Saturday morning at the ranch home
of August Hageman, about two and
one-half miles west of Springdale
on the Springdale-Hunters highway
when Carl Aho, armed with 1890
U. S. Winchester rife, killed Hages
man, shot Mrs. Hageman twice in
the back, inficting wounds from
which she may not recover and, then,
after firing a shot at Armus Hage-
man, age 20, the eldest Hageman
boy who escaped behind building,
he turned the weapon upon himself =
committing suicide in a horrible ma1-
ner by blowing his head almost Of.
by discharging the lost shot in his
gun. Charles Haines, of Walkers
Prairie, deputy sheriff and the near
est available officer, was called to
the scene. Mrs. Hageman was rush.
ed to hospital where it was found
two bullets had penetrated her body,
one in the small of the back near
the spine and the other in the left
shoulder passing through near the
heart.
The incentive for the crime was
jealousy, according to. statement,
made by Paeo Heikki, otherwise
known as Paul Hill, companion who
went with Aho to the Hageman
home on the fateful morning. Hill
states that he and Aho occupied
cabin together about q mile from
Hageman's and had been, from time
to time, during the past two years,
cutting logs. Aho was about 40
years of age and it had been his
custom to rise early, but on this
morning he stated to Hill that he
had been restless during the night.
In speaking of future plans, Aho
said there might something happen
to upset all plans. After they had
breakfasted together, at the sugges-
tion of Aho, they went out hunting,
Aho carrying the gun. They went
to the Hageman home for the avow-
ed purpose of getting saw which
Hill expected to use in fitting up
lath making machine. Aho. set the !,
gun down outside the door and was
received with a show of hospitality
by the Hagemans which seemed to
set everyone at ease. The two fvisi
tors took chairs, one on either side
of the door, Mr.. Hageman sat on
the bed and Mrs. Hageman went
about her household duties. Hill in
quired of the boys about the saw
and Immediately accompanied the
youngsters out to barn. Hill says
he had gone only about 100 feet
when he heard shot; others fol-
lowed in quick succession. Hageman
had been killed by a shot in the
back of the head. Mrs. Hageman
grappled with Aho to prevent the
murder of her husband, but seeing
him fall, started to run for help
when Aho shot her twice when she
fell. Armus Hageman was in the
act of going to the aid of his mother
when Aho opened fire on him but
the shot went astray and the boy es-
capped among the buildings. Then it
was that Aho ended his own life.
Hill states that Aho had been
accustomed to visiting the home of
the Hagemans and he thought moth
ing of ii until after the murder. He
said that Armus told him that Aho
had been making trouble for them
for a long time. That he would
come to their house when his father
was gone and stay all day. What
Hageman did to excite Aho to fire /
the fatal shot will probably never
be known. All the victims were shot
in. the back. All were natives of
Finland.
In speaking for himself Hill said
he came to the United States, enter
ing at Duluth, Minn., about eight
years ago. After working in that
state about four years he came to
Spokane and worked in the lumber
woods Of Washington, Idaho and
Montana for time, then went back
to Minnesota where he became ac-
quainted with Aho who was then
married, but family troubles decided
him to come west and he and Hill
came west to Spokane together about
a year and half ago. Hill is 20
years old and was born in Finland.
Neither of them had ever taken out
declaration of intention to become
citizens of the United States. The 1
only remaining members Of the Hage-
man family are three sons, Armus,
age 20, and Dave and August, Jr.
Hill, whose real name is Heikki, is
in jail here, being held on a mis-
demeanor charge, the offence being
a violation of the state law which
prohibits aliens from carrying fire
arms. 1t is stated that the federal
immigration authorities are investi-
eating his record to determine
whether or not he should be deport-
I'd.