Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-25
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DEAD IN MINNEAPOLIS


manager In q store in Minneapolis,
who did the shooting Saturday night,
put q bullet trru his own brain and
died instantly. Ma Tandbers ling
cred until Aolday morning. when sne
died as a result ot her wounds.
Word telling Of the crime came 10
sam Swift So%A South Second avenue,
Minneapolis 4 81. Louis conductor,
Monday afternoon, when Mrs. y. L.
Cook, sister living at Cedar Rapids,
telephoned Mr.. Swift and told him tina,
his sitter had died that morning.
According 70 Mr.. Swift the Difficult
ties between 1apdberg and his wife
had their origin over Tandbergs ex-
cessive use Of liquor. The pair had
separated q eew months ago, and
Tandberg. it had always been believed,
had kidnapped his two children and
taken them to Gary, Ind. Mrs. Tand-
berg went TO Gary. secured her child
rem, and took them back 10 Ainneapo-
lis. Saturday the husband reached
Minneapolis, it is presumed with tho
intention OF getting his children If he
could: otherwise TO commit murder,
possibly to kill rot only his wife but
the two little ones.
Story CT the Crime.
The Minneapolis Journal Of Sunday
tells the following story OF the crime:
"A ten weeks fight for the CUSTODY
OF two children came TO q tragic end
ing in Minneapolis last night when
Otto p Tandberg, 60 years old, shot
and seriously wounded his wife, 1nez
Tandberg, % years old, and then killed
himself by firing a bullet thru his
brain. The children witnessed the
shooting OF their mother and the sui
eide OF their father.
The shooting took place a. the
apartment OF Mrs. Lizzie Swift, notn-
or OF Mrs. TandDerg. in building at
zoos Fourth a. enuc South, at $50 p.
m. yesterday. Mrs. Tandberg is n the
city hospital with a bullet thru her
neck which eyered the spinal cord,
and another between her shoulders.
Physicians say there is little hope for
her recovery.
Father Kidnapped Children.
Doris years old, and Ralph, 4,
children of the Tandbergs were in the
hall in front af the apartment when
the shooting took place. The mother
fell before them in the doorway, and
the body Of the father just inside
About two and one half months ago
Mrs. Tandberg, who was living with
her husband in Gary, Ind, left him and
came to Minneapolis, bringing her
children with her. She went TO the
home Of her mother, where she had
lived before she was married TO Tand-
berg about seven years ago.
About one month later Tandberg
came to Minneapolis, without her
knowledge and kidnapped the children.
Mrs Tandbers she told the police at
ter the shooting, was certain the IA
Their thad taken the boy and girl.
Told Both Died in Fire.
within = short time, she said, She
received a letter from her husband.
telling her he had taken the children
BACK to Gary with him, but that they
had been burned to death in fire.
.She did not believe the story, she
said. so she went to Gary TO search
for the children. She found them
there, living with Tandberg, and when
he was away from home she took the
children and brought them back to
Minneapolis.
Wife Answers DoorbeIi.
"Tandberg came TO Minneapolis
Friday and registered at the St James
Hotel as z. Johnson. Fargo, \. D. He
remained away from his wife until
after 8 D. m. yesterday, when he went
to the apartment Mrs. Swift was in
an adjoining apartment and did not
see Tanberg when he came to the
door of her apartment and rang the
bell.
Mrs. Tanberg came to the door. and
her husband stepped past her into
the room.
Five Minutes to Live, He Said.
He said he wanted the children TO
take back with him to Gary. Mrs.
Mrs. Tandberg told the police, and
asked me il would go with him.
refused.
You and I have Just five minutes
to live. then ne shouted, and /
screamed. As I turned he shot me.
That is all I remember"
Threatened to Kill All.
when Mrs. Tandberg screamed.
Mrs Swift ran to her apartment. The
berg say, according to her story to the
police, TIL kill the whole bunch
MRS. Tandbergs cry also attracted
L. H. wrestling, another resident in
the building. who ran to the Swift
apartment. When he heard the shots
he shouted for some one to call the
police.
"Tf you call the police. TIL kin YOU
Tandberg shouted, but he Immediately
turned the pistol upon himself and
fired bullet thru his brain. He died
almost instantly.
"Tandberg had threatened to kill his
wife on other occasions, 3. J. Brown
Mrs. Tandberg's brother-in. law, told
the police last night. He said that at
% one time Tandberg. at a hotel in Chi
cage with his wife. grasped her by the
throat and choked her until she was
unconscious"
,@I Family WsII Known Here.
The Swift family is well known
here following, a long residence. Most
q the children were born here. In ad
dition 70 Mrs. Cook. at Cedar Rapids
there arc two other sisters IN Mime
apo1is. Mrs. Joseph Farrell and Mrs
B. J. Brown. A brother. Edward. also
lives in Minneapolis: Joseph lives in
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