Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-29
FOUR CLUES Are
lNCFOLLOWED
IN MURDER ] CASE ] !
Arrests 4 Are Expected to Be
Made Within a Short
Is, N. Time.

Turtle Lake, NJ D.. Apri, 2s.-zAr-
rests>Rre expected to- be made soon by
the authorities at Turtle Lake as they
draw tighter the net which they hope
will engulf the murderer or murderers
who last Thursday killed Mr.. and
daughters and the chore boy, Jake
Hofer, on the Wolf farm three miles
north OF Turtle Lake. The authorities
are working on four different and
widely separated angles,
A farmer Of the neighborhood has
been put through several severe cross
examinations in an attempt to check
up his movement late Thursday dur
ing the time which the authorities be-
Elieved the crimes were committed. A
strong case, based on circumstantial
evidence, has been built up by the au-
thorities against him and he may be
arrested at any time, possibly today.
This man. the authorities have
learned, was practically the only farm
ef in the entire Turtle Lake district
who had had any difficulties with
Wolf. On several occasions, the au-
thorities have learned. there was fric-
tion between them. the last time being
over the running of cattle on free
the suspects cattle. The, alleged rela-
tions between Wolf and farmers
daughter has been favorite story.
These and several other evidence of
ill feeling between Wolf and the sus-
pect are the only evidence that Wolf
had any disagreement with neighbors.
Question Daughter.
Besides these facts, the authorities
upon questioning the suspects eldest
daughter. girl about ~ years Of age,
found that the man had been absent
from the house most one day last
week. but the girl could not state posi-
tive'y which day it was The girl. was
questioned while her father and moth
er were at the Wolf funeral Wednes-
day afternoon.
Neighbors .aleo state that the sus-
pected man, was very much interested
in hunting and that he was considered
a good shot. This fact coupled with the
discoveryfof the double barreled shot
gun in q slough one mile in the op-
posite direction from the Wolf farm
from which the suspect lives. strength
ems the sap1csitior that the man may
have committed the murder He was
one Of the first on the scene when the
b0dies were. discovered last Saturday
and Sunday morning. 80.
%f Statements Contradictory.
Statements made at the coroner's
1A4ueSL SUNDAY Dy Lne suspected man
were contradictory to those he made
previous. Heswas put through another
stiff cross examination Wednesday
afternp ION while the funeral services
were in progress.
Question Others. - -
The authorities are also investiEat-
ing the actions Of different mem bere
Of the family Of 1.-THE girl with whom
Wolf is. said to have been intimate.
This phase Of the situations offers the
best motive for the crime, the authori--
ties believe, but up to the present
time no. other connection between the
members of this family and the muir
ders has been discovered by the au-
thorities.9
Still Hold Hanson.
Besides these two phases of the
mystery, the authorities are still re-
tanning Dave tHansonsfn the Washburn
Jail. Hanson was arrested late Tuesday
afternoon after a thrilling chase over
the prairies He is not believed to. be
implicated In the crime, but because
of his suspicious actions, the aufhori-
ties are holding him.
The two men in the automobile. one
Of whom stole shotgun from farm-
er boy a few miles outside of Turtle
Lake, have not been apprehended, the
authorities announced today. There is