Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-04-29

refused to help them replen1Bn their
gasoline supply. Authorities in all
towns around this section have been
notified to watch for the men. a.
Turtle Lake, N. D., April 28.-The
funeral of the eight persons found
murdered on the Wolf farm near
Turtle Lake last Saturday will be
held this afternoon. Farmers from
wide radius are beginning to pour
into this section to attend the SER
vices and burial of Jacob Wolf, his
wife and five small daughters and
the chore boy, Jake Hofer. all Of
whom were foully murdered last
Thursday.
In the meantime the authorities
are working on several important
clues. They are convinced that
Dave Hanson, who has many aliases,
captured yesterday afternoon after
"a lengthy chase, is not implicated in
the crime.
The two men in the automobile
who stole shotgun from farm boy
near Turtle Lake yesterday after
noon when the boy refused to help
them replenish their depleted goso-
line tank, have not been apprehend-
ed although the authorities have no.
titled the police in surroundings
towns and cities to watch for the
car.
Published reports that the two
men believed to have committed the
|atrocious crime, which was not dis
covered until two days after it had
been committed. are known by the
authorities and that they were not
arrested because it was feared the
aroused community would lynch the
two men, are vigorously denied by
States Attorney John E. Williams.
who is activel directing the search
for them. Mr.. Williams also denies
the reports published in Fargo pa
per that the murderers had eaten
dinner with the Wolf family Thurs
day noon, saying "such deduction at
this time is utterly foolish
In spite of the many conflicting
and complicated clues which the au-
thorities have discovered within the
last hours, the belief is held that the
murders we're committed by persons
familiar with this section and prob
ably well acquainted with the Wolf
family.
The few material clues which the
authorities have, indicate that the
murders were planned by persons
who sought revenge for some real or
fancied reason.
The shotgun found in the slough
one mile from the Wolf farm still
remains the most important clue the
authorities have to work upon. It
was this gun, it is believed, that was
used in Staying seven Of the Eight
persons. Exhaustive search and In
vdstigations have failed to deter
mine the ownership Of the gun,
which, ii once proven, the authori-
ties believewill Immediately result
in the capture of the guilty parties.
Little Importance is attached to
the bloody overalls found under the
door leading from the kitchen to the
cellar where the mutilated bodies Of
Mrs. Wolf, three daughters and the
chore boy were. i.5s.; 3.s+
The authorities believe there is a.
possibility that one of the murder
ers wore the garment, but are In
clined to believe that they belonged
to Wolf and were used by the mur-F
derers in an attempt TO mop the pools
LOT blood on the kitchen floor. sSsSs:
The finding Of three shot shells M
the, hayloft in the barn Is the cow
shed above which the bodies Of Wolf
and the other two small girls were
found, may indicate that Wolf was!
shot from the loft. However only
the body Of Wolf Indicated that any
shots. were fred at q long range. "a!
lofs the othe gunshot Wounds hatnx
afflicted viii the Il I'M tihir.
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