The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-26
NV Staff Correspondent)

(By Staff Correspondent
Turtle Lake. NJ d. April 26-Boodhounds the state pen
entary today tracking the wide prae around Turtle Lake
hopes of picking up the trail Of the merers who last Thurs
Mrs Jacob Wolf their five daughters and Jake Hofer the
l3-year-old hired boy
NO SOLUTION OF CRIME
MURDERS the revolving and mysterious that have
perpeaed the northwest still remain unsoved Be-
day noon IS hours after committed author
ties presented with many obstacles difficult to surmount
Every within radius of Is miles to the Wolf farm, who
might be directly indirectly implicated the murders be-
ing interrogated by the authorities
NOT OPTIMISTIC
The authorities optimistic of successful develop
through the boounds because of the large
Der Of people aped around the farm house. barns and
yard because the trails almost four days DID, Rains
Thursday weakening the scent also contributes the
difficulties Of tracking the murderous fends with boodhounds
barreed shotgun found shallow slough mile from the Wolf
farm The authorities of the opinion that thus
which at close range terribly manged the heads and bod
les of the eight victims that died Of shot wounds The
only slightly sted which leads the authorities believe that
it had been in the water but a short time.
All but two of the victims died from shotgun fired from be-
hind was shot from the front and the 9th
deaths were the inquest held Sunday The verdict
Of the jury violent death at the hands of unknown
parties. ..
Jacob Wolf A. father of the unfortunate family shot
through the long range and died wound
also inflicted shotgun fired such close range that the
shot three ribs from the spine and produced horrible
ing in the side several inches in diameter.
Mrs. Wolf s5 was close range, the shot in
ficting large hole. This the only wound Mrs. VOLTS
body
BERTHA 49, was very close range, the
tire face being blown in The murderers, it is believed then
the hae the manged face nearly severng the
head
Maria 10 was shot the head behind the left
the skin and hair being burned by the powder charge
Edna shot in the back of the head at close the
shot tearing huge cash across the head.
LYDIA was shot back Of the left and the base of the
skull deeply cut by strong blow with the hatchet
Martha g. died from smashing blow with the broad side OF
tho hatch
brain She was the only one killed by shotgun fire.
Jake Hofer the hired hand shot through the back of the
and wind and throat being severed and the guar vein
probably shot away
FOLLOWING CLUES
number of Investigations resulting from clues discovered in
examination of the farm house, shed other
buildings and yard have been conducted by the authorities
but instance they failed to maeraz into anything detl
have been nterrOgad hopes OF estab
fishing the identity of the murderers but to avail
The the has not been clearly established
quarrel between the members of the dead family and the
affairs has been seriously considered but be-
v was held by neighbours nothing tangible has been dscov
cred to sustain this theory
If robbery the motive and these to be
peng influence regard this the real for the revolt
ING crimes murderes fled without single article
or ATTEMPTING the safe the bed The safe it was
mored around countryside always contained large
of money small and light enough for two to remove
it, yet it not touched, the authorities believe
SUICIDE THEORY NOT APPARENT
The theory that Wolf had first murdered the family and
and then killed himself given serious
but after the examination the dead mans body this
was impossible Mr. Wolf died from huge gunshot wound IN
in the COW shed the father and two small children were
found 1t was impossible for Mr. Wolf to kill himself with shot
gun fire and remove the gun before death
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