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

killing him. The other two children
Marie and Edna, ran into the cow
shed to escape the murderers. Edna
was killed attempting to hide in i
corner of the shed, a hole In the wall
of the building there indicating
where the shot had passed after
gashing the top of her head. The
other girl was killed by gunsot fire
at close range.
After the eight persons had been
killed, the murderers dragged
Wolfe's body into the cowshed. The
two dead girls already in that build
ing were buried under pile of hay
and Wolfe's body was similarly
treated, but not so we'll covered. The
i've dead in the kitchen were drag
ged across the floor and dumped into
the cellar.
When the bodies were discovered
Saturday noon, 48 hours after the
murders were committed, hogs were
eating, the flesh from the face and
right arm OF Wolfe The eight
months old baby Emma, the sole sur
vjvor of the horrible massacre, was
still in her cradle where she had lain
for two days. She was famished and
very cold, the window In the bed
room being open and the child
scantily clad. The weather here
during the past week has been very
cold, long fur coats being the only
protection from the blast.
LANCER to Scene.
Attorney General William LANCER
left Bismarck by automobile at 2
o'clock this afternoon for Turtle
Lake to take complete charge of the
Investigation into the murders of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf, their five
children and Jacob Hofer, the hired
boy. who were found Saturday noon
horribly killed after being dead since
Thursday noon.
In conference with Governor Lynn
]. Frazier shortly before leaving. Mr..
LANCER urged the governor to i'm
mediately offer a suitable reward for
the apprehension Of the guilty par
ties and it is understood that this &C
tion will be taken by Governor
Frazier.
Attorney General LANCER announce
ed that he had hired the service of
trained operatives from a national
famous detective agency and that the
men would probably reach Turtle
Lake Tuesday or Wednesday and as
sist the Mclean county authorities
in tracking down the two men be-
lieved to have massacred the eight
people. ,6. .5.
Turtle Lake, N. D., April &c.
Mclean county officials who are in
.vestigating the murder Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Wolfe, their five children
and a chore boy on the Wolfe farm
near here said today they were still
without tangible clues either as to
the identity Of the murderer or the
motives that prompted the crime dis
covered Saturday afternoon.
j. F.. Williams, states attorney,
said the safe in the Wolfe home was
opened last night and nearly 500 in
money and several hundred dollars
in certificates fof deposit were found
intact. Examination Of the Wolfe
home has disclosed that nothing has
been disturbed. 5.;s3 ..f5 s5.sl
ss 81 M i. Wolfe and his family have
the reputation #of being congenial
neighbors and so far as we can de-
termine they were without enemies E
said Mr. Williams today. .5i5s
Il. The coroner's jury that examined
several 3 witnesses yesterday and
which was taken over TO- the $scene
of the eight gruesome , i murders, Re-
turned e verdict that II the y Victims
we're slain sby parti les unknown. n; "
Only bloody pair of overalls dis
covered IN the cellar and ! shotgun
found - slough q mile from the
Wolfe home have been obtained ~
officials 50 far IN their search for
evidence that might lead to the iden-
titication of the murderer.
Two men seen walking from the
direction ~ the Wolfe 8 home On
1shursday afterno 81 shout the time
ths. ,l.fd dsrsH ates bsli I've to hayesoc-
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