The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-01
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door nor anyone else, so we opened
the door and went in. A lamp was
standing on the table. but it was
burning low. Neither Of US had any
masks on. When the old man came
up from the he'd he met US and Ar,an
Horst hit him. y don't know whether
he had any instrument in his hand or
not, | didn't see. Then we demanded
money from him. He went and tore
It out and gave it to him and then
he fell over on the bed and the kcro-
sene lamp began burning. When he
knocked it over he got the kerosene
all over and everything got Attire.
Then we left. The old man tore the
money out of the black coat and he
gave the money to Aman Horst. We
then rode down to Horst's place and
he took his horse in the barn and
left and went home. ! got home ut
about 1l:45. The money was sewed
up in q sack. 1t looked like black
cloth, where it was scwcd in. The
package was about five or six inches
of the money. ] don't know where it
is now. All I know is that Aman
Horst has got the money. l never
talked with Aman Horst about when
VIC were going to divide the money or
we never talked about going away.
We intended to stay here"
HOrst's Version
Young Horst, in telling about the
MI Int
corning the particulars than docs
Stollcr. Horst says:
my name is Aman Horst; I was
born in Grant County, North Dakota,
on April 3, 1906. I live with my
mother and step-fathcr in the town
ship Of Carson, in Grant County,
North Dakota. My fathers name was
Adam Horst and he died in August,
1918. Ny mother lives on Section Ia.
! am well acquainted with William
Stollcr, Jr. l have known him for the
last six or eight years.
II was to George Bcrrcth's place
at 800 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
February 2lst, 1926. | came over
there on horseback. William Stoller,
Jr., was along with me. He had come
over to our place between one and
two o'clock on Sunday afternoon; we
both went over to Bcrrcth's place and
we got there about $500 o'clock and
then We talked with Emil Bcrrcth;
We wanted him to take his Ford car
and take US to u dance at Hackers
place. Berreth said that he wouldn't
go and that he didn't feel we'll. We
stayed at Berrcth's place until about
4:3O O'Clock and then rode home and
William Stollcr, Jr., rode to his home.
William StOllcr's home is 2M miles
north from Bcrrcth's place. William
Stollcr, Jr., came back to our place
about 7:45 p. M. and We stayed ut
home until about $500 on Sunday
night and then VIC both of us went
on horseback up to Carson. We
didn't stay in town, but left immedi-
ately and then we rode up to Fred
Stollcr's place.
Wanted To Get Money
ION Thursday night, February
18th. l was in town and so was Will
liam Stollcr, Jr. At that time we had
a talk with Emil Berrcth. The three
Of us talked together. This talk took
place down near the Congregational
church in !. Carson. This was about
1890 o'clock at night. William Stol-
Ter told us that old man Stollcr had
quite bit of money and that he
would like to get it but that he
couldn't get it alone without doing
any damage to him. We quit talking
then because Chris Bauer met US on
the street; so then we didn't talk any
more ABOUT it. We cidn't decide
what we were going to do, that night.
William f0ller, Jr., said he didn't
know exactly how much money the
old man had. He said the old man
must have around between $4,000 and
$4,000. He didn't know whether he
had it all on him or not. We didn't
decide anything until Sunday night
when Bill came up. We were first
going to go down to Berrcth's place.
We were going to get some wine
down there. Bill said that he saw
Albert and Henry Stoller pass the
Stoller place and that we ought to 90
out there, to Fred Stoller's place. We
rode out there, and Bill Stoller, Jr.
We got out there about $3.50 r. NJ.
We tied our horses near the we'll,
then We went to the house. Bill said
he knew the place and that he would
take the lead in, and l should follow
him. He took the lead in. The room
was dark when we got there. We
didn't light the lamp. The old man
asked who it was. Bill asked him
for the money. Bill said to the old
man, Here with the money The old
man said he would give it to US and
went where the coat was but didn't
give it. We didn't know where he
had the money. We thought he went
to get it SO we stood by the door. At
first he didn't want to give it up SO
Bill went in and reached in there
and tore his shirt open. After he
tore the shirt open the old man was
standing in the corner and hit him.
That was over in the southeast cor
ner Of the room. The first time /
hit him didn't have any instrument
in my hand, ! hit him twice. The
second time hit him had Il piece
Of wood in my hand. The old man
didn't fall the first time / hit him.
Then when the old man fell Bill took
the money and then he chokcd him.
The old man said he should let him go,
that he would give him the money.
hit the old man with piece Of stove
wood IL or 1G inches long, that was
lying near the stove. The old man
didn't fall till we took him down De-
hind the door. Bill got all that
money. After VIC were done we put
the old man in, the bed and saw that
he had had another pile Of money on
him. | got that pile. He had that
money inside of the shirt. The
money that Bill got was wrapped up
in little bundle, and guess he had
one big bundle too. Bill went over.
to the other house and got the kcro-
sene can. When we put the old man