The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-12
THIELE CASE
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T00PEN HERE
NEXT TUESDAY
Judge Jans0nius to Preside
48 Men Summoned to Re-
port as Possible Jurors

Trial Of Arnold Thiele, charged with
the staying of Police Chief Nels
Romer of Mandan on Christmas day
will begin next Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock with the choice of l2 jurors
from the panel of 48 drawn.
The Thiele case has been placed
first on the calendar for this court
term and attorneys for both the
prosecution and defense have an
nounced themselves ready to proceed
JansOnius to Preside
Judge Fred Jansonius will sit in
the case, it has finally been decided.
Possibility of calling in Judges Berry
of Mandan, Pugh Of Dickinson or
Lembke Of Hettinger had been ex-
pressed earlier but after conferences
with these men, it was decided to
have Judge Jansonius preside.
Thiele is in the Burleigh county
Jail, having been transferred here in
January after William LANCER. his
attorney, had filed an affidavit of
prejudice against Judge H. L. Berry
and Morton county.
The 48 men from whom the jury
for the trial will be chosen represent
all sections of the county. They are
as follows:
Nels A. Niemie, Wing; C. L. John
son, Wilton; K. A. Ersland. Driscoll;
Mrs. E. A. Anderson, Baldwin; Alex
Wing; F. w. Murphy, Bismarck;
George Piepkorn, Wing; w. E. Lips,
Bismarck; George Lewis, Sterling.
George w. Little, H. F. Tiedman,
Joseph Clifford, Fred Peterson, Bis
marck; Mrs. Roy Rasche, Regan;
Emanuel Haas, Goodrich; +. C. Mel
son, Baldwin; Sam Berg, Wilton; F..
A. Copelin, Arthur Solberg, Spencer
Boise, Bismarck; George ]. Day,
Brittin; Martin G. Hagen, Wilton;
c. E, Moffit, Motif; .Waino Wainio,
Wing; O. w. Backman, Regan; How
ard Brenden, Arena; Dan Mccormick.
Gus schaper, Sterling; Milton
Doehle, Moffit; Gus Hoge, w. B. Fall
coner, Bismarck; Delbert Olson, Re-
gan; E. A. Thorberg, James Robidou,
Henry Burman, Harry Smith, P. J.
Meyer, Walter Paul, Roy Small, Mar
tin Bourgeois. Charles Glitschka. G.
Olgeirson, Bismarck; NJ. o. Sherman,
Martin Tooker, Menoken; Nels Erick-
son, Wilton; H. A. N. Christianson,
Arena; v. L. Anderson, Wilton.
The Fatal Sh0Ottng
The shooting Of Romer. which caus-
ed the filing Of the criminal informa-
ton against Thiele, occurred shortly
before noon on Christmas day, the
climax of family quarrel, during
which Mrs. Thiele and two children
were chased to the house Of neigh
Dor.
Romer was called to the Thiele
home by the neighbor and was said
to have been compelled to force open
the side door to enter. Just after he
entered the door Thiele fired five
times and Romer was instantly kill
ed.
Thiele left the house and walked
down First street to the corner of
First avenue, where he was captured
by Sheriff Charles Mcdonald and
taken to the Morton county Jail.
Later, fearing mob violence. Nc
Donald. took the alleged slayer to the
penitentiary. where he was kept in
solitary confinement until the fol-
lowing Monday, when he was spirited |
back to the Morton county court
house to be given an opportunity to
confess. as he had previously stated
he wished to do.
Thiele declared he "could not re-
member" the events leading up to
the shooting and was placed in q cell |
in the county Jail. The following /
day he announced he had engaged
William LANCER ~ his attorney and
the fight to save him from life SEN
tence was begun.