The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-11

the district court.
Judge Paul, being in Wolf Point
on judicial business, from where
he returned late last night, Bake
well has not yet filed a motion fol
leave to file information in the
District Court. 1t is said that
such motion will be filed some
time today, and it is rumored
that the information viii charge
murder in the second degree. II
is likely that Judge Paul will ap-
point an attorney for the defend
ant. and then if satisfactory, Wan
da HasS will be arraigned and Will
make her plea. If she insists on
pleading guilty, then Judge Paul
must pass sentence, but it is hard
~ likely that the sentence will Oe
as low as five years. If, however,
she decides to stand trial, and
make a defence, and tells all, y
one of the most sensational cases
ever tried in Montana seems GER
tain.
The remains of the dead MAJ,
were prepared for burial at the
Fulkerson-NelSon undertaking par
lOrs, and taken Wednesday ever
ing to the Hass farm, where the
funeral was held Thursday after
noon. Rev. Jasper of the Congre-
gational church said the rites, and
interment was made at the Out
look cemetery. The funeral was
one of the largest ever held in
this section of the country. 1t is
said that Bruno Hass and Mrs.
Hass, the boys mother, are crush
ed over the tragedy.
One of Hass Bros. Company
Hugo Hass was one of the four
brothers that compose the Hass
Farming Company, of whic h
VIM. Hass is manager, and which
firm owns and farms six or seven
thousand acres of the best wheat
land IN Montana, and are reputed
to be worth over a half million
dollars. The firm is withal the
most outstanding and successful
wheat growers in the northwest.
and are very prominent because of
this success. The others brothers
in the firm are Otto and Bruno,
Mrs. Hass, the mother also hav-
ing some interest. Hugo Hass
was AZ years old. He was born
In Slettin, Germany, coming to the
United States with his parents at
the age of seven years, and lived
at Wheaton, Minnesota, until 1908.
when he came to Outlook, where
he has lived since. Last June he
married Esther Omar of Outlook.
and established a home on the old
Faucet farm.
Wanda Worked At Farm.
Wanda Hass came to Outlook
sixteen years ago in 1914, when
she was fourteen years old. For
seven years she worked at the
Hass farm as a hired girl for
Grandma Hass. In 1921, when she
became of age, she left the en-
ploy of the HaSs's and worked as
a domestic In Plentywood and
Outlook Her parents reside on a
farm near Kenmare, North Dako-
"a. She has three sisters and two
brothers: some married who reside
IN that vicinity, an uncle lives at
Crosby, n. D. William and Bruno
Hass came to Outlook from Mo
hall.
SOrdid Mystery.
Behind the tragedy that ended
the life of Hugo Haas Turks a
sordid mystery. The motive that
actuated the bloody deed is
yelled in darkness. Design is
manifest everywhere to smother
and suppress the facts of the hor-
rid stories Of passion, lust and
greed, love, seduction and ieal-
ousies, betrayals, blackmail and
broken contracts, that protrude
their hideOus features out of the
shadows OF the past.
Rumors are rife of terrible
deeds = some believable, others
that tax credulity.
Wanda Warns Hugo's Bride.
On Tuesday morning, when
Wanda Hass, hysterical and fren-
zied, stepped out OF the county at
torney's office, she saw in a car
parked at the curb, Mrs. VIM.
Hass and HugO's wife. She rush
ed to the car, opened the door and
said to her victims widow, Don't
you dare to put your hands on his
body, he is mine now, beware, 1
have warned YOU"
'WilI Tell ALL
Then she said, if l am sent to
prison for life, II will tell all"
Views Victims Corpse.
Wednesday morning Wanda ask
ed to see Hugo's corpse. Under
sheriff Robert Smith took her to
the undertaking parlors, where II
lay. The woman sobbed and threw
herself on her uncle's body and
kissed and carressed him and cried
Now you are mine" The scene
was heartrending. Wednesday ev-
enIng after the corpse had been
placed IN the casket, the unfor-
tunate woman begged to be taken
to see him again. Sheriff Madsen
accompanied her to the morgue
She threw herself on the coffin
and walled, ~Oh Hugo, / am sorry.
| am sorry. But now they can't
take you from me-" The sheriff
had to tear her away from the
bier.
Wanda Tells Sheriff Story.
When Sheriff Madsen arrested
Wanda Hass, she broke the locks
that had sealed her lips for wears
and disclosed the secret pages of
her hfe-pages that disclose the
meaning Of her words-she made 4
statement, which she later refused
to sign, disclosing why she had
pulled the trigger there on TIE
road that ended the life of HUGO
Hass, and why Hugo had said n
MS dying agonies, 81 had IT com
ing TO me-" and why his tongue