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asked how many limes ho had shot, and tlm\ .tld only one shot-Rosa said only one shot. I didn't hoar any allot at all. 1 asked Ko*a and she an Id only one shot. Roth came l ight Into tin* house at tin.* same time. They had been out, I didn’t Give any attention to It, as they had not hoon out \er long. Kosa eatne Into the house both ot them caine In, lto«h kept talking nil the time. They said •‘dm* shot us.” They were cry -me. I was afraid I sent them into this mom. All were In the kitchen. I was afraid that he might come bark and shoot me and the wife. I tfieked a blanket up at the window, and said to the Kiris that they might go op stairs; they bothwent up stairs. \Ve all went upstairs. 'I tookSIthe clot In s partly oil the girls. My wife sent me for cold water, I said to Reuben, my boy, to go and see Ignus and tell him to come over lit' left at once. I attended to the girls and put raid water on them. 1 did not remain there very long. The girls were In very much pntn. Mnr'v was worse Ilian Kosa. My wife told me 1 hadbetter go and see to Reuben; she said perhaps he lost his go andT would not leave. Reuben got there all right.he lost his way and didn't get tin re. Mie sallt; ;o and tell Ignus to go for the doctor. I told herI was afraid he might come back and shoot her. Finally my wife sent me. At the same time Kosa got up from the l»ert and put her hand on my arm and said. “Pa, mind mother and go, andtell I gnus to go tor the doctor, that she feTt very he oilhad.” The oldest girl got worse. Mhe said tin sootier the doctor took the ball out the better both said so. Mary eould not talk so loud-she was hurt In the throat. When Rosa said so, | said, well, I am afraid mother will be shot by the time f come back. She said, “Pa, you had I letter go, mother said he will not conic back, |ierhaps he is scared, and a good ways (rent here.” I . went. As I w as going across the breaking by the road, I heard a shot again. It was outside of the house. Didn't hear anything Inside the house,It was towards the house. Thei, 1 stopped and didn't know which way I should go. i went a little way towards (gnus’ and heard them coming. 1 went as fast as I could go. When 1 saw Ignus, doe Chourney and Reuben, I told them what was the matter. He said Reuben tells us all about it. When we came hack into the house we went m* stairs to sec the girls. Saw my wife there. When I got there I saw my wife Iving dow n just as she is now. Kosa was‘on the bed. She was dead—liotli were dead. Mary was gone by the time we got back. Didn't see .Toe Saw no one excepting Frank; he came back from thenorth just at the same time that 1 got back with Ignus. After the girls were shot we came out all together. I and Frank, to see If we eouhl get Joe. I spoke to Frank to see if lie could get any truck of him. To see which way Ills steps went, I went back into tlie house again. Frank went to see tlit» track. I went up stairs to help attend to the girls Then 1 went to see Reuben. I went out before I got the girls up stairs. When I and Frank went out 1 went four or live rods. After Frank went out of the house with me] didn't sec him again until I came back with Ignus. When the girls came In and sahl they were shot. Frank didn’t say anything—he was seared. When I came back with Ignus Frank went down to Ignus' to look after Marv I went n little ways from the house and found a spot of blood nlmut three or four rods from the house. I saw the track of a stocking with no shoe on. Ignus sahl, “Pa, that Is Mary.” Ignus said he would go. Ignus said that euss might follow Marv down there and shoot Ignus' wife too. I didn’t see anything of Joe that night. The lirst time I sawhim mornme .lohn 4'hoornev saw him
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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