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My received at the fjlenville post officet itto?theny-which she was reading during Joe’s! i,- visit on the fatal evening. The expres-1 1,lt sions of love for her in that letter were j very ardent, the writer “only wished that he could be with her so as to give you (her) good kisses, and Joe may the have got an intimation of this. lie ;°J j probably did. The ungovernable pap- h«r I sion ot his love rnay have made a n,w I demon of liim. !t probably (lid. He i»lt;i. determined to kill if he could not pos-• sess her. II** went home; cursed his father and got his gun; returned intending to shoot her through the win-”” dow; lurked about the stable; saw her arid Rosa come out; 11 red and by mistake hit them both. To prevent being discovered. as the girls had recognized him he determined to kill the entire family. He went into the house, shot the mother, and. disappointed that the lather, and Reuben, and Frankek.tie.lot)too*re■ anu tih©at j Lurmchek were gone, and knowingC*(Jll©it.HIJh©w,a©*r.r©atthat the girls had told them of his shooting, decided that all would be known, and so desperately ended the direful tragedy by shooting uimself. •Sheriff Mitchell and I)r. Blackmer, at the instance of County Attorney Todd went to London on Tuesday and obtained the bullet from the head of the body of Mrs. Chmellk. It is exactly the size and kind as those found iii ie | Joe’s revolver, so this seems to settle r,* i the doubt that has prevailed that another shot her.The bodies of the victims were burl- ] ed Tuesday afternoon in the cemetery i near Bohemian Hall, and thus ends j one of the most diabolical, monstrous and bloody crimes that ever blackened’ the annals of history in Minnesota.Letter List.List of letter* remaining uncalled lor In the post office at Albert Lea. Freeborn CountyMinnesota, for the week ending Feb. it;, lifts;(.KNTLFMF.V’H I,INT.T and w F Wolff, I .1 E Nelson, (2)Mons Tostleson, I c c Kendall.Miami MrsATliornps’n | Peter Iverson,I. it s ieverson. Christian HendricksonNVIs Olson, Sweet Hayes,. ; III’ Peterson, K F Conner,. j .John 11 Peterson, R K Daniel,„ ; Nets J. Peterson, I Ole p Holhum,i | C \V Morse, j .1 Bersham, (2)N C Nelson. I S Win .1 Barlow.LADIES’ LIST.Mrs Emma .Jenson, Miss Susie .Munson,, MlasBerthaC Peterson Marv J Rasm’uxtnn,Bertha Oltna Bakaas, i MlssCbristlna O Relny.Miss Lmma Lee,Parties calling for any of the above letterswill please say “advertised,'’ giving date or list. To obtain advertised letters will cost 1cent.Dob K. Stacy, p. M.To Mew Orleans and Return. Only831.00.Feb. 25th to March 3d the C. M. St. 1*. By. will sell round trip ticketsA 1T # . t lt;« i . *L
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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