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VOLUME XIVWAS IT MURDER?(MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A LITTLE BABE NEAR BOYDEN.Miss Ton a Behrens ami Henry IJei'u-iiiiin Held l»y Coroner’s Juryfor Murder.Last Suuday morniug, acting upon information given the authorities, Corouer De Bey, County Attorney Hutehiueou and Deputy Sheriff Sehuap, accompanied by E. C. Oggel and a Df.mocbat reporter drove to the residence of 13. C. Kummolado, three miles north of Boyden, where they dug up the remains of an infant daughter of Miss Tena Behrens and Henry Bergman. The child had boon buried in an oats field a quarter of a mile east of the Kammelade farm house by Henry Bergman, Pete Keyolts and F. Sivolaburg on tho night of May 2, 181)5, and tho sumo persons who buried it, dug it up forthe ollicers. A coroner’s jury, composed of L. A. Dautermout, Fred Hager and G. W. Brigham, all citizens of Matlock wore sworn in, testimony taken, and adjourned to Orange City to meet ou Monday. Other witnesses wore examined and in accordance with tho testimony tho following verdict was rendered:-State of Iown, Sioux County, hk.At nil Inquisition lioldon nt Ornngo City, in snid county, on the lirst nnd second day of September 1WKS, before Dr. A. DeBey, Coroner of said Sioux county, State of Iowa, U|H»n tho body of a female infant, there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed.The said jurors upon their oath do say: We do IInd Hint said deceased cnmo lo her death at the hands of l’iono Bchrends nnd Henry Bergman in n manner unknown to But upon evidence do Hud that bothus.had guilty knowledge of the manner of the death of said female infant, said Tiona Belircuds being delivered of a child * * ami Henry Bergman knowing of her intentions, ns appears from tho evidence given before said inquest. Ami we further do Hud that she did come to her death feloniously; nnd that u crime has been committed on the deceased, nnd that the above named persons nro the names of the iiersons whom tho jury boliovc have committed it. In testimony whereof the said jifrors have hereunto set their hands this 2d day of September, 181*5.L. A. Dastbumont, |Iiibd Haubii, .-Jurors.Attested by G. W. Bhuiuam )A. DkBuy, Coroner.Both are bold to appear before tho grand jury which meets at Orange City uext week on tho charge of murder.Tho particulars are horrifying and horrible. It is difficult to give our readers the facts without offeu6o. Yet it app ars that a most horrible •crime has been committed aud we shall endeavor to outline the case so that all can understand it.Mr. E. C. Kammelade is au old aud reRpoctod German farmer residing throe miles north of Boydon in this county. Ho has been married three timoB. His second wifo was Mrs. Borgmau, and upou her death, her son, Henry Borgmau, continued to reside with Mr. Kammelade. His third wife had a daughter, Tena Beh-reus. These two step children have resided with Mr. Kammelade for a number of years, both teaching school during the winter mouths. They became criminally intimate nearly two years ago and continued the unnatural relations up to the spring of 1895, at this time it became apparent to the neighbors and in fact to everybody, that Tena would soon become a mother. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kammelade uudor oath declare their ignorauco of this condition. A couple of weeks ago Mr. Kammelade was informed by a noighbor that his step-daughter had made away with her babe. According to his version ho went home aud accused the girl of the crime. She refused to answer him aud that night lied to her sister-in-law, near there, to whom she confessed her shame and said tho child was dead when boru and that Henry Bergman had buried it iu some spot unknown to her. The girl then took the train for Humboldt county where Sheriff Schaap arrested her Saturdayand she is now lodged iu the county jail.As soon as Kammelade heard of Teua’s confession ho swore out a warrant for Bergman’s arrest ou the charge of abortion. He was arrested Suturday last, preliminary examina tiou was waived and ho was released uudor $2,000 bonds. His boudsinan are Conrad Moeller and Mr. Heitrittor.When the ollicers arrived at tho Kammelade farm Sunday forenoon, Mr. Kammelade told what ho know of the crime. Olficor Cunningham summoned the jury over from Matlock and also Hurry Bergman, Peter Iieyelts and F. Savelsborg the three who had buried the child, with a demand that they point out the spot whore it was buried. They walked oast from tho Kammelade farm house, across au oat field to “tho lake” aud found a fence post marked ou tho night of May 2, when it was buried. Savelsborg and Reyelts dug the box out witb Bergman a cool observer of the entire proceediugs. Jokes were cracked as the grewsoino proceeding was enacted, aud when Dr. A. DeBey, the'coroner, took the bones, skull and remains from the box nnd placed them ou a newspaper Bergman held the newspaper from blowing away. While this was going on Royolts aud Bergman told how they had seen tho mother of tho child iu tho outhouse aud that Borgmau had warned her not to commit a crime; how when night came, suspecting the crime, they had visited tho building aud Reyolts had taken a pitchfork, secured the body of the child and. they had carried it to the edge of the lake aud buried it; how on tho uext night the same two, with the addition of Sav-elsburg hud exhumed the corpse, took it to the lake, washed it and placed it iu the box aud again buried it in tho same spot; how they wanted to preserve the body iu case trouble should come aud that Sevolsborg strongly advised that it be kept iu alcohol but was overruled by tho others. Aud how these three after they soporat-ed at midnight never spoke a living word about it uutil that day.The remains of the child was carefully gathered up by the corouer and it is now iu Orange City and will be used before tho grand jury next week. The question to be determined was whether the baby was alive at the time of its birth, and if alive, who caused its death and in what manner. We have given the details of the matter as gathered from tho coroner’s inquest aud from conversation with the various people involved in the awful affair.Tlic Jury Men.Under the now jury law all jurymen are required to be present at the time indicated by the ollicers of tho Court, or bo liablo to a fiue of not less than $10 uor more than $25. The grand jury is composed of thefollowing gentlemen, who are required to report on Monday morning at 9 o’clock Sept. 9:Al. Smoenk, Henry Nichols, David Coulter,O. D. Thompson, L. H. Briggle, Nic. Ludowisse,S. W. Buffington, R. Van Zyl,Dan Montgomery, Jas. Kraai,Win. Rowe,Pat Allen.Tho petit jurors are required to report at tho county clerk’s office ou Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock Sept. 11. Tho petit jurors are:Peter Mouw, Henry Beuz, John Schuldt, Pior Wyuia,L. Langeuhorst,G. D. Postma, Robert Stewart, Aart Oliver, William Sorck, B. T. Jones,Frederick Frauko, Wm. Hitchcock, William Yates, John N. Pfoffer,John Tilgner, Albert Hoemstra, E. Keith,Casper Gooppel, Dirk Rammers, Gorrit Hulsteiu,•\I€01BOAIOlltclJohn Benuett, Emil Liudouman, Theodore Wiltgen, H. Van Peuraum, Frank J. Wilz, Stephen De Jong,John Hitching.Good mornihg, are you a republics candidate for the legislature?Se' Bo ty, 1csuau Van i G. J.Tb the 1 of th and inoti' Or was i Be vitiorr ty Au from for, veachhid di Chai* Awci to 0X1 col InT1andTo T a Ok Hold imhli recoi(T
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