Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-14 | Page 1 | Arch Fiend Gets Life Imprisonment

ARCH ARCHFIEND FIEND GETS GETS' LIFE UFE IMPRISONMENT Slayer Slaver of Eight Persons in North Dakota Makes lakes Confession of Guilt I I t Washburn N. N D. D May 13 Henry Henry Layer a farmer has confessed to the killing of oC Jacob Wolf his wife and five fire children and a choro chore bo boy Jake Hofer Horer on the Wolf farm three miles west of ot Turtle Lake Lal N. N D. D on April 22 22 2 It was announced here today b by J J. J E. E WillIams Will- Will lams Iams states state's attorney for McLean Cou count county ii t y Ill feeling of ot long Jong standing culminating culminating rUing In a quarrel over Injuries adminIstered administered administered admin admin- to Layers Layer's cattle b by Wolfs Wolf's dog was responsible for tor the tho crime accordIng according accord accord- Ing to Mr Ir Williams' Williams version of the conless con con- less ion rn D May r 13 Layer who Is married and has haa six eix children and who owns a a faTin one a a. half hair miles from the Wolf Vol home borne was vas arrested arrested arrest arrest- ed Tuesday night at his homo home Today he was arraigned before Judge W. W Y L L. in district court hero here and sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- to life Ute Imprisonment In the state at Bismarck He lie was taken at once to Bismarck to begin serving sentence According to Layers Layer's alleged ed confession confession confes conIes sion to States Attorney Williams Layer said he wept went to the Wolf Volt farm shortly before noon on Thursday April 22 Mr r. r Williams declared Layer Laer said sald an argument u ar-u- ment meat followed and Wolf Yol demanded that Layer Laer leave lene the place at nt once Layer refused according according- to the al alleged a- a confession conCession and Wolf went into the house and returned with a double- double shotgun Williams said Layer declared he gra grasped ped the gun and attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to wrest It awn awa away from Wolf The struggle JlE it is said took look place Inthe in inthe inthe the entrance to the kitchen and the weapon was discharged ed twice One of or the shots shote killed Mrs rs Wolf and the thc other Hofer Nofer l year old chore boy Layer said according to Williams By this time Layer had taken the shotgun shotgun shot shot- gun un away from Wolf YoH went into th the sitting room obtained a handful of or shells from a bureau drawer and hurI hurried hur hur- ned ried outside Wolf olt was running running- toward toward to toward to- to I ward the barn Layer Laer Is alleged to have e told Williams and Layer fired the charge charte string striking Wolf Volt In the back Layer then shot Wolf In the back as he lie In lay layon layon according to the al alleged alleged al- al on the ground confession According According- to Williams Layer yer then said ald he ran to a a. barn and hot shot two I of the girls s while they pleaded for tor rn mercy ercy Attracted by hi J lh the thc screams creams of or the three little girls In the house Layer accordI according according accord accord- I ing Ins to his alleged cd confession shot two I of them and killed l the third with th a. a I hatchet I