Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-05-14 | Page 22 | Murder of Eight Follows Row over Dog

MURDER OF EIGHT FOLLOWS ROW OVER DOG North Dakota Farmer Kills Neighboring Family I and Chore Boy I TURTLE TURTLE- LAKE N. N D D. May 14 A H.-A A I quarrel over over a dog owned b by Jacob I Wolf led to the killing lot of Wolf his wife five children and anda a chore boy on the tho w Wolf farm farm rm near her here here Henry Layer I Ia a a neighboring ring farmer larmer ha has confessed sed th the crime I Layer who who- is married and h has s SIx Bix children was arrested Tuesday night at his home He was arraigned yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day before Judge W L L. in dist district district dis dis- court and rid seni sentenced n ed to life UCe im imprisonment I m in the thee state stale penitentiary I at Bismarck He was taken at ai on once e to Bismarck to begin serving sentence I According to La Layers Laver's ers confession to I States State's Attorney Williams illiams Layer said I he went to the Wolf V It farm sh shortly be before before before be- be fore noon on Thursday April 22 Mr 1 Williams declared Layer said an argument argument ment followed and Wolf demanded I that Layer leave the place at once Layer refused and Wolf went into the house and returned with a a. double double- shot gun Williams said double I Layer Lay Lay- er declared he grasped the gun and at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to wrest It away from Wolf The struggle it l Is said took place In Inthe Inthe the entrance to the kit kitchen hen and th the twice weapon was disc discharged One of the shots killed Mrs 1 Wolf and the other Hofer old 13 chore boy Layer said By this time Layer had taken the gun away from Wolf He lie went Into the sitting room obtained a handful of shells from a bureau drawer and hurried outside Wolf was running toward the barn Layer fired tired at him the charge striking Wolf Walt In the back Layer then shot Wolf again as he lay layon layon on the ground Layer the then said he ran to p. p barn and shot eliot two of the girls while they pleaded plead plead- ed for for mercy Attacked by the screams of th the three little girls In the house Layer accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing to his confession shot two of them and killed th the third with a hatchet