Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 23, 1908, Page 1

THE BEM[DJI DAILY PION EE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 286. ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF HAVING POISONED WIFE harney Dyer, Who Lived at Hines, Brought to Bemidji This Morning on Complaint of County Attorney. Wife Died Bimey Dyer a farmer living at Hines, north of Blackduck, was ar- rested yesterday afternoon, charged with the crime of murder in the first degree, in having caused the death of his wife, Florence Dyer, by ad- ministering poison to her. A warrant for the arrest of Dyer was issued yesterday by County Attorney Henry Funkley, as a result of information filed with the county attorney, which is said to have pointed strongly to Dyer having committed the deed with which he is charged. The warrant was issued Sunday, and as there is no train to Hines or Tenstrike on Sunday, Deputy Sheriffs J. N. Bailey and Arne Sol- berg went to Tenstrike on a railroad velocipede, “pumping” their way there, over the M. & I. railway tracks. The deputies found Dyer at Ten- strike, considerably under the in- fluence of liquor. When the war- rant wasread to him he offered no resistance, but said “all right,” and he accompanied the officers to the jail in Tenstrike, and was Week. Ago. and lodged in the Beltrami county jail. Dyer’s wife died at Hines, about a week ago, and was buried at that place. The father of the dead woman, (Mr. Ratcliffe, who lives in this city)suspected, from the remarks which have been attributed to Dyer, that the latter had been instru- mental in causing his daughter’s death, and he caused an investiga- tion to be instituted in the matter, which led to the issuing of the war- rant against Dyer and his subse- quent arrest, on the charge of mur- der in the first degree. It is said that Dyer sold all his household goods and other belong- ings, immediately after the death of his wife, and that he has spent most of the time since at Tenstrike, where he was drinking considerably. Dyer was married to Florence Ratcliffe (the dead woman) about a year ago, and they had one child, which was about six months old. The body of the Ratcliffe woman will probably be exhumed, and the case against Dyer will be at once considered by the grand jury. Dyer has retained H. J. Loud of this city as his attorney, to look brought to Bemidji this morning after his interests. COUNTY ATTORNEY ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL HERE Desires His Services in Akerberg Investigation Before Grand Jury---District Court Progressing---Criminal Calendar Will Be Taken up Next Monday. County Attorney Henry Funkley on Saturday telephoned to the office of the attorney general request- ing that the office send a representa- tive to Bemidji to conduct the ex- amination now being held before the grand jury in what is known as the Akerberg case, which is con- nected with the death of the Aker- berg boy last fall. In stating his reasons for sending for the attorney general, Mr. Funkley says that he did so in order to show to the relatives of the dead boy that he courted the fullest examination into the charges which are now be- ing heard by the grand jury in con- nection with the case. The attorney general’s office tele- phoned in reply that Mr. Simpson, assistant attorney general will be in Bemidji todayin response to Mr. Funkley’s request, and will take charge of the Akerberg matter be- fore the grand jury. Court opened this morning at 9 o’clock, and the trial of the case of Joseph Brown vs. the Douglas Co., et al, was resumed and was still on trial at the noon hour. Saturday evening the jury in the case of K. O. Balstad vs. J. P. Pogue and A. Klein returned a ver- dict for $100 for the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s attorney asked for and was granted a stay of sixty days. The grand jury reported that the case of the State vs. Herman Geise, charged with assault and stealing meat, they found no indict- ment. Geise was released. Mike Shea, indicted on the charge of larceny in the first degree, was re-arraigned and through his attor- ney, G. M. Torrance, plead not guilty. The grand jury also reported that they found no indictment against Frank Sullivan, charged with assault in the second degree. Sullivan has been released from imprisonment in the county jail. County Attorney Henry Funkley reportod to the court that on account of the proceedings which are being instituted against Barney Dyer of Hines, charged with murder in the first degree, which will be brought before the grand jury today and with other matters will occupy the atten- tion of the jury for some time to come it would be impossible for him to take up the trials of crimi- nal cases on the calendar until next Monday, and Judge Spooner set that time for the commencement of the criminal cases for this term of court. Kiein and Phibbs Form Partnesrhip. W. C. Klein and Matt Phibbs have formed a co-partnership under the firm name of Phibbs & Klein to succeed the firm of Phibbs & Erick- son, the business firm consisting of Matt Phibbs and Anton Erickson. Messrs. Phibbs and Klein expect to commence the co-partnership April 1, at which time it is expected that Mr. Erickson will assume his duties as postmaster of the city of Bemidji. 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