The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1920, Page 3

Ly * confessed slayer of the eight persons MONDAY, MAY 17, 1920 BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE aa &S SLAYER’S = “TNABLET0 SEE LAYER INJAIL Wife of Confessed Murderer os Fight Persons at Turtle Lake Visits Penitentiary | | Mrs. Henry: C. Layer, wife of the confessed slayer of the eight Turtle ; Lake murder victims, attempjed to see -her husband at the state penitentiary here Sunday afternoon, but was refus- ed this request by the prison authori- ties. Mrs. Layer was accompanied by her brother and sister-in-law and had motored to Bismarck from her home near the Wolf farm, five miles from Turtle Lake. ‘The authorities at the penitentiary ted that Layer had not been in dy long enough for them to ad- it visitors to see him and ‘besides the autherities claim, prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are not granted the same privileges as other inmates. Mrs, Layer and her rela- tives returned to Turtle ‘Lake last night. They probably will be permit- ted to visit Layer later, the authori- ties announced. To Receive Pension On behalf of Mrs. Layer and her six children, left worse than fatherless hy the. confession of her husband, an application for mother’s pension was fited in the McLean county probate court. i ‘The application was filed after Mrs. Layer and her brother had called on J. \. Williams, state’s attorney, and Mr. Williams recommended to the court that if be granted. Under the law she may be paid up to $15 a month for each child, and the probabilities are that the court will ordet a pension fo be paid monthly of about $50. Was Ignorant of Crime Mrs, Li told Mr, Williams that she at no tim spected her husband of complicity in the Wolf mur She is badly broken up over the fair, but faces the tremendous task of caring for her six children brave- 1 iy. The ofdest child is 11 years old by a former marriage, while the other five children are from 11 months to 6 years old. “Mrs. Layer is about 30 years old, and she and Layer were marriéd at Ashley, N. D. Layer had purchased a farm under a contract, but had paid very little on the obligation. ‘Mrs. Layer’s broth- er said he thought a deal could be made for 40 acres of the land to be retaiiiéd by Mrs. Layer. ‘Layer’s testimony at the coroner's inqtiest, held’ the day after the mur- ders wore discovered, shows how the had mentioned the cause of the quar- rel which resulted, in the terrible criine.’ The inquest was held on the Wolf farm before any of the bodies were disturbed and ‘Layer’s testimony was given in the cowshed where the bodies of Mr, Wolf and the two little girls were still lying where the mur- dérer had attempted to hide them. Layer’s Testimony Layer’s téstimony at that time was as follows: “My name is H. C. Layer and I live one mile east and one mile north of here. I first heard about the murder about 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Boost Good Roads Roads at Semling & 314 Ma Ly Ti i€ helped ing since then and I to do all my wo Our Candies and Ice Cream are Homemade, Fresh and Pure ' comfortable Admission Only 25c ast Tonight and Tomorrow new three reel special “SUNNY SIDE” and the six reel super feature “When Bearcat Went Dry” A thrilling gripping story of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck HENRY C. LAYER Self confessed slayer of Mr and Mrs. Jacob Wolf, their five children and the 13-yéar-old chore boy, Jake Hofer, on the Wolf farm near Turtle Lake. This picture was taken the day following the discovery of the eight terribly mu- tilated bodiés in the cow shed and cel- Layer had just fin- ished his testimony before the coron- er's jury and because the authorities had then become suspicious’ of the man, his picture was taken to be used later if the susnicion proved correct. tar in the house. My brother-in-law came in from town and brought me some blades for my plow. The last time I saw Wolf alive ESCAPED AN ~* OPERATION Lydia E. 3 Lydia E. Pinkham’ s Yeralse le Compound. Many UC ses. operated on. = water. my on the faint. floor in is all’ that is needed. Ship by Truck Truck When,you drive ‘to Bismarck refresh yourselves with a a DELICIOUS DRINK or LUNCHEON The CHOCOLATE SHOP Register in St. Cairo, I—“Some tinie ago T got so bad with female trouble that I thought 1 would ‘have to be I had a bad displacement. My right side would pain me and I was so nervous I could not hold a glass of Many times I Would have to stop work “and sit down or I would fall I consulted several doctors and evety 0 ore told me the same but I kept figliting -to Ieep from having the opera- tion. Thad read so many times of Lydia . Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and ter so I began taking it. I Wave never felt better than I have sop house and am able The Vegetable Com- pound is certainly oni grand médicine.” TATTHEWS, 3311 Sycamore amply prove that many operations are ended when medicine in many ‘ou Want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Uo. (confi- dential), Lynn, Mass. THE NEW ELTINGE|®!smarck The only perfectly ventilated theatre in the city—cool—clean— | was on Thursday forenoon. He. was | working in the field until he unhitched his team between 11 and 12 o'clock. working. ' “When 1 came to the Wolf farm Sat: urday afternoon I came directly to! the cow shied and saw him undér the hay. I talked! "with some people on the place, fed the calves'and milked the cows. I also fed the chickens, and gave the pigs some water, Feund Three Shells “On Sunday someone told me to go upstairs and get some eggs. I went up in the hay loft and reached behind a nest and found a 12-guage shot gun shell. I stepped back and yelled for the sheriff. ‘We found two more shells sticking in the liay. I didn’t know they were there until I reached around with my ungers. “I didn’t see any gun around. 1 heard Wolf say he had a revolver two years ago, but I never saw the revolv- er. The hired man didn’t have a gun a BECAUSE BECAUSE: quicker BECAUSE BECAUSE market $f BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE point. “The Cinema By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM MARION DAVIES ‘A mystery story of intense in- VOD-E-VIL Theatre Admiasion ‘Le . TONIGHT Murder” i) starring. terest.. Also as. far-as. I know...I havé a shot:gun. It is a 12-guage shotgun. Woif never was much of a hunter as far as I That was pretty early for him to quit! knew.” - ‘Martineson Suspects Man At this point Chief Chris. Martine- son, who was suspicious of Layer's ac- tions, asked Layer if he ever had any trouble with Wolf. Layer replied: “TY nevet had any real trouble with him. His dog chased my cows, ‘but I never had any trouble with him. The last time I talked to Wolf was last Sunday in church. 1 had a little trou- ble with Wolf about free range, but we never had! much talk aJout it. We settled this matter by letting his cat- tle run on free range and I let mine run on free range.” ‘When asked by a member of the coroner’s jury, whether he had ever heard that Wolf had money in the safe, Layer replied: “There was a general report that he had money in his safe. He was a Tense Moments! Huge’ Stakes! Desperate Ventures! AND STRANGE WOMEN IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN —=TOM MOORE’S== LATEST PICTURE ENTITLED and ° . Te is. 3 ratte adit James J. Tomorrow . Corbett TWO REEL BIG V COMEDY it is the quickest way to get your Farm Products to market. it means that the farmer will get goods there than the Railroad. it means he will get his money on the spot and at- tend to his own adjustments. 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