The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 6, 1931, Page 1

Ye > ¢ ! er = eee i Sat f ae ial s We h t )- , Qs North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931 The Weather Cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Colder. PRICE FIVE CENTS onfesses Hammer Murder Athlet BARNSHAW PITCHES | GREAT GAME; HOLDS VISITORS SCORELESS Martin Is Only Member of; Cardinal Team Able to Hit ‘Big George’ ee FOXX HI | | TS HOME RUN’ i Philadelphia First-Sacker Blasts Ball Over Stands in Outfield Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Oct. 6— (P\—The Philadelphia Athletics’ big gunners, headed by Jimmy Foxx and his tremendous home run drive in the sixth inning, defeated the St. Louis Cardinals here Tuesday 3 to 0 behind the fine pitching of George Earn- shaw, who held the Cardinals to two hits to square the series at two all. First Inning \ i runs, no hits, no errors, none left. | Athletics—Bishop singled to cen- terfield. Haas bunted down the first baseline but it rolled foul. Bishop! went to second on Haas’ sacrifice; bunt, Flowers to Bottomley. Cochrane| grounded out to Bottomley unassist~/ ed, Bishop going to third. Bishop, scored on Simmons’ double against the left field wall. Foxx walked. Miller fouled out to Wilson. One| run, two hits, no errors, two left. Second Inning Cardinals—The weather was sultry; and a thick haze settled over the, field, blotting out the sun. Bottomley hoisted to Foxx. Hafey/ grounded out, Dykes to Foxx. The) stands roared as Martin came to the plate. Martin fanned, swinging at a fast ball. The crowd was in an up-; roar, No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Athletics—High went to third base, for the Cards. Dykes singled to cen- ter field. Williams fanned, swinging at a fast ball. Dykes ran to second on Earnshaw’s hot-shot to Johnson, who recovered the ball for a putout at first. Bishop flied out to Martin who made & nice running catch in left. center. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. Third Inning Cardinals—Wilson filed Simmons in deep left. Gelbert grounded to Foxx, unassisted. John- son fanned, swinging. ‘The Cardinals went down in order| for the third straight time as Earn- shaw showed a world of stuff. No Tuns, no hits, no errors, none left. Athletics — Haas failed in an at- tempt to bunt and then singled glove. Cochrane grounded to Frisch, forc- safe when Bottomley dropped the re- Jay. It was an error for Bottomley. ‘Simmons hit to Frisch and the Car- dinals completed a double play Frisch to Bottomley to Gelbert. No runs, one hit, one error, one left. Fourth Inning Cardinals—The sun was out again and it was steaming hot. High bounced to Earnshaw and was out at first. ‘Watkins flied out to Miller. Frisch walked. He was the first Cardinal to reach first base. Frisch stole second on a close play. Bottomley fanned, swinging at the third strike. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Athletics—Foxx grounded out, Gel- bert to Bottomley. Miller popped to Dykes gave him plenty of trouble, turning off six fouls before he bounced to High and was out at first on a neat play. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.. Fifth Inning Cardinals—Hafey grounded out, ‘Williams to Foxx. As Martin came up he was given another big hand and hit to left field for a single. It was the first safe blow off Earn- shaw. Earnshaw and Cochrane kept Martin close to. first. Wilson fan- ned, swinging. Martin stole second, Cochrane's throw hitting the dirt and bounding off William's chest. Martin was covered with dirt from his head-first slide. Gelbert fanned on a called third strike and the crowd roared. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. Athletics—The bleacher crowd gave Martin a big hand as he took his position in center. Williams fan ned, swinging at @ fast ball. Earn shaw popped to Gelert. Bishop hit sharply to Bottomley for a scratch single. The ball rolling off the firs! baseman’s shoulder. Haas groundct to Gelbert, forcing Bishop at second. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. Sixth Inning Cardinals—Johnson fanned on &) called third strike. High rolled to Earnshaw end wes out at first. Wat- kins flied out to Simmons in center field. No runs, no hits, no errore, none left. Athletics—Cochrane flied out to Martin on a terrific line drive. Sim- mons hoisted to Martin in deep cen- ter. Foxx hit a home run over the upper roof of the left field stands. It _was a terrific drive. Miller drove a double agaisnt the score board in right center. John- son conferred with Wilson in the Pitcher’s box. Miller scored on (Continued on Page 3) {the couple's landing was not an- ltinue his present aerial tour, Lind- | “Under the circumstances I would! rather wait a little while before mak-' | jan election to be held next month. { {ceptions previously given them, this out to! to tal counsel for W. B..Foshay and six ‘, right one drive that grazed Frisch’s y t dj ics Take Fourth Game to Tie Series Morrow Is LINDBERGHS AWAIT MORE INFORMATION TO DECIDE COURSE Colonel Says Answers to Cable- grams Will Guide Him and Anne in Actions Shanghai, Oct. 6—(?)—Col. al Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh disem-! barked from the British aircraft car-| tier Hermes at Woosung late Tuesday , after having received word of the/| death of the latter's father, Senator Dwight W. Morrow, and immediately motored 18 miles to the American/| consulate general here. The aircraft carrier had brought) them and their disabled plane from Hankow. The plane was damaged last week when it capsized after be-| \sible privacy, the time and place of nounced. .Only American Consul General Cunningham, Mrs. Cunning- ham, Consul Paul R. Hosselyn, Brig. Gen. E. B, McNaughten, chairman of the Shanghai municipel council, and a@ half dozen newspaper men were at the customs jetty when the Lind- berghs came ashore. Asked whether he planned to con- bergh said: \ jing any announcement.” Contrasting sharply with the re-| one was marked by grief. Mrs. Lind-/ bergh, showing evidence of shock, was accompanied to a waiting limousine by Mrs. Cunningham. Lindbergh said he would withhold any announcement as to whether the far eastern flight would be contin- ued pending the dispatch of several! jcablegrams to America and arrival of | the answers. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh ar-! ranged to spend the night with the; Cunninghams. Among the messages received by the Colonel was one from Mrs. Morrow to her daughter saying she need not hasten home. Government Argues To Convict Foshay | Minneapolis, Oct. 6—()—The gov-{ ‘ernment’ Tuesday presented argu-' ‘ments against the motion for acquit- jassociates has requested in federal court where the seven are on trial ac-| cused of mail fraud. torney general, attacked contentions {of the defense that the government has not proved its claim that the de-| |fendants misrepresentea the financial {positions of the companies to inves- gors. “shay and his associates have laced their hope for acquittal in the lmotion, having decided against pre- senting testimony. The rail fraud charges were brought after the Fo-, er companies went into receivership! ; family continued to i ' ing Haes at second, but Cochrane Was; Pred Horowitz, special assistant at-| cttw Se ee | ‘Will File Accusation Against! Mourned Flags at Half-Mast in Washing- ton Out of Respect to Senator-Diplomat HOOVER IS DEEPLY MOVED Says Dead Leader Was Kind of Man Who ‘Makes Our Country Great’ Washington, Oct. 6—()— Flags flying at half mast upon the capitol Tuesday symbolized the nation’s grief at the passing of its senator-diplomat Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey. President Hoover will not be able to} attend the funeral and has asked; Mood President Curtis to represent The president was deeply moved when advised of Morrow's death. He said “The country has suffered v| great loss,” and added the senator's record was “of that sort of American who makes our country great.” While expressions of loss to the na- tion and sympathy to the Morrow pour from of- ficialdom throughout the country, the effect of Senator Morrow’s death up- on the senate was speculated upon. It left the make-up of the new senate meeting in December, 47 Republicans and 47 Democrats with one Farmer- Laborite holding the balance of ‘Will Appoint Successor Under New Jersey law, however the governor can fill the vacancy un- til the 1932 election. He is a Repub-| ican. Had Morrow died a few days sooner, however, election of his suc- cessor would have been thrown into| Senator Morrow has been an intt- mate adviser of the administration and has been mentioned frequently; in Republican circles in discussion of} the vice presidency next year. His possible choice as the party’s nominee for presidency in 1936 also had been widely speculated. upon. From everywhere Tuesday leaders, of nations, of industries, arts, finance | Hl and religion sent expressions of their| grief at news of his death. In Mexico City, where his most) notable diplomatic services were per-| formed as U. S. ambassador; in’ Englewood, where his home has been| for 30 years; in New York, where he! built his fortune with the Morgan/ interests; and in China and Japan where his daughter, Anne, and her husband, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,! are vacationing, there were equal manifestations of grief. { Morrow died in his sleep at 1:5: p. m. Monday. A cerebral hemor-/ rhage was the cause of death. He) was 58 years old. Had Felt Tired He had retired in good spirits, al-| though over the week-end he had) (Continued on Page 3) | DEATH TO RESULT IN MURDER CHARGE Aged Minnesotan Who Shot Laborer ———_—_ ———_+ Box Score of 4th | {| World Series Tilt |; | o——: aes ! | The official box score: | St. Louis (NL) ABR H PO AE | Flowers, 3b . 1000 0 ‘High, 3b . 00010 | Watkins, rf 00200 i Frisch, 2b 00120 | Bottomley, oo701 |Hafey, If . 000 0 0} cf 02400 | Wilson, c . 00600 Gelbert, ss oo4¢4o 000 00 00000 ooo1g 0 2210 1 x—Batted for Lindsey in 8th. ABR H POAE -412000 30110 30090 -40250 23217 -41140 | 40201 140101 30018 Totals .........32 31027 5 bert and St, Louis 8. Base on Bottomley. 3; Philadelphia balls, off Earnshaw 1 (Frisch); Jobn- son 1 (Foxx); off Lindsey 1 (Coch- rane). Struck out by Earnshaw 8 (Martin, Johnson 2 Bottomley 2, Wilson, Collins); Johnson 2; (Williams 2); Lindsey 2 (Earnshaw, Haas); Derringer 1 (Miller). Hite off Johnson 9 in 5 2-3 innings; Lindsey 1 in 1 1-3; Derringer none in 1. Los- ing pitcher, Johnson. Umpires: Mc- East Grand Forks, Minn., Oct. 6.—| (P—A first-degree murder charge | may be filed against August Lickteig, 68, East Grand Forks, as & result of; the death of George Ival, Canadian laborer employed by Lickteig, follow- ing a quarrel between the two men, | Ival died in a Grand Forks hospital early Monday of shotgun wounds in- flicted by Lickteing after an argu- ment which started when Ival dragged the aged man from his house. | The charge against Licktelg may be first or second-degree murder. George Hagen, Polk county state’s attorney. said after an inquest into Ival’s death late Monday. He said this would not be known definitely until further in- vestigation, pending Lickteig’s ar- raignment. Witnesses testified that after the/ Canadian dragged Lickteig from the house into the back yard, he knelt on him and choked him. When s passer- by interfered, Ival attacked the third party with an axe, cutting his arm. | Uckteig, released, rushed into the house, returned with a shotgun a) minute or two later and shot Ival in| the back as hc was watering @ horse Two Youths Are Held In Jail at Déckinson Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 6.—(P)— Charged with stealing an automobile, Walter Friesleben, 19, and his broth- er, Emil, 18, are in the Stark county jail here awaiting trial. The brothers, arrested Thursday. were- questioned in connection with the robbery of a bank at Worden, Mont., but authorities sald they were satisfied that the youths had no con- nection with the holdup. They will be prosecuted for the| theft of a car belonging to Peter Pur- | neis of Authorities said | Gowan (AL), plate; Klem (NL) first; Nallin (AL) second; Stark (NL) third. Time—1:58. [from a store at W. ‘ple in the Patterson hotel Monday | Homer Helps ‘Athletics By Great of Nation Jimmy Foxx's home run started the sixth - inning rally by the Athletics | fourth game of the world series Tues- | which sent Sylvester Johnson, | nal pitcher to the ehowers in the day. Al Capone Goes on Trial On Federal Tax Charges THREE-DAY PROGRAM ON PROHIBITION WILL END IN CITY TONIGHT, Dr. Daniel A. Poling and Oliver! W. Stewart Will Speak in Auditorium A three-day program in the inter- ests of prohibition which began here Sunday will be ended tonight when! two speakers representing the Allied; Forces for Prohibition give addresses/ at the city auditorium beginning at) 1:30 o'clock. Meetings have been conducted at 2:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. each day. Tonight’s speakers will be Dr. Dan- fel A. Poling, chairman of Allied Forces, who will talk on “Give Youth & Square Deal,” and Oliver W. Stew-| art, whose subject will be “Wet In-) consistencies.” These two men also were the prin: | cipal speakers at a program Tues- day afternoon and Dr. Poling Tues- day noon addressed business men at a luncheon meeting. | At a dinner meeting of young peo-! evening, W. Roy Breg, youth leader} of Atlanta, Ga. was the principal) speaker. i Speakers at Monday's two meet-; ings were Miss Norma C. Brown, sec-' retary of Allied Forces, and Colonel’ Raymond Robins, Chicago. “We stand for the maintenance of) the 18th amenlment and for liberty} with law—on this issue we fight,” said Miss Brown at the opening of her afternoon address. Lists Six Reasons She said she stood for the 18th) amendment because: it strikes down a traffic in material and human waste; it recognizes the obligation of' the state to protect the social order! against injustices of the few; it! throws the power of the U. 8. govern-| ment against the saloon; it prohin-; its; its results are more satisfac- tory than those of any other meth-| ods tried; and no new and more promising method is proposed. She said it is for the enemies of (Continued on page eight) i Liquor Not Found On Adams Estate, Scituate, Mass., Oct. 6.—(7)—Three Boston men who cached 600 cases of liquor in a barn near the summer) estate of Charles Francis Adams, sec- retary of the Navy, were freed last night in $2,500 bail each. i First reports that the barn was’ situated on the Adams estate were; corrected later by police and coast-) guards. The barn was situated close to the border of the secretary’s land. The liquor was valued at about $50,000. ADVERTISING PAYS Wapells, Tl., Oct. 6—Jesse Cop- penbarger believes in advertising. The day after all his chickens were stolen he placed an ad in the local newspaper stating that if the thieves. returned they could also have the Swarthy Leader of Chicago Gangdom Changes His Plea to ‘Not Guilty’ Federal Building, Chicago, Ml, Oct. 6.—(P}—“Scartace Al” Capone, the swarthy, smiling ruler of Chicago gangs, went on trial in federal dis- trict court Tuesday in an opening) session as theatrical as it was significant. Charged with evading taxes on an alleged six-year income of $1,038,654, jhe was brought before Judge James H. Wilkerson and permitted to sub- stitute “not guilty” for the “guilty” plea he recently withdrew. The first duty was selection of a jury. For the government it was the crucial test of its campaign against Chicago gangsters. Others had been tried and othags convicted but this time it was the “big fellow” him- self. The government, throwing all its resources into the battle, did nob attempt to hide the fact this was its most important gangster case. For Capone it was a gamble. He once pleaded guilty but when Judge Wilkerson announced he would not be bound by any agreement for leni- ency and that Capone would have to take the stand despite his guilty plea, the gangster decided to fight it out, to wager an acquittal against a stiffer sentence. The defense indicated by its ques- tions to veniremen that Capone would not take the witness stand. GOPHER OFFICIALS DENY FRAUD CHARGE Warehouse Commissioners Ask Governor to Dismiss Accusations St. Paul, Oct. 6—(#)—Charges of fraud in the grading of wheat pur- chased by the government sponsored farm agency, the Farmers’ National Grain corporation, were denied Mon- day by the Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission. In replying to accusations of State Senator Gerald T. Mullin, Minneap- olis, the commissioners, O. P. B. Ja-; icobson, Frank W. Matson, and C. J. Laurisch, denied charges of miscon- duct, inefficiency, neglect of duty and malfeasance in office and asked Gov. Floyd B. Olson to dismiss the com- plaint. Senator Mullin claimed wheat in- |spection samples from elevators in Minneapolis were fraudulently graded by substitution of inferior grades of wheat in place of number 1 dark northern. The commissioners, he contended knew, or should have known, of this “illegal practice,” which he said oc- curred before sale of the elevator by the Farmers’ Union Terminal associa- tion, a regional cooperative, to the government, farm board agency, the Farmers’ Na! BANK CALL ISSUED Oct. 6. — (F) — chicken coop. The next night the Dickinson. the youths admitted stealing clothing orden. coop was stolen. WENATCHEE HONORS PANGBURN, HERNDON ARTER PACIFIC HOP State of Washington Goes to Great Pains to Comfort Pair With Favors ‘Wenatchee, Wash. Oct. 6.—(7)— Out of the terrors of their historic non-stop flight across the Pacific came affluence, praise and rest Tues- day for Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. Wenatchee and the state of Wash- ington in general went to hereto- fore-unheard-of pains to shower the two aviators with comfort. Towns- people forgot about the depression and raised a purse of $500 to provide the filers with spending money. Pangborn and Herndon were with- out a cent when they landed here Monday morning to complete their 4877-mile flight from Samushiro Beach, Japan. Before the first cheers, had died away a representative of the Tokyo newspaper Asahi handed them an order entitling them to $25,- 000—prize money which long had been posted by that periodical for the first non-stop. airplane flight be- tween Japan and the United States. Had No Spending Money But the $25,000 order didn’t provide any immediate spending money and the collection was taken up to take jeare of that situation. Wenatchee staged a spontaneous icelebration. From its 15,000 persons) about 10,000 collected to make the filers welcome. The flight was praised in an address by Lieutenant, Governor John A. Gellatly and de- scribed by Major W. I. Whidby “greater than Colonel Lindbergh’s flight over the Atlantic.” A movement was started to have the $25,000 prize, offered from four yéars ago for a non-stop flight be- !tween Tokyo and Seattle, given to, | pangborn and Herndon. Tuesday morning the fliers were allowed to sleep late, but were called upon to go to a neighboring town for a luncheon and a community ban- ;quet. Hazards Beset Them Behind all the ‘felicity, however, there was the indelible memory of what might have happened had they! not outflown the hazards that beset them. Ice had formed on the wings of their plane. Their motor stopped when they were 3,000 miles from Japan. Their hopes suffered a severe shock when they thought they were approaching the mainland and then| flew for three hours before sighting Terra Firma. They fought heavy clouds and the ice threat over the Aleutian islands. They had no shoes. Only wool stock- ings shielded their feet from the sub- arctic frigidity. They became deaf- ened by the motor and had to write notes in order to communicate with each other, though they were sitting side .by side. Herndon said he and his compan- ion expected to remain here about a week. Informed Col. W. E. Easterwood of Dallas, Tex., would not pay them $25,000 for continuing the flight to Texas, as they had hoped, they ten- tatively planned to fly to New York, with several stops en route. New Kidnap Case Is Reported in St. Paul St. Paul, Oct. 6.—(?)—Having solved lone kidnaping, police Tuesday were searching for Morris Rutman, cloth- ing shop proprietor, who was whisked away in a black sedan by a masked man. Rutman was chatting? with his wife |when the man appeared at the home, and the abduction was completed de- spite screams ‘or help from the Rut- man maid, Mary Schwartz, 22. Police said they saw no connection between the kidnaping of Rutman jand Leon Gleckman, St. Paul poli- tician and finance company head, {since five of Gleckman’s kidnapers | were captured and the sixth had been slain by his companions. Gleckman was released for $5,000 jTansom and the capture of his abduc- ‘tors was affected later. Police said they would present evidence in the case to the ¢rand jury, asking that the five men be indicted on charges of kidnaping Gleckman and murder- jing their companion, Frank Le Pre. sai ines a * Wins Wager But | | Loses His Foot | Winona, Minn. Oct. 6—(P)— | Alfred Sherman, 29, won his | wager by @ split second but lost | by a foot, as he explained it. j He and Joseph Singer, 28, after visiting @ roadhouse near here, made a bet on who could sit on a vailroad track the longest before { evading an oncoming train. . | They sat down. The train bore | down upon them, They leaped. Sherman was a split second slow in getting away and won. But in 0 doing he lost a foot, severed by the locomotive. Come to think of it, Sherman said, neither man hed staked on the outcome. * England Will Call Special Election Issues of Outstanding Import-' ance to Empire to be De- | cided by Vote . PALACE ANNOUNCES PLAN Statement Is Made After Pre- mier M'Donald Confers With King George London, Oct. 6.—(#)—Great Britain will vote Oct, 27 in a general election on issues of outstanding importance, it was announced Tuesday at Buck- ingham Palace. It will be the first general election since May 30, 1929, when Stanley Baldwin's conservative government was swept out of power and the labor party returned to the helm for the first time in five years. The liberal representation in parliament was rad- ically reduced but it has held the bal- ance of power throughout the period. The announcement came after Prime Minister MacDonald had con- ferred with King George. He was un- derstood to have acquainted the king with the decision of the cabinet and advised him to dissolve parliament at once. Prorogation is expected Wednesday and dissolution Thursday with the reading of a speech from the throne which will outline the need for an election. ‘The prospects were that the con- test may result in striking new party alignments. Confounding political prophets, the cabinet unanimously decided Monday night to carry its troubles to the peo- ple at once on a platform to be fram- ed solely by the prime minister. They agreed to support him in his demand for a “doctor’s mandate” by which he would prescribe for the country’s ail- ments the remedies he alone sees fit. While observers had predicted the cabinet would be split over the tariff { 85/ issue, its unanimous action was tak- en to mean that search for a formula which would satisfy all factions had been abandoned and MacDonald had been given carte blanche to cham- pion whatever measures he believes trade balance. “Everything is straightforward,” he said as he left the meeting. grave apprehension as to the future of the liberal party. Sir John Simon, liberal recalcitrant, led 22 of his colleagues in parliament in pledging their unqualified support of MacDon- ald in the coming election. Their ac- tion was regarded as irrevocably sealing the rift in the party. THOMAS A. EDISON SEMI - CONSCIOUS; LITTLE HOPE HELD Physician Says Death of Fam- ous Inventor Is ‘Only a Matter of Days’ ‘West Orange, Thomas A. Edison was in a semi- conscious condition Tuesday and his death is but a matter of days, his personal physician announced Tues- day morning. The physician, Dr. Hubert 8. Howe, said the aged in- ventor’s mental condition was “lethargic.” Dr. Howe made this statement after issuing his daily morning bul- letin in which he said Edison had spent a fair night and that there was little change in his condition. Edison now is carried from his bed! to his chair, Dr. Howe said. Up un- \ til yesterday, he could walk the sev- eral feet between them, assisted by his attendants. To Probe Accident In Which Pair Died Austin, Minn., Oct. 6—(?)—Mem~- jbers of a coroner's jury here late Monday started investigation of the, ‘airplane crash Sunday which result- ed in the deaths of two persons and serious injury of a third. After viewing wreckage of the air- plane, the jury defetred further work until the condition of Arthur Wright, pilot and owner, will permit members to question him. Wright is in critical condition at a local hospital with a broken leg and internal injuries. P. H. Longeway of Minneapolis, de- |partment of commerce inspector, 8160 | conducted an investigation but did not make known his findings. Vera McKee, 16-year-old Austin girl and Edwin Schwanke, 20, of Elma, Towa, were killed. | _ADMITS ROBBERY CHARGE | Fargo, N. D., Oct. 6—(?)—Less than i148 hours after he held up an oil sta- jtlon in Fargo, Frank Allen Pugh, {Minneapolis, pleaded gulity in Cass! leounty district court Monday to a jcharge of first-degree robbery. Pass- | jing of sentence was deferred by Judge A. T, Cole while a check is made to \s00 if Pugh has a police record. | STATE BANK CALL | Gilbert Semingson, state bank ex- aminer, today issued a call for the condition of all North Dakota Ste‘e would best restore Great Britain’s| the ‘The turn of events engendered | car. HARVEY MAN SENT TO PRISON AFTER CONFESSING CRIME Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder in District Court Here {TELLS STORY OF SLAYING Says Argument Caused Him to Hit Wife With Hammer and Burn Body Six hours after he recounted to authorities how he struck his wife with a claw-hammer and burned her body in the family automobile, Jacob Bentz, 49, Harvey plumber, began serving a life term in the state peni- tentiary here Mnoday night. He confessed to Wells county auth- orities in the bedroom where he had attacked his wife, and then significd his willingness to plead guilty to a first-degree murder charge. Bentz’s confession came at noon Monday at Harvey. He was brought to Bismarck where he appeared be- fore Judge Fred Jansonius in Bur- leigh county district court and short- ly after 5 p. m., pleaded guilty and heard the sentence of life imprison- ment imposed. He was taken to the penitentiary at 6 p. m. His committment brought to an end one of the strangest crimes in the state's history and was a climax to the gruesome story of the murder in which Bentz claimed he originally contemplated taking his own life. Blames « ides ‘Tt all happened through an argu- ment,” he told Judge Jansonius. “I love her yet. I lost my head when we argued. I intended to kill myself too. I felt so sorry. It wouldn’t have happened if we hadn't quarreled.” Bentz placed the time mer to him after the - ment ‘and struck his wife as she jre- to retire. about 10 feet. indications were he set fire to the Bentz, father of six children, mar- ried his wife, Sophia, two years ago. She had two daughters. Mrs. Bentz was reputed to have an estate valued at approximately $75,- 000, but through pre-nuptial agree- ment Bentz was to receive little of her estate in event of death. Asked Insurance Policy After he struck her with the ham- ‘spot where the car was found burned. Bentz claimed the killing was the outgrowth of an argument, while authorities believed his motive was to “cash in” on the insurance policy he had purchased after his attack. Mrs. Bentz’s daughter and the slain woman’s brother-in-law, after their arrival at Harvey, became suspicious of the circumstances and asked authorities to investigate, although the crime had aroused no suspicion up to that time. Gunder Osjord, head of the state bureau of criminal a) 5 State’s Attorney John Layne of Wells county, Sheriff A. F. Belcher, and Deputy Sheriff George Kunkel began the investigation which led to Bentz's confession when confronted with facts uncovered by the officers. Crime Reconstructed Authorities said investigation and (Continued on Page 3) Pe Ee ee Confession Text ‘ Given to Public | The text of the confession made by Jacob Bentz to Wells county authorities follows: I, Jacob Bentz, make this statement and confession in writing of my own free will and without any coercion and with- out any promise of any nature whatsoever: “That my wife and I had an argument about going to Fessen- den at 1 a. m.; that about four o'clock Friday morning on Octo- ber 2, 1931, we got up, and my wife wanted to go to Fessenden; I had a hammer in the bed with me; I slept on the inside; I hit my wife, Sophia Bentz, on the head with the hammer more than once, I think it was two times; then I got up and carried the dead body of my wife to the garage and put the dead body in the car; then I went back into the house and cleaned up the bedroom. I took the pillow case and the one sheet down to the S88 banks at the close of business, Tues-' i | day. ae