burg as he was walking in the direction of North Dakota, He was re-
turned to Fergus “alls and it was necessary to keep a special watch
on him to prevent his being lynched by the enraged populace... Con-
victed and sentenced to death, he was hanged in Fergus Falls on Apr.
13, 1888,
MURDER IN MINNESOTA by Walter N, Trenerry, The Minnesota Historical
Society, St. Paul, 1962. Page 220,
HISTORY OF FERGUS FALLS TO JANUARY 1, 1893, By Roy A, Baker. Copy-
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burg as he was walking in the direction of North Dakota. He was re-
turned to Fergus alls and it was necessary to keep a special watch
on him to prevent his being lynched by the enraged populace.. Con-
victed and sentenced to death, he was hanged in Fergus Falls on Apr.
13, 1888,
MURDER IN MINNESOTA by Walter N, Trenerry, The Minnesota Historical
Society, St. Paul, 1962, Page 220,
HISTORY OF FERGUS FALLS TO JANUARY 1, 1893, By Roy A. Baker. Copy-
right, 1935. Published by Otter Tail County Historical Society.
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burg as he was walking in the direction of Horth Dakota, He was re-
turned to Fergus ‘alls and it was necessary to keep a eect ye tak
on him to prevent his being lynched by the enraged populace, Con~
vieted and sentenced, to death, he kas hanged in Forgus Falla on Aprs
13, 1
MURDER IN MINNESOTA by Walter N, Trenerry, The Minnesota Historical
Society, St. Paul, 1962, Page 220.
‘ORY OF FERGUS FALLS TO JANUARY 1, 1893. By Roy A, Bake:
right, 1935. Published by Otter Tail County Historical Soc:
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HOLONG, Nels Olson
Holong, a 30-year-old native of Norway, was employed as a laborer
on the St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail Co., Minn., farm owned by Mrs,
‘A, W. Field who had two sons and a 15-year-old daughter. Holong.
fell in love with the daughter but she did nothing to encourage his
interest. On the morning.of May 26, 1887, Mrs. Feld and her oldest
son went in to Fergus Falls and left the girl and:the other:son on
the farm with Holong. Holong sent the boy to a neighbor's home on
some pretext and then attempted to be intimate with the girl, When
she refused to reciptrocate and struck him with a rolling pin), he
hit her across the back of the neck and the blow killed her; He
then took her body outside and, using a butcher knife as a tool,
mitilated ih before throwing it into a hog pen. When Mrs, Field
and the oldest son returned home, they were joined wickk by the
younger son and they decided that the girl had gone to some neigh=
eke house to spend the night. The next morning, they discovered
er body in the hogpen. In addition to Holong's mtilations the
animals had eaten a portion of the corpse and it was barely recog-
Holong was taken into custody later that day near Branden-
HOLONG, Nels Olson
Holong, 2 30-year-old native of Norway, was employed as a laborer
on the St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail Co., Minn., farm owned by Mrs,
‘A, W. Field who had two sons and a 15-year-old daughter. Holong.
fell in love with the daughter but she did nothing to encourage his
interest. On the morning ,of May 26, 1887, Mrs. Feld and her oldest
son went in to Fergus Falls and left the girl and.the other:son on
the farm with Holong. Holong sent the boy to a neighbor's home on
some pretext and then attemptéd to be intimate with the girl, When
she refused to reciptrocate and struck him with a rolling piny he
hit her across the back of the neck and the blow killed her; He
then took her body outside and, using a butcher knife as a tool,
mitilated ib before throwing it into a hog pen. When Mrs, Field
and the oldest son returned home » they were joined wickh by the
younger son and they decided that the girl had gone to some neigh-
adit house to spend the night. The next morning, they discovered
er body in the hogpen. In addition to Holong's muti
animals had eaten a portion of the corpse and it pi eter bor deep
nizable. Holong was taken into custody later that day near Branden-
HOLONG, Nels Olson
Holong, 2 30-year-old native of Norway, was employed as a laborer
on the St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail Go., Minn., farm owned by Mrs,
A, W, Field who had two sons and a 15-year-old daughter. Holong
fell in love with the daughter but she did nothing to encourage his
interest. On the morning.of May 26, 1887, Mrs, Mield and her oldest
son went in to Fergus Falls and left the girl andthe other:son on
the farm with Holong. Holong sent the boy to a neighbor's home on
some pretext and then attempted to be intimate with the irl. hen
she refused to reciptrocate and struck him with a rolling pin, he
hit her across the back of the neck and the blow killed hers He
and the oldest son returned home, they were joined ackt by the
younger son and they decided that the girl had gone to sore neigh=
Pon's house to spend the night. The next morning, they discovercd
er body in the hogpen, In addition to Holong's mtdlatd
animals had eaten a portion of the corpse andl we mae
mizable. Holong was taken into custody later that day near Branden-
