North Dakota, At first Schlaps_said_that_he_had_taken the Geislers_to—
Poplar where they,were going to a hospital but then made and signed a
complete confession, At his trial, he was convicted and,sentenced to
die XMAXMXHXAAE KXHAX KRM BK XA MH BAX MAK AXA XNA MA XRUAR EME XRAUKE for the
murder of Ludmilla Geisler and his case was then appealed to the Mon-
tana Supreme Court on the grounds that the trial court had erred in
permitting proffof the murder-of-Antone Geisler, tobe submitted and
that a mental examination of Schaaps should have been ordered, The
Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentknce and, after having
been converted to religion, BXKKXX Schlaps-calmly went—to his death
on the gallows at Wolf Point on May 20, 1927.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, Great Falls, Montana, May 20,1927,
25], PACIFIC 858
North Dakota, At first Schlaps_said_that_he_hadtaken the Geislers_to-
Poplar where they,were going to a hospital but, then made and signed a
complete confession, At his trial, he was convicted and, sentenced to
die XHAXMXHXXAK MXWAR XCM MAX AME BAK AAXK AX KKM KAMA KRU EME XRAMKK for the
murder of Ludmilla Geisler and his case was then appealed to the Mon-
tana Supreme Court on the grounds that the trial court had erred in
permitting profSfof the murder_of Antone Geisler,to be submitted and
that a mental examination of Schkaps should have been ordered, The
Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentknce and, after having
been converted-to religion, RaHKXX Schlaps calmly went.to his death
on the gallows at Wolf Point on May 20, 1927.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, Great Falls, Montana, May 20, 1927,
25), PACIFIC 858
North Dakota, At first Schl
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complete confession,
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ip t on the grounds that the trial court had arred in
permitting proffof the mrder of Antone Geisler,to be submitted and
mental examination of Schiaps should have been ordered, The
affirmed the conviction and sentknee and, after having
Gea Gani eit! religion, EaMAXX Schlaps calmly went to his death
on the gallows at Wolf Point on May 20, 1927.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, Great Falls, Montana, May 20, 1927,
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SCHLAPS, Ferdinand
Schlaps, an 18-year-old white native of Ashley, N. D., moved to Roose-
veltCo., Mont., with his mother and.ebtained employment as a laborer
on the neighboring ranch owned by Antone and Ludmilla Geisler, a axa
HEKK respected pioneer farming couple who lived near Homestead, In
addition to receiving his room and board, Schlaps was paid $50 per
month for his services. During the latter part of April, 1926, he
conceived the idea of killing the Geislers and stealing what money
he could find on the premises and their automobile which he planned
to use to return to his former home in North Dakota, Around two o'-
clock on the afternoon of-May 1, 1926, while he and Geisler were work-
ing in the barn, he shot Geisler twice with a shotgun, killing hin,
He then went to the house and shot Mrs, Geisler through a bedroom
window, Injured, she ran into another room and hid behind a curtain
where he found her and shot her again, killing her also, He searched
the house for money and found $20 after which he loaded the two bodies
into the automobile and cleaned the bloodstains in the house, That
night, he drove the bodies to the Big Muddy River and threw them in
and then went to his mother's home where he spent the night and
Cleaned the blood from the automobile, Both bodies were found and
identified the next morning and the Sheriff of Roosevelt County
appeared at his mother's house while he was preparing to leave for
SCHLAPS, Ferdinand
Schlaps, an 18-year-old white native of Ashley, N. D., moved to Roose=
veltCo., Mont,, with his mother and.ebtained employment as a laborer
on the neighboring ranch owned by Antone and Ludmilla Geisler, a AX##
WEEK respected pioneer farming couple who lived near Homestead. In
addition to receiving his room and board, Schlaps was paid $50 per
month for his services. During the latter part of April, 1926, he
conceived the idea of killing the Geislers and stealing what money
he could find on the premises and their automobile which he planned
to use to return to his former home in North Dakota, Around two o'=
clock on the afternoon of-May 1, 1926, while he and Geisler were work-
ing in the barn, he shot Geisler twice with a shotgun, killing hin,
He then went to the house and shot Mrs, Geisler through a bedroom
window. Injured, she ran into another room and hid behind a curtain
where he found her and shot her again, killing her also, He searched
the house for money and found $20 after which he loaded the two bodies
into the automobile and cleaned the bloodstains in the house, That
night, he drove the bodies to the Big Muddy River and threw them in
and then went to his mother's home where he spent the night and
cleaned the blood from the automobile, Both bodies were found and
identified the next morning and the Sheriff of Roosevelt County
appeared at his mother's house while he was preparing to leave for
SCHLAPS, Ferdinand
Schlaps, an 18-year-old white native of Ashley, N. D., moved to Roose-
veltCo,, Mont,, with his mother and.ebtained employment as a laborer
on the neighboring ranch owned by Antone and Ludmilla Geisler, a AXAx
10088 respected pioneer farming couple who lived near Homestead, In
addition to receiving his room and board, Schlaps was paid $50 per
month for his services. During the latter part of April, 1926, he
conceived the idea of killing the Geislers and stealing what money
he could find on the premises and their automobile which he planned
to use to return to his former home in North Dakota, Around two o!-
clock on the afternoon of-May 1, 1926, while he and Geisler were work-
ing in the barn, he shot Geisler twice with a shotgun, killing ie
He then went to the house and shot Mrs, Seisler through a
window, Injured,
where he found her and shot her again, killing her also,
house for money and found $20 after which he loaded the two bodies
into the automobile and cleaned the bloodstains in the house, That
night, he drove the bodies to the Big Muddy River and threw them in
and then went to his mother's home where he spent the night and
cleaned the blood from the automobile, foth bodies were found and
identified the next morning and the Sheriff of Roosevelt County
appeared at his mother's house while he was preparing to leave for
