Today in History revisits the Friday, December 7, 1917 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on a murder trial happening in Bismarck, N.D. Mrs. Pankow testified at her husband Henry's murder trial, firmly denying any "improper relations" with the victim, Charles Borchert. The defense forced her testimony to counter suspicion of an affair, which the husband had previously suspected. Borchert's dying statement, related by Miller, claimed Henry "jumped up and shot" him from his chair, a dramatic contrast to Mrs. Pankow's calm courtroom demeanor and denial of guilt.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6, 1917. — A dramatic incident in the trial of Henry Pankow, charged with the murder of Charles Borchert at the former's farm near Pettibone, N.D., on May 28, 1917, of the demand of Attorne

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