Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1877-04-04

:. sE NO. 80.
This was on March roth, Iwent few
steps north from the Jail, then came over
to 9TH ST, and across to- Third and went
to the alley in the rear Of the Merchants
Hotel, there i found an Indian pony
which / saddled and started for Burnt
Creek. soon became aware that I was
being pursued but continued my fight
and before daylight !, found myself in the
vicinity Of Fl. Stevenson. 1 then travell-
| ed about ten miles north and then turned
East and struck Apple Creek about three
miles north Of the nth Siding. Here, ]
left my pony and returned to the Miss
our river bottoms and remained around
there until the night of the 21st Going
to Bismarck on the night of the goth
procured a few things needed for my trip
and returned where left my horse,
mounted it and resumed my journey,
travelling East to the Dug Out near
Crystal Springs where. I met Beaulien.
He asked me where was going and /
told him TO Minnesota. After getting
something to eat we started east but dis
covered -the7track Of a horse led by a man.
This we. followed until we found the man
asleep in the bushes. He seemed bewil-
dered and said he did not know where he
was going. i made myself known to him
and he said he. was thinking ofme and off
cred me something to eat. This was
Dick Morgan who shot o. Brien, and who
ike Branigan was fugitive ED. Wetra-
sveled together until Saturday riding over
burned prairies without grass for our hors-
es OF, water and all suffered severely from
frost, but, found timber Sunday morning
about q O'clock. We built fire, and at
ter breakfast I went to sleep for about an
hour and. on awaking found myself
nearly blind and my face fearfully sWooien
When [ spoke to the man found asleep
II hoknew me, he asked where my arms
Ewere TO which / answered have none,
land though he spoke of giving me nee
die gun / said if my pursuers got near
enongh to capture me would not resist,
therefore did not need arms. hflotheT
party, whom [ met, offered me revolver
but Il refused it, saying I preferred being
without it lest might be tempted to use
I it. T knew if did not have it l surely
would not useit: zs2E2
Ei About 1eo,clock Sunday, March 25th,
Beaulieu and I resumed our journey to-
wards Minn., I was nearly blind. | got
some kerosine at Worthington and bathed
my face and travelled on, sleeping that
night in an old hay stack, south Qfethe
gravel pit. We started again next morn mo
ing butrested some time at house on
I the Cheyenne but crossed the Red. River
three miles south of Fargo at dusk, and
reached Glyndon at 4 a. M, on the 27th
and put up at McClenns hotel and went
to bed. remained in my bed room ak
next day and night having my meals sent
to me. McClennan knew me and told
me four or five times, "it's all right" /
told him to give us very early breakfast
on the Goth and he did so. Beauiie;
came 10 the stable where was saddllng
& mypony and gave him ten dollarstto
settle orr bill. He came back and said
he would saddle up as the landlord was
eating his breakfast, and settle with him
afterward. He again went in to the house
and McClennan and he came out tugeth-
er when Beaulieu handed me FIVE dol
lar. bill which supposed was change;
McClennan shook hands with me and
wished me good luck. I have since learn
ed that he says told him that stopped
at the house Of Sheriff Haggart the night
before came to his house, but lfhe said
so it is direct and intentional lie, asl
never told or gave him to understand any
such thing, but on the contrary told him
1 had not been within three miles of Far
90, and had not been seen by any one at
Fargo OF. Moorhead. After weleh Glyn-
don we went north as far as the Buffalo
river intending to go to Red Lake, but
finding the snow too deep we followed
up stream on the ice until we got near
the railroad, when we left the river and
travelled East. camping east of Lake
Side for dinner, after which we resumed
our Journey to Audubon where we arrived
about 9 clock p. M. and put up at the
Audubon hotel. We took supper and
went to bed. Aboutt2 o'clock next morn
ing heard many footsteps on the stairs
leading to my bed room door. demand
ed to know who was there, and heard
some one say t'open. the door Pete" l
complied with this request but was sur
prised to see three guns levellled at my
body. I said I" Johnny put up your guns,
we have no arms" Sheriff Haggart ask
ed if / had anything under my pillow and
1 gave him my word had nothing but
little pocket knift with me, and on search
ing he found my statement true. we
took the train next morning for Fargo.
After hearing this statement read |
wish to add that when Sheriff Mckenzie
first placed me in Jail at Bismarck he did
not have time to search me as he was
called away to pacify and disperse dis
orderly crowd of soldies who were in
town.
Chas. Kupid and Mary Ann McLaugii-