Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-08
A C?uble Tragedy
Daniel Wolfe Found Murdered
Rear Washington.
W: H. Mac Jmher, his Supposed Mar.
derer Suicides.

bert from Washington, that man answer
/ ing the description OF Daniel Wolfe, pro-
prictog Of the Northwestern Exchange in
Miller, had been discovered dead, with a
bullet through his brain, that afternoon,
some three miles southwest of Washington.
: So far as could be learned, the particulars
are as follows:
4 herdsr Of Mr. Yaw's saw a fire start on
the prairie. some distnnc &c from him, ahou.
1890 p. m, and immediatly galloped his
horse over To assist in putting it ont.
Here be found the body of Mr.. Wolfe. the
. blood and bruins still oozing out of bul-
let hole about an inch and half above his
right car. He did not get of his horse,
, however, until Messrs. Mcliurtry. Uuibcrt
and others Who also came running to put
! out the fire, arrived. His clothes were
of hsi head. His body WAS perfectly limp,
| and il Was quite evident that he had been
! dead only short time. AS soon as this
| information was received in Miller, Con-
( stable }. ID. Lawrence immediately boarded
/ a freight train for Washington. In the
meantime evidence accumulated against
young MacombeT, also of Miller, which
stronSlyindiClted lie was the perpctrator of
THE HORRIBLE CRIME.
! and word WAS telegraphcd TO Sheriff Price
! at st Lawrence to come Immediately 70
make an arrest. L. NJ Mead and J. +,
Way were in the meantime quietly placed
guard over young hacomber, at the resi-
dencs of Mr.. Mead, where the young man
had been spending his nights.
Thursday young Macomber had called at
Rowland's livery stable and stated to Mr..
Rowland that he wanted good team for
Friday, Saturday and perhaps Sunday.
stating that If he was not back by Sunday
afternoon, not to think he had run away
with the team. He looked over the horses
and selected his team He asked Mr.. Row
land how much he would charge him and
was answered five dollars day. He said
that WAS what he expected to pay. Icster-
and asked for two buffalo robes. Mr.. Row
land told him he could only let him have
one buffalo robe and n blanket. He took
Daniel Wolfe whom he had been sleeping
with a few nights past, ia the buggy with
him They started a few minutes after 3
O'Clock, ostensibly to look at some land
near Washington. Soon after dinner he
was seen in Washington alone by a Miller
gentleman who inquired what he was doing
there Hacomber replied that he had
started for Huron with Wolfe, that the
weather was so cold that Wolfe concluded
to take the cars at Washington. Macomber
shortly afetr started for Miller but stopped
at ST. Lawrence where he played
GAME AT CARDS
for n time and then came on to Miller. He
accounted for the missing buffalo robe to
Mr.. Rowland by saying he had given it to
a friend and he would be around in the
morning to pay for it,
SHERIFF PRICE ARRIVED.
about 7:30 p. IN. and after some inquiry
concluded that il was best to arrest Macom-
Der. He started for the residence OF Mr..
Mead in company with W. f. Rowland,
W. b. Young, ii. l.. Kelley, DIR. g. ". Ger
ard, j. ID. Miller, j. f. Stover, Henry
Newmire, Lorine j.. March and the writer.
As the sheriff entered the door he found
young Macomber at a game of cards with
Mr.. Mead. As the party filed into the
room it was noticed Macomber's face was
blanched with excitement and he sat for a
moment toying nervously with the cards.
Sheriff Price quietly walked over TO Macom-
Der and told him he might consider him
self
UNDER ARREST.
Macomber cody eyed the shelf and
asked him for his warrant The sheriff
told him he peeded none, that he arrested
him under suspicion of having comitted
the grave crime of murder Mt the same
the sheriff produced his manacles At
the sight Of the cuffs young Macomber
showed signs of resistance and told the
sheriff that he could not put those ON him
until he produced his papers and identi-
fed himself as the sheriff. The sheriff
humored him by producing his papers.
Macomber took the paper, leaned against
stand near by, stuck fresh cigar in his
mouth and read the paper
VERY DELIBERATELY.
when he had finished reading it he called
Mr.. Mead into the room and asked him II
that gentleman referring to Mr.. Price, was
the sheriff. Mr.. Mead told him he Was In
the meantime he was noticed to keep hi'
right hand in his coat pocket, and as the
sheriff advanced to take him, quicker than
thought the young man
PLACED THE PISTOL TO HIS HEAD
and fred The sheriff sprang like cat at
the Young man as he saw him draw the pis-
tol, but was unfortunately, yetperhaps for
tunately, a moment too late to save him.
The sheriff caught him before he fell, but
laid him gently on the floor, for he had
perforated the brain just above the right
ear, almost identically in the same place
where Wolfe had been shot. 1t was exact
ly 8 O'Clock when the deceased shot himself
and in thirteen minutes his pulse ceased
beating. He expired without struggle.