Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-08

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COVERED WITH BLOOD.
II was 20 be shipped To Cedar Rapids.
stopped it and viii fetch !: with me. Hold
Wm. Macombcr at all hazards.
As usual the people talked the matter
over in excited groups until lynching be
came freely discussed and determined up
on when the report that young Macomber
had placed himself beyond the reach Of
any mob's power TO meet out justice.
THE SUICIDES APPEARANCE.
W. Il. Macombcr was smooth-facod
young man OF about twenty-five summo.s.
He was OF medium height, well built,
| light hair, grey eyes and wore at the time
OF his death neat Citing dark suit Of
clothes. lie would weigh about l55
pounds.
FROM 7. NJ MEAD
and family We learned a few of the follow
ing particulars Of the deceased's past life:
lie was born in Maine and while quite a
small boy h;s parents moved 20 Carroll,
Iowa where he was reared with all the
good care fond parents ever bestowed up
on a child. H. spent period at Grennell,
Ames and NJ. Vernon colleges, leaving the
latter college last June. He was for Il time
in the employ of the Carroll county bank
and had read law with his father untii he
was competent to be admitted to the bar.
In fact he las quite collection of law
books with him among his personal effects
now in keeping at the residence of Mr..
Mead He took his meals at tho residence
of Rev. A. s. Foster and Mrs. Foster in
forms US that the deceased frequently spoke
in endearing tones of his mother and our
sympathy and regards for this soTely be
reaved mother almost compels Us TO fore
go our duty Of Iarrating the details Of this
sorTowful tragedy. The deceased has two
sisters and two brothers younger than he.
-Four weeks ago Tomorrow his father ar
rived with him in Miller and advised him
this wis a good town for him to locate in.
He took a claim some eight miles from
town and was apparently epdeayoring to
work up an in insurance business, making mis-
headquarters at the Office of G. 0. Huts0n.
He came TO Mr. Mead Thursday evening
and told him that on the next day he
and Mr.. Wolfe were going TO Washington
and on the following morning would prob
ably go on 10 Huron from there. He asked
for Mr.. Lead's buffalo robe which he bor-
rowed and returned. He arrived from
Washington about half past five last even
ing and after he put up his team, went
TO Mead's Office and III company with Mr.
Way afterwards walked TO the depot when
the west bound passenger train arrived and
purchased a copy of
THE CHICAGO TIMRs.
He afterwards went to Mr. Meads house
and sat down to read the paper. He re-
fused Il pressing invitation to eat supper,
and his unnatural nervousnGSS attracted
considerable attention. He took pains,
when It became dark TO have all the win
dow curtains pulled down. At 6:l5 p: M,
in accordance with instructions, Mr. Mead
and Way commenced acting as guards over
him, of course without his knowledge.
The unfortunate young man proposed
game Of cards and in the meantime was
acting very restless. He complained of a
"a nd a tn
gerald's drug store to procure some lauda-
nun. The boy was properly Intercepted,
however, and matters being explained to
the druggist, he filed q bottle Of creosote
and sent it up. Macomber was unsatis-
fed with that and refused to take pep
perment oil made by Mrs. Mead. He after
ward endeavored to hire the boy TO go
again for laudanum, but of course failed in
that scheme. About this time the sheriff
and the aforenamed party called, and the
rest of the scene has been told. II is re-
ported that this unfortunate young man
endeavored to borrow money recently
from various persons about town. Ie
tuIS Ila'h NS are Iltst0Su w A'0'' 'Ai'N ms
uutimely end was not brought about by
strong drink, as he was well known to be
strictly temperate.
DANIEL WOLFE.
r. NJ Mead says he has known
Daniel Wolfe for two years at Carroll. the
home of the other victim of powder and
ball. Wolfe formerly lived in Ottawa,
Illinois some firteen years and about ten
years on farm eight miles from Ottawa.
He has travelled all over the United States.
He seemed to have no special profession,
but is supposed to have had considerable
money on hands and was intending to go
to Huron to pay off some bills. He was
bachelor about forty years old, square
shoulders, a little heavier than the average;
wore heavy light mustache and was
slightly bald nose rather prominent, eyes
large and grey ; was of Medium height and
weighed probably 175 pounds. He wore a
grey checkered suit of clothes. His upper
front teeth we're mostly decayed. Friends
of both these unfortunate victims have been
telegraphed for.
He has couple of wealthy S.others living
in Carroll county, Iowa, and one or two
sisters in the same county. He has al