Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-17
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Tho Grand Jury After the siayers of the
Ward Brothers.
Grand Forks, Dak., Nov. l0-Shortly
before IL O'Clock to-day the grand jury
came in and made report, fled papers
with the clerk and were discharged.
When the court convened at O'Clock
this afternoon District Attorney Ball was
busy writing. Several knew that indict-
nepts were found and they would
probably be read in few minutes. Col.
ing the Pioneer Press, and all eyes we're
turned on him a. Ball asked if Col.
Calvin 8. Ullne was in court, and asked
hlm to step forward. UIins advanced
and stood before the court, and turned
trif1e paler % the district attorney read,
in q clearly distinct manner, an indict.
ment OF G. 8. Uline and others for the
murder Of Fred Ward. The indictment
charged:
Calvin s. Uline and others, with malice
aforethought. did, on the 22d day OF
April, with rifles, shotguns and pistols,
charged with powder, shot and balls,
feloniously discharge such firearms at
the person of one Frederick Ward,
snd inflicted several wounds,
from which the said Fred.
erick Ward did die instantly; that the
said G. s. Uline and others did take
human life without the authority of Law,
with malice aforethought, and against
the peace and dignity of the laws of
Dakota.
The indictment was signed by d. p.
McLaurin, foreman Of the grand jury,
attested by the district attorney and in.
dorsed as true bill by the clerk of the
court. After reading it the district at.
torney asked Uline whether he pleaded
guilty or not guilty to the indictment.
Uline answered not guilty. The district
attorney said he had another against
him, and proceeded to read paper sim.
liar to the former. charging G. s. Uline
and Others with tho murder of Charles
Ward. Uline again pleaded not guilty
and retired for . few minutes.
Several Grand Forks attor.
neys have been employed in the defense,
and made . motion to have Uline releas-
ed on bail. Judge Hudson fixed the
bonds at $4,000 for each indictment,
which Uline has secured. Reddy Dunn,
Col. @. Smith, A. w. Smith. Alex GriRge,
NJ. Mccormick. W. Bulge ard j. I.
Eshelmsn becoming his sureties The
names of the others indicted we're not
read, but are known to be those who
we're with Uiine on the night of the raid
and murder, and who we're charged by
the coroner's verdict with killing the
Wards. They are W. G. Harrington, Pat
McQueeney, W. Ledford, Hugh Nicolas.
key, Dennis Mealey, q. Carpenter, B. w.
Lair, Thomas Buns Richard Turpin,
John Bell and Charles Cole. Theee par
ties are now at Devils Lake, and will
probably be brought in and
arrsigned early next week.
Whether some of them have gone or not
it is impossible to say, but all bat Lair
and Harrington are under bonds to sp.
pear at the court. The latter two we're
held as witnesses. Most of the parties
are leading citizens of Devils Lake. It
is understood the defense will be that
the twelve parties who went down with
rifles, shotguns and revolvers to the
Ward shack acted IN self defense when
they we're attacked by the two Ward
boys. Uline seems to think the matter
more serious, though he says but very
little. A special term will probably be
held to try the persons indicted, and the
evidence is SO strong that convic
tioas will probably be the result
Of the trial. 1t transpire.
tnat OonQs must Oe lurnlsneo Oy resi-
dents OF the territory. 1t is thought thai
the Devil's Lake townsite company viii
furnish bail for the parties indicted il
they get any. The case against the muir
derers has been conducted % quietly BY
the Ward boys friends that people gen
orally supposed ro hing Was being done
but can say authoritativeiy that th,
daily life of Devils Lake City has beer
written by one of Pinkerton's detectives
that he has been with the murderere
slept and led with them, and knows ev
rythiDg that has transpired in the place
what the men have done and what the,
think of the trial. That the case ha
been skillfully conducted there eau
no doubt.