The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-12
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A Sensational affair i'm Michigan.
GRAND FORKS, Oak, April 25.-The
latest news from the scene of the murder
OF the Ward brothers develops the fact
that the Wards moved shantY on claim
which was occupied by John Bell, who
was trying to hold two claims, and had
set his shanty on the section line of The
two. It appears the Wards brothers at
tempted to squat On the claim in question
some time during the past winter, but
were ordered off by Creel's men, who
threatened them with death if they ever
offended again. The Ward brothers, after
satisfying themselves that they had as
much right to the claim as Bell, again
moved upon it Last Sunday, and set their
shanty near that of Bell. On Bell return
ing Sunday night and finding them there
he called on them, expostulated with them
and ordered them off. The Wards ex-
pressed their determination of holding the
claim, and Bell then proceeded to get his
neighbors together for the purpose of dis
placing them. A man named Elliott, who
was in the shanty with the Wards, testi-
fled at the inquest that between the hours
of and Monday morning they were
awakened by knocking on the door and
demand to vacate the premises. Fred
Ward opened the door and was at once
pounced upon by the crowd, vino number
ed thirteen people, and brutally beaten
and knocked down with the butt of gun.
Charles Ward then appeared and asked his
brother If he washurt. Receiving no an
sWer he opened fire ON the mob with his
reyolvers and they thereupon scattered.
He entered the shanty when the mob ral-
lied and poured a broadside through the
side of the shanty. Charley Ward sang
out that he would give up, and as he pass
ed outside he was riddled with bullets by
the crowd. Elliott, who attempted to es-
cape, was captured and badly pounded,
but finally was allowed to 60. The bodies
lay till 10 o'clock the next morning where
they fell, and were taken to DEVILS Lake
City, where an inquest was held, and to-
day the remains were sent to their friends
in Chicago. There have been no arrests
made yet of those who were present at the
shooting, but probably will be in a few
days. There is a great deal of excite
ment throughout the entire country and
opinions are divided as to the rights of the
case.
y JEALoUsY's VICTIM.
LANSING, Mich, April 25.-A. D. Clarke,
wealthy real estate man of Battle creek,
has been here for several days in company
with young woman known in theatrical
circles as frankie Carr. A woman suppos
ed to be the wife of Clark appeared on the
scene yesterday and in an alteration shot,
probably fatally, the Carr woman. Clarke
asserts that frankie Carr is his legal wife
and that the other is simply his mistress.
The latter was accompanied by two young
children.
LITTLE Rock, April 25.-Near Cedar
Glades, Saturday, William Potter was
murdered while working in his field, by
Riley Blacker and Jack Daniels, in whose
possession some of Potter's hogs were
found. They were taking him to the
woods to shoot him, when he halloed to
his wife, and then they shot him and fled
to the mountains, and were joined by sew
eral other desperadoes. The sheriff and
posse are searching for them and a bloody
encounter is expected.
TEXAS MURDER.
LAMPAsAs, Tex, April 25.-Dr. A. c.
Rech was murdered last night by parties
unknown. DR.. and Mrs. Rech were
asleep, when the door was unfastened,
parties entered the room and shot Rech
through the head, then jerked him out of
bed and fired twice, killing him instantly.
Rech came from Georgia several years ago
and has been married only two years. His
wife is almost bereft Of her senses over the
terrible tragedy she witnessed.
BURNED BY COWBOYS.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Reports from Pan
Handle, Texas. say the star range of Gun
ter and Munson and that of Sanborn were
burned by striking cowboys on the 10Th.
It is reported that strikers are out OF
money and willing to return to work at
former wages.
AN ATROCIQUs CRIME.
Houston, Tex, April 25.-An atroci-
Gus crime was committed nine miles from
here. At Brickhouse gully, a negro boy
named Adams, aged u, was under the
impression that the boys in the neighbor-
hood were going to fog him. While play
ing with Cuney Nelson, aged II, whom he
suspected as one of the party, he tied a
rope. around Nelson's waist, and mount
ing a horse, tied the other end to the POM
mel of the saddle and rod off rapidly,
Firagging Nelson through the prairie until
dead. He took the train for Houston,
where he was captured.
HELD IN HEAVY BONDS.
MILWAUKEE, April 25.-Henry r
Wright, assistant postmaster at Racine
Wis, charged with embezzlement of over
So 900 of post office funds, was taken be-
/ foro rorn n,;uc;onar Rlnod Good nf this CITY