The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-04

CONSIDERABLE FIRING WAS HEARD
the carly part OF the night by others living in
the vicinity. Monday morning tho bodies of
the Ward brothers were found lying dead by
the shacks. They found Charlie lying on his
right side, with an ivory-handled revolver in
his hand. He was shot through the back and
was lying midway between the two shacks
already mentioned. Fred was lying behind
one Of the shanties, resting on his back. A
man ramed Laschelle saw the bodies early
Monday morning, as he was driving from
DEVILS Lake to Creel City. He left the bodies
thence back 10 DEVILS Lake City, where lie no.
tilted the authorities Judge Bennett immedi-
ately proceeded with others to the scene OF the
ARRAY. Mr. Laschelle's report is confirmed in
every particular by others, who also saw the
bodies where it is supposed they had fallen.
Further advices disclose the fact that Charlie
Ward was shot twice, one ball entering the
back Of the neck, and passing forward, came
out in 'front.' close to the throat; the other, en-
tering the back, as before stated, made its exit.
the chest It also appears that the
Ward boys had with them a man
who made his escape from the scene of action
and attempted to give the alarm at DEVILS
Lake City, but his report was not credited.
He says the boys were in one of the shanties
when an attack was made on them by at least
thirty armed men, and that Fred was shot
while in the shanty. Charlie was shot while
endeavoring to make his escape Elliott is the
in the shanty, and his story is as follows:
The crowd surrounded the shanty between 2 and
3 o'clock in the morning, and calling to the Ward
boys, ordered them to leave This they refused to
do; whereupon the crowd retreated O short dis
1 lsset Of ct this voey F1od Ward was Killed. n'
Elliott further Gays that after the shooting
subsidized, he darted through the door and
nk1 RryH 10 rrnn af1rShf nvNIo f&nA
being badly kicked and beaten, was uncere-
moniously told to ''git" which he did without
standing on the order Of 80 doing. Elliott also
says that it was undoubtedly while trying to
escape that Charlie received the two shots in
the back, which terminated his life.
AFTER KILLING THE TWO BROTHERS,
the crowd proceeded to clean out the shanty,
removing it's contents to the outside, aud also
carrying ont Fred Wards body. Our informant
says that more than thirty bullet holes could
be counted in the board siding of tho shanty
J. N. Ransom arrived to-day on tho train Fl ON
he was one of the first who saw the bodies. He
said ..that they were both lying outside the
shanty. Charlie had pistol in his hand He
thought that Fred had been shot in tho neck
He says that twelve parties have heen arrested,
whose names cannot be learned. It is said that
telegram has been received ut Michigan City,
that Charles B. Farwell Of Chicago is on his
way to the ecene OF the murder, and that he
will push tho prosecution. Unuertaker Thomas
went to Bartlett to-day and will embalm the
cago for interment
FLYING nUMoEs.
Tho air is filed with rumors tonight re-
garding the murde', but nothing definite can
be learned The nearest telegraph station is
Michigan City, q little village eight miles this
brought to Bartlett this evening for embalm-
ing. and will arrive on tho noon train from the
west tomorrow. One man at Creel
City ,, has bullet wound in his
sesskea in ss es At w have been
lynching all the parties concerned in the trag-
edy are freely made. Rumor says there were
as many % thirty men concerned in the light
a report was also circulated tonight that Col
Uline was cogcerned in the affair, but is uot
strong reaction against the murderers NAV and
in lynching.
THR BEREAvED FATHER
CHICAGO. Special Telegram, April 24-Dr.
=: :; Ward, The father Of the two young men
morning, and told the following story. his voice
trembling. with emotion: n II I
. Ny sons have been ' engaged in selling town lots
original town. Charles is Twenty-Five years Of age,
thirty. and vent there the jst Of January. The
boys were. we'll. known in this city.
ton in the firm Of J. " Farwell g. Go.
for number Of years In fact he left 1t to 20
North: Everything looked very prosperous Tor
both the boye and this is terrible blow to u.s. I
can say nothing as to the actual of their MUIR
der or designate who their murderers were. It is
natural to conclude. however. that thoy were put
out Of the way because they would not Join hands
with man named Cree in booming his property
at Creelsburg but can't say positively. I shall
boys have lots Of friends thero who Will see that
everything possible is done. This man Crcol
had around him one Of tho toughest
afforded He was decidedly opposed to the Ward
boys Invasion Of tho vicinity md used every effort
Chrrlie Ward was called to Bartlett on business.
they attacked Fred and drove him of his claim.
Whom Charlie returned they did not interfere: and