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


AsIiroah DaS \; spsois, Tslsgrau,. April
l24ssrThs cause sof she dealh 1f the Ward sboys
which WAS printed 10 the P1oNEHR Pass, ii
which ii Ms alleged they tsied Is jump : claim
and were driven on By Lieu. Creel and aome
trouble, lies 6ctween that OF QUO Bell Of 81;
Paul and Charlie Ward. The boys claiming
that the claim was not oocup pied, built shanty
put the shAnty back on. Sunday night one
.rumor has it, Bell With : party went to
sleep in his claim, and hadA party OF 1--WE or
six with him, and when near the shauty they
were fred on BY the boys or man In their
employ with them. Bell and his party then
retreated to Creel City for cid and returned
with : party Of about twenty men about s
o'clock In the morning, and ordered tho Ward
boys to leave. which they refused to do The
party Zen retreated short distance and fred
into the shanty. ,-s55 III
KILLING FREDERluh wAnD.
Ono Elliott who was with them, tried to escape.
The mob caught him and pounded him severe
ly. ordering him to leave, which he did Elliott
thinks that Charlie Ward was killed in trying
to escape from the shanty. Charlie was shot
twice in the back. Frederick was shot through
throwing tho articles belonging to the boys OUT,
and also carrying the body of Frederick out
George Laschelle, who was passing, between
Creel City and Devils Lake City Monday morn
ing. discovered the bodies es, OF tho boys,
the alarm. The inquest was held
bodies are now there. It is claimed BY gen
tleman from Creel City that the names Of at
least eleven Of the party are known: and that
loodhue, uncle of tho boys, accompanied BY
deputy shereff, started to-day from hore for
the scene OF the tragedy.
THE SAD PART OF THE AFFAIR
is that Fred Ward expected his young wife and
child to NEE. him here, being married but q
B. Farwell Of Chicago or the rail
iains to Justice The whole community
is excited from here to the lake, and develop
men!s may be looked for which will cause eur
prise in regard to the parties concerned. This
is only the outcome Of the tragedy, and many
threats which have been repeatedly made dur
ing the winter. The blow will fall heavily on
their parents, and on many friends III Chicago,
where they are highly connected. No further
news is expected tonight, as the telegraph sta
tions are far distant from tho scene.
GRAND FORKS VERSION.
GRAND FORKS, Dalk., Special Telegram April
24-The news of the murder of tho Ward
Brothers causes great excitement hero. The
br.thers had q claim ut DEVILS Lake, und.whilo
living there moved shanty on claim near
Creel City, which was claimed by o man named
Bell, one Of Creels men. Creel went to Fred
Ward, and hot words ensued. In the night the
shan,y was moved of the Bell claim. Fred
Ward was:afterwards in This city and said no
had not given up the clam, and would not
move of from it, except when forced by law
Sunday last the Ward brothers built shanty
on the claim. close to the one previously built
by Bell, and there went to sleep Bell and q
to sleep on his claim. AS lie approached 1.-THE
party was fred upon by the Ward boys and 8
man, or mon, in their employ. Bell and his
party retreatsd and repaired to Creel City for
started to dislodge the claim jumpers. What
ensued 10 not known, although IL rs asserted
that