Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-04

least eleven of the party are known. and that
number are now under arrest Postmaster
Goolhue, uncle of the boys, accompanied by
deputy shereG, started to-day from here for
the Gene of the tragedy.
THE SAD PARr OF Fl AFFAIR s.
is that Fred Ward expected his young wife and
child TO meet him here, being married but a
short time. No pains will be spared by Mr.. 9.
b. Farwell of Chicago or the rail
rod company to bring the VII
lains to Justice. The whole community
is excited from here to the lake, and develop
men,s may be looked for which Will cause sur
prise in regard to the parties concerned. lhls
is only the outcome of tho tragedy, aud many
threats which have been repeatedly made dur
ing the winter. The blow will fail heavily on
their parents, aud on many friends IN Chicago,
where they are highly connected. NO lutther
news is expected tonight, "a the telegraph sta
tions are far distant from the scene.
GRAND FORKS VERSION.
GRAND FORKS, Oak, Special Telegram, April
24.-The news of the murder OF the Ward
Brothers causes great excitement here. Inc
brothers had a claim at Devils Lake, and while
living there moved a shanty on a claim near
Creel City, which was claimed by a man named
Bell, one Of Cteels men. Greet went to Fred
Ward, and hot words ensued. In the night the
shan,y was moved OF the Ben claim. ffed
Ward was.afterwards III this city and SAID he
Idu NOV SiNel uf tiic Sl.Ahh. ehN 'SoAN
move off from it, except when forced by law.
Sunday last the Ward brothers butt a shanty
on the claim. close to the one previously buiit
by Bell, and there went to sleep. bell ana q
party OF companions started from Cree4 Cltv
to sleep On his claim. As he approached 1.-THE
party was fired upon by the Ward boys and a
man, or men, in their employ. Bell and his
party retreated and repaired TO Creel City for
endorsements. after which the entire party
started to dislodge the claim-jumpers. What
ensued is not known, although it Is asserted
that
CONSIDERABLE FIRING WAS HEARD
the early part OF the nigut by others living in
the vicinity. Monday morning the bodies of
the Ward brothers were found iyinS dead by
the sbacks. They found Charlie lying on his
right side, with an ivorr-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 Lasclelle saw the bodies early
Monday morning, as he was driving from
Devils Lake TO Creel City. He left the bodies
undisturbed, and FASTENED to Creel City and
thence back to Devils Lake City, where he no.
tilted the authorities, Judge Bennett immeGi-
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 cher, en-
teripg the back, as before stated. made its exit,
after passing through the body; close to the
the chest 1t 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
1,bop On attach w,S mazda On thnpo nv at Ian at
thirty armed men, and that Fred was shot
while in the shapty. Charlie was shot whilo
endeavoring to make his escape. Elliott Is the
name of the man who was with the Ward boys
in the shanty, and his story is as follows:
The crowd surrounded the shauty between . and
3 o'clock III the morning. and calling to the Ward
boys, ordered them to leave. This they refused to
do: whereupon the crowd retreated a short dis
lance and fired a voiley into the shanty. As the
result of this volley, Fred Ward was killed.
Elliott further says that after the shooting
subsidized, he darted through the door and
started to run. He was caught, and after
being badly kicked and beaten, was uncere-
moniously told to "git," which he did without
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 GROVE proceeded 10 clean out the shanty,
removing its 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 the shanty.
j. NJ. Ransom arrived today on the train from
the West. and says the above account is true.
He was one of the first who saw the bodies. He
said...that they were both lying outside the
shanty. Charlie had a pistol in his hand. He
thought that Fred had been shot in the neck.
he says that twelve parties have been arrested,
whose names cannot be learned. 1t is said that
q telegram has been received at Michigan CITY,
yEn f,a -tAn u E.~--a1 IS Tls-1 - L.
way to the scene OF the murder, and that he
will push the prosecution. Undertaken Thomas
went to Bartlett to-day and will embalm the
bodies for the purpose of sending them 20 Chi
cago for interment
FLYING RUMoEs
The air is filed with rumors tonight re-
garding the murder. but nothing definite can
be learned. The nearest telegraph station is
Michigan City, a little village eigh. miles this
side of Bartlett. The bodies were to be
brought to Bartlett this evening for embalm-
tng, and will arrive Oh the noon train from the
Jity has a bullet wound in his
boulder supposed to have been
eceived in the fight at Wards. Threats of
vnching all the parties concerned in the trag-
dy are freely made. Ruinor says there were
8 many as thirty men concerned in the fight
report was also circulated tonight that Col.
Jline WAS cogcerned in the affair, but is not
Believed, as Uline is reported in st. Paul. The
trong reaction against the murderers may end
n lynchlng.
THE BEREAvED FATHER
CHICAGO, Special Telegram, April 24.-Dr.
p. Ward, the father of the two Young men
hurdered near Crael City, was seen this
forming, and told the following story, his voice
tembling with emotion:
Ny sons have been engaged in selling town lots
Bartlett, OAK. They were the sole agents OF the
riginai town. Charles is twenty-five years of age,
nd has been there since last October: Fred is
1irty, and went there the list of January. The
oys were we'll known in this city.
Charles had occupied a responsible posi-
ton in the firm of J. V. Farwell & CO.
for a number of years In fact he left it to &c
both the boys and this is a terrible blow to US. l
can say nothing as to the actual cause Of their MUIR
der or designate who their murderers were. It is
natural to conclude, however, that they were pu,
out OF the way because they would not join hands
with a man named Creel in booming his property
at Creelsburg, but can't say positively. l shall
not go there 1T once but will send some one, The
boys have lots OF friends there who will see that
everything possible is done. This man Creel
had around him one of the toughest
afforded. He was decidedly opposed to the Ward
boys Invasion of the vicinity. and used every effor,
to make it bot for them. On one occasion yheu
Chrrlie Ward was called to Bartlett on business,
they attacked Fred and drove him off his claim,
When Charlie returned they did not interfere: and
natural to suppose that the Creel gang has done
this thing, which remains to be proved.
HON. C B.
said to q reporter that the Ward bows had gone
out there to do rea! estate business and locate
claims, and that they doubtless had become in
volved in q quarrel with other claimants, and
were killed in the effort to maintain ,nelr