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

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viii be- eent hers q IoIice. COL. Charles q
Smith Of 81 Paul, who IL q cousin 6e iDr. Ward,
will go to Oresls City and take charge Of the
remaina Il e expseted that they will arrive
here Thursday. The! First eRiment.sI 4 :fG.
appropriate action, and I declaration viii be III
attendance ct the funeral Fred Ward leaves
young wife and q fve-months. old daughter.
Charlie Ward WAS unmarried Y. tx
Fred Ward was a graduate Of West
Point He was . tine looking young fellow aud
model of bravery, sas also was his brother.
Fred took . prominent part in military
affairs at tho time Of tho street riots here Sow
oral years ago. Charles was silent partner
in the new real estate venture and at the time
OF his death carried q handsome watch and
chain given l,m by his uncle. q B. farwell, a.
an expression Of admiration aud graiitnde for
his bravery in repulsng some burglars who
attcmptedto gain admttsnce to his uncle's
house. 0
Lieut.. Creel lntervie we'd.
Aeber NJ. Creel, who resigned his second
lieutenancy in the Seventh cavalry last fall,
did so to look after his landed interests in the
tow, on DEVILS lake named after him, and is
prlnClpnl member Oh 5yuUlCalo WHICH OWLS
land largely in DEVILS lake country Lieut..
Cretl has had trouble with various parties
since he has been in that section, one OF Them
named Wolcott. who hal jumped claim, hav-
ing threatened to kill him, Creel arrived in
81. I'aul on Sunday, the 10Th inst, on business
Office. and has been here ever sipce. He was
interviewed last evening and male the follow
ing statement:
was shocked to hear of the murder. which I first
did from reading tho PIONEER PRESS of this morn
ing: hut nm ut no loss for IN explanation in my
own mind 49, * "a
ut should be stated that ct the time of the
interview, Lieut.. Creel had not seen uny OF the
particulars as given above. Z.
believe the Ward boys were shot by memb
of the Citizens Protective association. who had
sworn to kill the next man who jumped
a claim That is frontier law in mining camps or
Ward boys. IN October, 1882, Charley Ward
came out to my place, aud had with him letter
from DOL Smith, engineer of the Manitoba road.
the best knew. how. Later in the year Fred Ward
came out, and he was an old friend, having been
through West Point with me- knew, him we'll
in the lownsits Of Creelsburg. It's mighty
valuable. property. and seems likely
to be right in the center Of the town. Not
only that. sent my men and had a house put Up
for them-nLt permanent house. you understand,
but such o dwelling as WAS necessary
TO HOLD THE CLAIM.
Lucy Sldyeu Will uo lOE WeehS, anu wien tEley
came to move away they asked me how much they
were indebted. told them I wasn't running o
boarding house. but was was glad to have been Of
Along toward the hitter par, Of January OF Of
this Thu year r,1 Fred was at my house and spent
started to ride over to Deyirs Lake CITY when
we got along toward the edge of town (Creelsburg)
wesaw wagon with house on tone of the
claim shanties, you know.and Fred said he must
prp var fhar opHoo Thara nd
Fisher with me. and when Fred had gone he said,
claims I said, Nonsense I'll vouch for those
as one Mason would for another. We were not
through West Point together without know
Ing each other. pretty WE'LL He said, You'd
it, and did SO. To my establishment Fred was
there. and the house-which supposed had been
put down where it was Oh account of the wagon
mp within twenty feet Of q claim shanty belonging
70 John Bell. Bell was holding tile claim for Mr..
Farrinzton, one Of the syndicate. was, Of course.
said to Charley. who was also, there: You
and you know it.. The Wards went away, but a
carpenter they had there working wouldn't 60
UNTIL I KNOCKED HM DOWN,
which did couple Of times. I have the scar on
my knuckle vet where struck him: The citizens
might have taken summary vengeance then had I
not used all my influence to restrain them. They
said then that the next man who jumped q
; claim in that town. be he Ward. VOL
according to frontier law. don't know that the
Wards jumped tina: claim again. or any other: but
believe they did, and that the citizens carried out
their threats. i wish I had been there don't
want to publish this. Of course: but I believe
could have saved them. would have done so II
could: for Notwithstanding their conduct, which
was scoundrelly couldn't forget old friendship fol
Fred, and warned both of them what they had to
fear il they did any more claim jumping"
What interest had the Ward boys in BARTLETT"
None, except as real estate dealers. They sold
lots there as agents. Mr. the founder Of the
town. took them up there and helped them in bust
ness He is not their uncle any more than am
when he brought the letter from Col. Smith to me.
Those boys at Bartlett jumped the claim of Mis-.
Jessie Bartlett above the track, put shanty upon
it, and hired man to keep it.
Mr.. Creel afterWard stated that he had heard
OF a telegram from Manitoba Official to the
general Office here, which stated that at 8
O'Clock Oh Sunday morning mob surrounded
the house in which tho Ward boys were sleep.
ing and called upon them to get ont Firing
nsued, and at the first volley Charley was
killed, Fred falling at the next one.
N. J. HARDWOOD Of Fargo, who is acquainted
with the DEVILS lake country, was present dur
ing the conversation with Creel, and agreed
with him that the Citizens Protective a-socia-
ton were probably at the bottom OF
the murder. He said claim jumping was pun
ished by summary death 10 all frontier COM
munlties, and in all probability the Wards had
traasgressed and suffered accordingly.
Yankton County Will Refund.
EAHKTON, OAK, Special Telegram April Or