The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-24

SNACK .s When& " ard came out with his hands 4
down you frstlr Bell and he then acnffied' and
Charley Ward came in the door and sBhot Ayeg.
times He hit me In my arm. Tg Ill
~ Witness took off his coat and showed the
ma * OF the wound on; hiair hit allowing
also the position a which The WIS hiding when
VI did notHpeak once TIL Il felt the pain.
when told the boys I was shot I went about
sixty yards from the shack to Uline. He gave I,
me q hand kerchief o ban dage up my arm 10
the tune Ct this shooting not one evil word was
was Il ~ bsfeEs IL
coroner was admitted under an EXCEPTIONAL Is
An offer to prove theSd eclA Tati6n Of Fred Ward
to Unite dstatssIR ece yer Ahde ahostl b.
Sss as s 6 e 9 ssIg
ceye neither spoken nor III con- eommuni-
cation and to prom any attempt to-!
commune with them
North Dakota are those seen and heard in the 8
Ward scases. The prayers for charges em-
5braoed the usual opea III regard the law Of 4
tsclf defense, weigh 81 tes6mony, credibility Of
Witnesses and REASONABLE doubt The special
RSs9a Ssy M
with lbs Intent Il femoa tii trsspsssera vii
appear in the second request as follows: E
rs Charles Ward fred his pistol into the I
crowd with intent tos wound or Of its
eating Is such Sf6Wd Inv fsaness Is depart
such firing was, unlawful and falonions and
could be lawful resisted by the party to be
insalsa e x y sS.sn ssns ssyen &
the person t. DO Injured TO the same EXTENT
provided that the force of, violence used in so3
resisting was not moro ttliSn s1fi cient to pres
vent such offsassi end e ~ msans ri such Ie-
hself. detehse and was j1aHfab IS Il 81
On the p0mtof threa Is they task tbs follow
assault: n ia
The jury my ccotSnsias 81 The tsst iniony 81 the
threats testified to have been made by Charles
Ward before the fatal colliaion, even IL such
threats were not commune ated to the defend
ant or heard iby him 4 III y
T. regard = u. a. the
Tit is not proved beyond d reasonable doubt
that the defendant fred tho fatal shot, and Il 7
Is reasonRb, hypSth esis raised bys the ftesti-
mony tnst the. fsta y shot WAS fred by some 9TH.
or person than the defendant, then you must
q reply to this the liptrict at-,
defense were Knapp licable} to thia case and the
defendant was not entt led ITO INSTR ctions up
reviewing the facts as proven and admitted ~
the defense themselves Hes held that what .
took place before Charlie Ward gave up ran
out and was flying, for his life was immaterial
Ae denied t2to the pesitionlta ~ the conn
honor would not be Induced ID bgftitipate ID
the attempt to give the jury m excuse to shield
the most dastardly and nnproYoked murder on
lsa principal Of self defense Which could not be-
, NY y this AIMED band
ing that the learned counsel in OBJECT asked tfla
court TO do what it had no power i
TO do under tile constit ion take away
the uestions of fact from the Jury;
aasasz .as sssfS sRs III
plicability Of the ght 81 self defense, and to
aas 'heS Rass aaa
%sni IS Y pssaS SpsasS VIZ
being densly packed With ladies, almost TO the
Ny Wellington IN . MOST subtle ind 9aae.
~ ial TWO hours. speech, In the course of which
n ne s si.ernaseiy hsla Dick Epin up as
truth and 9 blatk enea parjnrer and assassin,
as " best suited the exp lanntionI q that e
mghts.s transact iOls. The defendant brokas
asswa g hs lploss
/, The efforts Of Van. Arman and Davis were
re them, y 1t geRssa
s ssiaaa i istss gssf ISL e
lmade them aIpears towers Of strenStG. BsiTs
s6ort VA alao one, md 81 usual
I. 2 i 5sspsllIS 81 asas q aS
attained many afrays III ssfd tss III
1, Practice Of sixseen years he had NOT heardofS
i put one case baaidS this I'D (which q hoIhlcida
vas wss. committed y Ing I! dispute ~ y ~