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

cided to try b w. I&irpf DEVILS Lake, firsti
His special counsel sis Hon. a. p Ward of
Cynthiana, Ky, who has been here Nor nearly
o month s5 Il 3S5s335 Il
4 Grand Forks, Special says: IA not unexpected
sensstion in the trial of Lair. was the testimony
Of Dick Turpin, one of the defendants, who
turned states evidence. After finding the.
Wards's bodies, " was proved Fred was near
bis shack lying pnshis baok with hands clehched
and g feet drawn up, and Charley near Bells y
and shotin his back Dick Turpin was pro.
duced and the indictments were both dismissed
against him, and he testified in substance that
on the night in question Rllns gaye bin Az. shet Ct;
drove down to Leopold's and got him, with
Va Wards d9ter%nation the q p pai% ta BE-
Bell Lair had rife at Wards shack. Bell
called Ward out. Fred came to the door. Bell
pulled him out and struck him. They scufled
around Turpin saw Fred draw his revolver
and then Turpin shot FRED, who ran away to-
the shack s leaned against saa fell aoyn
ran out, and aems II shsn followed Ill Elliott fp
Charley ran by him within two yards, and to-
ward Bells shack. When he got! near them
Lair, who was yard away from Turpin, got
down on his knee, took aim and shot Charley
down. Ledford cried to him to shoot Elliot,
WOO vi OlObb-6Ahlluih-5
ton he admitted signing . statement in Noyes'.,
office, denying having aignn or being ylffftEs
in iftgn Yards sof the asssliackssf He
WAS tSid thasf would sase him
The resshad dehe me- under theprofnis6s
they were to have bail and not . hair Of their
threats had been offered he said, for this state
ment, but as about si1 others proposed to make
a clean breast of il, he thought 1t would Be bet
ter to tell the truth than to lie ;5ss
The testimony OF Elliott corroborated Turpin
In the main The add tional &, II saYaiWas
that hs had been engaged BY Fred Ward IL
the same which Bell claimed They got through
about o'clock tho night Of the tragedy. Bell
had been there that evening. Mr.. Irwin tried
to get out what transpired at that interview.
II Was ruled ont, however. This witt;
ness testified Il that both the i Ward
bboyss had ysgoyssss having II
bed. There was . loaded shotgun in the cor
sner which Charley took and put on the bed.
where he last saw it Fred went to the door
having his hand on his revolver Some words
passed Bell pulled Fred out, and they passed
from the door around the shack. There was
Sool agd @ fph ~
yolyer: Retreating behind the door he heard
Fred say X & am shot y When Charley Ind
sahot5 theyAopHpedq Are cons the ShAelss HeAay
down 81. the floor. Charley closed tho door
and called out, IT give up. ~ About sixteen
seaught and beaten but Let 81 !Did not Know
any OF them. 4
ss|sfhe evidence Of the coronor's INQUEST was 4
offered and Gov Bates objected ! Lair ap-
peared at the inquest and admitte d he was at
thefracas and heard shots fired In the argu-
ment in the morning during the recital Of Tnr-
PIN u: Ward was deeply moved and sat bowed
with his face covered BY his, hands GolS Fars
rington was also greatly touEh he'd The dafenda
ant became deeply sserfoua II q said other
prisoners will make statement similar to Tur-
pin.s 8 8 n
Sian AZ Forks Special says: The event q the
fense BY Erwin, which was q mastery review
OF the evidence adduced and the claim Of the
defense that their clients were there in pur-
suance of their nghtas lndS Were assaulted BY
the Ward boys, WHO MOVED onA hell 8 claim
armed and prepared to tax est violence. The
effort consumed an hour and : hall, and was
listened to by 2 packed house. Il made an IN
cisiye impression on the jury. The testimony
Fer The territory consisted of Dr. lanes
sevidsnce on the nature of the wound causing
Charlie Wards death =
AZ already intimated,, the defense viii be the
ny the presence Of any Of the parties 1 Il viii
be claimed that the Ward boys were claim
Jumpers, and this claim was apparently vain.
4ab3e as ! prospective Manitoba depot. that Bell
lived omit eight months and was only tempe;
5rarily oif, that the Ward sshack- had been
t %esg Se e D sa snd Ess AG moved 4
hot for any party that would attempt to move i,
them 81 y
@ Grand Forks Special 18th The defensa mt
John. WI Bell, one Of the defendants, on tie
stand, TO prove his actual possession Of he
RIem 9Se r. rs question He wsa permitted 70
named into I'LL auestiS sD s 81 tilIs
Nearly two hours were spent ii argument M
on this, question: by Davis, Erwin. Van Armar,,
and Bal. The court ruled al ont pertaining
to Che question OF claim OF right a. tile iieo
PENDANTS expected Bell related the interview
mlsh oasr as Ward about O'Clock te
which he told him 70 leave. He then went Il II
FarriHgton's shack and Uline's, and Qathered
the party to 80 and carry OF the shack from M
claim He did mot ace amp gnfs 81 pistol Il, I'm
crowd. 6 They SIT the shack afterH
q; h Pc W. tela TX gitns tosdS th talfns
from TIE SHACK. He went to the door, raped
sGaliBd and told them he was prepared to move
AhsA hSbk, and they should come ont The flooi
sppagsds md Fred stsppe d out NTH his right
ns aHs g a : pistol y Of ,, 3.
We tlsaled alongside the ahack, bnn III 1,i
against " to the window. Five shots Wers
Tired ont lof the door In about two or three
minutes, and tho flashes were toward me q W.
got around on the other side 81 the shack,
There was command to scatter out and shooi
Then Fred fell down la font III me WITH Iis
hands near me- After he said, nv God. nm
q Ah I, Il, aae lneyer sp9fe nor moved
ss Bells fnrthet ption was 81 Elliott
pis,aatng for iife and Dime Saying Don't