The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-24

xz11l1a m VASES.
1soapttulatioa of The 0aso-Aa indicted
Han 1ur1s States 1v1Asnoe -0ensstaoa.
a Testimony.
Special from Grand Forks, Dak:-Tne crime
for which twelve men are to be tried for their
lives, ono after another, il sad one. The
trial will best be understood by rehearsiug
some facts which are undisputed Charles
Ward, aged twenty five, and Frederick Ward.
aged dirty, sons Of DR.. E. p. Ward, Of ]. v.
Fsrwel& Co., Chicago; were in April, 1888,
managers Of the townsite Of Bartlett OAK,
and had few days before their death built .
shack on valuable claim between
DEVILS Lake and Creel City, On which
one John Bell. hveryman m Devils
Lake; formerly Of St Paul. also had
a,shack The night Of April % they, with one
Elliott, occupied the shack, and Were attacked
by night party, The Wards were ordered
of. They refused The shack was riddled
with bullets and Fred was shot down inside.
Elliott and Charley Ward ran out Charley fall
ing with several mortal wounds. Elliott was
permitted TO escape after : severe beating.
Fred was dragged out and the shack rided.
Their bodies were found exposed ON the prai-
rie the NEXT morning. The Esther Of the boys
Was within the bar when the case was called.
He and Col Harrington, whose son is de-
fendant have both silver locks. The counsel
were all present but Col Dali, who was called
to st. Paul The jury was not complete,
and on motion Of Deputy District Attorney
Pratt, the case went over to Thursday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The defense were ready to
60 to trial with Uline. The counsel have de-
clded to try B. w. Lair of Devils Lake, first
His special counsel is Hon. A. p Ward of
Cynthiana, Ky, who has been here for nearly
Grand Forks, Special says: Anot unexpected
sensation in the trial Of Lair was the testimony
Of Dick Turpin, one of the defendants, who
turned states evidence After finding the
his shack lying on his back with hands clenched
and feet drawn up, and Charley near Bells
shack, about forty rods away, lying on his face
and shot in his back. Dick Turpin was pro-
duced and the indictments were Both dismissed
ON the night in question Uline gave him shot
gun, Harrington got the team, and they all
drove down to Leopold's and got him, with
the tn discrimination of putting the
va MsTas u,p of Of a.. ~ the w CLAN. ain ps Of
called Ward out Fred came to the door. Bell
pulled him out and struck him They scuf1ed
around Turpin saw Fred draw his revolver
and then Turpin ehot Fred, who ran away to
the shack, leaned against it and fell down.
The rest opened fire on the shack. Charley
ran out, and some Of them followed Elliott
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
who was running away: On CROSS examina.
ton he admitted signing statement in Noyes'
Office, denying having q gun or being with
in fifty yards of the shack. He
was told that would save him.
Inc rest had done the same, under the promise
heads should be harmed No promise or
threats had been offered, he said, for this state
ment, but as about six others proposed to make
clean breast of it, he thought it would be bet
ter to tell the truth than to lie.
The testimony of Elliott corrobOrated Turpin
in the main The additional light it gave VAS
that he had been engaged by Fred Ward to
move the shack from C6arley's claim to Freds,
the same which Bell claimed. They got through
about clock the night Of the tragedy. Bell
to get out what transpired at that interview:
ness testified that both the Ward
boys had reyolvers. Charley's having anivory
han handle; When Bell came up they were all in
nor, 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
noise of pounding against the shack. Charley
ran to the door and fred five shots with his re-
volver. Retreating behind the door he heard
Fred say II am shot" When Charley had
shot they. opened fire on the shack. He lay
down on the floor: Charley closed the door
and called out II give up" About sixteen
caught and beaten but let go. Did not know
any of them.
The evidence of the coronor's inquest was
nf1e red A. and a.. Coy Bates objected Lair ap
the fracas and heard shots fired In the argu-
ment in the morning during the recital OF Tur-
pm LII: Ward was deeply moved and sat bowed
with his face covered by his hands. Col. Ear
rington WAS also greatly touched. The defend
ant became deeply serious 1t is said other
prisoners will make statement similar to Tur-
pins
Grand Forks Special says: The event Of the
day in the Lair trial was the opening for the de-
Tense by Erwin, which was . mastery review
OF the evidence adduced and the claim of the
defense that their clients were there in pur-
suance OF their rights, and were assailed by
the Ward boys, who moved on Bells claim
armed and prepared to take it by violence The
effort consumed an hour and half, and was
listened to by packed house. It made an in
for the territory consisted of DR.. Lanes
evidence on the nature Of the wound causing
Charlie Wards death.
AS alread! animated, the defense will be the
justification. No attempt will be made to de:
ny the presence of any Of the parties. It will
be claimed that the Ward boys were claim
jumpers, and this claim was apparently valu-
able as prospective Manitoba depot, that Bell
lived on it eight months aud was only tempo
rarily. off, that the Ward shack had been
that night, armed, and with threats to make it
hot for any party that would attempt to move
them.
Grand Forks Special 11th:-The defense put
John W. Bell, one of the defendants, on the
stand, to prove his actual possession Of the
toll that he occupied the house the Sunday
named, but not to 60 into the question of title
Nearly two hours were spent in argument up
on this question by Davis, Erwin, Van Arman
and Ball. The court ruled all out pertaining
PENDANTS expected. Bell related the interview
with Charles Ward about 9 o'clock of the
night they, brought on the shack, in
which ne told him to leave. He then went to
Farrington's shack and Uline's, and gathered
the party to go and carry off the shack from his
claim: He did not see any gun or pistol in tho
crowd. They got to the Wards shack after II
P: M He was told by Uline to do the talking.
The rest were scattered around twelve feet
from from. the shaGk He vent to the door, raped
the shack, and they should come out The door
opened and Fred stepped out, with his right
hand on pistol
"He struck me with his left hand" said Bell
'sand I warded the blow and advanced on him.
We tussled alongside the shack, humping
against it, to the window. Five shots were
fired out of the door in about two or three
minutes, and the flashes were toward me- We
got around on the other side of the shack
There was command to scatter out and shoot
in the shack. There were several shots fred.
Then Fred fell down in front of me with his
hands hand, near ne me: After he said, MY God, I'm
Bells further lescrintinn was If Elliott