The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-25


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nanassn Of the sownass q Bast,sts Dak.
md had few day. tefore tl1>lr deaAk builta
shack on : va,sAsas saAia bsswssn
Devils Lake and Cfeea CITY, % wheh9
,ne John Bell, liveryman IN Dovivs
IAke. formerly az AZ p.ul also Ia
: shack The nieht Of Apr,l q sbey. vith a.
Elliott occupied tho shack, and were attacked
nv ! nieht nav The Waraa ve,A nr,ser.a
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IN. ancy 1eau AUG sassA - ssoc,ea
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 tho shack rihed
Their bodies were found exposed % ne pal
ne tho next morning Tho father Of ths boys
was within The bar when the case was called
He and Col harrington, whose son i de-
wer. eli present bu. Col Ban, who Va. called
to St Paul Tho Jury WAS not completc
and IN motion n DenStv Dstrict Aftn,ncy
Pratt the case went over 10 Thursday NON.
ing Il o O'Clock me dsfonse were reeiiv Is
90 70 trisl WITH ulina The counsel have d.
Cnthsna kv Who has een here Sor "s nsar Z,
4 month.
Grand Forks, spec,sl says: Anos unexpected
sensstion IN fhe iii Il IN Va the tssfsms nv
Of Disk Turpin. one 81 lie defendsni1 Who
fmrneI ststa,s Svtdence Ifter NnainS ~ ~
Waris, ho;iies Il N moved Fred Fl rs ~
his shsck IvinS on his baak M hands cienched.
and. and feet dr., IN, up and chs1s near Bs
ma hot n Ia bsct' Dicf fSrnn " vaa a. mn mn
Siucsd s,,d the trictncnts xsrs hsth ~,
sesinst hin. nd he teStiied in suhstsnce ~
on The night In question Uiine gave him shot hot
DRIVE down h Iecnold's md IL him ny III .,
the determinstion OF pnttinr The
Wsras Oh '' tho cisim ~
called Ward ont Fred came to the door. Bal
around. Turpin saw Fred draw lid revolver
the shsni. ieaned sssinst Il and fall i11vm
The rest opened fre On the shack. Charley
cried ont: Il give up.. He and Elliott then
Chsrle1 ran by lin vithin two vaids' and IA.
Waril Beii's shscF When Ia snf near thsn
IAir. Who ~ vanfi svav FINN Tsnrran oot
down on Iii knes. took aim md shot fhssr1ev
down. Iedford cried 70 him 70 shoot Elliott
lion he sdmitted sirniny = statemsnt n Novas,
once. DENYING hsyinp 4 gun or being GSth.
in fifty Yards ~ The .hscI IL
was tSld that would ave him
thew we're - SSye ba and not ~ * thsse
heads should be- harmed No nromise ~
threats had been offered. he aid for this state.
ment, but e. about six others proposed 70 mske
q clean breast Of Il. he thoucht Il Would Be bet.
tor to teli the truth than to ia ~ "o'1 - 80
The testimony Of Elliott corrobor.4ed Tnrnan
in the min. The additionsl lirht n Snre r. ~.
that he Ind been enenred nv Fred 4 MA ~ -
move the shack from G6srieys claim to fred,s'
the same which Bell claimed They not thrIuaR
had been there that eyenina M. irwin tried
To 9et mt WHIT frananired ~ fiat irterv;a|
II WAS ruled ont horeyer This III
ness testified that both the Ward
boys had revoivera Charlsy's having sniyory
bed: There was s loaded shotoun in The cor
.ner. which Charley took md mt On the bed
where he last saw il Fred vent to the door''
having his hand on his revolver Soma vordss
.nsssed Rail nniiei Ered ont ana tSer nss.ei
from the door sronnd the sh.cI sTy . ps. -.
noise Of pounding against the shsck. Chariev
ran 70 Cha door and fSred AVA shots ,;t,, ~ *
volver. RetrestinQ behind the door he heard
Fred say II am shot" When Charley had
shot they opened fro on the shack He iay
and called ont II give mt Xbont sixtsen
shots were fred through the shack. Ma M
caught and beaten Int lei eo mid not knov
any Of them. = y =
fhe eyidenee NJ the coronor,. ;,nr..+ 80.
offered and Gov Bates objected. III an az.
peared at the Inquest and admitted he vas e
the fracas and heard shots ired. IN fhe arm.
.ment in the morning during the recital Of Tnr-
pin Dr. Ward was deeply moved and az bowed
WIN ul6 14C0 covered Oy his banda Col. Far.
.rington was siso erestly tonohei The sssand-
ant became deeply serioua Il Il aid other
prisoners viii make 8 statement simiisr n Tnf-
pins
Grand Forks Special saws. The avant ~ tha
day in the Lair trial was tie openine for he ia.
tense by Erwin. vhich NJ mssterivg reyisvr
of the evidence sdduced ma ina clsim of fha
defense thst their clients were there in pnr.
.suanoe Of their rleiats. and were sssa;is;i ~
the Ward boys, Who moved on Bells claim
armed and prepared to tekeit by violence. The
effort consumed an hour and hsif, And vas
listened to BY . packed house. Il msie an in.
cisive impression on the iury. The festimonv
for the territory conssstei Of DR. IAne,s
evidence on the nature Of the wound cansinr
Charlie Wards death.
As already intimated. the defense viii t,a the
justification. No attempt viii he male e. ia
nv the presence of any of tbe nsrties r. viii
be claimed that the Ward bnvs Wara Clam,
jumpers, and this clsim was snnsrentiv vain.
able as prospectiye Nanitoba denot tkat RsiI
lived on it eight months and vss pn1v temno-
rarily Of. that the Ward shaeE Ind heen
moved OF before AMI the bovs moved IN r
that night, armed. and with tSreats T. msIe T.
hot for any marty that vonld sttemnt r. n,ovsI
them. -->, - 80 - -'.s's
Grand Forks Special 11th.-Tha i,asen.a inf
John W. Ban one Of the defend.nta ~, he
stand. to prove his sctnsl nossession ~ The
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