Savannah morning news., 1885-08-24
THE TITLED OATTLEMAN.
The Marquis De slores as to His Com
ing Trial.
From the Naao Y0rh 7Ymes

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Oak, yesterday, said "Tbe Marquis de
MOres left this city for New York last
night" II the sender were able to back
up his statement with proof the Marquis
would be accorded the distinction Of
having made the fastest trip on record.
as he arrived In this CITY and took rooms
at the Hoffman House last evening. The
! dispatch had only beaten him by neck.
He laughed pleasantly as he looked at the
dispatch last night, and said they were
sometimes delightfully."- irregular in little
matters in the Northwest. He displayed
perfect case Of mind and manner while
discussing bis coming trial.
In June two years ago the Marquis and
a companion were attacked bv three cow
boys at MedOra. The Marquis had been
notified that he was a marked man and
would be shot as he stepped from the
| train. He showed so little care for the
feelings Of his would-be murderers as to
sfep off the train on the wrong side for
them. He gainel his house in safety, but
was compelled to take to the timber.
When 4 fair opportunity offered a volev
was fred at the attacking party, and one
of the trio was killed.
''The affair is an old one, though it
doesn't seem to have been settled salts
factorly to all parties" said the Marquis,
'but have no doubt of the result But
! | will not he tried until | am ready. OF
! course | didn't leave Bismarck last night.
| | left NJ edOra, which is go miles west of
! Bismarck, on July II. Since that time /
| have been in Chicago and New York. l
was here last week, but at that time
nothing was said about my coming trial
! for murder. / have been attending strict
! ly to my business Of shipping beef. | went
| to Chicago and made arrangements
with Mr.. Swift, who will take all the beef
| | can kill and ship to him. All that can
not be sold in Chicago will be sold in
Eastern cities. My first train will arrive
| here tomorrow. A train of beef can be
shipped from Medora, my little town,
which is a. the junction of the Little Mis-
/ souri, river and the Northern Pacific rail-
road, to Chicago in 219 days and to New
York in days. The distance between
| Medora and New York is 1000 miles. Chi
cago is halt way.
Chow about my trial?" and he straight
ened his tall and wiTy frame and lean"d
| back comfortably in an arm chair.
wv When l settled on the Bad Lands the
law was not observed as strictly as it is
here. l purchased $4,000 acres OF land
and settled down to buy cattle to ship
/ East. l made up my mind to protect my
| property from intruders. There were
! large number of lswless characters roam
! ing about the territory who hadn't been
/ uo6u W dubuOllbfs all buS GAtCuJiNG
| committeeman of the Montana Cattle
mems Association, and it soon became
evident that l intended to make
others keep the law as /
kept it myself. In this way 1
| made many enemies, as / made many
friends. / am proud to say that the best
men in the region are my friends. When
a man is attacked he generally defends
! himself. | was shot at is times. One of
/ r1v QGGafIaDfo W a lyiIlod No
! who fred the shot. ] was tried for the
killing three times, or once by each OF the
Justices in Morton county. / believe an
! Indictment has been found against me by
| the Grand jury now sitting at Mandan.
II may be that it wasn't found before,
because this is the first time since the
shooting that the court has sat at Man
dan. Anyone can get an indictment, as
only one side of case is heard.
''IsuppOse the man who is pushing the
case is Wannegan. He was one of my
assailants. l have received no details.
however. I have telegraphed my lawyer
that | will leave New York on Tuesday
morning on the limited express. 1 think
the charge has been kept hanging over
me for the purpose of breaking up my
business. 1t was known that / intended
to kill and ship beef TO Chicago and other
Eastern cities, and had expended much
money in preparations. If could have
been arrested and put IN Jail scme months
ago. it m ght have injured my business and
perhaps put an end to my career. deter
mined that | would not be put in jail, to
lie there perhaps for months waiting for
a trial. Besides iail ls not a safe place
IN that part Of the country. l was will
ing to be tried when all was ready. Now
the court seems TO be ready, and so will /
In few days. have plenty of money
for defense, but not dollar for blackmaIl.
Most Of the officers are my friends. l
have nothing to fear from them and
don't fear the other sort, though know,
OF course, they are my enemies. | will
probably be tried the moment of my re-
turn. The trial can't take long, and, as
said DO not fear the result.
''ln two years little town mas grown
up around me. IL Is Medora. 1t stands
where stood Little Missouri. 1t has 800
inhabitants. My land Ia at the end OF the
Bad lands. Beyond is the farming cOun-
try, with which cattlemen cannot inter-
fere. purchased LARGELY in order to con-
troll all the OuLlets. The land is only tit
for grazing, but in time it will become
very valuable. ] xiii now some 200 beevas
per day; but as soon as all my arrange
ments nave been perfected Will double
the number. We have ice stations 200
miles apart on the Northern Pacific. The
Ice Is cut on the river and housed by
NIhaNls Aft N1~th me @Nts per tpus Inc
cattle are killed on the range. The meat
Us allowed In stand for two days, and is
tnen packed in refrigerator cars and tray-
els eastward At fast rate. The time will
come when it will become the meat Of the
world. aud there is no region that can
cnmpetr with ours.
'No, life isn't slow out there; 1t goes
too fast 10 be slow. We work hard and
we have something TO show for IL. We
are fast becoming civilized, and things
are done on grand scale"
The Marquis de MOres Is n fine speci-
men of manhood. He stands nearly 6 feet
in height. His jet black hair il worn
closely cropped. He wears n small black
mustache. lie is wiry and muscular, and
looks as II be could hold his own against
the worst cowboy that ever bestrOde a
mustang. Added TO all this his manners
are perfect.
safely Fortified Against Pnsumonia.
Almost every fatal case Of pneumonia
raaults from sudden changes Of tamnera