Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27
cREEL's PISTOL PRACTICE,
The "Brave Lieutenant" IN Court
and Under Bonds.

ana Unoer Bonds.
Thursday evening ex-Lleut. Heber NJ.
Creel, chairman Of the board of county
commissioners, also commissioner elect
(by one majority from the Second dis
trict, also late candidate for the legisla-
ture from this (the twentieth) district,
for which position he was beaten by
about 1900 majority, adopted rather
novel method Of giving thanks for the
manifold blessings with which an appar-
emily over-lenient Creator has permitted
him to enjoy. While most Of the good
people Of the town were engaged in the
truly lsudable and thankful pursuit Of
supplying the inner man with the sue.
culent blvalve commonly known as oys
ters, raw, fried, stewed and on the half
shell, the feast being diversified with
roast g"bbler and cranberry sauce;
while others, more devout and perhaps
more thankful, were offering up their
alterations to the Diety; while, in fact.
almost the entire community were OBJ.
serving the presidential and gubernato.
rial proclan,ations after the manner that
best suited them while peace ON earth
and good will to men was spread abroad
like a sacred panoply overshadowing,
yet lighting up the gloom Of human re.
verses and human sorrows-the quick,
sharp. terrible crack Of Creels "bulldog"
pistol awoke the echoes and broke upon
the benign silence Of the nations holi.
day evening.
Two pistol reports in the No. l Hard
saloon brought Officers Flumerfelt and
Pierce to the spot. but when they arriv.
edeverything Was quiet, and they were
unable to learn who was to blame. The
officers gave an order that the crowd
disperse and that the saloon be closed.
The order was obeyed, but within ten
minutes the report Of the "pop" was
heard in another saloon. When the
officers arrived upon the scene their ap.
prehensions as to the cause Of the dis
turbance were confirmed by the state
ment Of person present that Creel was
shooting his pistol at the foor;" but
Creel had just left the place. The off.
GERS then went in search Of and found
him at third bar, where he was talk
ing loud and making threats. He was
Immediately arrested, and on his person
was found pistol partially empty.
Creel requested the officers to take him
to his home, but his request was not
complied with. He was taken to the
lookup in the engine house, where he
was permitted to chew the thanksgiving
cud Of repentance until morning, with
MI. Cornelius Crowley as a companion.
Mr.. Crowley had just been placed in the
cage for attempting to override the law.
When Creel saw Cornelius he requested
to be taken to the county Jail, as it
wasn't right to compel IAN enducated
gentleman to stay all night with that
id Irishman."
"Its too bad, Mr.. Crale, }" replied Crow
ley, "that two sich gintlemen should be
put into id place like this anyway"
But Creel went in and the key wa.
turned.
Yesterday morning he came before
Justice Wishart on charge Of carrying
concealed weapons. The charge was
sworn TO by Nate Condor. Creel, on
being asked what he had to offer, said
he had not consulted an attorney, and
from his knowledge Of the law he sup.
posed he would be permitted to waive
an examination. In taking advantage
Of this right he would ask the court to
be as lenient rs possible in the matter Of
bail, as there were very few citizens
who could justify In a sum exceeding
$50.
District Attorney Morgan asked per.
mission to introduce the testimony ol
one witness in order to prove the char.
acter as we'll as the manner of the Of
tense. lie believed the evidence of thit
witness would 90 great ways in assist
ing the court in fixing the bail.
Creel thought no evidence was neces
sary, he having W. wed an exam ination
Justice Wishart thought the cour
was sufficiently familiar with the cas-,
to take into consideration proper bail
The court would therefore fix the hone
at $3.50 for the prisoners appearance q
the next term of the district court.
| Creel-Before the grand jury, yo,
mean?
The Justice-Yes; before the grant
jury.
| Creel-Thank you. Have you bono
blank?
! The Justice-I have, and while it il
being prepared YOU may, if you choose
arrange for bondsmen, il you have no
already done so.
| Creel.-I haven't given the matter o
bonds any attention.
| The COurt-you may do 80 now, j
Iyou like.
The district attorney requested tina
the personal recognizance Of each Of tn
witnesses summoned be taken, requir
ing them to appear before the mex
grand jury.