Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-10-15
ESCAPED LYNCHING.
Carlston, the Murderer Of Robinson,
Surrenders to Sheriff Wade, Of
Emmons County.
He's Been in Sight of His House
All the Time and Has Lived
i \ s.t on ROsebuds.
He'll Blossom BY and BY.

I
Through the well laid plans of Sheriff
Wade of Emmons county and his own
watchfulness, Andrew Carlston reached
the Burleigh county jail about sunrise
Saturday morning and now feels the relief
which its protection affords to such as he
Sheriff Wade gives the facts of his conceal
ment as follows: After he was last seen
and fired at Tuesday night at his house, he
went to the brush and on to the hills where
he concealed himself during the day. He
came back near the house the second night
and heard Griffin and Wade talking to his
wife who was calling him, but as he
couldn't recognize the men, he was afraid
they were compelling his wife to call him
and did not dare therefore to give himself
up. 1t has been his object since the shoot
ing to get under an officers protection as
early as possible. On the third night he
tried to get to his house and talk with his
wife and get something to eat, but as he
came out almost on to one of the men guard
ing his house and passed between
two others who were asleep and from
either of whom he could have taken a gun
he gave it up. He watched the guards 60
away early that morning, and then came to
the house and got something to eat, and
told his wife to tell Sheriff Wade he would
meet him and give himself up, but he
would surrender to no one else. He had
eaten nothing but rosebuds since Tuesday
morning until then. His wife saw Sheriff
Wade, who appointed place to meet him
at 9 O'clock that Friday night.
While RObinson's funeral was being held
house and got something more to eat, stay
ing quite long time. He arranged with
his wife about meeting the officers that
night. At 9 o'clock. when Sheriff Wade
arrived at the appointed place, he
found Mrs. CarlstOn, who told him her h u.s.
band thought it too dangerous a place
there, but would meet him two miles fur
time, as he, approached, Carlston ran
Mr. Wade then brought him around
by Buchanan. thirty-five miles
to keep him from the violence of his neigh
bors, who would not have spared his life if
they had discovered him. About forty of
them were watching the brush for his ap-
Mr.. Wade sent back word to them that he
had secured him and was on his way to
Jail with him. He was arraigned before
Justice Hare yesterday morning, and
through his counsel, Michael T. O'Connor,
waived examination to await the action of
the grand jury at the next term of court
next March, and was committed to jail.
Peter Nelson, who was one of the party at
the time Of the shooting and was brought
to Jail here last Wednesday, was released
on $3.50 bail, which he furnished to appear
at the trial.
Carlston claims that Robinson had him
down and was choking him to death, and
so he had to fire to save his life.
Donald Stevenson and others who knew
Robinson well say that he was young
man Of good disposition and drank but
little. A neighbor who saw and talked
with all three of the party not all hour be-
sober at that time, but that Carlston was
intoxicated. There seems to be but little
sympathy for Carlston.