Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-30
WouD's EscAraue.


The sioux City Law ana Order Attor-
ney Makes u spectacle OF Himself
sioux City journal, 29lh: The talk
Of the to"n yesterda, WAS the scanda-
lous actions of d. w. Wood, the in
junction attorney who has gained 30
much notorlet, of late, and Eu Hassler,
the special CORES. ond.nt of the Chicago
News. Since Wood oame back from
Toledo, o., where he claimed TO have
located Henry Peters, he has been osten.
Sibly at work gathering testimony in the
aaddock case, Aaklnk trip to Kansas
City after Granda WAS captured, aud
pretended to have found another sure
enough Witness Ia the person of Martin
Watson, who knows no more about the
murder than man ln Africa. He claims
tha6 he Ii employed by the Methodists,
out Lnst connectlOn, ii any ever existed.
10 surely at an end now, and MIR. Haas.
iere word ID given tor it That the only
connection Wood can now claim with
the Case is as attorney Tor Leayltt.
the prime mover and lnstigator In the
conspiracy that ended In MIR. Haddook's
death. Up to this time puhllc opinion
mas been divided as to Wood and the
course he has taken, but certainly all
doubts ought now to be removed.
The story as first told by the police
officials to the reporter is that Wood
and Hassler spent the night in spread
lug deep, dark vermllllon hue all over
the clty--in fact 1t was never painted so
thoroughly red before. They visited
Maple Grove, the Allen and other
houses OF gilt frame" and carried
things with high hand, filing up with
bad whisky until they were slushy
drunk and then continued their mad
career with the disreputable women
until almost day light. Then they
sought their rooms at the Garretson: the
News man going up first. Soon after
Wood followed with one of the girls
from the Grove, and they repaired at
once to their quarters on the fourth
hoor. Night Clerk WIghtman at once
sent a note to Mr.. Wood informing him
tnst they could not stay in the house
With the woman, and after waiting some
time be was obliged to go ap in
person and inform them that either
the whole outfit mnst yacate, or else the
women must be sent away at once. This
had the desired effect and she left &C, Z
PobiSd W A4aoolcf- w Ucu tD6 lOL6
was sent up at first, an attempt was
made to bribe the porter, but this did
not work. While at Maple Grove, Wood
had sense enough to place Lis beaver
| overcoat in the keeping of the madam, 30
| that no harm would come to it while he
proceeded with his wild reyelry. When
( they got ready to leave and proposed
taking the girl along, the madam pro-
| tested, telling him that they would not
be allowed at the hotel, but Wood as
| snred her otherwise. aud said that he
could do anything he wanted to iii Sioux
City. This latter statement is on the
authority of police officer who visited
the place yesterday and was told the
proceedings.
After Hassler and the woman left the
hotel they went to Fourth street
saloon, the Shepard, and there drank
| and carousea until after daylight, when
| they asarted in the direction OF Second
street, going through the alley with nm
steady steps and Iond talk
| A Areporter saw landlord Williams last
evening and asked about the truth of
the story, SO far as the actions in the
hotel were concerned. He said " was
all true, and volunteered the intorma-
tion that two or three days previous q