Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-09
pnptied his pistol Oswald called to hi.

emptied his pistol Oswald called to his
partner for another gun.
Sheriff Wayuess and Night Witch.
m IN Pierce found o .wald, o after the
shooting, in q house Of i'll repute in the
southern suburbs. He was taken in
CUSTODY and placed in one Of the steel
c Ills in the county Jail, where he now is.
H. preliminary examination will take
Place as so"n IA the inquest is finished.
The c"roner's jury, consisting IF John
J. Cs'ke, Frank Converse and George
P-rcival. vi-we.l the remains Yesterday
afternoon aud then adjourned to N .bie
Bros "fii,,e. where the testimony was
taken. " 1W-.nry's funeral ot,s.qui,s
will he held y in the Catholic
ci.urcl, Father jerome Shfri,iing.
C.J K"ls, Who was playing the pisn.
when tie slM,ing occurred, left on yes.
trtd.y's train. hu, Sheriff W'agne~s tele.
grarl'-d to have him s%ppreh-nd-d and
held III a witness. About twenty sub.
poeneas were served yesterday upon eye
witnesses Of the affair, who were wanted
to testify at the coroner's inquest.
Oswald has done much promiscuous
shooting in this city, and is known to be
q dangerous man when drinking. When
sober he is very %peaceable. Emmett Orr
osrries on his chin ascarof a'buliet fired
BY Oswald over two years ago. Oswald
was drinking, and went into . hall
where there was y dance. He com.
menced shooting At random, and Orr,
who was going up stairs, accidentally
stopped one of the bullets. He hss
committed other acts of violence when
drunk that plsee himeiu tho category Of
dangerous chssaeten.
AcWeeney was married about q year
ago to q Mics NcGillicuddv, of Grand
Forks, sndsthe marriage hassatingesof
romance. :McsNeeney vas ons II the
party indictedso the Wardfmutder, aud
while ii jsitststhe Forks Miss Aciilli
cuddy, with . wonsn's sympathy sent
choice' food to his cell. Her sympathy
soon ripened into love. Pat was hand.
SONS boy. It WIS he who received : bul-
let from the pntolf Of one of the Ward
brothers. His arm was broken, and
when he CRIED out that he hid been
shot, his friends, or some Of them, open
ed FIRE upon the shack. The history Of
this tragedy ia we'll knowa. 1t was the
most unfortunate thing that ever befel
this section, for the eastern enemies Of
Dakota and the Dakota enemies Of the
fsuperlstive Devils Lake region have
ever since pointed scornfully to that &C
curance, and the whole community have
shared the burden Of obloquy which At.
taches to great crimes. And so it will
hewith this shooting Of McWeeney. The
iaw-abiding element must suffer the re-
tarding consequences Of that rash act,
but the clkss of individuals who will
seek to acquit the guilty p~eruetrator Of
it have nothing at stake.
The saloon where the tragedy occur
red has been n disgrace to the city ev-r
since it started, and law-abiding citizens
will rejoice to know that the city board
has given orders to have it closed. TIE
h'ard will nc doubt refuse to issue N H.
cense TO it's pr"lrietors for the presen,
ear; and it must not be forgotten cha,
the board has power 10 revoke the Ii
c..nse oi any saloon where dis rider is
permitted. If there is any law that will
prevent the recurrence If such outrage
~ have taken piac.. in this city from.
'nn" I" time. it should b. applied. Pr'-
lie. VIM ''av" property here; men VII"
,h" their lives aud prefer dying natur.
ii deaths to being shot down by some.
Irresponsible rougl, who may choose I"
III :ke a ~h'n,inx gallery Of our streets,
a.. the "ne> INST deeply ,nteres Ell.
Aside from the danger to the lives Of in-
norrnt persons, and the disgrace that at
t.che. to y town where such things al.
of frequent occurrence, the shock thu.
business interests necessarily receive j.
y strong argument in favor of = tight
rein in sturdy hands.