The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-13
COUNTY NEWS.
For the Readers Of the Pioneer Ex.
press, by Special Reporters,

For the Readers Of the Pioneer Elk
press, by Special Reporters.
NECME.
Can get that tonight? ]. d. Rich
ardson.
Jos. LaPortc went west on Tuesday OIL
business for the Dakota Investment Co
A crew of about twenty-five men are
at work on the Bross Coinpany's clcva
tor.
Wheat on Jack Miller's farm adjoining
Ncche already headed and 80 inches
long.
Joe Lee received q car load of Harri
son & Morton plug hats and has then
nearly all sold out.
All the rigs that were to be had il
Neche and Gretna were hired for the
4th July at Pembina.
Crawford's elevator is to lie enlarged
it being now too small for the wheat en-
pcctcd to come in this fall.
Two new elevators will be built tl,it
summer. so that Nechc will have five
elevators at the disposition of our farm
ers in which to store their million
bushels.
The names of Joseph NORM and Geo
Allard were omitted in the mention O
the flag i'll your paper two weeks ago
These gentlemen are entitled to genera
recognition with the rest.
]. II. Moslcr has opened u watch ant
jewelry establishment in the room will
Jos. LaPorte. Mr.. Nlosler is a tirst-clas
workman and any work entrusted TO hin
is warranted to give perfect satisfaction
Quite Il number of men are busy en-
larging the Northwestern elevator whicl
will be second to none i'll Nechc for siz
I'M less the Minneapolis & Northern doe
hot care about losing its nickname O
the big elevator.
The citizens of this town have mad
elaborate preparations to welcome an,
amusc the crowd OH Tuesday, the 18th
Present indications are that the race pre-
gram will be filled by good horses. Gu
shady groves are pleasant places 70
family pic-nics, our hotels l,aye good &C
commodations and our citizens arc hos
pitable. We hope to see good crow,
and to give them IL days pleasant amuse
ment.
DIR. Muir, county coroner. summone,
jus. Aymond, Tlos. Gourlcy and Tlos
Trcrnbeatli asjurors in the OBrien homi
eide ease. District Attorney Megquie
appeared in the interest of the count
and W. J. knccshaw Esq, in the intcl
est of George karel WHO did the shoe,
ing. by the evidence adduced it seem
that UBrien, the man shot, was of rattle
poor reputation, that Karel was an in
offensive farmer who had come to Mech
to celebrate the .ith and lave 600
time. He brought considerable SUI
Of money with him, something owe
$500. While drinking ut The saloons h
exposed this money, and O'I'ricn and
companion of like ilk followed up kar,
and during the evening managed I
possess themselves oft. While follow
ing him up karel WAS subjected to rong
treatment by these parties and WI:
pounded quite severely. About o'cluc
on the morning of the llh Karcl went /
the front door of Elliott's hotel an
knocked. Mr.. Elliott came down stair
through the side door and passed aro,ln
the house to the front door and aske
karcl what he wanted. He said Ii
wanted bed. Just then Elliott 81.
another man running across the sire,
and fearing that these parties were tr,
ing to put up Il job on himself, rctreate
toward the side door. The man runni,
across the street (OBrien) shouted
cts all right; this is the ---
that Pm AFTER" rushed up to Karel an
threw up his hands to take hold ,
karcl, when the latter drew IL rcvolv.
and shot him. The ball struck O'Brie
in the lower part of the stomach OH OH
side and ranged downward and bacl
ward to the pelvic bone. On being sllc
O'Bricn shouted, "lm shot," but no
until he had repeated it the third tim
did Elliott come to the rescue, as he st
feared that the men were feigning I'll
fight in ordc, to get hold of him. ii
then ram up and parted them. O'Bric
died about O'Clock that afternoon.
After Il war of words between the at
torneys and listening to the evidence
the jury, after II short dclibcratiol
brought in II verdict of "justiliable llomi
eide"
This verdict was satisfactory To o,ll
citizens whose sympatlics were cntirel
with karel, but did not apparently NEE
the views of the county attorney, for Il,
then got Mr.. Elliott to swear out IL con,
| plant. and warrant for the arrest q
KareI was issued by Justice Wylic. Oh
the appearance of the accused the case
was adjourned until Monday. On Mon
day the complainant, Mr.. Elliott, cam,
into court and stated that he did moi
know what he WAS signing when h'
affixed his signature to the complaint
and that the nature of the complain
had been msrcprcsented To him by ILL,
prosecuting attorney, therefore he wish
ed To- withdraw the same. Consit!crabl,
heated argument then cnsucd between
the attorneys, in which compliment
were mutually and freely intcrcllangetl
but Justice Wylie, after considerable lie
Liberation, decided that the complain
could thus be Withdrawn and the prison
er was discharged.
There is but little doubt, if anyone
could have been found in the town t.
make another complaint. that hare
would have been Immediately rc-arrcst
ed, rs it is, it will now probably rest {,
least until the grand jury is in session.
The bullet IS Of - calibrc and wa
about onc-third split in two by its con
tact with the bone. After the trial WA
over ii. l.. Holmes started IL subscription
for karel and raised about sevcnty-ii
dollars for him. While orr citizen
greatly regret the tragic occurrence, ye
we cannot but coin:ide with the verde
! of fLn rnrnnnr's ilry nnI Lnlinrn tLn