Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-29


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Tbs following account ofsAhs oAp-a
trfe az one Bill Gillian, a naaniprs
lator 81 q beer,joint on, tile Dakota
side Of the Sioux river opposite
Riverside Park, Is by the regular
Elk Point correspondent Of the
Sioux City Journal, and it being q
correct version Of the affair, received
from the officers themselves, we
adopt it:
Elk PoINT, Aug, n. To the Ed.
On our way to Watertown last week
our attention was called by Sheriff
Bovee to an article in the Journal
claiming that Bovee had neglected
to perform his duty as an officer in
not ferreting out and arresting par
ties who were keeping dives and
rum holes along the Sioux river in
Dakota. Sometime since Mr. Kovee
received a letter from Mr.. Jackson
requesting him to call the next time
he came to Sioux City, Mr.. Bovee
was in the city once after tho receipt
of the letter, but it was after night,
and he came away in the night, not
knowing by the wording Of the let
ter that there was anything urgent
on tap, did not make special effort
to call on Mr.. jackson. This is
substantially Mr. Boyee's explana-
ton. Returning from WATERFOWL
Saturday, Mr.. Bovee took MIR. Eek
ert a deputy who moved here quite
recently from Minnesota, and drove
to Sioux City arriving at Il o'clock.
The officers got what information
they could Sunday, and Sunday
evening at about 8 o'clock crossed
the Sioux River near the mouth in
a skiff with one of the park en-
ployes About ten rods from the
river bank they found one VIM.
Gillian inside Of a sort of pen sell
ing fluid. The officers called for
beer aud each was served from bot
ties by the tender with the genuine
stuff. Boyee at once placed the
man under arrest. Deputy Eckeit
stepped around to the rear Of the
pen and stepping inside placed the
irons on the seller. Gillian refused
to 60 to the boat and a scuiiie ensu.
ed. Bovee finally got Gillian to the
boat, when Gillian instead of pull
ing back, reversed the order of
things and lurched ahead, both men
going in water about 4 feet deep,
Gillian swearing he would drown
the officer. In the meantime Eek |
ert was holding the crowd back
Joe Shay in the meantime had APP
peared from the woods, and express
ed very positive determination to |
release Gillian. Shay finally hit |
Eckert with club on the sholder |
and arm, injuring the officer severe
Iy, when Eckert called a halt by |
drawing his revolver and telling |
Shay that any farther demonstra-
ton would result in a hole in his
hide. Gillian was finally secured
add taken TO safe quarters and ar
rived here this morning. He was
to-day taken before a justice, waiv-
ed examination and committed to
jail under a default of $500 bail.
Gillian states to your correspondent
that he was tending bar temporari-
~ far Fred Parent, Of Sioux City
who was the owner of the beer aus.
other turntables, and was drunk, ~
be would not have complied with
Parents request. Gillian SAYS he /
don't know how long it was befoGc
the. arrival q tae officers that Par
cnt was there aid he thinks ti,as
he did not show up after his arrest,
The end is not yet. Tie great
trouble in these cases lies in posi-
tive evidence. There ale other par
ties under arrest, in Jail and on bail
for the same odense, whose cases
will be heard at the coming term of
court. 1t is a source Of much ex-
pense to Union county. On July 1
Deputy Eckert WAS sent TO Calliope
to ferret out just such an outfit.
The mob had several kegs of beer,
by chipping in, rs ii is
termed, and were drinking it on
the Dakota side in the bush. When
the mob ascertained an officer was
in their midst they were for drown
ing the officer in the Sioux river,
first putting him in a gunny sack.
The officer stood Off the crowd with
a cooked revolver, and told them he
would let day light through the first
man that laid hands on him. None
of these were arrested, however, as
selling could not be proved.