Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-11
PLENTY HORSES ACQUITTED.
The Indiao Who Shot Lieutenf IT Case.
Allowed to Go Free;

The 1ndiao Who Shot Lieutepl IT Casey
Allowed to Go Free,
Sioux FALLS, S. D., May s-The de-
tense in Plenty Horses trial this morn
ing reported to the court that their case
could not be continued until Living
Bear, father of the prisoner, should be
brought in. A deputy marshal, with a
bench warrant, is now at Pine Ridge, to
secure him. The defense offered to con-
tinue at once, however, if the prosecution
would admit the testimony of Captain
Llewellyn of Sioux City, as it was given
at the former trial. This was to the effect
that the prisoner had told him that Casey
had threatened, during ride on the
morning of his death, to destroy he'd
Clouds camp. The prosecution agreed
to this. This afternoon the court charged
| the Jury to bring in verdict acqulttlng
Plenty Horses, and it was done, and he is
now free.
The Cheyenne scout, White Moon, at
tempted suicide here at noon by stabbing
himself in the neck. He is in charge of
doc crs, and it is thought he will recover.
He has been here two months as wit
ness in Plenty Horses trial and is said to
be homesick and respondent.
No inkling of t. sudden termination OF
the case had been given and at o'clock
when the court convened, the attorneys
we're preparing to commence their argu-
ment when Judge Siras said: "There Is
no need of going any further with this
case. What I shall say is the opinion of
this court, but not of my colleague. It
is said on my own responsibility"
The judge then read in substance that
the guilt or innocence of accused turned
upon the question as to whether or not
state of actual war existed at the time
of Casey's death. In the opinion of the
court it has been shown beyond doubt
that such state of war did exist. Immedi-
ately upon adjournment, Plenty Horses
was surrounded by ladies and
other spectators, who shook
hands with him for some time,
after which Attorney Porter, with
a beaming face, led his still silent and
undemonstrative client to his hotel,
where Plenty Horses spent some time
writing autographs for the bystanders.
The TESTIMONY given by Captain Bald
win, an aide of General Miles, was an i'm
portant feature in establishing the i'm
portant fact as to a war. He came with
all the official papers from the war de-
partment, bearing upon the circum
stances previous to and at the time of
Casey's death, and although the docu-
ments had only been offered by the de-
Tense and their admission has not yet
been decided by the court, the captains
nU,, foctirn,,v VINO IF tho eop,a oh
ter.
Sudden Death of Judge Breckenridge.
DETROIT, May 2S.- Judge Breckenridge
of st. Louis of the committee on Theo-
logical seminaries while in the midst of
speech this afternoon, fell dead with
heart disease and the general assembly
at once suspended further action, as we'll
as banqnet tonight. A committee was
appointed to prepare for an appropriate
prayer meeting in view of this afliction,
and while waiting for its report the as
sembly engaged in devotional exercises.
Twill Serve Him Right.
PEORIA, ILL.,, May 25-,rhis morning
as Anna Gerber, school teacher of Hill
ton, was going to her school she was met
in lonely wood by George Dirch of this
city, who dragged her into the woods.
The girl gave him her watch and money
if he would allow her to go, and he
promised to do so. He ran around in
the woods and Intercepted her again.
In the struggle which followed her
clothes were torn off and she was terrib-.
y beaten. Dirch was frightened away.
The girl dragged herself to the nearest
house, where she now lies delirious and
not expected to survive the night.
Armed men are searching the woods for
Dirch and if caught will be lynched.
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