The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-04-30
NELSON The TOOL.
Gamblers conspire to Rob the Bank at
Grand Forks.

Gamblers conspire to Rob the Bank at
Grand Forks.
GRAND FORKS, N. d., April 23.-Further
developments in the case ol Nelson, the
bank ,defaulter, reveal the details of all i'm
mense conspiracy among half adozen GAM
blers to use Nelson as their tool to steal the
funds of the bank. Archie S. McNabb, a
German, whom Nelson in his affidavit i'm.
plicates in all attempt to %blackmail him by
exposure, has made an affidavit ]corroborat-
ing Nelson. He says that OF April IA he
had a conversation with Nelson, also with
Charles Ramsey, in East Grand Forks. RAM
sey stated that Nelson had been playing
poker with Shaw and Dahl. and told affiant
to keep quiet<becapse he had o straight tip
for o OF the money. Ramsey suggested
that af1iant tap Nelson for money, and urged
him to push the cheme of blackmail. On
another occasion 1McNabb says Ramsey ap-
preached him aud said: eff I can't get
some money from poker, I am going to
shake him down." Ramsey also stated
hat he and others, including Dahl, MUIR
ray and Shaw, had played on certain occa-
sions with Nelson, and that Nelson had lost
81, 700, which he paid the next day. RAM
sey also mentioned $500. which he held as
his "divvy' out of a winning of $4,000 on
another night from Nelson, and en- the
evening following this game Nelson paid
s., 500 of that money, still owing the bal
ance. Ramsey told McNabb that he was in
a position to know what WAS going on, and
McNabb not to say anything to
any body and he would find out the result
and tell the affiant.
After this conversation McNabb told Mel
son he understood he had been playing
l. 1911 = 49, ~
funds. and that. besides, he had spent
money -in buying wine in houses of ill
repute. He told Nelson the only way he
could square himself would be to pay him
some money, and if he (Nelson) didn't pay
the money McNabb would have to peach"
To. this Nelson replied: You are mis-
taken. 1 have only played poker twice"
Affiant replied that he knew Nelson played
oftener, and that he would have to have
the money or he would make the matter
public. Nelson said Ire would meet Nc
Nabb at 8 o'clock the following evening.
McNabb asked him how much money he
though: he could give him, and he said
that when he saw McNabb he would fxthe
matter up satisfactorily. After this inter-
view McNabb became frightened at his at
tempted blackmail and dropped the matter,
attempting to see Nelson again. The
action against the gamblers or conspiracy
is being reserved pending the. outcomu of
the action to dismiss, which &c to be arIned
Monday. 1.-THE arrest and .>ail proceedings
hold the action Tor conspiracy will not be
pushed. Nelson's case VIII rot be pushed
further until the New York company which
gave bonds for him is heard from. 1t is
expected that the surety com pany will take
the prosecution off the bank o fficlals' hands
and reimburse the bank to the extent OF
Nelson's bond, 81, GOO.
An Inning ration Bureau Organized.
ABERDEEN, S.. D., Special, April 23.-Citi-
zens met to-day and formed the Brown
County Im migration bureau. Ex-Mayor
Moody was made the president and Jay
secretary. An immigration
commissioner will be named at the next
meeting. Ten thousand immigration