The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-11-25

rneries wound was not ser1ous, and
he Was well in a few days. Then !,
was hourly expected that they wouio
meet again and one or the other 1an =
victim.
During the parish fair Joe and his
brother Hamp were In town, o g
was :John Ramsey. Joe was ms
With a Winchester. He was crossing
the square when he sighted Ramsey.
He called. Look out, john" ana open
ed on him. Ramsey lodged Into a stol.
and escaped. but a dancing master
named Williams received the bullet IN
tended for him and fell to the SIDEWAYS
MORALLY wounded. No action was "a
ken against the Tuggles by the on1ce,s
Of the law, because, as was ev'oenuy
the case, they stood In too great '1ear
Of them.
Williams wal a stranger and mad no
friends. but popular sentiment ut Aast
rev 40 strong that the officers entered
into a parley with the Tuggles. Joe
T11eple consented to give himself up on
nron1ise that he would be allowed a
second story room and be kept under
guard. But he grew weary OF comm
ment and was bailed out on h pre-
text that confinement would endanger
his life. go,
The grand jury found a true bill
against Hamp Tuggfe as accessory 70
the murder Of Williams, n ne was
also released on bail.
All was quiet until court convened.
The first Monday Of the term brothers
of the opposing factions who had al
ways been on good terms with each
other undertook to bring about a recon
Henry Tuggle.
They went over to a saloon where
Joe and Hamp Tuggle were and en-
tered into conversation, and after seem
ingly smoothing things over drank to-
gether until Bill Ramsey became IN
toxicated. They separated, and Tuggle
went out by the back way and Ramsey
by the front door. They met again on
the sidewalk and a quarrel ensued. Bill
Ramsey gave Hamp Tuggle the lie and
Hamp struck him In the fac Bill
drew his pistol and fred at Hamp,
striking him in the left hand. Hamp
caught Bits pistol In his wounded
hand and held it to one side while he
emptied his own into Bills breast. Eye
witnesses say that Tuggle held him up
after he began to fall and still poured
bullets into him.
Henry Tuggle got 4 flesh wound from
Ramsey's pistol.
Bill Ramsey's corpse was taken to his
sisters home, and just before the hour
of burial Joe Tuggle and Frank Gill
were seer to secrete themselves near the
road through which the funeral process.
sion would pass, evidently with the III
tention of shooting John Ramsey when
he rode by.
John got a warning and did not show
himself.
Death of Newt Glover.
Joe Tuggle and his intimate friend
Newt Glover, were seen going toward
Tuggle's home that afternoon, which
people thought meant some new move
on the part Of the Yuggles.
Next morning John Ramsey's cool
rushed into the house, terrified, sayins
| she had seen Joe Tuggle dodge behind
a tree. John Ramsey stole around the
house to reconnoitre and caught sigh,
of the retire ating figure Of n HI
fired, and the man ron, seemingly
wounded.
One Wednesday morning Joe Tugglt
and Newt Glover appeared in tow
and bought a large quantity Of aInmu
milton, saying they were going to xii
ducks on the Glover plantation, tn tn,
eastern part Of the parish,
They completed their supply abou'
noon and started In q wagon on til,
road to the Glover plantation.
They had gone about three miles ant
were crossing Beaver creek bridge whe,
they were fired on from ambush. 10,
Tuggle was instantly Killed from
double charge Of bCckshot and his body