Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-03
They Left Bismarck At Dark Last
Night to Return to Painted
Woods.
Partial Intoxication and Careless
Driving Lead to a Tip-over
Of the Wagon.
Adams Instantly Killed and Bragg
fingered Until 2 O'Clock This
Afternoon.
Two Are Killed.

Sperry's north of the city, the body of
George Adams had been found, dead,
and another person, a stranger, so
seriously injured as to be unable to tell
the cause of the tragedy. 1t seems that
Adams and a stranger had been around
together during the Sunday afternoon
and at dusk had started for the home of
MIR. Adams on the river north of Bis
marck. The team evidently took fright
and ran away with the above results. A
TRIBUNE reporter left for the scene of
the disaster at 2 o'clock to Obtain the
particulars.
BOT DEAD.
George Adams of Painted Woods, we'll
known to everyone in the city, and H. H
Bragg, a blacksmith by occupation who
came recently from Montana, and who
was employed by Adams, left the city at
about dark last evening, by the lower
road, passing Sperry's place, for Painted
Woods.
Both men had been drinking, and
were partially intoxicated when they left
the city. Had they not been, there
might have been no cause for an inquest
which is being held this afternoon.
At II o'clock this morning Chris john
son, a herder, who is in the employ of
T. w. Griffin, while riding along the
road came upon a shocking sight.
| .1r,cf r1boro tho wood eorl-, - CI..l.-,.
place, was an overturned wagon. The
load was scattered about promiscuously,
the wheels torn from their f~astenings,
and the box standing upon it's side in
the road.
Just underneath the wagon box, was
Adams with his head and neck resting
in a rut in the road, his arms and legs
doubled up under him, and-dead.
At the bottom of an incline and
about twenty feet distant from Adams
lay Bragg-unconscious, covered with
blood, his head bruised and cut from
contact with some hard substance in the
fall, and his hands bloody where he had
scratched and cut them.
johnson at once gave the alarm, and
help was summoned. Bragg, the in.
jured man, had laid wounded unto death
from 8 o'clock in the evening until II
o'clock this morning. He was at once
taken to Sperry's, and efforts made to
revive him. Bnt of no avail were these
attempts. He did not regain conscious
ness, and died about 3 o'clock.
When the news was brought to the
city, Coroner Webb, DR.. Smyth, and
numerous citizens drove at once to the
scene of the accident. From all appear
ances, it was not a runaway, but a
mere overturning of the wagon,
incident to carlessness in driving.
Just where the road forks at Shlrley's,
is a cut bank, probably three feet in
height. Upon this and to the right is
the road leading to Shirley's place;
to the left, and just at the bottom of
the bank, is the river road.
Adams and Bragg we're not watchful,
and the horses took the upper road; dis
corning the fact after they had gotten
up, that they were on the wrong
road, Adams turned them off to the left to
regain the right one. Over the bank
went the front wheels and over tipped
the wagon. The fall, from a high seat
was ten Or twelve feet. Adams was
stunned, and from the position in which
he lay, and his general appearance, suf-
located.
The other man was internally injured,
probably, aud this with the resultant ex-
posture, caused his death.
Young Adams was a popular fellow
and was in town last week with a load
of onions. When under the influence
of liquor, however, he was somewhat
quarrelsome and being a husky young
fellow delighted in a little display of
his muscle. Hunters and others always
found a welcome at the home of Adams
near Painted Woods and he was one of
the best known settlers along the river.
An older brother was shot in Montana
by a fellow companion about five year
ago.
OF course, there are rumors Of foul
play, but it is probable the facts in the
case were about as above stated. An
inquest is being held.
FlOurishing.
Bismarck is coming pretty we'll to
the front as a divorce center. Last
spring a couple came to the city from
the east, and took up residence here.
The woman wa married, but the mar.
ital bonds chafed. The man was got
married, but wanted to be-at9 Jfha
woman. They staid here during 1thA
summer, and last week the ,&oh1ahH, Way
unmarried from the maa1'SHe nahiR4
want. Then she was 4 n1sBRiedhittbedisa
man she did want, ssv@}y tho pRitisEant
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