The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-01-14
sTAsrLlNG TRAGEDY.
Battle Between Bucks.

Carleton, Mimi. Special. Jan. 10-The
Vidette says that "Wednesday was the
day when the Indians of the Fond du
Lac reservation received their dole of gov
ernment money. and soon our streets
were literally sprinklcd with red men too
drunk to have any of the noble" element
left i'll them. Our citizens then We're not
Very much surprised to find on Thursday
morning that an appalling aboriginal
tragedy had been enacted ut Barker Oh
the previous night. AT first it was four
Indians killed and Il large number
wounded. then the number of killed was
put at three: then two. and there it re-
manned until the facts We're known.
Coroner Sukcforth and Sheriff Mrkinnon
Went to Barker on Thursday morning.
Here they We're met by some Indians who
took them to the cabin OF John Laundry,
a half-hrrcd, we'll known around here.
The first Indication of tragedy they had
was Il large pool of blood crimsoning the
snow about thirty feet from the cabin.
Inside lay John Laundry himself. on his
poor couch, dead. with the deep pallor
AMI sunkrn face and form of Il man who
has bled to death. Srlashcs and pools of
blood We're everywhere, and his wife,
sat on the floor and rocked herself to and
fro in her misery. uttcring walls of sor.
row from time TO time. Questioned as
to the death of her husband. she said
that Joe kinghird. Il llalf-brrcd lad of
about sixteen. had come lu their house
me evening before to get rifle and am
nunltion belt. There was some dSput,
up. shot her husband and then
however, do not l,.;,r uu, hrr
story and according to beth cn~on"r "n.i
sheriff. the matter came about in this
way: kingbird Snt the riur ,.!.,i .,t,t....t
from the house with il: liz WAS followed
ny Laundry. who seized hold of it. In
was discharged. the ball striking King
bird. Seeing. what had happened Laun-
dry ran back to his house. and prrpci
cautiously from !hr window He w is
not cautious enough. however. for the ln-
dian hoy, with IL bullet il his head. took
deliberate aim at him and fired. The hull
let struck him near the right arm pit, cut.
body. and Laundry blcl to death before
any proper assistance could he brought
to him. The boy was traced To his plr.
ents tcpec. his trail being plainly marked
| by the same glEStly stains that they had
first nolircd upon their arrival at the
toptr. They realized for the first tine
tn" almost mrpir;lcl" feat the half
breed boy had accomplished The bullet
from the rifle S,ru"k him about :,n inch
and IL half from the point OF the chin and
went upwards. sllattrring the jaw. cut
ting the tongue To pieces. destroying tho
palate and coming out between the ry,S
aC the base of the forehead, Enough,
one would say, to Kill! or disable almost
ny man. Yet in spite of that awful
wound, and with the blood streaming
from him in torrents he raised the gun
and shot Laundry, then distant from him
about thirty feet. After doing this he
turned, and blimdly stumbling. made his
way to his parents tepec, II distance of
half Il mile, IN example of savage courage
and doggcd determination which the
Spart;,ns would have dill 'uty in sur
passing. or indeed in cuualling. He lies
there yet. and is rXpr ted t" recover.
Laundry and kingbir,l wrrc it was said,
both sober when the shooting occurred.