Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-02-16

when wanted.
Mr.. Charles Parker further states that
on his way Misunderstanding from Will
Transport to Winchester-he met Sheriff
Mahaney; that he told the sheriff that
he had arrested oung Mike ; that he had
left him at the Jail because he was sick,
and that he would now turn the prisoner
over to his (the sheriff's) charge. Mr..
Parker further states that the sheriff re-
fused to become responsible for the safe
keeping of the accused, and said that he
would have nothing to do with the mat
ter.
A new warrant was sworn out before
Justice Flick and placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Baxter. who it was known
would be very apt to take his man where
the warrant of the law directed that he
should be taken, or know the reason why.
Mr.. Baxter went to the Jail few days
after Mr.. Parker had been there, and was
Informed by the sheriff that ''two states
are between Mike and Williamsport.
The Record is informed that Sheriff
Mahaney and his son Michael were in
Steele On Wednesday, the day following
the one upon which Charles Parker served
the warrant of arrest
The unfortunate child who is the VIC
tim in this case is also enceinte.
Notes.
Deputy Sheriff Baxter was watchful
and alert all through the day, as there
were great mauy who feared that when
young McTavsh went on the stand to
testify there might be troable.
Those who have feared results on &C.
count of pe,jured witnesses when Mary
/ Dunbar's seducer comes to trial should
not forget that a jury has the right to
consider the credibility of witnesses.
States Attorney Lynn. remained on
South Prairie to attend the preliminary
examination before Justice Flick, to-
| morrow, OF man named Woodke for
stealing wheat from Sebastian Baumau.
Mrs. Lynn has gone down to bring her
| husband home.
Young Johnny Mahaney's heart is in
the right place. When States Attorney
Lynn was in Bismarck, recently, John,
| who had not learned of his brothers sud-
den departure. SAID to the lawyer who
supposed, that young Mike was still at
home Tell Mike. for me, to do the right
thing and act the man. Ma'lge is nice
little girl and was good girl until he met
her. He ought to marry her at once and
take care of her."
Mr.. F. H. Register, states attorney of
Burleigh county, has been retained to ass
sist States Attorney Lynn, of this
county in the prosecution of the case of
the State of North Dakota VS.. Fed H.
Cotton. Offers of financial assista nee to
pay the additional counsel have been
freely made from all parts of the county
even from Campbell county, where the
Dunbar family formerly lived and were
well-known and respected,
Those who were sojourners at the resi-
dence of Capt. and Mrs. Flick while at
tending the trial were united In praise of
Mrs. Flicks successful efforts to feed
them. Though doing her own work, and
the big crowd coming unexpectedly. she
took care of 'em as we'll az though there
had been but half dozen present. Her
kind and motherly attentions to the
young girl-as freely and. unsclfishly
given as though the unfortunate child
we're her own daughter-elicited kindly
comment from many of those present,
There was one incident during the day
that put very intense strain upon the
situation. At the time when the girl was
overcome by her feelings Fred Cotton
made some remark to Mrs. Dunbar, the
purport of which the Record reporter did
not learn. Mr., Dunbar rushed toward
him, exclaiming, you dirty dog. you
miserable villain, how dare you speak to
a member of my family9 But Deputy
Baxter and others inte. fared to restrain
and calm the excited man, who for the
first time since this great sorrow came
upon him had lost control of himself.
As showing what might have been ex
pected from the testimony of young Nc
lavish under cross-examination, we give
the following incident that occurred a,
Justice Flick's during the afternoon OF
the day of the trial: About dozen men
were discussing the affair when young
McTavish volunteered the information
that "Capt. Cotton and Fred offered to
take Mary Dunbar to St. Paul and pay all
her expenses, where she could get rid OF
the child and then she could have come
back home and no one would have known
anything about it" All Of which ap.
peared to be very kind on the part OF
people who had had nothing to do with
the ruin of Mary Dunbar.
i A great many complain at what they
term the lewness of the bonds but, as 8
matter of fact, the bond is not a small
one, according to the practice of the
courts. Again, it must not be considered
that bondsman is necessarily in sympa.
thy with the accused. And, furthermore,
if the accused should make up his mind
to run away, even if he had been com.
mitted to Jail, it might have happened
that he would have found it as easy te
make his escape as young Michael Maha'
ney did. While, with the $500 bonds, the
county would have something in the way
of indemnity for its expenditures in hunt
ing the fugitive. In this case, the bonds.