Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-06-14
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Geo. H. B%ingenheimer, treasurer Of
Morton comfy, said the defendant came
to him on March 3Oth last, gave his
name as Fred Apperle; said he lived on
the Cannon Ball, and presented a wolf
bounty warrant to be cashed. Witness
gave him a check for the amount of the
warrant.
A. v. Schallern, auditor of Morton
county, testified that on March 3Oth
last, the defendant applied to him for,
and received, a wolf bounty warrant.
The defendant went under the name of
Fred Arperle at that time.
Miles Mack testified that the defend
ant stopped at his house last winter
under the name of w. H. Leonard at
various times.
Benjamin b. Freeze, a young man 20
years of age, testified that he war around
with the defendant, passing wolf scalps.
The scalps were received by the defend
ant from Chicago. The scalps were
passed in jamestown, Glendale, Napo-
leon, Williamsport, Bismarck and Man
dan. The witness identified a letter
written by defendant and signed signed
George. Rumsby, written to a Chicago
firm, named J. Dreyfus & Co., calling
for forty wolf heads, and enclosing SIG
therefor, ordering them sent to the wit
ness at Grand Forks. The letter also
stated that he would want several hun
dred more this spring. Other letters ad-
dressed to the same parties we're intro.
duced, all with "a cabalistic crow mark
after the signature, without which mark
the defendant had told witness he could
not get the heads. These letters called
for a large number of heads-between
$50 and 200.
Court adjourned while the witness
was on the stand. ..."
On Thursday the witness Freeze Jon
tinued his testimony. His grip contain
ing a number of wolf scalps was intro
duced IN evidence. He admitted that he
had passed Chicago scalps in this county
under the name of James Roland. He
and the defendant were supposed to
divide the profits. When the scalps
were received they were hard and needed
to be soaked before presented. The wit
ness and defendant first tried the Custer
house, then the Western and finally the
Banner house, where they could have
better facilities for soaking the scalps,
and a warmer room in which to do it.
The witness had gone under the follow.
ing assumed names: Herbert Wilson,
Edward Abbott, Chas. Read, Frank
Murry, George Lee, Joseph Cummings,
Harry Duncan and Benjamin Boynton.
The defendant had changed his name a
number of times. The witness remem-
bered the following names: Chester
Taylor, VIM. Russell and by. Miller.
The object in having a new name for
each county was to throw the state
auditor off the scent. 1t would not do
to have a person of the same name send
ing in scalps from different counties.
Capt. Gregg produced the identical
order issued to the defendant March Both
last by County Auditor Moorhouse.
John F. Vennum, auditor of Stutsman
county, identified the defendant as hav-
ing passed ten wolf scalps on him
Nov. 10, 1894. He passed then as Henry
Miller.
B. F. Melton of Sterling testified that
he cashed a. check for the defendant,
drawn by Treasurer Lee of Emmons
county. The defendant then went under
the name of Howard.
Mr.. Pye testified that the order pro-
duced for state bounty was paid at the
Capital National Bank.
The state rested and the defence put
in no testimony.
Judge Winchester delivered the short
est charge on record, the jury retired
and in five minutes came into court with
a verdict of guilty.
SENTENCES.
On Thursday Marion S. Evans came
up for sentence.
MIR. Boucher made a plea for the de,
PENDANT. He said the defendant was
sorry for what be had done, and had
been led astray by others. The jury had
found him guilty of the offense which
the defendant practically admitted he
was guilty Of.
In sentencing the defendant, Judge
Winchester said that Evans had had q
very narrow escape Of the p~enitentiary,
and he had been fortunate in only being
found guilty of assault. The defend.
ants testimony had evidently been prac.
tically the truth, and he had not ap-
peared to shield himself. The crime
charged bordered closely on mob rule,
and when men undertake to take the
law into their own hands they should be
severely dealt with. The court believed
that the experience the defendant had
had would be a lifelong lesson to him.
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