The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-21
jim MANSIkER'S FATE.
stock Inspector Smith Tells the Story of
the Tragedy.

the Tragedy.
Yellowstone Journal: At about 10
O'Clock last night a man named Jim
Manskier who was wanted in Stark
county, n. D., for ''rustling" was fa-
tally shot in a caboose at the Northern
Pacific depot in this city by Stock In
speotor w. ID. Smith while resisting ar
rest. Immediately after the shooting
Inspector Smith surrendered himself to
the sheriff, and this morning made the
following statement to the Yellowstone
Journal:
I'm the latter part of October last
received information regarding the
running off and killing of certain range
stock near Bellfeld, N d.. and about
two weeks ago received a letter from
Frank Lish, sheriff of starry county. n.
D., giving me a description of Jim
Manskier who was wanted in Stark
| county for grand larceny I set about
watching the trains and last night was
on hand when No. / arrived and went
| through the train, but without success.
Knowing that there was to be an ice
train through. westbound. at q late
hour, was on hand for that, and had
with me Chief Jackson and Patrolman
Johnson OF the city police force When
this train arrived. which was about 10
O'Clock. we entered the caboosse at the
dark end and came into the open room
natufallN
somewhat unexpectedly. There was a
man there, sitting on the side seat of
the cabOose, with a Winchester lying
on the seat to the left of him and a
SiX-shooter in a scabbard on the seat
10 the right of him. / saw at once
that he was the man | wanted and
called upon him to throw up his
hands, covering him at the same time
with my gun, while Chief Jackson did
the same. He seemed somewhat sur
prlsed and stared at us, but never said
n word, though | twice repeated the
command to throw up" Meanwhile I
could see his right hand edging away
towards his six-shooter. The third
time / called upon him. I said Get
your hands up; l don't want to kill
you. At this he made a grab for his
slN-shooter, and had it about half out
or the scabbard when fired Just af-
ter my first shot he threw his left hand
up to his breast, but kept Juggling
away with his right hand at the re-
NoiVer Then | fired again and after
that the smoke was so thick that 7
could not see what happened, though I
fired three shots more Jackson, who
was standing where the smoke did not
OBSCURE his view, says Manskier fell
over on the seat at the third shot fall
ing on his Winchester"
inspector Smith expressed deep re-
the affair, but realizing from the ac-
tions of the man, when called upon to
surrender, that II was show down e"
there was only one thing for him to do.
| and that was to get his man before his
man got him. This assumption is fully
borne out, both by the actions of the
man and statements he made before he
dled. AS soon as possible after the
shooting Manskier was carried over to
the Macqueen house. where he was
given such attention as was possible
10 give MORALLY wounded man, and
though shot three times through the
breast with a 40 bullet, he fingered I'M
I'll O'Clock this morning. The shots
formed a triangle around his left min
pie, and could all be covered with one
hand. Another shot had shattered his
left wrist. During the night he was
attended by DR.. Gray, Clin Cruise
Gordon Watney and others. but was
not inclined to talk much of himself
and when he did it was only to Cruise
and Watney. The former had known
him slightly. and to him the diving
man stated that he had worked for the
O y outfit last summer and that a
false report had been started about his
stealing cattle, that got the officers af-
ter him, and as he did not want 10 be
taken he had been on the move for
some time. He said that the first time
ne Ildn Deen on MS Su4Ed was last
night i'm the caboose. and IL he had
been on the alert he would have killed
both of the officers If he could have
got one shot he would die satisfied
The first shot, he said. paralyzed him
and he could do nothing. He stated
that Bill Jones. who runs the 81 out
fit, was his cousin. and that another
cousin was married to Ben Lawless.
He has one brother in Durango. Col.
and another in New Mexico some
where. He was 26 years old. well put
up. and, Cruise says, a man who could
take care Of himself anywhere.
To MIR. Watney. who nursed him
very assiduously during the night. he
said: Tell goodbye 10 Tom DaVasic~.
who runs a saloon in Wibaux, and that
] am going to the happy hunting
grounds" He further told Mr.. Wat
ney that he had a married sister at
Fort Worth. Tex, whose married name
he did not know. and that NJ. Leinhart
Of Trinidad. Col. was his uncle. He
bequeathed his six-shoCter 10 DIR. Bla-
lock of Dickinson. and desired that his
rifle be sold to pay S. that he owed
Bob Maze and SO for clothes that DR..
Blalock had stood good for. He pro-
tested his innocence of cattle stealing
The inquest was TO have been held
this morning. but was postponed until
this afternoon and will be continued
until tomorrow morning 10 permit
Sheriff Lish of Stark county, y. D.. to
be here.