The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-03
PURSUED NJ WOLVES
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF ANoRTH
DAKOTA EMBEzzLER.
Julius Sor.sson, Who Took Northern Pa
ciic Express Funds, Underwent Terrible
Suffering In His FIight-Nearly Frozen
70 Death and Eaten by Wolves.


Suffering In His TIight-Nearly Frozen
to Death and Eaten by Wolves.
julius Sorenson, who embezzled 5000
of Northern Pacific express funds while
agent at Grand Harbor, Ramsey county,
N. D., has been arrested and part Of
the money recovered. He confessed to
the crime and agreed to return without
requhition papers. His adventures in es-
Gaping from the snow bound town read
like romance.
AS a result Of poker game New
Years day Sorenson appropriated $500
Of the express company's money. The
discrepancy was discovered by officials
the following day, and warrant was
sworn out for his arrest, bat before it
could be served Sorenson took $500
more and i'll the dead of night left
Grand Harbor. A terrible snowstorm
was raging at the time, with the ther-
mometer below zero, and all the rail
roads were blockaded. Sorenson's only
avenue of escape lay in walking, and at
8 o'clock he commenced his journey to
DEVILS Lake, the nearest town, dis
tance of nine miles. The fugitive walk
ed along the railroad tracks. He was
severely frozen when he reached his des-
tination, which was five hours after he
started. Fearful that the officials at
DEVILS Lake would be notified of his
departure from Grand Harbor, Sorenson
walked across the lake to Fort Totten.
The following morning he walked to
New Rockford, 10 miles from Fort Tot
ten.
The fugitive remained in New Rock
ford during that day, and at night again
commenced his tedious and perilous
journey to place of safety. He chose
the Northern Pacific railroad tracks, and
when between Darlington and James
town new danger came upon him. Dis
NAL howls of the prairie wolf were
heard all round him, and not infrequent-
ly one Of the hungry beasts ran up close
ly to him. Sorenson was unarmed, save
for stout club he had with him. He
had lived in Dakota for several years
and was well aware that at this time of
the year wolves are very ferocious. 1t
was nearly midnight, and the howls and
yelps Of the animals could be plainly
lizard ON all Sides The cries became
xlore distinct at every step, and Soren-
son knew that he was being surrounded.
After walking for over a mile Sorenson
saw one story log house, and he has
tened across the prairie toward it. The
doors were closed, and he was Unable to
open them. The wolves by this time
were gathered in great numbers.
'It seemed that the country was alive
with the animals" he said. II tried
the doors Of the hut, but could not open
them. I finally found long plank, and
raised this to the top Of the house and
crawled on TO the roof, pulling the plank
after me. The wolves remained near the
house until daybreak and then left.
walked to the town of Spiritwood, and
there caught a train for st. Paul. Be-
fore going into the city disguised my.
self as farmer because was afraid the
police would arrest me. / bought pa
per, and the first thing read was dis
patch from Grand Harbor that 1 was
wanted there for embezzling the express
company's money. l did not remain in
st. Paul long and took q train for Chi
cago. st. Paul Pioneer Press