Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-25

The young woman was saspdtnR before az
entrance TO an inner room. and Coudotte
handed me the club and told me to strike
her with 1t. AZ I approached her she
struck at me with hoe, cutting through
my hat aud making cash in my fore.
head. just over my left eye. Thia cut 3
bled freely. and ! could not see on &C.
count Of the blood running into my eye,
I then dropped the club and went back to
the door. where stood wipinR the blood
from my face, Before l dropped the club
the woman struck at me second tiMe.
but the hoe caught in the wire supporting
the stove-pipe, 50 that it did not reach
me. and the hoe remained suspended from
the wire, nlackhswk now went up to
the young woman and pushed her down
to the aoor with his hand. He then
struck her ON the side of the head with
the back Of the az. while she was attempt
ing to get up, By this time the old lady
was very much frightened, bnt was not
making any noise, She rose from her
seat and started to 60 out the door. Just
as Phillip Ireland was entering, Cou-
dotte threw him stick and told Phillip
to strike her. Ireland struck her first
across the small OF the back, and she fell,
face downward, on the floor. He struck
her again on the upper part of the right
arm.
Blackhawk then threw the OK over to
me and told me to strike the old woman
with II. She had turned On her side
when Ireland struck her on the arm, and
l struck her first on the back and then on
the breast. with the poll of the ak. l then
dropped the ax. then turned from the
old woman and saw one of the babies
lying, dead, on the floor. Coudo,te at
that time picked the other child up by the
feet, swung 1t around and struck its head
against the wall. Mr.. Wells now asked
Holy,rack if any whisky had been drunk
during all this time. Holytrack stated
that, before leaving the stable, Blackhawk
and Coudotte had produced bottle hold
ing about pint, of which they drank
about half, handing the bottle to Phillip
Ireland, telling him (Holytrack and Ire
land) to finish it between them. Holy
track further stated that while they were
speaking about the horses and before
drinking this liquor, he judged from the
talk and actions Of CoudOtte and Black
hawk that they we're under the influence
of liquor.l
! Blackhuwk now told Ireland and me TO
search for money. As he spoke about
searching he also said that the old woman
was not dead yet. Coudotte went up to
where shc WAS lying, picked up the AK
which had dropped ON the floor beside.
her and struck her upon the head. Black.
hawk now pushed trunk toward Phillip
and me and told us to search ii. We dill
so, throwing the contents on the floor.
he then pushed q second trunk toward us;
but. before we had emptied 1t, he directed
US to 90 outside and look around.
We remained outside quito time, and
then rc-entered the house. Phillip Ire
land add then continued the search for
money among the contents ofthe trunk
which we had emptied. found pack
Eege about ten inches long and eight
icches wide and about an inch thick. II
said TO Blackhawk that it might contain
the money; but he. upon looking at il, !,
said that it was papers relating to land,
and he placed it on the table. We fin
ished searching. but found no money.
Blackhawk then said that perhaps somer
thing of value might be 10 the cellar, ands;
as the old woman was lying with her. lega
over the cellar door, be directed us ID
move her away. Alec Coudotte TOOK
her by the legs and took her by the
shoulders, moving her over beside the
stove. Blackhawk then raised the cellar
door, went down and looked around in
the cellar. When he came up he told us
that there was nothing down there.
We then went into the other room, and
Blackhawk gave me white silk handker-
chief. mother-of-pearl breastpin in the
shape OF horn, the clasp for the pin
being broken The pin was then pro-
duced. and Holytrack stated tina, il was
the pin, but that the clasp had been re.
paired], a coat and vest. with red paper,
covered pencil in the vest pocket. and q
watch. h.guard which Mr.. Wells showed me
yesterday.
Alec. Condotte gave to Phillip ireland
two baby rings. one large ring and neck
tie. Frank Blackhawk gave Phillip q
: suit. consisting Of coat pants and vest, Z
Now we all left the house aud wentto;
. ward the stable after the gun and powder
horn. We went into the stable, and. a,
! the ammunition was scattered about, w
picked it up. The sack containing tht
ammunition was then given to me BY
Blackhawk, to hold. Phillip had by tbil
) time stepped out Of the stable. and he re
ported that some one was passing on th,
road with'a team aud sleigh.
Blackhawk told us that he would Il
3 and fetch them to the stable. and for vi
. to grab the little boy while he killed til,
. man, and he started to go toward the peo
pie in the sleigh. He got az Tar % thu
. little sod house when the man drove fast
and left him. He turned then and
, came back to where We were, We re-
: mained In the stable until The tSam wal
ont Of sight. when we started Tor ths
road, taking the path leading by the well
Blackhawk cautioned us To follow tho