The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-07-08
HAD TO SHOOT HIN.
Sheriff Cook Had to Use A
Gun on a Tramp to
Subdue Him.
How and Where Mitchell
People Spent the Great
National Holiday.
A PRIVATE AT THE FRONT
Private Frank McLain Writes
Home an Interesting Let
ter Of Camp Life.
ARRESTED FIVE TRAMPs.
sheriff Cook. Arrested Five Fellows satur-
day Whose Conduct Was Bad.

Late Saturday afternoon fellow by
the name of Thos. Bailey went into the
Merchants hotel by raar door and
helped himself to a bucket and one OF
the girls in the house objected to his
way of doing business, but he paid no
attention TO what she said. Soon after
Geo Liko came into the house and
asked the fellow what he meant by
acting that way. Bailey didn't give a
satisfactory answer and without any
cause turned on Liko and struck him
savagely in the face, inhicting bad
bruise over his eye. Bailey with his
partner made his escape down an alley
and got out OF sight at once, fearing an
arrest. Miss Liko informed Sheriff
Cook of the circumst tance. who went in
pursuit of the parties to effect their
arrest. The sheriff followed them
down the east Milwaukee track, there
were FIVE in the crowd, and with a de-
scription of Bailey, easily picked him
out of the crowd. AS soon as Bailey
saw the sheriff he took to his heels and
run toward tie stockyards, with the
sheriff in hot pursuit. The sheriff
nabbed Bailey who was inclined to GO
along peaceably, but just at that moment
Prendergast, one of the crowd, came ul
and urged Bailey to do up the sheriff,
He turned on the sheriff and resisted
an arrest. Sheriff Cook, under the cir
cumstance, had but one means of de-
fense from the threatening attitude o
the thugs. When Bailey resisted ar
arrest the sheriff very properly drew {
small revolver and fred at the obstre
porous prisoner, who fell to the GROUND
and the sheriff said afterward that ht
thought he was dead. The ball tool
| effect on the left collar bone and glanc
ing off made q scratch on Bailey's face
The sheriff Immediately picked him VI
| and asked him if he was ready to q
along peacably, and he expressed th
| desire to be taken. Sheriff Cook pu
| Bailey in Jail and then secured assist
| apce and arrested the other fou
| fellows. Sheriff Cook said that he re
gretted very much that he had to US
such measures to effect the arrest bu
| he was in such a position that it wa
| necessary to defend himself and use
| only the natural precaution. Unde
| the circumstances there are none VIII
4 blame the sheriff for acting on tn
! defensive.
| Sheriff Cook secured the assistanc
of his deputy and one or two others an
sent them down TO the stockyards
bring the others in. This was accom-
plished without much trouble and bt
fore nightfall they were all in Jail. d.
Tatman was called to see the the inju
ed prisoner when he was placed in ia
and he expressed the opinoin that tt
wound presented no fatal, symptom
the bullet being only % caliber ar
did not enter fatal part of his body.
Saturday evening the entire crow
with the exception OF Prendergast, w
brought before Judge Abbey, who ga
Bailey 80 days in Jail, being charg'
with yagrancy and disorderly condut
and Chas. Kelly, Thos. Clark and Fral
Payne were given 10 days for v
grancy. Prendergast was given
days in jail.
The tramps are becoming qu
numerous about the city and they a
not all backward about making the
demands for something to eat and tt
vigorous action by the sheriff they W
soon learn that Mitchell is a good pls
to be avoided.
HOW THE FOURTH WAS SPEN