Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-06-17
LAwLEssNEss.
Attempt Made to Ktduap . Sta,
Enforcement League Detective.

bling has been stopping at the Cairns
house. 1t was supposed that no was a
detective in the employ Of the State
Enforcement league aud that it was
through the evidence collected 10y him
that Dan Maxon, w. E. McGovern and
other bootleggers we're arrested last
week. Threats have been made by
the lawless element against whom
Dybing was working that they would
get even with him, and the culmina-
ton of these threats was reached
Saturday night.
Ahout midnight IL gang Of men con-
sisting Of w. Il. Manning, Smith Fas-
sett, Bill Elliott, Jim Dowd, Jack Shan
nan, Jim Collins and Frank Ash, went
to the Cairns house with the evident
intention of doing Dybing severe
bodily injury. Landlord Farkas, the
night clerk known US "Shorty''), A. p.
Jones, q railroad fireman, and A. j.
Saunders, the hotel cook, were in the
office at the time. The gang invited
Farkas out of the office end told him
that they wanted Dybing. He tried to
prevent them from carrying out their
purpose, but two or three of the men
forced their way past him and up
stairs to the room where Dybing was
sleeping. Farkas followed them up
and finally persuaded them to come
down stairs again. In the meantime
Jones made some remark which an
gered the gang and he was attacked by
Dowd, who was assisted by Collins and
later by Manning. Saunders then took
u hand in the defense Of Jones and
the two put up q good fight, but the
gang was too many for them and they
were forced out Of the office into tho
street. While this was going on Bill
Elliott had Shorty" the night clerk,
crowded up into u corner and kept him
quiet at the point of u revolver while
Shannon vas performing tho same
duty for Farkas. The road being now
clear the gang made a rush for Dy-
bing's bed room and forced an en-
trance, breaking down the door.
In fairness to Fassett 1t should be
stated that he claims that no WAS not
present while the affair was in
progress.
There were two occupants Of the
room, Dybing and John Siverson, of
Penn. Mr.. Siverson is president Of
the Ramsey County Enforcement
league and Il we'll known temperance
worker. His connection with the af-
fair was accidental, he was unacquain-
ted with Dybing and did not know his
business here until after the riot had
started in the Office, when Dybing told
him his name and mission. SiversOn
is we'll known by the members of the
gang who made the assault and they
were probably we'll pleased to find an
opportunity to ven up matters with
him.
When the door was broken in both
Dybing and Siverson were bodily
hustled out into tho hall and the
former WAS thrown over the railing
into the hallway below. Both men
we're struck and kicked repeatedly and
their appearance tho next day shows
that they we're hardly used. In some
manner-neither a tell exactly how
1t happened-they found their way
into the street and ran for their lives.
Neither knew that the other had made
his escape. They found refuge in Rev
Dingle's house, Dybing arriving first
and Siverson u few minutes later.
While this was going on Jones and
Saunders were looking for the police
Chief Hurst had gone home, but Night
Waterman Bowman was soon found
When he arrived on the scene thu
gang had disappeared, and as SiversoL
and Dybing were also missing, it wa
supposed that they had been carried
away. Chief Hurst and Sheriff Wag
ness were ut once summoned and they
put in the remainder of the night
hunting for tho gang. Dowd was soor
found and jailed. States Attorney
McClorY a routed out Of bed at 4
o'clock and ut once issued warrants
charging tho parties with kidnapping
In the early morning Manning, Fassetl
and Elliott were rounded up and
placed In Jail. The other members OF
the party, Shannon, Collins and Ash
have SO far evaded the officers and are
supposed to have Immediately left
town on bicycles. They we're at the
Ems ign farm some time Sunday, but
the officers did not get word until
after they had left. Two OF them arc
supposed by Commissioner Ugland tc
have been at his place late Sunday
night. They came during the rain aud
asked permission to put their horse il
his barn for Il little while. He did not
see their faces, but from the descrip
ton given it is supposed that one was
Collins. The officers were given u tiE
Tuesday that the men had doubled on
their tracks and we're ut d certain
house in the city. The place wa.
searched without results. Mayor Ser
umgard and County Commissioners
Upland, acting for the city and county
jointly, have offered q reward of 81
each for the arrest of these men and il
is believed that they will he appre
hended before long.
While the fighting Was going on in
the Cairns house q tWO-seated rig wa.
noticed in the street in front OF the
hotel. It disappeared ut the same time
the gang did and it is now supposed
that it. was there for the purpose O
taking Dybing out of town. What
would have been done with him cal
only be conjectured, but from the law
less character Of the men concerned in
the affair it il possible that anything
might have occurred, oven to murder
Manning, Elliott, Fassett and Dowd
were arralgned before Judge Duel
Wednesday afternoon on two charges,
burglary and kidnapping. The for
mer waived examination and was
placed under $1,000 bonds on each
charge. Elliott, Fassett and Dowd
took q change of venue to Justice
McGahan.
The crime committed by these men
will probably result in severe punish.
ment. Burglary, riot, kidnapping and
conspiracy are some of the charges