Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-16
NELSON PARK.
As SUPPOSED MURDER.
George Bates Found Unconscious in
Front OF q Saloon at ST. Vincent.

& Last Wednesday night while a crowd were
drinking and having supposed good time
in the saloon of John Smith at ST. Vincent, one
George Bates of Pembina, who makes living
selling clothing, joined in with the crowd. He.
.'sct them freely and after spending all the
money he had on his person, he pawned cap
which hc had as b sample.
About II o'clock, the time for closing sa-
looms, John Smith. the proprietor, ordered the
crowd out. Bates said he would not so until
no had got back his cap, as he (S,nith) had got
all his money. Smith finally got ugly and
forced Bates out, locking tho door behind him.
Bates strolled up the street and returned in a
short time and tried to force the saloon door
open. Messrs. Forsythe and Monroe, who had
been with Bates in the saloon, came along and
tried to persuade him to go home, hut he re-
fused and said he wantod his cap again. After
.coaxins Tor some time they finally gave up with
tho hope that he would get tired of the deal
and go home it they left him to himself.
On returning to the spot a. few minutes later
they found Bates lying with his body in the
gutter and his foot resting on the sidewalk.
They picked him up and tried to stand him on
his feet, but failed in their efforts could
not stand. He was bleeding about the head
and they thought he had cut himself in falling.
Constable Cowan. Of st. Vincent was notified
and he ordered q rig to have him taken to his
home in Pembina where they turned him over
to Marshal loorhead OF that place. He was
then taken to his home and as nobody answer
cd the door, they took him in and laid him
down beside the stove, on tho floor, whore they
loft him to sober up.
AS Bates was man who was in tho habit Of
going on the spree and abusing his family, it is
evident Mrs. Bates was afraid to answer the
door on his arrival homo that night as she
feared he would drive her out as he had on
previous occasions.
When mrs. Bates came down stairs IN the
morning she found her husband lying BY the
dining room door dead, where he evidently had
reached on his way 10 the stair case, presume
bly, to give warning to his family,
At the coroner's inquest he was found to have
his temple crushed in, making hole that it
Was possible to put the first finger in to the
first joint. One Of his eyes was almost out Of
the socket and his mouth and nose we're badly
smashed. 10 evidently died from the wound
in the temple.
Tho authorities at St. Vincent were notified
and John Smith, the: proprietor OF the saloon,
was placed under arrest and taken to this place
for 9 hearing which is now in process before
tho grand jury. n
On examination of the saloon door it was
found that tho bolt had been broken of and it
was missing, and it is surmissd that Bates had
broken in and was dealt with accordingly BY
Smith. 8s {. y
Tho Misses Thedorf who reside next door %
the saloon, were aroused between eleven and
twelve o'clock by noise outside, and upon
looking out claim to have seen Smith strike
Bates and knock him into the gutter after
which he stood over him few minutes and
stared him in the face, then he left him to the
mercy Of ye Gods -Hallock News.