Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-03
ANOTHER MAN DIvERTS THE SHOT
AND TRIES TO STAB THE
SENTRY.
MEN MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE
INCENDIARY CONVERSATIONS RE-
GENTLY HEARD AMONG
VISITORS.

Canton, ONO, lJCt. l. - "A strange
story comes from Westlawn cemetery.
where a company of regulars from
Fort Wayne, Mich, are guarding the
vault in which the body of the late
President Mckinley lies. It is to the
effect that guard on duty on top OF
the vault fired a shot at one man who
refused to heed his challenge; that the
shot was diverted by another man
who appeared from another direction
and that an effort was made to stab
the guard. Military regulations pre-
vent either the officers or the men Of
the post from being quoted on any
matter connected with their service,
and for this reason Capt. Biddle, who
is in command, was obliged to decline
to be quoted at the camp last night.
He will at once make full report to
his superiors. Reliable authorities
made the following statement:
Private Deprend was on guard duty
on top of the vault at point COM
manding the entrance below and the
approach from the rear. Shortly be-
fore 1880 he saw what he took to be
The Face of a Man
peering from behind tree about forty
feet from his post. He watched it for
saw the man hurry to tree ten feet
nearer. He challenged the man to halt
but this was not needed and the fellow
approached nearer. Deprend leveled
his gun and aimed to shoot for effect,
but just at that instant another man
who came toward him from the oppo-,
site side, caught the gun, threw it up
and the bullet was spent in the air.
This same man struck Deprend on the
right side Of the abdomen with knife
or other sharp weapon, cutting an
-|L"-shaped cash in his OvercOat an
inch and half long each way and a
smalled one in his blouse. The flesh
was not broken but was bruised under
the cuts in the clothing. Depend, in
the struggle, fell and rolled down the
side of the vault. Lieut. Ashbridge,
officer of the day, was in front of the
vault and rushed to the top on hearing
the shot, but the men made good their
escape. All members of the company
on hearing the shot hurried to the
vault and besides searching the ceme-
terry
The Guard Was Increased.
Deprend is a recruit enlisted in New
York about four months ago. He is
said to be all excellent soldier and to
have a fine record with his officers,
He says the man who attacked him
was masked but that the first one he
saw was not masked. He says the lat
ter carried a white package in his
right hand and something that gilt
tered in his left. Since the incident
stories have been told in camp Of some
incenGiary conversations overheard in
the crowds that have visited the GEM
etery, including one yesterday alleg-
ing that some stranger said: Lots of
people would like to see this whole
thing bIGTsn up
There are seventy soldiers at the
cemetery, twenty of whom are con-
-stantly on guard doing duty about the
vault and camp.
Stories regarding the incident when
they reached the city We're connected
with the Jail delivery that occurred
about the same time. While there
seems to be no doubt that at least two
providers attempted to reach the vault
there is much difference of opinion as
to the object of the intruders who evil
IDENTIFY made good their escape.