The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-10-03
SENTRY FIRES AL SHOT AT A. MAN /
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-2NoT1fERM-AS DIyERTs THE SHOT
-T ANB HRIEs 10 STAB THE
u .t +~4 ~ $50. s4ss2fs5
SENTRY
MEN MAXI GOOD THEIR ESCAPE
INCES CONVERSATIONS RE-
oissSLS HEARD AnoEa
ss.5=-,vIsITORs.

| Canton, SOfis, Dct. 1. -- a. strange
story comes frsIaS Westlawn cemetery,
where company Of regulars from
| Fort Wayne, Mich, are guarding the
vault 4 II, which the body Of the late
| Pr esidenE Mckinley lies. 1t is to the
effect that "a guard on duty on top Of
| the vault fired aSsa7pt at one man who
refused toSheed hfs challenge;that the
hotSwas:7 diverted BY another man
who apprareda 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
mafEer connected with their service,
land for this reason Capt. Biddle. who
HIS In command was obliged to decline
to BE Quoted at the camp last night
He will .once make a full report 70.
fh2s supeIaors TaEnable authorities
Fn2ade the Following stat terneat
Rrivats DeprerM as on guard duty
on top or the vault at a point COM
Ulandia sntx rance below and The
tappToacn from the rear. Shortly pc
/ fore 1880 lhe saw what lsa took tosape
gs TIte I;dce 6f Nan ~
[peeripg f.PR) )sslpindg Esl tre about Eessy
EtwentE minutes he sa ys, and at - 7. Al =
saw the man hurry to "a tee, ten feei 1
nearer. He challenged the man to halt
hut this was not heeded and tho fellow
approached nearer. Deprend leyeledS
Ehis gun and aimed to shoot for effect,
/ but Just at that instant another man
who came toward him from sthe 5oppo-sss
lsite side, caught the gun, threw it. up
ana the buffet was spent In tire air.
This same man struck Deprend ron the
fright side Of the abdomen with q kntfey
or other sharp weapon, cutting an
"L',- -sha ped cash III his overcoat an
inch arrdE7a half long each way a ne "a
srnalled one, in, his blouse. The flesh
was not broken but was bruised under
the cuts in the loshfng. Deprend, ], iras
the struggle, fell and dz:roHed down the 4
Side Of the vault Lieut., Ash hbridge 4
officer of the day, was in front Of the.
vault ana rushed to the7tpb n5heariilg'
the shot but The men mad oodg their
escape All mem bers+ of the company !
on hearing the shot hurried to the
vatiit, and besides searching I he ace,f,estt 4
terry; y;t III W q . Sa tn In no GsaelE
The Guard Was Incgeassd.r4 WI NJ n IL
Deprend is a recruit enlisted in New,
York Sabpiit four months sago. ~ 4Ie q .is
|saids tos be q u excel lent lqiers and -teo'
have a fine record vii his soft nv
He says the man VINO attacked him
wasnna slsedfbat tifata The first &one he.
Esaw Was nes askeds Il He SAYS the lattassss 81
ter carried a / white IhEi e package in shls
right hand and sonnet thing that g1it-41'
|Fered in his Ieftsf Since the ifnEideHtl
stories have been told in camp of II some !
|tncs5 hillary 5csonversa tions overheard iii
the crowds til at have visited the cerr1 T. =
steryI Including one ester days allegz5
Ing. that some stranger said; Lots IT Lots q, ~
EpeopIe would, ike to see this whole
[thing blown up. 2 sFsF sf' ~ A - Z n
There are seventy, sold dltearss at fhegF
cemetery, twenty OF, whom are, CON-, 81,
stantly on guard doing duty about the
vault sand camp ~ q
Stories regard ling the ineid dent vi
| they reached the city were connected,
with the Jail delivery that occurred
about THE same tines " While theret
seens to be no doubt that at leaststWol
providers attempted to. reach the, vault,
EfheFe II much differerce Of opinion asi \
/ Eo the object of the int truders who evi-,i
a,,f1lys ,,, AZ nSd tf,nfs esr NS3 St3 e