Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-13
5. COUNTY SHOOTING
Particulars Of the Rather Sensational
Shooting Near Braddock Last
5.5s :S1 u, 5t- Wednesday. u
Deliberate Manner in Which a Wild
d: Man With a Gun Perforated I I
s SE%>~&s %>E His Old Friends. a

Finished Up the Job by Blowing Out
NJ His Brains With ) Shot Gun,
h. Emptied in His Head. ry
The Braddock, Republican gives the
following details Of the sensational
shooting there on Wednesday of this
week: : s,@ 5s :ES5 $@ .aat. 5gG = -.
Wednesday morning. at about 10
o'clock, as p. G.. Levin, living seven
miles southeast Of Braddock, was on
his way to town with team and
wagon, and when at a point within
about two miles of town, he was over
taken by Frank Ringus, who, Peter
says, without word Of warming, lev
e1ed q shotgun at Mr.. Levin, where
upon the latter asked: 'You are not
going to shoot me, are you, Frank?"
Ringus answered in Swedish "Sure
am.', and pulled the trigger. The
shell, which was a home loaded one,
failed to explode. Ringus then
dropped the shotgun into the buggy
and began firing with revolver. He
fired six shots, all of which struck
dangerously. near to Mr.. Levin, and
three OF which struck his clothing. The
first ball from ,Ringus' revolver went
through a leather cuff, pierced Mr.
Leyin's right wrist to the bone, then
glanced out at a point about two inches
from where it entered, not injuring the
bone but slightly soaring an artery.
OF the other two bullets which struck
Peters clothing, one went through the
cuff of his right coat sleeve. The
other, having evidently first struck
some part of the wagon, glanced and
found lodgment in the back of the col
lar Of Mr. Levin's coat. -, -.
The failure Of the shotgun shell to
explode, and the leather cuff, are all
that prevented a murder, for Peter
states that he received the bullet in
his wrist while having his arm up to
protect his face. Had not the cuff been
there the ball would doubtless have
passed through the arm and lodged in
the head. 4, II at5f. .ssg r..z% j. ,ss.. ...a-
#5s H;- After the six shots had been fired
Ringus turned back toward home and
Levin hurried to town; to have DE-.
Snyder dress the wound, and also to
send Constable Shepard after Ringus.
When Ringus burned bach evident
" having an unfinished plan in mind,
he drove directly southeast to the farm
of John Melander where number Of
neigh bors were assisting in moving a
barn for G. q. Davis. There he spoke
to nearly; everyone present and showed
no signs Of unusual excitement. He
called Mr.. Davis aside and paid little
Indebtedness of 80 cents, after which
he shot Nels Olson, at very. short
range. Olson. was bending over, maxi
ing a place for a pry under the build
ing Ringus stepped up behind Olson,
and before anyone knew his intentions,
he shot. Olson, the ball entering under
the right ear, passing through the
mouth, knocking out two teeth and
coming COZ, ut 81 tie left side 81 lie lower
law The men en- nresent. n not he; shein,gz
8 rn1ed ana teing Iuisy cearing e11 S. for, for The
IA tient did not nrey ent Ring,,s making
ii L ese;i, !, Mr. Davis secured p e,nn 81,
rom the house, But when le he got OUT
81, side With il irgnls was o,,t Of range, zee.
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Olson Ringus wall ed Is lis ,I buggy, and
DICK ing IN Il & hotgaln pro baby with
,,h ich III dlo more shooting il case 81
atteanpted CAPTURE got Tito the vehicle
and al ave away II hen about eighty