Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-15
The Little Village of Edmore the
Scene of Fatal Bloody
Tragedy.
ONE DEAD AND ONE WOUNDED
Is the Sum Total of Mondays
Shooting ARRAY in a
Blind Pig.


the tragedy which was enacted at the
little village of Edmore, s5 miles
northeast of this city, is laid under
similar conditions, as the one chron-
icled in these columns last week,
namely-a blind pig.
The details of the affair as related
to the Inter Ocean reporter by Deputy
Sheriff George Hanson, of Edmore,
who was one of the star actors in the
fracas which removed from further
earthly cares and an unenviabel oc-
cupation, Frank Peltiere, are in sub
stance as follows:
Monday evening about O'Clock
Carl Okelsen, farmer of Walsh
county, about IS years old, in COM
pany with three other men, went to
the blind pig Of Peltiere, who was
conducting his business in thresh-
ermen's cooking car, and asked for a
bottle of beer. Peltiere, under oaths
of threats and defatmotray utterances
commanded the men to leave his prem
ises. AS the men did so and were
passing along the side of the cooking
car, bullet came crashing through
the wall, striking O'Kelsen in the
face just below the left eye, and tax
ing downward course, lodged in the
back part of the man S neck. He was
Immediately taken to the drug store
by his associates and two physicians
dressed the wound and made him as
comfortable as conditions would per-
NIT
The news Of the shooting spread
like wild fire in the village, and in
tense excitement prevailed, as it was
we'll known, that Peltiere, who fred
the shot was desperate character
and frequently made the assertion that
no one or more men of that COM
munity were able to place him under
arrest no matter what he did.
! Deputy Sheriff Hanson and Village
Constable johnson swore out war
rant for Peltieres arrest and shortly
before 10 o'clock went to his joint tc
take him in charge. An acquaintance
of the desperate, named Ole Ramberg,
accompanied the officers and upon
reaching the blind pig, he raped and
Peltiere recognizing his voice, opened
the door. Hanson who made no mis-.
take in what he would encounter, al
this il stance covered him with re-
volver, commanding him at the same
time to "throw up his hands. = In
stead of complying with the officer
order, Peltiere took one step back
ward and reached for his weapon
which he carried in hip pocket.
He was in the act Of levelling it al
Hanson, when the latter fred, the
bullet passing through Petiere's neck
and telling him to the ground. In 6
flash Hanson jumped into the car,
and taking the pigger's revolver,
which had fallen on the floor in the
hands of it's owner, held him unit
medical assistance arrived.
The bullet had cut the jugula1
vein, and it was at once apparent thai
the wound would prove fatal. When
Peltiere was seized by the officer, ht
sarcastically remarked: "You think
you did smart thing" These were
the last and only words uttered by
him, and two hours later he expired.
Hanson and Levin Thompson i'm.
medaitelly started for this city, tc
notify States Attorney Anderson and
Coroner Nimmo Of the occurrance,
and returned with them to the scene
about noon. The coroner's inquest
developed nothing more of import,
ance than the facts above related and
absolutely no criticism attaches to the
deputy sheriff, who, by a quick move
saved probably his own life and exc.
cuted nothing more than his official
duty.
The dead man was about 40 years
old, of French pareutage, and bore q
hard reputation as pigger and all
around tough. He was generally
known as "Frenchy,'' and has no rel
atives known here.
Okelsen was taken to the Deacon
ness hospital at Grand Forks, and il
expected to recover, if blood poisoning