Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-05-08
FOR REVENGE
William Wilson Says lie Forged
Drafts on Canadian Bank
For Revenge.
Saws he Was Jailed in Canada for
Horse Stealing and was
GuiltleSs.
Justice Pearson Sends Prisoner Back
to Jail to Await Trial at
July Term.

July Term.
William Wilson arrived on the de.
layed train Wednesday evening in
charge of Sheriff Serum of Darlington
and was taken at once to the county
Jail to await trial. Thursday morn
ing he was arraigned in Justice Peter
PearsOn'S court and asked for twenty
four hours in which to plead. Justice
Pearson asked him if he could give a
satisfactory bond. He stated that he
could not put up bond. The hear
ing was adjourned to Saturday and
Wilson was taken back to Jail.
Wilson, who is charged with issuing
a fraudulent check IN favor OF Picard
& Moss for $50, says he left Canadian
drafts for a large sum with the Court
enay bank for collection and he thinks
they will receive the cash shortly.
I Wilson expressed the belief that
things would be adjusted satisfactorily
in very short time. He says he came
to Courtenay from Canada.
Wilson does not act as though he
was insane. Those who have been
around him say that he is rational
at all times.
On the way to Darlington the driv-
er, Mr.Adams, states that Wilson told
everyone that he was about to build a
telephone line from Jamestown gto
Darlington. He borrowed a dollar
from the driver but paid him back at
Melville where they stopped all night.
Wilson got check cashed at Melville
in Porter's store and then handed the
man his money. They went on to
Darlington Wednesday morning.
Shortly after their arrival there the
sheriff arrested Wilson and jailed
him until the train left for the south.
Wilson took the matter very quietly.
He was not at all worried during the
ride down nor did he appear at all
anxious when arraigned in Justice
Pearson's court.
A gentleman who arrived from
Courtenay Wednesday evening, stated
that Wilson had been there and had
created all kinds of excitement. He
offered to pay big prices for farms and
bulled the land market in great shape,
but when it came to paying for the
land he could not make good.
The watch and chain purchased by
Wilson from Picard & Moss was found
on his person.
William Wilson accused Of obtain
ing goods under false pretences, was
bound over to the district court in
Justice Peter Pearson's court Satur-
day morning and in default of bail was
committed to the county jail to await
trial at the July term of the district
court.
Wilson submitted several pages Of
stuff which related that he had forged
the checks, that he had no money in
any bank, that he had spent two years
in the Canadian prison at Regina for
horsestealing and that he forged
drafts on the Canadian bank in order
that he might be revenged on the
government of Canada. Wilson starts
out with the following statement:
"To the judges"
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and you can do as you think best about
it whether it will be of any benitit to
the public to know all about it or not.
I am criminal and have been made
one by the Canadian government
Wilson then goes on to tell all about
his experiences with the Canadian
government. He states that he went
to Canada from Montana and that he
was arrested charged with stealing a
horse branded j. He protested that
the horse he had was branded L but the
wise dub acting as judge for Her Maj
esty in Regina could not hear him.
The Judge asked Wilson If he had any
money and when he replied that he
had not, His Honor told him that he
could not have any witnesses in his
behalf. He was accordingly sent to
Jail without a fair trial.
In conclusion Wilson says in his let
ter of defense:
"While | have nothing but love and
reverence for the laws of my country
and its people have broken them and
hurt my cOuntrymen to get revenge
on he government of Canada"
Judge Rose, as prosecuting attorney.
questioned Wilson closely regarding
himself and learned that Wilson had