The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1904-07-15
MOODY REPLIES
To Article Published In st. Paul
Globe Of July 18th.
His Enemies Are Evidently Still
After Him.

Mr.. Editor: My attention has
been called to an article that
has been published in the st.
Paul Globe on Tuesday, July
II, 1904, made by c. Z. Haupt.
Esq, attorney for Link Thayer
and others, who are now con-
! 1ned in the penitentiary at
Saltwater, Mimi, on a charge
of attempting to rob a Great
Northern passenger train near
Carlisle in Ottertail County in
1898.
In the proceedings for the
application for pardon Mr..
Haupt states that Moody, now
sheriff of Richland County,
then liveryman at Wahpeton
drove these men to the scene
of the holdup; that he was in
complicity with them, etc. In
relation to this matter wish
to say that the statement con-
tanned in the above named
article is absolutely false and
untrue. l was in no manner
directly or indirectly connected
with the attempted holdup of
this train, aud 1 knew neither
of the parties. After this hold
up had occurred from matters
that had come to my knowl-
edge 1 was satisfied that
f,neither Mr.: :.Thayer or the other
ttien convicted with him were
guilty of this crime, and at
once notified Sheriff Billings
OF Otter Tail county of this fact
and voluntarily and of my own
accord gave him all the infor-
NATION | had in relation there
to. L was not at the scene of
the holup at any time, and
neither did drive any men to-
the. scene of the holdup. On
the day preceding the holdup
l was called by a farmer near
Foxhome, Mimi, by the name
OF Banner to see sick horse.
\ man, whose first name is
Frank and whose last name
do not know rode with me to
Mr.. Banners place near Fox
home, got out of my wagon and
walked to Foxhome. | stayed
all night at. Mr.. Banners place
and the next morning intend
ing to drive to my sister-in-
laws near Elizabeth, drove to
Foxhome, and this man by the
name of Frank was there, and
asked me where 1 was going
and l told him and he said he
would ride along. 1 had my
own team and wagon with my
name on it, and we drove
towards Fergus Falls and then
drove north towards Elizabeth.
On the way to Elizabeth one of
my horses dropped dead. l got
farmer to bury the horse, and
fixed up the wagon and drove
to the top of the hill where this
man Frank got out, and saying
that he expected to meet some
friends there and wanted to
know if was going back that
evening, and | told him was
not. | then drove to Elizabeth
aud procured another horse
and drove from there to Wahpe-
ton, arriving here about eight
o'clock in the evening. When
this holdup came to my knowl-
edge and learning of the fact
that Thayer and others were
here that night suspicioned
this man as being the party,
who was engaged in the hold
up, and so Informed Sheriff
Billings of Fergus Falls and
set out in an affidavit all the
facts above stated. The con-
neetion, of my, name to this
matter is done for the purpose
of injuring me and is without
any foundation in fact. l fur
ther procured description of
these men as best l could and
gave it to Sheriff Billings, hav-
ing first written decoy letter
at Sheriff's Billings sugges-
ton, the answer to which was
valuable to him and through
which he located these men at
st. Joseph, Mo. These are all
the facts that were given tol
Mr.. Billings or to Mr. cupt |
and the statement by Mr..
Hn"~. ,:on:ained in the said4
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