The Dickinson press., 1904-12-10
Shooting scrspe at Poole Ranch.

The Dickinson party composed Of
Deputy Chaloner, Coroner Schmidt
bauer, DR.. Davis and Attorney Messer-
smith, returned late Sunday night, and
it appears that the trouble in the cattle
country north was not as bad as early
reports indicated.
Theodore and VIM. Poole, brothers,
had difficulty over the grazing of cattle,
which, the former AYERS, we're his own
and on his own land, but were eating
hay which the latter had stacked on the
formers place.
In a fit OF rage. as the story goes,
William, with a revolver in his hand,
rushed at Theodore, and in the scuffle
which followed the revolver was dis
charged, the ball entering the body of
his aggressor below the heart. The
wound was serious, but as the injured
man was doing well when the party left,
December 2, five days after the trouble,
it is likely that he will recover all
right.
Another brother, Vernon, saw the
affair, and says that it should not have
happened. This brother formerly re-
sided in the vicinity of Fargo, where he
was engaged in evangelistic work.
One report says that the wife of Will
liam armed him after the fuss began and
that Theodore had previously taken a
shot at the formers dog. This report
also says that William had dropped his
revolver but kept on in pursuit of his
brother who was backing off and kept
calling to him 10 keep away, which
entreaty he dlsregarded and when very
near to Theodore made a rush, with
result as indicated. All agree that
William, while the youngest of the
family, is much stronger physically, and
had on previous occasions given Theo-
dore threshings.
After the trouble Theodore Poole sent
for officers and a doctor, but owing to
the condition OF the Missouri riverit was
very difficult to ferry across, and as a
result they had to wait for assistance
from Dickinson, a distance by road OF
about 100 miles, Mr.. Poole accom-
panied the officers back to Dickinson,
but he is not under arrest and may not
be placed under arrest if his brother
RECEIVERS.
Theodore Poole has a wife and one
grown up son In territorial days the
family resided for a time at Willard,
between Roscoe and Faulkton, S. d..
and a short time before coming to North
Dakota Mr.. Poole was engaged in the
real estate business in Superior, Wis.
Early last spring he moved to Wallace
county N. D. (unorganized territory
south of the Missouri river, in the vicin-
ity OF the Manning and Goodall ranches.
Shortly after. William and his wife came
and took quarters with Theodore's
family. Things were not altogether
pleasant and Theodore wanted his
brother, as the report goes, to move to
his own claim five miles away This
did not please the younger brother,
but he finally moved into a shanty on
Theodore's homestead, where he was
living at the time of the shooting.
Theodore Poole, who is stopping Il
the Willard house, tells the PRESS that
he feels very badly over the trouble,
but he says he acted in self defence and
has no fear as to the outcome in case
prosecution is begun. He. says that his
brother Vernon will tell the truth abou,
the trouble and that is all he wants. He
does not know how long he will remain
in Dickinson, but he wants to give the
officers of the law ample time to satisf.
themselves what if any action should be
taken in the matter.
The parents of the Poole boys reside
in the vicinity of Bottineau.