Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-23
ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.
OhieiaIs Of Northern Pacific still
investigating Alleged Attempt 70
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investigating Alleged Ateempt 70
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Supt. Burt Of the N. p. was still at
Medina today, making further invesu-
cation Of the attempt to wreck the
Limited train of the Northern Pacific
Saturday night. The Jamestown Alert
has obtained the following particulars
Of the affair from headquarters:
Concealed behind a snow fence near
the track, when the section man
reached the place where the rail had
been misplaced he says were two men.
A third man afterward called Joe"
by the men, was holding a team Of
horses hitched to sleigh near by one
a dark and the other said to be light
horse. AS the men behind the snow
fence saw Hanson coming down the
track and stop at the place where the
rail had been tempered with they
called to him and he responded ac-
cording to Hanson's story; they told
him to come over to where they were
which he did not do and they came
over to the track where fight ensued.
One Of the strangers got hold of the
maui and is said to have struck Han
son in the abdomen, but he grasped
the maui and in the scufle got it away
from the man and struck him hard
blow over the head with the handle.
The other man attacked Hanson with
a small knife, as @itSappeared that
neither had revolvers. Hanson was
cut somewhat in the neck and hand.
At the same time the men scufiing
with Hanson called to the man in the
sleigh to "shoot him, Joe'' and after
Hanson had been knocked down the
bank during the scrap. four shots were
fired. Hanson managed to get away
in the darkness however lighted his
lantern and went back to Medina
where the train was held on it's ar
rival until a crew could proceed to the
scene Of the attempted wreck and re-
pair the track. The railroad company
here received word of the affair and
supt. Burt had an engine and caboose
made ready at once and Sheriff Eddy
with q posse of q dozen or more men
started to Medina about twelve O'Clock
to follow the trail Of the would be
wreckers. A posse Of officers and citi-
zens on horse back and in sleds were
soon following the track. Eight horses
were sent from here in a box car. to
be used In the chase. Hanson was
able to help replace the end of the
rail and tell the above story Of the
affair. He has been regarded by the
company as an excellent man.
The work of the wreckers was evil
IDENTIFY done with a full knowledge of
the location of the tool house the
time of the trains, and with object of
getting No. in the ditch. A freight
train and the east bound passenger
No. had both passed over the spot
leaving the North Coast Limited the
next to go by after the rail had been
misplaced. No strangers were seen In
Medina during the day, and the team
was not recognized by anyone as be-
longing to any person known to live
In that vicinity. '%,*@''s's ''''}'
Special Agent Baton of the CON-
pany's detective force happened to be
in the city and went west on the
special to work On the case. It is said
that Hanson first saw a light in tus
tool house as if some one was striking
. match. Then q man walked down
the track and got into a sleigh and
drove off. Hanson continued walking
down the track until he came to the
place where the rail had been lifted
from its place and where the fight en-
sued. He barely had time to get
back to Medina to flag the train as
the engineer whistled before the red
lights We're turned, as signal to stop.
The train does not stop at Medina un-
less signalled.
Today an outfit answering the des-
cription Of the wreckers was seen near
Twist, Wells county, about IL miles
northwest Of New Rockford. Tele-
phone orders to the sheriff were sent
to hold the party. Sheriffs and other
officials in Wells, Foster and Eddy
counties have been notified to look
out for the party. The men had a
good start, having been able to travel
since Saturday night at about nine
o'clock as fast as their horses would
stand it. Supt. Burt went to Medina
again today to investigate further into
the case. I'D - 2
Il Supt. Burt, for the N. p. company,
has offered $1,000 reward for the ar
rest and conviction Of the parties who