The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-07-29
FIGHT AT BOKEsTEEL,
me Better Element of Citizens
Round UP and Drive the
Grafters From Town.

Bonesteel. S. D., July ga peaceful.
Sunday was passed. nc incident worthy
Of mention occurring to disturb the
nuietude that enveloped the town.. A
feeling of confidence that Bonesteel has
finally been delivered from the reign
Of terror that has prevailed from the
reign of terror that has prevailed dur
ing the past week is spreading, and the
citizens and few remaining visitors
aye now breathing more naturally.
A considerable number of police
and armed citizens. however. patrolled
the city last night and their services
likely will be continued as a safe
guard.
Nearly everybody except the resi-
dents of the town has left, either for
ness the drawing.
John McPhaul. who has had charge
Of the local registration, departed
for Chamberlain. where he will remain
until after the drawing. Thence he
will go to Washington to resume his
duties there.
Two rumors We're rife today. One
that the dead body of a man supposed
TO have been wounded here during the
iiotinS had been found a few miles
east of lonesteel, and another that a
man had died in Geddes from wounds
aioo iSIClNC " Iltle
Bonesteel. S. D., July 26.-As a re-
suit of a wild night or shooting and
rounding up of grafters by the vigil
once committee, troops have been asked
for by Bonesteel Saturday. The re-
quest was forwarded to Private Secre-
tary Warner of Governor Herreid. by
Clerk in Charge McPhaul.
1t was a night of terror in Bonesteel.
10 a gambler now wounded is due
much of the credit for the determined
stand taken by the citizens. Patsy
Magner. the, gambling c~oncessionaire,
is the hero of the hour. The plucky
little Sioux City man, who owns the
gambling concession in Bonesteel and
Whose word is recognized in his pro-
fession as big and good as law, is now
Suffering from a dangerous wound in
the foot. accidentally inflicted by him
self.
are in the hospital, and several graft
ers have peen slightly wounded. Mag
ner promised Clerk in Charge McPhaul
last night that he would preserve order
n he risked his own life in doing SO.
A special surgeon from Sioux City has
been summoned to attend him.
The trouble started shortly after 9
O'Clock, when Policemen Eli stanburg
and c. H. Harris We're shot in front of
the pike" saloon. A ang came out of
the saloon. and one of them asked the
group of officers what i'll h, they
We're doing there?"
Then one of them struck an officer
over the head and the shooting com
menced. Stanburg received a scalp
wound and Harris was shot through
the right leg. Scarcely any time had
elapsed when Magner. Bob Callahan
and others, who had been patrollins
the town, appeared on the scene. Nc
n seemed to know what had hap
pened. One policeman said q slim man
with a brown mustache a run
through the saloon and that he was the
man who had done the firing.
The saloonmen knew nothing o it,
I'VE have made every train" said
Magner with tears in his eyes, "and
We were just a little too late"
One rat as the tough element is
termed by the more law abiding gam
blers, was rounded up and old tc
blow at the point of several re-
divers
Later Magner looked around the cor
ner expecting trouble. He cooked his
revolver and shot himself through the
foot. Now thoroughly aroused. gam.
blers n citizens combined to round Ut
all the tough characters IN the town
Shooting was general and q wild night
ensued. Near the railroad train 4
bunch of tough ones We're assembled
aiiu lOlu 10 run. ~ IuSllldue Oh butitls
followed. They We're rounded up al
over the town n several of the graft
ers We're slightly wounded.
a short time g n long rope was
purchased at Gaumpen's store. The
purpose of the purchase was not made
known.
Citizens armed with shotguns were
out along the tracks shooting freely
and rounding up the grafters like a lo'
of cattle. The roundup was started
by the regular gamblers and was fin
ished by the citizens.
Chief O'Brien characterized his frs
appearance at daylight by arrestine
Jack Keefe of Sioux City, one of the
men who has assisted in quelling tho
disturbance. The night had been quie'
up to the time of the shooting. but the
Still evening was suddenly turned in,
TO a pandemonium in the early morn.
Ing hours. A police court is now i,
session trying the prisoners. They will
probably be run out of town.
The chief effort is being directed t.
the detection of the men who shot TIL,
policemen. People are thorough,
scared away from Bonesteel, only tn,
passengers arrived here last night
There is much talk of hanging the me1
who shot the policemen and the COO
headed citizens will have much to IL
to prevent violence of this Kind if the,
are DESTROYS.