Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-03-25
THE LAW-MILL GRINDING,
.And the Grist VIII Be q Better
Respect for Property Rights
in These Parts.
That "Au Honest Confession Is
Good for the Soul" Seems to
Be the 0Diuio,s Of Many.
Three Of -Four People Recently
A17ested Confess the Crimes
CHARGED against Them.

lN7He OF FOlGT fe0pCe lteceNtLy
A17ested Confess the Crimes
CHARGED against Them.
The story of the criminal trials in
Linton ended last week with state.
ment that in the harness case-the
larceny Of two sets Of harness, one set
from Fl. P. Boschlser and one from
Fletcher Ryckman, his neighbors-Guy
Allen denied the charge. Later, how
ever, he admitted that he was party
to the theft and pleaded guilty. On
this plea Justice Weseott, us this
was the first time the young man had
been arrested, fined him $40 and costs.
The fine was paid. The fact that AL
len turned states evidence in the
Tuntland case also had its influence
with the justice in dxiEg the degree
Of punishment.
In his confession Allen had accused
his brother-in-law, Tuntland, also un-
der arrest, with completely in t,se
crime. This, Tuntland denied; and
the case went to trial before Justice
Wescott and jury. The jury was
out "a hours, failed to agree, and was
discharged. ..
There was startling outcome In
the Amos Henderson case. Hender-
son, it will be remembered. was ar
rested by virtue of warrant sworn
out bya man named Gudem, from Lo-
gan county, who went to Winona to
buy horses. He alleged that, while he
(Gudem) was under the influence OF
medicine that he had taken for the
purpose Of destroying the thirst mi.
crobes that were rayagIng his inte-
rior, Henderson had represented to
him that in his (Henderson's) person.
ality were represented the mighty
power and majesty of the law so far
as the bailiwick Of Emmons was con-
cerned. Gudem also alleged that the
pseudo-oficer suggested that there
were wicked people in Winopa who
would swipe the Logan-county Doodle
were a favorable opportunity given,
and that it were far better for Gudem
to yield his roll to the minion of the
law for safe keeping until such time
as Gudem should have succeeded in
exterminating the ferocious thirst
microbes aforesaid. Whereupon Gu
dem handed over the picture papers to
the young man with the persuasive
voice and the seductive smile. Not
long thereafter "the money went t.
hal a whoopin." In other words,
the man, with the big wad, skated
across the river to Fort Yates. The
amount surrendered, as stated by Gu
dem, was about $500.
AS reported in last weeks Record,
Henderson was arrested, brought to
Linton and taken before Justice Wa
gher. He stoutly denied the charge,
and took change of venue to Justice
Wescott, who, after preliminary ex-
animation, held him to the district
court in bonds Of $500. Finally, how
ever, through the persistent efforts Of
States Attorney Lynn and Sheriff
Deputies Jones and Stiles, he con.
fessed, and from between bis cap and
its turned-up rim produced eco Of the
money that had beon taken.
AS stated in the preceding issue of
this paper, Paul Seer, an old-timer of
French parentage, who ONCE worked
for Marion Waldroff at Williams
port and for John Walden at Winona,
q faithful worker and considered thor.
QHghly honest, was arrested at Vino.
ma on charge of sellibus boozinorum
and brought to the center Of Emmons
cQnynty and the universe to face the
offended majesty Of the law. There
was no question Of his guilt, as the
officers had found on his premises
remains Of the rattlesnakes, centipedes
and tarantulas from the juices of
which the liquor had been manu-
featured. So he was held by
Justice Wagher to the district court
in bonds Of s4oo, IN default Of
which he was given room In the
Hotel de Shier. There were certain
circumstances that created q suspicion
In the minds Of many people that Paul
knew more about the Henderson mat.
ter than he had proclaimed from
the housetops. He denied alp guilty
knowledge of it, and Henderson did
not accuse him. But Sherlock Holmes
Stiles and William Pinkerton Jones,
Sheriff Shier's wide-awake assistants,
believed that Paul knew . whole lot
Of things about the Winona case that
he hadn't told. and, after powwow
with the states attorney, q plan was
mapped out. A meeting was brought
about between Henderson and Seer.
Deputy Jones took the latter to the
formers cell, while Deputy STILES was
secreted near enopgh to hear the con.
yersation. Jones' made plenty Of noise
returning upstairs, and when the
coast was clear Paul opened the talk
by cautioning Amos not to betray
him; that he would soon have bail in
the blind.pigging case, and, once fdon
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