The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-16
PRIEST WHO WAS SHOT
The sibley, Iowa, Priest Regrets
That the Niger at wolsey
Was Given Eraadom

mat the Nlgger at WolSey
Was Given Freedom.
A correspondent at Sibley, Iowa,
the place where Father John Phe-
Ian resides, writes The Republican
a statement concerning Father Phe-
lan's attitude toward the liberation
of the niger who shot him at Woisey
last Friuay. There seems to be some
discrepancy as Ito the reason for
letting the nlggers go free, it first
heing announced that Father Phelan
would not appear against them and
suggested their release. His sub
Joined statement does not make the
matter n clearer, for undoubtedly
it was his duty to appear as the
prosecuting witness in the case, for
the priest adults he refused to have
the murderer arrested:
Sibley, Iowa, Nov. l2.-Your cor
respondent at Sib!ey, Iowa, called
at house of Rev. j. Phelan and
found him rapidly improving from
the wounds received in the late riot
at the station at Wolsey, S. d. He
is very indignant at the Beadle
county law officers action in turn
ing the desperate loose. 1t is all the
more puzzling as Father Phelan
was shown the telegram from
the Huron sheriff asking him if
he could co1ue back to testify
against his assailant and he told
Mr.. Fargo. the conductor, that
he would return on the first train
from Mitchell, S. D.. where he
went to have his wounds dressed,
and to hold the train for HIM
until he could get ready. When
the train reached Wolsey the sur
prising news Was learned that
the officers turned the criminal
and his associates loose.
The clergyman says. that for
himself. for the passengers and
crew AND the citizens of Wolsey,
protests against the despefadoes
turned to hep the law officers by
accusing the wouldue assassin.
but instead, he bad to accuse the
officers for the wrong in letting
him go. The priest refused to
have The wouldbe murderer arrest
ed, for he had appealed to the
crowd not to kill min when the
crv to kill the poor man was
raised. He will do nothing now
to criminate him. tut regrets
his getting away, for The peni-
tenliary is the proper place for
him. This failure of the officers to
protect the travelling public will
necessarily retard persons from
travelling in Sou,h Dakota, as the
Huron passengers we'll observed.
'tThe Law officers would spend a
week in rounding up a horse
thief. but q woulube assassin
is let 90 scot free" Probably
tue matter may yet he referred To
tie South Dakota states attorney.
Father Phelan Thinks the,oticers
and also the railway officials should
hot allow this matter to rest, that
they owe a duty 10 the public, and
should perform the duty by arres-
ting the deperate characters travel
ing Though their state and on the
trains. Father Pnelan is still con-
tined to his bed and under :. the
care OF DR.. Hough of this place,
and is doing as we'll as could be
, expected.
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