The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-20
TWO CONFESSIONS MADE
and vey Accuse Each othe
of Having Shot the Unknown
Man Monday Night

WDel SllcTlH COOK IeUuTIcu L icS-
day afternoon from Fulton with his
two prisoners, who were suspicioned
with having committed the murder
of the unknown man Monday even
ing, they we're put through Il very
severe cross-eXamination by States
Attorney Spangler. The men gave
as their names II. L. Williams and
Edward Ney. both OF which are
presumed to be assumed names. At
first Ney denied all knowledge or
connection with the affair. while
Williams refused 10 say anything.
However, after Estates Attorney
Spangle1 got through with Ney he
showed an entirely different DISPOSE
ton. and evidently wanted to relieve
binselt of all responsibility. and
acknowledged to the states attorney
that he was ready to tell the truth
about the matter.
Ney stated that there We're six or
seven men i'm the party and that the
unknown and the rest of them were
gambling with dice for Il small
amount of money. The unknown
won several times and then Williams
demanded the money. The Unknown
refused to d%isgo1gc. Turning to Ney
Williams asked for lis gun and that
he would make the cripple give up
the money. Williams again demand
ed the money and for the unknown
to throw up his hands, i'm the mean
time shooting two or three times to
frigIlten the fellow. The I'M
known made this remark to Will
iaus: We'll. that's all | want OF
| you fellows; | am going down town
and give you up TO the officers"
With that Williams pointed the gun
and shot the Unknown in his tracks.
Ney said that when the shooting
first commenced that Que OF their
party turned and left the crowd, and
he a criminal for whom a reward
of ST. OU0 was offered.
After the shooting vas over Ney
iSdlu lUdG ne dllu NllildlDS SldiltQ VII
south toward Yankton, and then
doubled back their tracks. crossing
the Milwaukee track and going
through e. +. Raymond's farm unlii
/! they struck the Omaha track. They
sat down on the bridge for u time
| and then walked to Riverside. where
they slept in a boX car over night,
walking to Fulton the next morning,
intending to get out OF there on the
passenger. TIE brakeman discovered
them on top OF the coaches and fired
them Off and they stepped into the
arms of the city marshall, who
placed them under arrest. Such is
the substance OF Ney's confession,
and which he signed at its con
%cluSion.
All Efforts to get anything out OF
Williams on the situation were UNI
availing until this morning. wher
he expressed a desire to make d
statement OF the murder to States
ATTORNEY Spangler. Williams in his
confession accuses Ney OF commit
ting the murder. but differed as to
q few details.
The Statements made by the two
men accusing each other of the
cinme makes 1T appear as though
they were Try ing to confuse matters
as much as possible. There is every
reason to believe that the right mer
have been secured. as the boy
Pulitzer, is positive in his recognition
OF them. A gun was found in theil
possession when the sheriff arrested
them and there were enough empty
shells in the cylinder 10 correspond
with the shots fired on the night O
the murder.
Vey is 81 years old, and is not :
bad appearing fellow. Williams Is
"a years old and has every indication
OF q hardened criminal. young as ht
is.
Tho nool N4o~ Dh&<o-ro-LoA