The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
STATE TO INCREASE.
REWARD FOR
.BLACK|E
Strenuous Efforts Put Forth to
Capture the Valley City
Murderer.
Special to The Evening Times.


Valley City, Aug. 80. The search
for the murder suspect, "Blackie," or
the man known as the lone Star Kid"
continues and the authorities are spar
ing no efforts to land their man.
A reward Of $500 has been offered
by Barnes county and one of $500 will
be offered by the state of North Da-
kota. Governor Sarles passed through
the city yesterday bound for Bismarck
and will decide upon the amount the
state will offer for the capture of the
murderer.
Farmers all over the county have
been on the lookout. having been noti-
fled of the description of the man. 1t
is thought that he will be taken within
a short time as it seems impossible
for him to escape. The blood hounds
failed to find any traces of the man
and were taken back to Bismarck.
Important new evidence. tending to
clear up the mystery, has been re-
ceived from one 10 Mcnamara of
Neche. N. D. Mcnamara volunteered
his story to the authorities at San
born and was brought down here last
evening. He. tells the following story:
Together with man whom he desig-
mated as No. 1, he worked on farm
near Jamestown during harvest. Sat
urday night they quit work and went
to Jamestown. Sunday evening they
took the passenger to Sanborn and
spent the night there and also Monday.
They were Joined by a person whom
he designated as No. 2, "Blackie" or
the Lone Star Kid" whose description
is given above. He loaned them both
money and they were drinking and
bought revolvers, etc. He believed
that they held up the freight. He gave
minute description of both the men
whom he designated as numbers one
and two, even to the clothing worn,
and the description given of number
one tallies to an iota with the appear
ance of Tom Corners, who was ar
rested at the time of the murder. Nc
Namara dictated this description be-
fore he saw Corners, and when 1t was
compared with Corners appearance.
1t Tailed exactly except as to the shade
Of color of the eyes. His clothing
was accurately described. Mcnamara
is being held in the county jail as
witness.
There has seemed to be no earthly
motive for the shooting Of the officer.
An explanation is furnished in the
assertioneof one Of the parties present
at the shooting, that Personals called
for help two or three times before the
shots were fired. He was fearless
man. and in running down the side of
the train probably stumbled upon
"Blackie" attempting to make his es4
cape. He grappled with him and CALI
ed for help. 1t was dark and the es-
Gaping man probably feared that the
officer was drawing his gun, or the
officer might have been attempting to-
get his revolver out of his pocket, and
he shot him. Personius's revolver was
in his pocket when the other officers
and Moore reached him. He had not
drawn it. = hs
In addition to the people in that Sec.
ton of the city having heard a man
running to the south, members of the
party present at the shooting contend
that they saw the man leap down the
steep grade and disappear in the dark
ness. "Blackie" may be hiiing near
Valley City or he may have doubl ed
back and boarded the same train or
another.