The daily sentinel., 1907-04-27
SWANSON LAID TO REST
Mans Brother Tells How
He and Cornett Were
Tied.

Owing to the condition of the re-
mains 1t was absolutely necessary to
bury the body OF Peter Swanson.
the sheep man murdered on Indian
creek; today. Coroner Day empannel
ed jury of six men who viewed the
remains this morning at Bannister's
morgue. However the inquest will
not be held until Monday as several
persons summoned as witnesses will
be unable to get here until then.
Swanson was laid to rest IN Fairyiew
cemetery this afternoon.
Al Swanson, the brother of the
murdered man, reached the city last
night, He easily explains why he
and his companion, Grover Cornett,
did not come to the assistance of Pet
er Swanson. He states that he and
Cornett were not armed while his
brother was, so when the band of
armed horsemen rode up they seiz-
ed the two unarmed men and started
to tie them with ropes. In the mean
time Peter Swanson had been order
ed to throw down his gun which he
refused to, AL Swanson states that
then. while one or two men were ty-
Ing them he saw his brother, Peter
swanson, shot down, He states that
the man who killed his brother got
down of his horse and shot at close
range after aiming deliberately. He
states that his brother only fired one
shot at the party. After shooting the
armed Swanson the horsemen evil
IDENTIFY became somewhat frightened
and hurried away. leaving AL Swan
son and Cornett partially tied. The
men finally extricated themselves and
went to the relief of the Injured man.
AL Swanson states that II was just
growing dusk when the trouble oc-
Cured and he states that he could not
possibly identify any OF the murder
ers.
There is no question but what the
horsemen intended to tie all three
men and then slaughter the sheep,
but finding Peter Swanson ready to
fight their plans were foiled and as
a result they murdered the nervy
sheepman.
Mr.. Weatherwax, one of the own
ers of the big flock of sheep, is eX-
pected here today.
The bullet that cost Swanson his
life was removed from the body yes
a rifle bullet,ers of several counties }
Undersherif Wallis Back
Uundersheriff Wallis arrived in the
city last night from the scene of the
after making thorough inves-
LEGATIONS and summoninB witnesses
for the inquest. Mr.. Wallis states that
that might lead to the
identity of the men is practically un-
obtainable. He states that reach
ed the scene OF the murder the day
after the tragedy and he and ranch
men of that section easily discover
ed the tracks left by the mounted
men. Mr.. Wallis says that they dis
covered at once the tracks of eleven
horses, and found that the band rode
into the camp with horses all abreast
and rode out the same way. The
party was tracked long distance un-
i'll the sheriff came 10 where a big
round up of cattle had been made
and here the track was lost. Mr.. Wal
lis saw Swanson at the Ponsford
ranch before he died. The gun that
Swanson had was taken by the Dand
Of horsemen. Neither Swanson, mis-
brother or Cornett could describe any
OF the men accurately enough to give
a clew although AL swanson said that
light mustache. He said 1t was too
cloudy for him to see the men good.
They had a lot of dogs with them.