The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-12

switch engine was procured from the
Great Northern and Chief of Police
Hugh Ryan, County Attorney Wine
man and Judge Mclaughlin went to
the scene of the crime. They viewed
the body, sent for the county coroner,
DR.. Rounsvell, and then set out on
the search. A. F. Turner, since then
sheriff Of Grand Forks county, took a
prominent part in the chase and
capture.
That evening, after the officers had
returned to the city Agent J. H. Crit
fin 'phoned to Judge Mclaughlin that
two men answering the Bassanella
description had boarded train at
Mallory and were en- route to this city.
The Judge rushed to the depot but
few minutes too late, the men had al
ready alighted at the depot. The pol
ice however were hot on the trail
and the capture took place in the
north end of the city with Officers
Blue, Doty, ]. w. Lowe NEW sheriff)
and Captain Sullivan participating.
The men were arraigned on March
oVIk 1ho AOAu WlCAOuL Uclls 4IdCy H.
Bangs defended the prisoners.
During their Incarceration the Bas-
sanellas displayed a daring resourct-
fullness that characterized them as
most dangerous criminals. One stormy
night the two dug passage way by
the aid of table knives, through the
floor of the cell and into sewer pas
sage way, thence boring through
wall and emerging into the open air
through small aperture near the
Jail and escaping. Nothing was heard
of the prisoners for several weeks
but through the efforts of the author
tiles, the youngest Of the two was fin
ally rounded up by a rancher in
southern Montana. He was brought
back, convicted, sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, and now lies in the pen
itentiary at Bismarck The other
brother was subsequently arrested on
another murder charge at Fl. Yates
and convicted and hanged for his deed.
The Baumgartner Chase.
The scene of this fiendish plot was
laid near Cando, N. D., but circum-
stances and the fight of the murderer
shifted the events to Grand Forks.
Baumgartner was employed by the
Kreider family near Cando and one
morning impelled by a lustful design
upon the Oldest girl he.murdered the
father, mother and three of the six
children and at once headed for the
Canadian line. The people in the north
ern part of the state became thor
oughly aroused over this awful crime
and the man found it impossible to
escape from the meshes of the law
He was captured few miles from the
line and for safety's sake was brought
to this city.
The people near Cando caused con-
siderable excitement later by sending
deputation to this city and attempt
ing to lynch Baumgartner. John Fad
den transferred the man to Crookston
until feeling had cooled, when he was
returned to this city and later to the
scene of his deed.
He was tried in the Congregational
church in Cando and hanged by Sheriff
Jack McCune. Judge Morgan, now
Chief justice Of the supreme court,
presided at the trial. Baumgartner
was presented with a rope for a
Christmas present on Dec. 25th a
short time before his execution.
Several Other Trials.
The above list includes only the
most important of the early day trials
though there were several others of
more or less Importance. The Nor
man murder case occupied public at
tention for a time while the killing
of Marsh by West provided food for
the sensationalist for several months