Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-29
CRUEL1'Y
OF Rare Degree Is Evidenced.
by Two Chicago Boys
Who Terribly Beat Two
Others Because They Re.
fused to Steal

I luSli ClOtulllS lieu " lISeS aIu CiuSl-
ly dashed with switches--such was
the punishment meeted out to two
young boys by two older youths, for
whom the little fellows had refused
| to steal. .r% u. .a.
/ The case came to light yesterday
| through the arrest of Arthur Holm
gren, 16 years old, 200 Johnson ave-
nue., and Joseph Cassiboin, IS years
old, Catalpa court. Their accusers
are Richard Enger,~ II years old
1869 West Lawrence avenue, and
Richard Keenley, years old, 1773
Karnatz avenue. The attack on En-
| ger occurred Tuesday afternoon and
Keenley was beaten yesterday, both
in the same woods at crest Glen.
Enger was fishing in the north
| branch of the Chicago river when the
two boys appeared suddenly and fore
ed him back into the woods, where
they stripped him of his clothing
I and bound him to tree. Both of
/ the captors seized switches and be-
llabored the helpless youth, bruising
/ him and cutting into his flesh. En-
| ger was beginning to lose conscious
ness when the beating ceased and he
| was united from the tree. - 4
He was told to don his clothing !,
/ take bunch of skeleton keyes which
was offered to him, and rob cottage
a short distance away.
Enger, unable to speak, shook his
head, and at this he. was again tied
| to the tree and another beating adj
1 ministered. Again he was liberated
j helped into his clothing and ordered
! to go to the bridge over the river
seize woman's purse and bring it
A back to them. His second refusal
angered his captors still more and
they prepared to beat him again.
1 "You will do it or we will beat you
/ to death, right here" one of the
boys exclaimed. #
Enger pleaded with his captors
and declared that he would not COM
NIT theft, NO matter what punish
ment was administered to him. Then
the boys held a conference and de-
cided that further belaboring would
be futile. They half dragged their
victim to Jefferson park, where they
liberated him, and boarded a car
bound for the city.
Before the boy was taken from the
woods he was threatened with fur
ther punishment il he attempted to
tell anyone he met Of what had been
done to him. AS the trip from the
woods to Jefferson Park was made
| several persons met the trio and not
;. iced the blackened and swollen marks
on the boys afce and hands, but none
of them stopped to inquire and the
4 terrified youth made no attempt to
signify to them what he had gone
/ through. 81 &if
1
\ late at night he told his father of
the attack, and the parent went to
the Irving Park police, taking the
boy with him to the station. The
police, after hearing the youths story
of how he had been attacked, were
inclined to doubt his veracity until
4 4 H., nd n1- q. til,
Keenley was reported.
Keenley was seized while he was
:: playing in the same woods, was given
a beating, apparently for the pleasure
his screams and cries Of agony would
afford his captors, and then was re-
! leased. He told the police afterwards
: that he was not asked to commit any
GREENS. He also was taken to JEFF
ferson Park, but citizens there to
) whom he told his story Of his attack
), summoned the police and Holmgren
! one Of the alleged assailants, was
;, taken In the afternoon Cassiboin
also was arrested.
Holmgren was sullen at first and
q refused to answer questions put to
q him by the police and even to give
{ his name. His identity was not learn.
d ed until after his companion had
been arrested.
1.-THE attack on these boys, and es
v pecially the one made upon the I'm.
j. ger youth, is the most Drlta, / Lave
n ever heard Of since have been con
! said Lieutenant Collins last night
AS far as ! can learn from question
4 ing both victims and the prisoners
Q there seems to be no motive whatever
Z except to terrify the youths into COM
9 hitting minor crimes. 4 questioned
II the nrisoners Yesterday and from ffte