The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Noah Threatens to
Commit Murder
Bad Man Confined In County Jail Makes Threat ia
4. Sheriff Sorenson---lS Now IN Closely Guarded
Cei---Complains 81 His Bed and Food

Celi---C Complains q
D. NJ. Noah, who ds in the county
jail for trial. on the charge Of murder.
Is becoming quite obstreperous, and
It really looks as tho Sheriff Sorenson
Will have to tame him down . little.
Noah has been confined in the wo-,
mans ward since being brot back
from Bismarck and guard Of two
has been over him night and day.
Noah has been given all the freedom
that the sheriff dared to allow him,
and has had nice comfortable place.
Like the colt that Is fed too much
oats, he kicked over the traces, to
to speak, Wednesday afternoon and
started to give orders to Sheriff Sor-
enson He said that he was tired of
sleeping on the old cot, and wanted
q good bed placed in the apartment.
The sheriff promised to give him
better bed, but shortly after he re-
ceived sarcastic letter from Noah
which made him change his mind.
An Independent representative was
shown the letter. Noah called Mr..
Sorenson, the Hon, Mr.. Sorenson,
and said that he not only wanted a
better bed at once, but wanted bet
ter grub. He didn't think the sheriff
was giving him rs cents worth OF
food a day. and inquired what the
sheriff gave him in return for the so
cents q week which he was allowed
for laundry work. Noah said that he
would have better food at once and
that bed, or he would see his attor-
neys.
The sheriff Immediately made ar
rangements to place Noah in a cell
for himself and late that Afternoon
removed the prisoner from the wo-
mans ward. Noah demonstrated, but
said he guessed he would have to do
as the sheriff said, as he was in his
power.
Il have killed one Roundhead,"
Noah told Sorenson, "and l intend
to kill another if get chance
Late Wednesday afternoon, the
sheriff received a long letter from
Noah. but this time the prisoner drop
ped the honorable He used vile
language, referring again to the poor
food and the laundry bill, and said
he thot the sheriff ought to be man
of his word and give him that bed.
! He threatened to give the sheriff a
write-up in the Bismarck Tribune.
Noah is not worth paying much at
tention to. The sheriff has been CIV
ing him all the food that he deserves.
and more. The food that Noah has
been getting is the same as that
given to the guards, and in fact is the
same kind that the sheriff uses on
his own table. 1t has really been
better than the other prisoners have
had. Hereafter he will be given the
regular Jail fare. and II he continues
to be abusive. he may get bread and
water diet.
Noah has been pampered at the pen
itentiary. He has not worn the stripes
. day. because a man awaiting exc
cution can not be put to work, Meth
er can he be punished, no matter
what he does. The new trial that
Noah will get however, places him
where he was before the first trial,
and while in the county Jail he will
have to walk the chalk.
An Independent representative visit
Noah yesterday afternoon, and saw
him give an exhibition OF getting rid
of considerable bile In connection
with his imaginary trouble with the
sheriff. He looks extra well cared for
When we entered his quarters he was
playing cards with three fellow pris-
oners. He was clean shaved, wore
good clothes, had pair of new slip
pers, and occasionally admired his
features in a small looking glass,
brushing back his raven black fluffy
hair once in while.
He rolled cigarettes and smokes
them continuously, and seemed pos
sessed OF considerable money. Noah
speaks with a soft southern accent,
and says he came from Kentucky,
THE land of fine horses and hand
some women, as he expressed it.
II heard you were going to put up
a defense on the grounds of insanity"
the Independent man said to the pris-
oner.
Noah was talkative and said: why
should feign insanity? am no
more insane than you are. Harry
Thaw spent million dollars defend
ing himself on these grounds, and see
where he is. The mad house for him.
would rather 60 to the penitentiary
for life than to the insane asylum.
OF course, there must be something
loose up here (pointing to his head)
or never would have done such q
thing. What can they do with me
anyway The only man who knew
anything about It was Patsy Coyle
and you wfll have to send to He'll or
Heaven for him. He's dead. you
know. do not have to testify against