The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-17
AYERS he WAS
DRIVEN TO JAIL
MCKENZIE, YOUNG LIFE CONVICT
FOR ALLEGED MURDER or
"puTHcH HENRY"
SPEAKS.

saltwater, Mimi. Jan. 17.-"God heir
them" calculated Alexander McKen
zie, the young life convict, twenty
seven years old, in the state prison on
conviction Of numbering dutch
Henry" alias Henry Stewart. the cat
tie rust and desperate, after relat-
ing his story Of connection with the
outlaw. He was being told by a Pho
neer Press representative that his
friends were making an effort to clear
him Of the crime. The respondent face
| lighted up with the CLEAN of hope in
his eyes, and a smile overspread his
features when told to take courage and
live in expectation of again becoming
free.
The young man impresses those who
hear his story and see his actions as a
man innocent of that or any other se-
rious crime. Warden Henry Wolfer,
who has heard his story and his pro-
testations of innocence, Ii 10th to be-
lieve him guilty of numbering Dutch
Henry"
In his story the young man corrobo-
rates the facts related in The Pioneer
Press of yesterday pertaining to the
crime, his early life and hir associa-
ton with the desperate. Young Nc
Kenzie was a blacksmith at Mecki-
mock, N. D., when he first met Henry
Stewart in 1901, where he shoed the
desperado's horse. He spent much time
with Stewart from then until 1904, and
they were great friends
Often Helped Stewart.
Il helped him out of trouble IL num-
I,a AA4y A
after by officers" said Mckenzie I'VE
never had any disagreement and were
warm friends. / spent some time with |
MIN In Montana. The last time saw
him was Dec 81, 1905, in Roseau coun- |
ty, Minnesota.
He was supposed to be going to |
Montana, agreed to meet him on |
March 10, afterwards at Kennlare, N. |
D. was to get his horse and saddle,
which he left in the livery barn of o. |
P. Mellin, ten miles from Kenmare. /
paid SIT for caring for the horse and
went 20 the place arranged for a. meet
ing on March 8. He did not come, and
remained there until the last of April.
then sold the horse for $105, having
concluded that the officers were after
Henry and he was either unable to get
here - had been arrested.
Resumed Work as Blacksmith.
On May went back to my old
place at Meckinock, N D., and re-
Iumed work as a blacksmith Three
lays after an officer came there and
aid was wanted in Roseau county on
charge of numbering Dutch Henry"
knew J was innocent and went along
without any doubt of being cleared of
he charge.
When my trial came on / had no ,
unds and the court appointed an at
orney to Gefend me. My lawyer asked
or hfteen days to prepare for trial
The county attorney objected. At my +;
rial the evidence was Circumstantial
was unable to get friends as wit
esses and there was only my evidence
or my side MY story was not believed :
nd was convicted.
Gould Prove Innocencs. /.
Mckenzie says he believes, if he had q
n opportunity, he could get evide ice \
hat would show that he could not pos r
IDLY be guilty Of the crime. His face s
frightened up when told that 1t had | 1
cen reported that Dutch Henry" had
cen killed last Monday near Moose
aw, Sask. He added that he hoped 1t
,ould be established that he did not
iii the man
His manner and talk creates the i'm
ression that he is innocent Of the
rime.