Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
DAKOTA BANDIT IS
FIERCELY HUNTED
over THE BORDER
Kidnaps Young School Teacher.
Ill Treats Her, and Tries
to Make Escape.

Snowflake, Man, Sept. IA fierce
man hunt has been under way for the
last "a hours 10 miles south, between
here and the United States boundary,
the climax of the kidnapping of a young
school teacher, Eleanor Gladys Brice,
by a man alleged to be Henry "BilP'
Wilson, alias Bill" Minor, of Hannah,
n. D.
All last night a posse of 800 armed
men pursued the fugitive through the
bushes and many shot were exchanged
at sunrise, where he was surrounded
in the dense woods.
B~loodhOunds picked up the trail five
miles from the school house where the
man captured the girl Monday. She
returned home in a ~frightful condition
last night. The people of this section
are so worked up that the score of
c~onstables directing the pursuit will
be unable 10 protect the man If he is
captured.
Hears Sweetheart Call,
When Miss Brice's fance, who led
the search for her, whistled their signal
she heard him, but says she was pre-
vented from answering by the threats
OF the man who held her a captive.
When Miss Brice failed to appear at
the Patterson home where she boarded,
Monday night or Tuesday morning, a
search was started by Frank Patter-
son, her fiance.
On entering the school house the
searching party discovered evidence of
a desperate struggle. There was blood
IN many places, and fragments of torn
clothing. The appearance Of Miss Brice
at the Rim farm house last evening
was dramatic. She appeared to be in
a daZed condition. Her face was badly
battered where her assailant a re-
peatedly beaten her.
Beats Her With Bottle.
At one time she declared he hit her
several times over the head with a
whisky bottle. Miss Brico stated that
the rufian had guarded her for 80
hours with a loaded rife and that she
had only been able to escape when he
told her to go. Suffering intensely
from the shock, it was some time be-
fore Miss Brice was able to give a
clear account OF all that had happened.
She was seated in the school room,
she SAID, When a man said to be Henry
Bill" Wilson suddenly appeared in the
doorway n pointed a rifle at her. A
struggle ensued, and Wilson hit the
girl over the head with a bottle, and
then carried her off into the brush.
After a while he compelled her TO
walk and they travelled deeped into the
IlSdII Oh the u"nueFDruSn. Here wilson
lighted a fire and the terrified girl
spent the night with Wilson watching
her n threatening to shoot at the
first sound from her.
She heard the whistle of her sweet
heart, Frank Patterson, who was
seeking her, but was unable to re-
spond. She said Wilson drank heavily
of gin through the night and smoked
many cigarettes.
ignores PitifuI Pleas.
The pleas of the girl that he allow
her to return were ignored. Day came,
and Wilson wanted to take her across
the river. He said he was a ranch
man and would grant her anything she
wanted. But she refused to accom-
pany him. By this time, the girl said.
Wilson's liquor and cigarettes gave out.
The effects of the liquor seemed to be
wearing off, and at 7 o'clock he con-
scented to allow her to return home.
But don't go and tell them" was
his parting adjuration. I'm sorry this
happened" Then telling her he in
tended cutting all the telephone wires
in the district to prevent his capture,
he left her n she made her way to
the Rim farm house.