Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-24
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Hunters Confession.
Questioned as to what angles were
covered by the confession of G. A
Hunter, alias Minnesota Slim" now
in the same prison at Saltwater, Mr.
Fielding admitted that the give up
of the yeggmen involved Frank E
Price, ex-Couny Auditor of Itasca
county, who was in the Office when
Hunter was ''sent up" Mr., Fielding
asserts that letters which Price had
written to the doctor in which the
Hunter case was openly discussed
show that Price had knowledge at
least of what Dumas and his crowd
were trying to do towards either get.
ting Hunter free or embarrassing
the yeggmen and putting iim
safely out of the way in the peniten.
tiary, where he would not know what
was going on and would think that
they had done all possible for him and
would not "peach.'
Arrested in Saloon.
Hunter was arrested while in sa-
loon at Grand Rapids. A fight was
started in the saloon and Hunter
pulled off his coat and threw it over
a chair. The coat contained big gun
,, some nitro-glycerine and percussion
caps and was so heavily loade~ that
it fell on the floor An officer in
the saloon saw that coat and arrested
Hunter. He was given a trial and
was sent to Saltwater for seven years.
The letters from Price to Dumas
that have to do with this case are
very damaging, says Mr.. Fielding.
Hunter was sentenced April %. 1911
!! He claims that he was double-crossed
by the doctor and his crowd, who had
| assured him that they could "fix
things Hunter now knows this was
true, as far as he was concerned,
since he was "fixed' for at least seven
Years, which he will spend behind the
bars in Saltwater.
Mr.. Fielding says that the Hunter
confession duplicates LeCbaire, the
noted craftsman, who is still at large.
and Martin Davis, alias Manchester
Curley," and Behan. and several 9th
ers who have operated in Northern
Minnesota and who are alleged to
be members of the Dumas crowd.
Mr.. Fielding brought with him the
latest photograph Of Davis. One shows
him with a sparse brown mustache,
and generous head of brown hair He
is fairly straight. but with a slight
stoop, is feet 8 IA inches tall, and
his eyes are of a yellowish blue col
or. and very intense in their gaze:
he has sallow complexion. one solid
gold tooth and some gold bridge work
Davis is known better in police circles
of the larger cities as Manchester
Curley" and his home is at Manches-
ter, N. H.
Several Bemidji people have recog-
nized the Davis photo and assert posi-
lively that Davis was seen on the
streets of Bemidji Wednesday. the
day it is Glleged that the famous yegg
conference was held at the Larson
saloon.
There is suspicion that Ed Le-
Claire is in this vicinity and rumor
has it that that the detectives and
other officers are keeping a sharp
lookout for the man, who bears the
reputation of being the most skillful
safe blower and the most desperate
criminal in the country. The officers
will admit nothing in connection with
LIE Claire, but say something big is
liable to drop at any moment.
One Rumor Nailed.
. There was rumor on the streets of
Bemidji to the effect that man of
some prominence who makes his home
in Bemidji had stated positively that
Davis. the much wanted yegg. was
standing in front of the Endion hotel
in Cass Lake when the autos from Be.
midi whizzed into Cass Lake early
last Saturday morning with officers
who intended to arrest DR.. Dumas and
whirl him away TO Bemidji. and that
he could have been arrested.
AS Davis was we'll known to Sheriff
Hazen and Detective Fielding, as we'll
as your correspondent. who was one of
the party in the auto it can be stated
positively that this statement is un-
true and was made out of whole cloth.
No one except a member of the Cass
Lake police force and others whom the
writer knew intimately were in the
vicinity of the hotel at the time.
A prominent resident of Cass Lake
who was in Bemidji yesterday assert
ed that he saw Davis at Cass Lake
Sunday following the Puposky fight.
but that he was afraid to give out the
Information because of vengeful acts
that might be committed toward his
person or property which he owned
at Cass Lake. The officers are look
ing into this matter.
Reward Of 81 900.
Detective Fielding said this morn.
ing that Governor Eberharu- had add
ed to the original reward of $500 Of
fered for the capture Of Davis. making
the total $1,000.
There are at least two places which
have been divulged to the Officers this
morning not far from Bemidji, where