The evening times., 1911-04-17

men. M. or fellow women. in a temporary
mt OF insanity killed himself His
daughter is still in the clerks Office. He
Is man that lived my neishhor for
rfteen years at least. with Just. one lit
| .ie house between us. man whom
had seen almost every day I was in
Devils Lake; man whom would visit
| with Tor few minutes every day. He
count OF her health, and the younger
daughter has accompanied the mother.
and while his family was away he ROOM
ed IN his house and his daughter ROOM
ed with friend Of theirs. with girl
friend OF theirs there. That man killed
himesf No doubt owing to the Ill
health Of It's wife, and the worry There
know that has been nearer to me and
closer 70 me than was Tom Thoreson.
the clerk OF the district court OF which
was Judge. There is no man I think
that knew more Of his life. and there
is no man he spent more Of his time
with. than he did with me when was
there as Judge and ne as clerk. and We
have spent moro or less time always in
each others company. When he was
missed he was At a Masonic meeting the
night before. He didn't appear at the
Office. and his daughter opened the Office
and thought nothing Of 1t until about
noon and called me into the office and
told me she was worried. He was a
man that never missed what his duty
was. and 1 asked her some questions
and found out where he had been and
went out myself and searched all over
the town quietly. l didn't know what
might have come to him. and I didn't
want to make any excitement. and
went and searched around the town and
couldn't find him. then took into my
confidence two or three real good friends
of his and told them and then they be-
came more and more excited and, We
went and searched and looked all over
the town until almost o'clock at night,
and by that time We had organised quite
party and I myself phoned to Grand |
Forks thinking he might have gone to !,
Grand Forks to attend meeting Of the |
county commissioners. and We couldn't |
account for his absence. and while was
searching in one part Of the town, some !
Of my friends and his friends found his |
dead body in his own stable back Of the,
house he had lived in. I came on the |
main street Just Immediately afterwards
and they had gone to the coroner to get
a basket to bring the body to the morgue
in, and I helped bring the body down
to the morgue. and to put 1t in there, |
and want to say to you. gentlemen.
right here in all candor that never was
I so drunk that that wouldn't have Sob
cred me up instantly And l want to
say to you while We were searching that
day for him there was no thought of
taking drink. because We were wor-
ried when We learned some Of the little
things later on that might account for
his conduct. that not even those most
intimate with him had known before. |
We brought that poor body down that
same evening, and this man John Nc |
Lean did go in-you see his wife was
away and. took the place to do what
could do as the nearest neighbor and
friend Of this man. and I went in that
evening again and saw that the body
was properly taken care of, and there
were hundreds ofspeople came to see him
that knew him and that loved him. II
went back the next day and looked on
my friend again. and after the crowd
had gone away 4f{5r the bulk Of the peo-
pie had seenehim I never went back to
see that body until the day we went
to take his body to- the Masonic hall
for burial. and :I,was one Of the pail
bearers. I don't care what my taste for
liquor may havet been. the wound over
come me on this occasion. and when I
stood in : the presence Of Tom Thore-
sons dead body Il say to you as man to
man wasn't drunk nor thought of
drinking. Now.: that is that. . want
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Vanderhon Hotel.
Now then this Dingman incident:
there isn't anything to 1t. think John
Schultz has given me the key to the
whole situation John Schultz is here
and will testify before you here. and II
he isn't as good a man as this man
Dingman, ! am willing to have you find
against me. Dingman for many years
has been a bitter enemy of mine. That
young man lad two other brothers older
than himself. and one Of them died. and
this young man that appeared as wit
ness here, years ago when his father was
poor old :lan away back in Canada,
and a poor old mother. but this man,
living with him up nearly eighty years
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