Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
FEARED HE MURDERED VIII.
LIAM ADAMS THE SNOW
FLAKE HOTEL PROPRIETOR.
ADMITS ALL THAT MISS PRICE
TELLS AND ADDS MORE TO
THE STORY.
His Reign of TERROR Being Mostly in
Canada and the American Officials
Decided to Turn Him Over and He
Was Taken to Morden Yesterday
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Langdon, N. D., Sept. 18.-Ed Davis,
alias "Bill' Miner, who admitted the
abduction of Miss Price as we'll as be-
ing an escaped convict, and has been
identified in connection with several
other crimes, was taken to Morden,
Man., yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
where he will await hearing on the
charge of taking the school teacher
from her school and holding her in
seclusion for thirty hours.
Thought He Was Murderer.
Davis fought extradition into Cana
da because he thought he was muir
derer. He shot William Adams, the sa-
loonkeeper and proprietor Of the West
ern hotel at Snowflake, Man., and ad-
mitted that he thought he killed the
fellow. When Adams appeared and he
identified him as the man he shot, but
who was still. alive, he consented to be-
ing taken to- Canada. The hearing will
come at Morden.
Americans Gave Him Up.
Whether, to go to the expense Of fol-
lowing up the California theory and
hold Davis in the United States was a
puzzle to the American officials, but in
view O1- tuc 4dCG CudC JIG AOASA VI eCA
ror carried by Davis was mostly in
Canada, they decided to give the fell
10 wup yesterday afternoon and he was
at once taken to Morden where he will
probably be dealt with severely at the
hearing which is scheduled to come up
shortly. III :. It,. ..-..
& How Identified. -
New details appear in the case when
Davis was identified by Miss Price as
her abductor. The fact of the matter
being that Davis identified Miss Price
rather than the opposite. Davis was
in his cell here in the county Jail when
Miss Price arrived. She was taken
down the corridor Of the Jail and ap-
peared before the bars Of Davis cell.
Davis walked up to the door, f1inched
little and then said, "good evening"
Miss Price returned the salutation.
Both confessed that they knew each
other and both were thus identified.
Admitted Even More.
Davis admitted everything that Miss
Price accused him of. He even went
further and told Of other things, OF
which Miss Price had not included in
her dramatic story. 1t is expected that
the balance of the story will be borught
out in the hearing, but the cruelty and
hardships that the school teacher wa:
subjected to, were even greater thar
nigh be expressed in words.
Yielded Willingly.
Davis expects nothing short of a life
sentence, Judging from the many thing
he has admitted, although he will re
tain competent attorneys to handle hi
defense
Late Saturday afternoon Davis wa
positively identified by Miss Price, VIII
was brought to Hanna by automobile
as the man who abducted her AM
treated her to such indignities that i
Davis had been captured in Canada,
is doubtful if he would have BEEF
granted the courtesy of trial. Feel
ing still runs high, but the circumstan
ces surrounding Davis arrest preclud
the possibility of lynching. The Cana
dian officials arrived here today an
are making every effort to get Davl
back into Canada for trial. At frs
Davis showed disposition to fight eS
tradition, but late Saturday evenln
he had weakened in his decision.
The scene, when in the court house
Miss Price confronted her abducto1
was one, the dramatic intensity
which was broken only by the lndiftel
emit attitude Of Davis. When Mis-
Price saw Davis and was asked whethe
or not that was the man, she reptile
that he was. Davis recognized his VII
tim with a smile and nod.
Up to the time Of being confronte