The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07

him. The sheriff had several men on
the watch all day Sunday for Plot
! ner but he was not seen in the city.
Sheriff Berry stated he was satisfied
that Plotner secured an automobile
late Saturday evening and that he left
the city. II is also stated that
Mrs. Quinn has left town. The COM
plant filed charging Plotner with
making threats to kill was for the
purpose of placing him under bonds
to keep the peace,
Plotnel' was former sheriff of Da
vison county. his term of Office en-
piring last January His conduct in
the official position for six months
Ior year previous had been of
character to bring much condemna-
ltlon upon him. He left the city and
his duties TO be performed by MS
&eputy while he was in the west Of
ticials of the county We're anxious to
demand his resignation. and did
write him a letter to return to the
city and give attention TO his duties
as sheriff During much OF the lat
ter part of last year after Plotner re-
turned he is said to have STAYED at
the sher!tf's Office in the court house.
and paid little attention to his wife
Early in the spring he made trip
out to the Black Hills country, and
while at Rapid City he came near dy-
ing. as the result of taking a dose
of laudenum, which he said he hac
taken by mistake.
Along about the first Of April
Plotner and his wife, his father and
mother and his daughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Boone, left
The city and went out to Spokane,
Wash, where the father and son
bought a business establishment.
About June LIST, Luther left Spokane
and travelled over the west for a
month or more. and engaged in huy-
ing hay and shipping, travelling over
quite a large scope OF country. He
reached Mitchell about three or four
weeks ago, and has been in the city
and country most OF the time
Then days ago, w. Plotner and
wife and Mrs. Luther Plotner. Mr.
and Mrs. Boone and Harry Plotner
rnt fn ait
having disposed of the business
there. On their arrival they had
their first intimation OF the where
about of Luther, as they had not
heard from him since his departure
in June. MIR. and Mrs Boone went
to live on Fourth Avenue west, and
Mrs. plotner and Harry lived with
them, while the elder Plotners stay
ed over on the south side. Since
then Luther an
one or two conferences, presumably
over the sale of their residence prop
erty, which had been accomplished,
and Mrs. Plotner had received a
goodly sum OF money. which She is
said TO have had on her person The
day she ended her life. The last
conference. as stated, was on Salu,
Cay which resulted so disastrousls
for the detected and disconsclatc
wife
Mrs Quinn. the woman in the
case. has lived here for a number OF
years, and was the Wife of Bert Quinn
She has been living on a claim in the
western part Of the state. near Stur-
is, and came back TO the city sew
era months ago. Something like
eighteen months ago Mr.. Quinn com
mitted suicide by taking carbolic
acid. driven to the act by the CON
home late one afternoon, and when
within a short distance Of the house
he extracted bottle from his pocket
and drank the contents. He was
dead before anybody could reach
him. Several months previous to his
death Quinn had trouble with his
wife and on one occasion he about
broke up everything in the house.
land on this occasion Plotner. rs
sheriff. was called in to take charge
of Quinn. resulting in disaster to
both families.
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