Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-31
KILLED
GUY BOLTON
is in DOUBT
Turkey Track Bill Denies
Doing the Shooting and
Dan't Know Who Did
wife Of Murdered Man Tells
Startling Story at
Inquest
lawful Affair viii Be UnraveI.
I ed in Mandan Justice
Court Tuesday

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MANDAN, Aug. 81 was up at
the house when the shooting happen
ed and / heard the shot and went
back TO where the whole bunch had
been lying in the grass. Bolton was
dying when ! got there. No ! didn't
shoot him, and what is more, | don't
know who did.
81 had my gun when the bunch was
lying around sopping up booze, but it
dropped out of my pocket when |
went up to the house. | know be-.
cause when | heard the shot | felt
for the gun and it was missing. Aft
er the shooting we looked all around
for the gun but we couldn't find it.
Bolton was drunk; abot as soused
as a man can get, and he was calling
down his wife. He usually did bawl
her out when he got tanked. | was
about seventy-five yards away when
the shooting happened and don't know
who did it. ] am not worrying about
the result of the case, and only hope
| get out in time to take in the fair"
That was the way Turkey Track
Bill Molash, accused of the murder
of Guy Bolton at Shields on Sunday
morning described his part in the aft
fair.
The testimony given at the cor
oner's inquest and to the authorities
however would indicate that Bolton
was shot in a quarrel and that liquor
and jealousy over Bottoms wife were
the two causes.
The testimony of the several wit
nesses given at the coroner's inquest
makes the story appear as follows:
Saturday afternoon Bolton and his
wife went to the blind pig operated
by Turkey Track about a mile from
Shields and at that time the quarrel
started. Bolton had occasion to
leave the place and on his return
found his wife in the room in the
second floor Of the shack with Mol
ash. ..
The quarrel was renewed over
| that matter. On sunday morning Mr..
and Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Bottoms
thirteen year old son went to the
Molash place and Bolton went up to
the house to get sou cheer. Turkey
| Track said he was out of beer but
had some whiskey. They got several
bottles and went down to the clump
OF tees on the river bank where Mrs.
Bolton was, about seventy-ive yards
from the house and were later joined
by Shorty Long and Bill Smith.
Were QuarreIing. .
Bolton and Molash were q%uarreling
and on two or tire occasions the lat
ter drew his revolver and pointed it
| at Bolton. Smith left according to
his testimony given at the inquest,
| While the two were still quarreling,
and the entire party were very drunk.
On the way to town Smith met
Jacob Jaros, who stated that he was
going to get some beer. .Jaros, when
placed on the stand stated that he
arrived at the house and tried both
doors, but they were locked. He
stated that while he was standing
there he noticed a few people on the
river bank, and that while he vas
looking that way Bolton stood up and
suddenly a shot was fired and Bolton
fell to the ground. According to Jaros,
| the shot was fired from the ground
as he saw smoke that would lead to
that belief. This matter was proven
later when it was found, that the bull
| let had entered from below and had
taken an upward direction. Jaros aft
err hearing the shot, heard Mrs. Boil
ton scream and without waiting to
Investigate started to Shields to get
help.
Turkey Track Pulled Gun.
Mrs. Bolton, when placed on the
stand stated that Turkey Track had
a gun and that he pulled it several
times and threatened Bolton. She
testified that on these, occasions. she
grabbed the revolver and made Mo
lash put it back. They had been sit
ting around on the river bank for
some time and Molash and Mrs. b..
ton were sitting about eight feet
apart, BoitcE standing behind his
wife, when Mrs, Bolton leard her
husband say: my God, don't shoot"
She heard a shot and turned to him
as he was falling. In the excite
ment Mrs. Bolton stated that she did
not notice whether ,Molash had a
gun in his hand or not. She stated
that both he and she were terrified
at the death Of her husband, and
that when they found he had died
instantly, they started for the house
both weeping.
AS they neared the house M0lash
raised the revolver tGshis head and
said, well, I'm done for now, !
guess I'll kill myself"
Mrs. Bolton grabbed the gun and
told Molash that he had done enough
damage already. Constable Carlson
arrived shortly after that incident
Later States Attorney Biting, Sher-
III Oscar Olson and Coroner 7. g. q.
Kennedy who had lett Mandan
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