The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-05
Carl Hanson, a Tasker Coal Miner,
Was Beaten to Death With Angle
Iron-Wm. Casey, a Suspect, A.
rested.

rcSteo.
Kenmare, N. D., Nov. %. A bru.
tai and cold-blooded murder. near
kenmare, was unearthed this morn.
ing when Section Foreman Haley dis.
covered the body of man lying on
the shore of the lake near the lower
end, opposite a point where the new
road runs down from the Hart place
into the valley.
The murder was committed on the
railroad track, the body being after.
ward dragged down to the lake shore
it being necessary TO pass thru the
500 right of way fence in getting 1t
there. The weapon used was 60
called offset angle iron with which
the victim was struck blow on the
forehead, above the right eye, which
laid the skull open. 1t was found.
matted with hair and blood, lying in
the brush beside the railroad grade.
That there was more than one
murderer is evident from the fact
that the body was picked up and
thrown over the fence instead Of BE-
ing dragged underneath. This fence
consists of five wires, taut and close
together and it would have been I'M
possible to pass it through between
the wire. The height of the fence
points to the fact that at least two
men must have been concerned IN
bringing the body to where 1T was
found.
The motive of the murder was
plainly robbery. There was no sign
of any struggle where the blow was
struck. The body simply fell at the
end of the ties where big pool OF
blood was to be seen. 1t was then
carried off the grade and from there
dragged to the fence. The trail OF
blood was plainly to he seen through
the grass.
The robbers evidently dragged the
BODY to the point where it. was round
not with any idea of hiding 1t, but
simplv to be away from interruption
while they were searching the cloth
ing of their victim. From the lake
shore they could not have teen seen
Nv any one walking along the track
after dark. One shoe and stocking
had been removed and we're lying
close to the body. so plainly the muir
derers made q thorough search OF
their victim. They must have found
what they were looking for, for the
other shoe was not molested. Inc
fact that The shoe was of cannot be
accounted for in any other way. be-
cause it was a high-topped lace SHOE
and must first have been unlaced re-
fore coming of.
Near the body was also found a
gray felt hat and bloody, black
sateen shirt, which may have been
worn by one of the murderers ana
removed. knowing it was bloody.
On the body was found an Atlantic
Coast Seamen's union membership
card numbered 27O4, and an employ
ment bureau order for transportation
numbered So,7o4, issued by Cornell 4
Johnson, Fargo, to Libby & Nelson
Collins, Mont. This bore a rubber
stamp date, Oct. Is, 1913, which was
evidently an error, and should have
been 1919.
The Seamen's Union card bore the
name Of Carl Hanson and showed tina
the bearer was horn at Christianis
Norway, in 1883, was s #. Z In. tr
height, eyes blue, hair light. Thi'
seemed to tally with the victims de
scription. There was also q recort
Of voyages made on boats plying be
tween Liverpool. Antwerp and othe'
European ports.
No money or other thing Of value
except . pair Of razors. pipe, AM
package Of tobacco, were found o.
the body.
The body was taken to the Bodme
undertaking rooms and q coroner