Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-17

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sidetrack, called up the superintend
ent's office and asked Mr.. Lantry TO-
permission to run into Rosebud to &c
men and horses to pursue the muir
derer while the tracks were still fresi
| in the snow. The permission wa!
Immediately given, and we started fol
| Rosebud, six miles away, with the en-
CINE and one box car.
'|Iu the meanwhile the dispatcher al
Glendive had phoned the agent a.
Rosebud and as we pulled in there WI
could see men running from every di
rection toward the depot. About AZ
had Already gathered. They were al
excited, and couldn't learn from
anyone that there was any sort of an
officer at that place. But all the fel
lows there were willing and glad to
join the possee, and in a very few
minutes three horses were loaded into
the box car from the depot platform,
and about ten men also piled in.
Posse Makes Quick Time.
within so minutes from the time
that terror-stricken boy climbed upon
lily eA6luG LAC pOSoC WIZ OAA CAO lAuA
derer's trail from Joppa. had also
advised three men who knew the coun-
try to take the trail from Rosebud,
and try to head the murderer off.
Zone of the most pathetic features
of the whole occurrence was when
Billy Merrill, the stricken husband,
appeared on the scene, knowing moth
{vr 30 %ho 10 that hoI h1fo1HAv.
his household and innocently wonder
ing what all the excitement was about
catching glimpse of the posse then
about half mile on the trail. One of
the men from Rosebud, who had
started with the posse on foot and
had turned back. then told Mr.. Mer-
rill what had happened.
without a word he whipped his
horse to run rode to the gate, dis.
mounted and there the terrible sight
of his wife's lifeless body, lying in
the mud. with sightless eyes staring
into the sky, greeted him. had pre-
viously suggested taking the body into
the house, but someone said the law
required that it be left just where
it was until the coroner arrived. But
Mr.. Merrill gave no thought to law:
he was like a crazy man. MY God,
boys, let's carry her into the house,
he cried. Then he rushed out, re-
mounted his horse and was off fol-
owing the posse at gallop.
First Posse Overlook Murderer.
1T fell to the lot of the three men
that started out from Rosebud to
overtake Hoesner first. AS l Heard it
related afterward, the man first told
his pursuers that he was out On a
wolfing expedition-the hound from
the place had followed him. But the
three men recognized the Merrill
horse and were sure they had struck
the right man. The rifle he had taken
from the ranch house was carried in
the saddle holster. but when he saw
his bluff wouldn't work, the alleged
murderer showed a tendency to fight.
He reached toward his hip pocket, but
was instantly covered and ordered to
throw. up his hands. That was enough
for him. He said, You can have my
gun, boys
"The three men turned back toward
Rosebud with their prisoner, and
were overtaken before reaching town
by the posse that started from Jop-
pa, including Merrill. l understand
that every chance was given Merrill
to Wreak summary vengeance for the
wrecking of his home and the brutal
murder OF his wife, but though every