Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-02
INQUEST HAD FOR
BLOODY MURDER
v. R. Casey Held Pending An
Investigation OF His
Actions Al That Time
Murdered Man Was Well
Known to Miners In the
Vicinity Of kenmare

MINOT, n. d., Dec. 2.-Judge Wiz.
Murray returned from Kenmare where
he went TO conduct an inquest over
the remains Of Carl Hanson, who was
murdered near the 500 railroad track,
about a mile and a half east OF Ken
mare, Thursday night, and his body
then dragged to the shore OF the Des
Laos lake where it was found by John
Haley. section foreman for the 500 at
kenmare.
Haley Found Pool OF Blood.
According to Haley's testimony Civ.
Ell at the inquest, he had been walking
up the track when his attention was
attracted to a pool of blood on the
north side Of the track. A trail OF
blood led acrss the tracks and suth-
ward in the direction Of the lake and
as he started to follow it he saw a
ish-plate, which is a piece OF heavy
steel about two feet in length, some
two inches in width and about an incl.
in thickness, lying on the ground. Ha-
ley picked it up and discovered that
it was covered with blood and hair.
He recognized it as Il he had used
the day before and had left along the
side Of the track, several rods, how
ever, from where 1t was found. Haley
proceeded along the trail of blood,
which led to his discovery OF the body
which had been thrown across a barb
ed wire fence, about five feet high. AS
the dead man was a big husky fellow
and the boiy had apparently been
thrown across the fence, landing sew
eral FEET on the OTHER side, the au-
thorities are of the opinion that at
least two and possibly more men were
implicated in the crime.
Shoe and Sock Gone.
Haley made a hasty Investigation
and discovered that the left shoe and
sock had tsen removed, indicating
that the man had probably carried
money there and the murderers. who
ever they were, knew OF this.
Haley Immediately reported his find
to the authorities, who notified Judge
Murray.
The testimony of sixteen witnesses
was taken at the inquest. With the
exception of Felix Strickland, howev-
er, no one vas able to identify the
murdered man. Two Goa miners were
examined at the Inquest and they tes-
titled that they had seen the blood
near the track at two O'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Strickland, on the 9th
er hand, swore on the stand that he
had een Hanson standing in front of
the livery barn at one O'clock that al
ternOon. The testimony OF a physician
taken at the inquest brought out that
the man could not have been dead as
long as the testimony of the two min-
ers would Indicate.
Casey Up All Night. 4
w. Il. Casey. who was arrested on
suspicion of Knowing something Of the
affair, shortly after Judge Murray's
arrival in Kenmare, admitted that he
had been uD all night. He stays a:
the Florence hotel and according to-
the testimony of the niht clerk he
was not seer around the hotel except
tor about half an hour, from late
Thursday afternoon until four o'c'ock
Friday morning. The excuse given
for his staying UP all night was that
he expected 4 lady friend to arrive on
the early morning train and it de-
veloped that Casey did meet the four
O'clock train. At five O'clock he went
to his room at the Florence and went
to bed, Casey is said to be a some
what notorious character around Ken
mare and he has also been a sailor
for many years. The murdered MAJ
had also been a sa,:or and both men
were quite covered with tattoo marks.
Casey was arrested en- a charge of
vagrancy and will be held pending a