The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-12-06
STRANGER. At KENMARE
VICTIM . OF MURDER
BODY OF CARL HANSON FOUND
WITH SKULL CRUSHED AL
MOST TO PULP ~

MOST TO PULP
Kenmare, N. D., Nov. Carl
Hanson stranger in this vicinity,
who had been In and around Ken
mare but a few days, was the VIC
. tim OF foul nlurderssSelieved TO
have been committed late yesterday
afternoon or last night. His dead
body was found this forenoon lying
on the shore near the lower end OF
: Des Lacs lake at a distance of some
five or six miles south OF the 500
railroad tracks.
The murder was committed near
the track in the vicinity Of the Dia-
mond mine short distance south
east Of town, and a trail of blood
indicating that the body had been
dragged from the track to the lake
shore, led to the discovery of the
dead body, The mans skull had
been crushed almost to a pulp with
blunt instrument which was af-
terwards discovered to have been
a tish-plate, such as are used in
connecting one rail with another.
The body had been dragged for
several rods when the murderers
came to a fence and they then
threw the body several feet on the
other side of the fence and escap-
ed. The skull hadS,been SO badly
crushed that thejsman's brains had
oozed out
Judge VIM. Murray, acting cor
oner of Ward county, was notified
and will Investigate the matter.
In the meantime local authorities
are making an effort to discover
some clue to the murderers, for 1t
is believed that the murder must
1have been committed by more than
one man. r-.
An examination of the mans
clothing failed to reveal anything
that would lead to the detection
.s0f the criminals A card bearing
his name was found in one of his
pockets while a small book was
found in another which indicated
that the man had been a sailor. for
many years. and has travelled ex-
stensively in almost every part of
1 the world, 5s,s%His, ~age was figured
sat 20. years from data found in
thes little book.
s3 Nothing is known of the mans
relatives and as he is almost a per-
feet stranger in Kenmare it is
feared that no trace will be found
of, his family if he has any.
& Minot, N. D., Nov. S0.-Judge
VIM. Murray returned early today
from Kenmare where he went yes
terday to conduct an inquest over
the remains of Carl Hanson, who
was murdered near the 500 rail-
road track, about al mile and q
half east of Kenmare, Thursday
might, and his body then dragged
5to the shore of the Des Lacs lake
where it was found shortly after
ten o'clock yesterday forenoon by
John Haley, section foreman for
the 500 at Kenmare.
Haley Found Pool of Blood.
According to Haley's testimony
given at the inquest last night, he
had been walking up i. the track
when his attention was attracted to
pool of. blood on the north side
OF the track. A trail of blood led
across the tracks and southward in
the direction Of the lake and as he
started to follow it he saw fish
plate, q piece Of heavy steel
about two feet in length, some two
inches in width and about an inch
in thickness, lying on the ground
/ Haley, picked it up and discovered
that it was covered with blood and
hair. He recognized it as one he
had used the day before and had
left along the side of the track,
several rods, however from where
lit was found. Haley proceeded
along the trail Of blood, which led
to his discovery of the body, which
had been thrown across a barbed
wire; fence about five feet high.
AS the dead man was q big husky
fellow and the body had apparent
.ly been thrown across the fence,
landing several feet on the other
side, the. authorities are of the, ops
3inion that at least two and pos
ssibly more men were implicated in
the crime. 5.5
;5s ssssss5sts Shoe And Sock Gone. 4.
Haley made q hasty investigation
and discovered that the left shoe
and sock had been removed. indi-.
eating that the man probably car
sried money there and the murder
sers, who ever they we're. knew of
this. .ss5ss5s 4
Haley Immediately reported his
find TO the authorities. who noti-.
fed Judge Murray.
st Testimony Conf Letting;
81 The testimony of sixteen Witness
ses was taken at the ,inq quest last.
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