The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-19
SHERIFF GAME
AFTER MLAREN
Negro in Fargo Wanted in
Iowa For Shooting
Policeman.

est ana Chlct or Police Willard ot
Burlington, Ia. arrived in the city
Thursday morning with reauisition
papers for Gus McLaren. the negro
who they say is wanted for shooting
n Burlington police officer, Ellis Coun-
tryman, with intent to kill. McI.arcn
Is the man who was given Il hearing
recently before Judge Pollock in the
district court for firing two shots into
the air in a wild SHOOTING scrapc on
n. P. He was discharged by
the court and mmediatcly arrested
again by the city police department
on request from Chief Willard of
burlington.
The negro was held and tried i'm
Nrinot on the same charge AS is
brought by the Burlinstnn authorities
but ut that time proved an alibi. When
arrested here again last week he stat
ed he would be willing to go TO Bur
lington without reuuisition papers rs
he could again prove an alibi. on the
arrival of Sheriff Ernest and Chief
Willard Thursday morning. however.
McLaren states his unwillinsnrss to
return without the necessary papers
and Il hearing will he held hear in
Fargo.
Has Case AGAINST 500.
According to Sheriff Ernest. Nc
l.arrn is the plaintifr in a $4,000
damage suit a-,inst tho 500 railroad
lhI .1o1h0 mn ON - mann IN on
after paving his fare. Thu. sheriff
s1id that the negro had paid his fare
and his ticket WAS properlv collected
on the train by the conductor who
failed To give him :, return check and
In collect again from him
after the nnxt station had hean n, ss,.d.
When MrIaren refused to nay
acain. Sheriff ERNEST stated tha, rho
conductor PM him off the train while
in motion and that it was Thought he
had an excellent case against the rail
road. According To The sheriff the
conductor WAS said To have been in
toxicafra or ,h,t occasion and I,tnr
LOST his lob
1T happorcd about fifty miles out
,, ~ Sna :" w. sn;1 ,nhi,o Az"
I,aren was around that vicinity he
met 4 friend of Officer Co~untrynan:s
and told him i'm :, bo.stful way that
he had sho, !, police officer in Iowa
Tina was how We first got our clue
to his present wherea bouts
AT the Minot trial McL,aren nrov-
ed an ,lihi and would no, cow. :,
I,lrlineton without roouisi1ion n,ners
His attorneys plt mn a s1ronr ficht
for him and won nut. though II seems
"a ~ ,bn, IF ,ha,. t,d ~
dan,are s,,if an, insi ~ tbn Snn s,. -" =.
strong defense would NOT h,v, honn
made feel thai, Tho same condi.
tions exis, now and that is why s,lch
n strenuous effor, is hninr r,na,. in
N1cLaren's behalf for If We sbo,ld win
and tba na.,n wn,,Ia a., sa,,ann' ~ ~
the pepitcntiarv the 500 wnuldn't
have much of a case to fight with the
plaintiff absent from, the ,ri,l
Il have. heard the 500 will ,feht The
case 10 th, last notch so his ch,ncns
for recovery don't look promisin~ il,
that direction. Had Chief Wizard and
/ known that McI.arcn was unwilling
to 60 to Burlington r.ai,isj,
ton papers We would NOT h,va mad,
the trim up here. If he insists ON a
trial hers il, win n,oha hiv t,h, w.
greater par, of TWO weeks and we
haven't the time to stay in Ir,rrn MA,
long"
How Officer V,s sbo,
Chief Willard tnl,1 tho stn,.y of thu
shooting of officer cnun,rv,an nr
e Burlington and sale the act was com
mitted without the lcast nrovoca,ion
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