Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-12
Man MURDERED IN
A DRUNKEN ROW
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and the car was run or it's rim back
to Sterling. There a new tube was
procured, but this also proved dcfec'
tive even before it a tried on the
| road, and another was adjusted. When
this last tube-the fifth within al
hour-blcw up through the careless
ness of the man who was putting II
! on, the car was abandoned and the
Narty was loaded into the other car,
! left for Driscoll, carefully securing
the country between.
The murder, which is II Of the
most brutal eve committed in the
state OF North Dakota, was a fiendish
piece of work. Seven men were in a
box car at the railroad construction
point at Apple Creek, which is about
six miles east of Bimarck.. 1t is re-
ported that the men were drunk and
had 20 quarts of whisky in the car.
However, the quarrel started, anu
whoever actually did the cutting, An.
tome Rigori, the victim, lies in the
| parlors of the undertakers here to.
day ,slashed and cut until he is al.
most unrecognizable. He has at
least a half dozen serious wounds, any
Of which could easily have caused
death. Two deep knife thrusts were
made In the stomach, one slash cut
the flesh and muscles of n leg to
the bone, and one thrust in the back
of the head penetrated the skull, turn,
ing up the edge of the skull in ghost.
~ prominence.
Whatever the cause for the quarrel,
the motive was not robbery, for when
brought to this city early Thursday
morning, a bill fold purse was found
on his person containing $500 in gold.
His watch was missing. however,
and it is possible that. intending to
rob, they became frightened and over.
looked the money. :
No name was found on his person.
but a cousin who is working in town
disclosed his identity to the coroner
Tie murdered man is not over q
years Of age, and in spite of the dis
tigurement aud the blood, which cover.
ed him at the time the reporter saw
him. It. was evident that he was strik.
ingly handsome in appearance.
No sooner was the story OF the
! crime telephoned to Sheriff Barnes
/ by the timekeeEer of the railroad gang
at Apple Greek Thursday morning.
than the sheriff left for the town and
returned at once with the mutilated
,, body. Wires sang over the county.
carrying the news of the escape of
, the six men and notices containing
the descriptions of the men, accord.
ing to the memory of the timekeeper,
were distributed broadcast.
Somewhere between Apple Greek
and Sterling the party divided. three
of the men getting off a local east.
bound freight boldly entering the lat.
ter to town. where two of them lOung.
ed about the depot while the third
attempted to buy food at the general
store.
The message of the sheriff had been
! communicated by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Gillis 70 Sterling, and O. Il. Amund'
son. cashier of the Serling State
, bank, and. Omar Mockler, some Of At.
torney M0ckler Of this city, armed
themselves and started after the men,
| Seeming something, the man who was
purchasing the food withdrew with
the other two eastward up the track.
! Mockler and Amundson pursued them,
and the supposed murderers broke
into a run. Then the two Sterling
bows played their bluff for all it was
worth.
Line up there!" they shouted,
~leveling their guns at the e "Put
your hands up hight" The men were
nnl;armred, and did as ordered instant.
ly.
"A Turk was called into the game to
hold the men from boarding the
freight which was still standing at
the depot. while Amundson telephon.
J ed the sheriff. He vas admonished
to be sure and hold his men.
"Dey won't get away" he protested
If dey try, why. l shoot dem!"
IEvidently the me nbelieved him, for
they made no attempt to board the
freight, and shortly after the sheriff
came up from Bismarck and took the
three men to the county Jail at Bis
marck.
"A wrong clue was followed for a
.!psrtsof the day in regard to the other