Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-13

scme one who had een the man con-
victed in the Canadian courts and
from that time o., correspondence and
measurements have been continued
until the certainty Of the mans
identity had been estab ished. .
Proceedings.
The proceedings that took place in
Winnipeg are best told il the follow
ing dispatch:
Winnipeg, Juno Especial: Ed
win Ross a notorious criminal with
many aliases, was brought before
Judge P%rendergast this morning at
the instance of the state of North Da'
kota, where he is wanted to complete
a 2O.year term for burglary and jail
breaking.
With four other convicts, Ross
made his escape from Bismarck peni-
Tertiary on Aug. %, 1912. Blood
hounds we're put on the trail OF the
fleeing men, and two were captured
next day. But Ross and the fourth
ma got clear, the former, it is be-
lieved, catching a northDound train.
He did not enjoy his liberty long. Two
weeks after his escape he was ar
rested at Port Arthur for breaking in
to a store and stealing a revolver.
He was convicted and sentenced to
serve two years in Stony Mountain
penitentiary Sentence was passed
Sept. 8, 1912. f." 5,tg# 81 @tt
~u Recognized by Photo. paas
Meanwhile, the officers of.the state
p%enitentiary of Bismarck continued
their search for Ross, and by the ex,
change of photographs he was at
length discovered. Steps were taken
to have him returned to Bismarck,
and a few days ago w. H. Cabanas, a
special officer of the North Dakota
renitentiary and Sheriff Barnes, ,tof
North Dakota, appeared in Winnipeg
to claim their man. At first the pris-
oner was not disposed to fight extra
diti0n, and it was expected that the
proceedings today before Judge Prem
dergast would be purely formal. But
through his counsel, j. B. Suffield, the
prisoner informal the court that he
wants a little more time in which to
make up his mind whether or not to
return peaceably to North Dakota.
Mr.. Suffield said he had not yet had
time to go fully into the matter, but
on the face of it he thought perhaps
extraditiOn could not be demanded for
Jail breaking. .
I'D. A. Stacpoole, representing the
state of North Dakota, agreed to a re-
mand till Friday at 2 o'clock, on the
understanding that if at that tina
Ross has decided to fight extradition
a further remand shall be granted for
the benefit of the state.
Is Is Big Man.
Ross, who is a Canadian, is said to
be a hardened criminal. Guarded ny
Deputy Sheriff Pyniger and by the Of
ficers of North Dakota, he walked
calmly into court this morning, wear.
ing civilian clothes. lie is a power
fully built man, with regular features
andAa quiet, strong face He is better
known on this side Of the boundary as
Angus Macdonald. foe
12st Has Bad Record. :N@
ROSS, or Macdonald, is one of tho
most notorious criminals that the
Manitoba police force lNs ever, been
called upon to deal with, While he
passes under both names it is assert
ed that neither is his right one. 1t is
known, however, that he was born in.
Ontario, and comes of aegood family.
During the past nine years Ross
has enjoyed liberty for more
than three weeks or a month, getting
into trouble and being sentenced as
fast as he got out of prison. He has
been arrested in Winnipeg several
times, the last occasion being in 1908
when Chief of Detectives Stodgill, w.
Eddie and G. Smith apprehended him.
He had been incarcerated in the Jail
at Pembina, N. D., from which he es-
capped in company with several other
prisoners. On his first escape blood
hounds were used in the pursuit. The
dogs broke away from the posse and
did grevious injury to some of the
convicts. All the convicts were cap
tured with the exception of Ross and
another man. The escape was made
in the dead of winter and Macdonald
walked to Winnipeg with the mercury
40 below zero, where he was arrested
and sent back. He was then sem
fenced to serve 20 years in the state
p%enitentiary ct Bismarck on a charge
of safe blowing and Jail breaking.
Macdonald made three further at
to escape and on the fourth
succeeded. This was on August %,
1912.
TO CELEBRATE.
Starkweather, N. d., June 12.-The
business men of this city met and de-
cided to celebrate the annual Stark.