The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-11-19
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a Milnor Bunch epot q spottsr
and Demand HE Surrender
CALL AT WRONG HOTEL
And Miss tho Man They Proposed
to Wreak Their Vengeance
Minor Teller:-

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Saturday night. October 81. a
greWsome and fearful condition
prevailed for time in the little
burg OF DeLamere. 1t brought to
the mind of many OF the inhabi-
tants Of the place vivid idea of
what the raids OF the James Boys
may have been when without fear
OF the law or favor for men and
property sWOOped down upon un-
suspecting localities to divest
such communities or individuals
in those communities of their life.
property. liberty and pursuit OF
happiness. At any rate the episode
which was pulled off in DeLamere
that night was bold and daring
insult to law and order and mat
ter which ought to command the
attention 81 the officers of the
state as we'll as the county.
We may not be able to relate
incidents and circumstances lust
as they transpired. as the story
has come to us in piecemeal. but
we will endeavor to give the peoS
ole the truth of the affair as near
as we have received It. During the
day a man was noticed walking
the track in the direction of De-
Lamere. Since the arrest made in
MilnOr agancies have been at work
in an effort to catch the spOtter.
This man was suspected. Some
parties in DeLamere were notified
of his coming. He was watched
and located in hotel on the east
side of Main street. After dark a
large mob of men gathered in
! front of this hotel and demanded
that the proprietor deliver this
man to them. When denied this
lthey resorted to force. They broke
windows with beer bottles, kicked
at the doors and i'm many WAYS
made the situation very menac-
ing. They finally terrorized the
hotel keeper until he went and
told the man whom they had sus-
!. Dected as being the spotter. that
he would have to get out Of the
hotel. The man could do nothing
but obey and was delivered to the
mob. During the hullabaloo sew
eral auto loads of men had drawn
up on the west side to watch the
affair, several of them from Mil
nor. and one contained man who
was to identify this spotter. who
had been carried to DeLamere
through clever little ruse as to
an auto ride, the night being very
agreeable for such a thing. When
the supposed sDotter was present.
ed to this man he said it was not
the man: that the fellow he
thought was the sDotter had a
mustache. so he was temporarily
released. Upon second thought Of
the mob. however. he was recap
tured. His mustache might have
been shaved OFT. YOU see. While
their doubts may have modified
their actions toward the fellow
they at least made sure of one
thing-that he leave town with
out any delay.
During all this the (reaN spot
ter was comfortably located i'm the
hotel across the street and had
the pleasure of witnessing the
whole affair. His escape appears
to have been rather providential.
He was with this man i'm his room
during the day i'm the other hotel
but because of certain things
which are not essential to men
tion here. he made a shift. What
would have happened to him had
the frenZied mob once laid their
hands on him is food for the pro-
phets. 1t is generally stated. how
ever. that they had arranged to
tar and feather the fellow and
ride him out of town on a rail.
Taking as much liberty as this f.
is doubtful whether they would
nave stopped there and as a result
there would have been some real
business for the courts in Sar-
gent County and more expense to
the taxpayers.
The spotter hit for the safe pla-
ces of the earth Just as soon as
he could make his getaway. and
whether he secured any evidence
from which warrants will issue
in the course of events we have
not learned.