The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1916-08-25

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-Anamoosc, N, d., Aug. a. SUN
day afternoonts .Adolph Kimpe!, a
man about thirty years of age, Of
Sawyer, N. D., was shot in the up
per part Of the leg and seriously,
but not fatally, wounded by Deputy
Sheriff G. F. Foster Of Turtle Lake,
and q number Of other men, includ-
Ing the officer mentioned, we're bad
ly wounded asa the result Of mix
up occurring at Strawberry Lake, a
summer resort about forty miles
southwest Of here and a few miles
south Of Russo. a..
Shortly after noon Kimpel with a
number of friends and relatives, all
men and seven in number, were
found by two other men, whose
names have not, been learned, but
who were described as and appeared
to be respectable and peace-abiding
citizens. to be in possession Of a
boat that the latter had rented for
the afternoon. Those in possession
were asked to turn over the boat to
the persons who had rented it, but
Kimpel and his party refused to 90
this.
1t seems to be clear that those in
possession of the boat were consld-
erably intoxicated. Mr.. Foster,
who was with the two gentlemen
mentioned also asked and directed
Kimpel and his friends to give UP
possession of the boat. Thereupon
Kimpel and party attacked Foster
and the two men with him. The
deputy sheriff. however. managed
to leave the scene at once and re-
turned few minutes later with his
revolver, which he had taken from
his automobile. Upon his. return
The found the other two persons in
imminent danger of being killed.
for the attacking party, now half
crazed, were mercilessly us ng their
superior strength, oars and other
missiles which had come to thei1
hands on the other two men. The
deputy sheriff endeavored to arrest
the aggressors. and ordered 'hands
up. At the critical moment hs
was facing three Of the Kimpe.
party, including Adolph Kimpel
Two out Of the three obeyed the
order "hands up" but Adolph Kim.
pei rushed at the officer and the lat
ter when there was nothing else tc
do and when Kinlpel was almos
on top of him, opened fire ane
wounded Kimpel as above indicat
ed Whereupon the assailant:
oil 0f thni,, Of,
forts toward Foster. He was sooh:
relieved ofssnis gunt and badly beas=
en- and cut up, and that he was not
killed during those few moments ls
a wonder. =,
BY this time people from places
along the lake began to arrive and
probably due to their presence the
Kimpel party did not finish the hor.
rible work they had begun. How
ever, they endeavored to put Foster
in their own automobile, and ac-
>cording to their own intimations
and statements, do away with him
when beyond the crowd. The off,
cer's wife had come up by this time
and stood between the Kimpei
party and Foster in the attempts
tof the former to hurry away with
her husband. She p1eaced with
men, who numbered several scores
in the crowd, to protect her hus
band, but for some time there was
no answer to her appeals. A most
distressing scene was at its height.
Kimpel lay on the ground moaning
and groaning; women were shrek
ing and crying; the Kimpel part!
was trying to force roster into al
automobile, cursihs, threatening
and yelling, and alternatingly hold
ing a gun in the face, Of Foster and
his wife in an effort to force Foster
into the automobile and Mrs. Eos.
ter appealing in vain for help from
the many men who stood nearby in
active.
Finally, ]. F.. Nelson and former
Sheriff Simmonds Of Mclean coun-
ey secured the release Of Foster. not
by force, but rather by diplomacy.
Shortly after a doctor had temper
arily taken care of Kimpel, the
Kimpel party left in automobiles
with the injured man for Velva
No attempt was made to hold them.
"A brief glance showed that hui
man blood had flowed freely.
Broken bones, cuts, bruises and
blood covering men and clothes
were the main resulting damages.
The officer and the other two men,
especially, were sorry looking sights
and the extent and; seriousness OF
their injuries are not fully known
at this time:
Efforts were Immediately put IN
motion to bring about the arrest OF
the members of the Kimpel party.
The Kimpels claim there was no
excuse for the shooting.