The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05

bonds. He remained at the house
until about 1870, she said, meanwhile
cutting the telephone wires, and mis-
used her several times during that
perod, tying her to the bed again dur
ing the afternoon.
Told Girl of Killing.
He said, it is alleged by Miss Croy,
that he had the Caldwells bound hand
and foot in the shed at the lower
place, and that he intended going
down to kill both. When he returned
the last time, he informed her that
he had slain both of them and that he
was determined to take his own life,
assuring her at the same time that
he would allow her to go, unframed,
to the home of a neighbor. Placing
her on the horse, he escorted her to
the gate, and then, bidding her fare
we'll, shot himself, with a revolver.
Chumick, in his tale, as first told,
refused to admit that he had a re-
~volver, saying that the rifle had been
the only weapon which had been used
the surrounding territory failed to re-
which was found e the upper
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neighbors he had left it. With corro-
boration of the girls story Ringing,
in part at least, on discovery Of the
revolver, George Brown of Dickinson,
by careful examination of the faint
trail left by Chumick through the
stubble, came upon the gun and cart
ridge belt, lying about 80 yards from
the fence skirting the road, IN the
Elkin property.
Gun Brings Confession.
Confronted with the gun and with
the chain of evidence fast d~iscrediting
his story, Chumick confessed, SUBJ
stantially corroborating the state
ments Of the girl, but declaring that
he killed only in self defense.
And the tale he wove. apparently
disclosed the sordid story of two
men, one in the decline of life and
another of middle age, seeking favor
Of a ~14-year-old girl. About Ella
Croy, a child in years, stolid, with the
expression of sullen submission of
the orphaned institution child stamped
indelibly on her face, battered and
buffeted about as the worlds legiti-
mate prey, seemingly centers the
tragedy. Despite her declaration that
Chumick misused her, he claimed that
only to save her from the clutches
Of Caldwell, to preserve her virtue I'M
smirched, did he demonstrate with the
man whose life he took.
He declared with rvehemence that
Caldwell had outraged the girl, nam
ing March 2 as the time when he
first became aware of this state of
affairs. He admitted stealing to the
ranch house on several occasions,
there to peer through the window
after the girl had retired, and said
that only the night before, Sunday,
he had seer the aged man enter her
apartment, after Mrs. Caldwell had
gone to her room. A remonstrance
Sunday, addressed to Caldwell, had
brought about a war of words, he
threatened to kill him. He asserted
that the rifle was taken to the lower
place by Caldwell, though the girls
testimony was that Chumick himself
had taken both the revolver and rifle
from the house.
Gives Money to Girl.
Before leaving the girl and attempt
ing suicide, the farm hand gave her
the key to his trunk, telling her to
get his money, deposited in the First
National Bank of Dickinson, and to
keep it for herself. Investigation
disclosed that he has $3.50 on deposit
in this city, and the girl will receive
this amount.
Chumick is a native of Russia and
had worked for Caldwell for the past
two years. He has no relatives in
this country, but has a brother, Nazar
Chumick, and a sister, Mrs. Olga
Globeniski, residing in the land of his
birth, where the family was in COM
Portable circumstances. He had been
a faithful employee, according to testi-
mony of neighbors, and his habits
were said to be of the best.
Inquest was held at the Eel of
the crime, beginning about 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning, with Coroner Davis
in charge. After an examination Of
the bodies and a post-mortem conduct
ed by DR.. G. A. Perkins, testimony
of the Croy girl was taken, and then-
the inquisition body went to the
Elkin home, where Chumick confessed.
Sworn Confession Taken.
Sworn confession of Chumick was
taken at the hospital Thursday
morning and was substantially the