The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-10-31
Volt Point Man. [I3und Dead
Foul Play Is Hinted

oduuy MUTT, one Vi lue ldluOuS Olu
characters of this reservation and
known far and wide as one of the first
white men to blaze the trail into this
territory, was found dead Wednesday
morning in a coulee on Little Wolf
Creek about two miles east of Wolf
Point.
1t is intimated that the aged old
timer was murdered. A coroner's jury
called by Coroner Art Gustafson in
Wolf Point brought in verdict last
night that in their belief Knorr met
his death as the result of wounds in
fiicted by blunt instrument in the
hands of person or persons unknown
to them.
Knorr's body was badly disfigured.
The top of his head had been beaten
in, there was t scar on his right tenn
there were cuts across the chest
and ribs and the nose was broken.
1t is held that Knorr could not have
sustained all these injuries by merely
falling down the coulee. 1t was said
in Wolf Point yesterday that it was
possible to trace Knorr's movements
for the greater part of Monday and
up until Tuesday morning. Monday he
was in Wolf Point, leaving that night
to visit at the home of Phil Couchene,
on the fiat east of Wolf Point. He left
the Couchene place Monday night or
sometime Tuesday morning to go to
the home of his son, Billy Knorr, fur
ther on east of the Couchene place.
As far as could be learned that was
the last seen of him until his body was
found.
News that Sandy Knorr was dead
and that possibly he had been murder
ed spread rapidly over the reservation
where he was known to most every
Indian and white man.
Sandy Knorr was a character. He
was an old man-some one said yes
terday that he was in his eighties but
that's only guess work; these old
timers never tell their real age-but
he had the spirit and heart of
young man and his chief characteristic
was his everlasting good nature. Com
ing here in 1868 with the soldiers he
was part of the early history of this
country. After the soldiers left he
,lerked in the traders stores and it
vas recalled among the old timers
asst night that at one time or another
lie worked for nearly all the first
raiders who came to this reservation.
Sandy Knorr married into the In
Ian tribe first at Fort Browning in
S73, taking as his wife woman
amed Porcupine. Joe Culbertson,
II. acted as interpreter at the mar
iage.
Sandy was one of the last of the real
Id timers in this country. Jackie
Virtz, Joe Butch, Bill Ivey and Jim
lie Boyd are other who were among
be first white men to land in this
ountry. Joe Culbertson, Sr. declares
hat Sandy landed here along in the
ear 1868. Culbertson says his father,
lexander, was acquainted with Sandy
.norr in his home town in Chambers
erg, Penn. Sandy went to Pittsburg
a., in 1861 where he enlisted in the
egular army and was sent west with
is regiment soon afterward.
AN APPRECIATION
Old Sandy Knorr as he was known
Y that name all over the country, has
cen personal friend of mine since
was small boy. Sandy and myself
ave had many happy day together
nd felt as though / had lost my
wn father when heard the sad news
my old friend passing over the
-eat divide. Old Sandy never scout
for the government, but has pack
many important dispatches for the
sency and Indian traders between
ort Buford and Old Fort Peck before
time. Sandy was white man and
am glad to say he had white heart
e had his faults as most all old
ners have but the best of men have
em.-Joseph Culbertson, ex-scout of
S. Army-Poplar Standard