The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-09

The detectives claimed that they
went to the yards west of the city and
saw three men standing on the right
of way. They saw three men sta1dins
there, with their hands in their side
coat pockets and were looking in the
direction Of the officers. Wyant was
short distance in the lead and as
he approached the first man he said:
(Which one Of you men has the
gum"
'. Open Fire.
In reply the man pulled a gun from
his pocket and fired at the officers.
Kearns saw the movement first and
he yelled warning to Wyant, who
Jumped to one side, the bullet passing
through his raincoat near his hear.
The officers then opened fire, SIX.
bullets being fired. The three mo,
and officers fired at each other at very
short range.
Immediately following the shootir.
Kearns ran to the nearest house ana
notified Mr.. Mcdowell. telling him to
notify the chief of police.
Police Rush There.
Special Agent Mcdowell, Chief Over
miller, Deputy Sheriff Ross, Officer
Griggs and several others rushed to
the scene Of the fighting and the
wounded men were taken to Trinity
hospital.
The man who gave his name as Fred
Johnson was conscious and asked that
his brother, a farmer near Valley City,
be notified. Johnson, who was shot
twice through the body and once in
the right arm, died about TAO p. NJ.
The bullet which passed through his
chest hit him In glancing direction
just in the rear OF the right shoulder,
indicating he was turned when shot,
Shot Through Head.
The youngest of the trio who died
about midnight, was shot through the
head, the bullet entering just over tie
right ear and coming out just under
the left ear. FIe gave his name as
James Harley to DR.. Francis Teakc.
who prescribed for him two or three
days ago and his home as Chicago. A
receipt for baggage found on his per-
son, however, gave his name as J.
Carlson. A book of addresses found
in one Of his pockets gave the names
of a number of persons living in Chi
cago.
The third man for whom the attend
ing physicians. Dr. Nolte and Titzell,
express some hope of recovery has
bullet wound in the head and in the
leg. The bullet which struck his head
entered over the left eye and followed
the skull up under the, skin and came
out back of the head. The second
bullet passed through both legs. A
machinist's card found in one OF his
pockets gives his name as Walter Har-
rison and shows he has worked in
eight different places since June. 1918.
He was paid up through April Of this
year. a..-4.r-,-
Cried II Am Hit.'
When the first shot was fired Of!icef
Wyant thought that he had been nit
and said, ~ am hit" in answer to a
question by Kearns.
Wyant was using 45-calibre Colt
double-action police revolver and
Kearn a .3S-calibre gun of the, same
make. Mr.. Wyant has been employed
by the Northern Pacific as special
agent for two years, while Kearns has
served since the latter part Of 1916,
with the exception of time served in
the army during the war.
Johnson had $500 on his person,
$4OO in gold.
SHOOTING JUSTIFIED
MCDOWELL ASSFPTS
The shooting of the three men in the
railroad yards at Jamestown Sunday
afternoon was justifiable, George Me-
Dowell,' special agent for the Northern
Pacific, who is well known in Bis
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