The Princeton union., 1921-11-17
A TRUE, TOR Y OF
!. SLlMAN S MUIR DER
Sheriff Shockley Gives Union Facts
! Concerning Staying Of Syrian
a..s.@.. .Peddler at Lake. s 81
THREE INDIANS INYOLYED.
Mrs. Shockley Obtains From Indian
Information Leading to Ar .
s... rest of Assassins.

so many cOnnlctlng stories nave ap-
peared in the daily papers pertaining
to the brutal murder of Joseph G..
Sliman, a Syrian peddler of Minneap-
oils who operated in the. Mile Lacs
lake territory, that the Union has put
forth special effort to arrive at the
truth in the case and Sheriff Shockley,
who was instrumental in unraveling
the mystery, has given US the follow
ing story, which is vouched for by
his deputies. - ~ ia .ss:=.-s s--..ss@
To begin with Sliman was murdered
on August 10, and the first information
Of the killing was obtained from
Shakopee, a halfbreed Indian. who
was arrested by Sheriff Shockley and
sentenced to serve 90-day sentence
for using abusive language to Indian
Agent Ayers. Thinking that Shake
pee knew something of the murder Of
Sliman, the sheriff kept him in confine-
ment at Milaca, and it is to Mrs.
Shockley that the credit Of securing
the basic information is due. In cas-
ual conversation he told her that Ole
and George Sam were implicated and
that Jackson, half breed, could give
the details of the murder. Jackson
later freely furnished the details.
= Chas. Malone offered his services in
the arrest of Ole and George Sam, two
of the Indians implicated. Having a
sale at Cove that day, the sheriff depu-
tized Mr.. Malone to arrest the Indians,
and he made quick work of it, turn
ing them over to Deputy Sheriff Nc
Guire. of Hennepin county at Wahkon.
Mcclure took the prisoners into the
hotel for supper and then placed them
in room upstairs, from which a few
minutes later they escaped. Sheriff
Shockley and M. Martinson, a rail-
road detective, were in another room
upstairs at the time quizzing suspects
on the: 500 boxcar robbery, and when
they came downstairs Mcclure was en-.
tering the hotel hatless. Mcclure said
that the birds had, escaped and the.
sheriff Immediately gave the alarm by
phone to the surrounding country 6ss,t:
Almost everyone turned out for the
chase-posses from Wahkon, = Cove,
Isle and other places-and secured the;
country, but the Indians made their
escape in the heavy timber. At the
time of the getaway Deputy Sheriff
Bob Hanson was in charge of six other
prisoners in another room of the hotel.
Sliman's body was found at 2 o'clock
on the morning Of November 10, in Sec
tion 1, Isle Harbor township. Follow
ing the escape of Ole and George Sam,
Sheriff Shockley, Chas. Malone, De-
tective Martinson and Jackson, drove
to point indicated by Jackson on In
dian land located as above stated. At
first Jackson was afraid to go into the
wilderness, but, being urged by the
sheriff, he pointed out the place where
Sliman was buried-under an uprooted
maple tree on the crest, of hill, which
had been blown over and threw up
considerable quantity of earth. After
pointing out the place, jackson, TAX
ing Martinson with him, proceeded
short distance from the spot and
picked up pair Of shoes-the ped
dler's. He said he had placed them
there so that the sheriff and his party
might be led by the evidence to the
body, as he was afraid at the time to
say anything himself for the Sans had
threatened to shoot him if he squealed.
The officers dug under the roots of
the fallen tree and the shovel brought
forth a piece of shirtsleeve. The hole
was then filled in and at daybreak the
body removed.
Sheriff Shockley and his men went
to Vineland the same morning and ar
rested Henry Davis, another half
breed, who was brought to Princeton
and admitted he took part in the mur
der of Sliman. He was arraigned be-
fore Justice King on Monday upon
charge Of murder in the first degree.
He waived examination and was COM
mitted to the Henncpin county Jail to
await the action of the grand jury. ~,~.-
Here is Jackson's story in brief:
Ole and George Sam as ked him to go
with them as they were "going to
kill a white man." but he refused to