The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-07-30
NECHBORS HAVE Gun
FIGHT OVER COW
Rudolph Madsen is Beaten up. Frank
Wennemar and Son Frank Come in
And Surrender.

Rudolph Madsen, for score or
more years a rancher on Bluewater,
was badly bruised and beaten and
NAV have suffered fractured skull
and other injuries Monday evening
at the hands of Frank Wennemar and
his elder son, Frank, in shooting
ARRAY in which half dozen or more
shots were exchanged. Ill-feeling ov-
err former disagreements between the
participants developed into a nasty
fight between neighbors when the
Wennemars sought to rope three
year-old heifer near Madsen's place.
In the fracas which followed Mad
ssn's attempting to prevent the Wen-
nemars from driving off the animal,
a running battle with guns was wag-
ed, the Wennemars firing at Madsen
with six-shooters, only to be answer
ed when Madsen's daughter ran to
her fathers assistance, bringing him
a gun with which he felled his lead
ing pursuer's horse. Overtaking Mad
sen, the Wennemars beat him with
their weapons about the head and
face, kicked and trampled him, and
he was sorry-looking specimen when
he was brought to town after seven
o'clock that evening to enter cons
plant and seek medical attention.
Following the fight, the Wennemars
both rode 20 town and presenting
themselves at the Tome of Deputy
Sheriff Robt. S. Clark gave them
selves up, later being taken to the
county Jail at Red Lodge to await de-
velopments.
| The battle was fought at about
O'Clock Monday afternoon Madsen
says he was at the lower end Of his
field irrigating when he saw the Wen
nemars about to drive off some stock,
They were on horseback and mount
ing horse he had picketed nearby.
he sought to restrain them. What
followed is told briefly by Madsen as
follows: They started to get me,
They had threatened to get me- /
tried to get away. Then they shot
at me. Young Wennermar was riding
faster horse and he was gaining ON
me. My daughter, herding turkeys
near home. heard the shots. She ran
into the house and grabbing a gun
came running to meet me, Handing
me the gun | turned and shot at the
horse of the one nearest me- Then
they jumped on me and kicked mel
H Following the fracas, Madsen got
on his horse somehow, and with his
anghter, rode to the Rybin ranch
about mile or less distant and Ryb-
in brought them to town on his truck,
; Madsen was terrible sight and
claimed he had been shot. His face
was battered almost beyond recogni-
ton, his beard, hair and clothing were
lroaked in blood. Wounds were visible
about his head. He also complained
Of his abdomen hurting. DR.. Benson
was called from Fromberg and after
a superficial examination took him to
his office at Fromberg to complete
his examination. Madsen was able to
walk to the car. Later, in phone
conversation with the physician, it
was learned that the physician found
Madsen's skull had been dented and
what appeared to evidence a skull
fracture near the rear and base Of the
skull. No bullet wounds were found.
Abdominal pains were attributed to
kicks and trampling- Madsen was
AIKEN home on Wednesday, his recov-
cry being practically assured.
Tuesday morning Deputy Sheriff
Clark visited the Wennemar ranch to
investigate the condition Of the horse
shot In the fracas which the younger
cnnemar rode home after the fight,
The animal died a day or two later
Neignbors say i'll feeling between
the families has existed for some
time.
Given preliminary hearings in Red
lodge Tuesday, the Wennema.. ware
lound over to the district court pend
ing developments. Bonds were fixed
at $l,500.-Bridger Times.