The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-01
SIX POLICE CLASH
W17HCANC
NEAR. HIGH SCHOOL
a. Year-0Id Man Arrested 70,
Breaking Glass in Sher.
IFS Automobile
BOY SHOT BY IRATE WOMAN
George Manning, ~, Wounded
in Affair Near Bismarck
Business District


thorities used tear gas bombs and
cartridges to disperse a large crowd
OF pranksters. and considerable prop
erty damage was caused here Tuesday
night and early Wednesday morning
IN one Of the widest Halloween
nights in the history of Bismarck.
Seventeen -year-old George Mann
ing. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Mann
Ing of 2l0O Avenue A. suffered several
minor wounds on his legs from shot
which he told police was fired by an
i-ate woman not far from the bust
ness district
No complaint had been made
against the woman at noon Wednes-
day.
The boys wounds. apparently
caused by shot from .4l0-gauge gun,
were not serious, his doctor said.
Fired At Sidewalk
The woman said she fired at the
sidewalk and that the shot ricocheted
upward, the boy told Policeman Peter
Reid, adding that he and q group Of
his friends were across the street from
the woman's residence when the shot
was fired
Assisting members Of the city police
force In maintaining order near the
high school building. where it is esti-
mated about 800 boys had assembled,
members of the Burleigh county sher-
IFS force exploded two tear gas
bombs and fired several tear gas car
tridges in an attempt to disperse the
mob.
: The boys had moved several old
automobiles, apparently secured ct 4
dumping ground, garbage cans. old
boats and considerable amount Of
other rubbish onto the steps Of the
nigh school building.
Called At 10 O'clock
Policemen were called shortly after
10 o'clock. In the group Of authofi-
ties were City Patolmen william
Cleveland, Ryder Haulro and william
Ebeling, Sheriff Joseph L. Kelley and
Deputies Fred e. Anstrom and A. n,
Helgeson.
They succeeded In dispensing the
crowd and restoring order but Hall
loween pranks. some Of them causing
damage, continued in other parts Of
the residential districts until about
so a. N.
A window in Sheriff Kelly's auto
mobile was broken as the mob at
tempted to turn the machine over. re-
sulting In the issuance Of disorderly
conduct complaint against q 24-year-
old man. He is James Wolfer, en-
ployed on the capitol construction
project.
In the northern part of the city a
picket fence $50 feet long was torn
Gown and spread over q street. Sew
eral windows were reported broken
police said.
Other pranks included the usual
tipping over Of out-houses. soaping of
windows. scattering Of rubbish and
other things to irk residents.
Boys refrained from causing much
trouble in the business district, how
ever.
Other Cities Troubled
Bismarck was not the only city in
the northwest which had Halloween
troubles.
Fargo reported dwelling was set
aflre by youthful vandals, traffic was
blocked, windows were broken and
houses, porches, fences and au-
tomobiles were damaged.
At Minot three boys were under
summons to appear In juvenile court
to answer a charge Of having broken
Is windows In new home.
At Valley City q girl was hurt
when wagon wheels attached by
pranksters to q passing automobile
ran wild and crashed into q group
Of children.
st. Paul police breathed easily after
what they called the most destructive
Halloween in 20 years. Damage OF
between 5000 and $4,000 was done
to city street lights, an official esti-
mated. Police squad cars answered
los calls In seven hours and 800 Of
ficers on foot were kept busy.
Thirty boys were held for investi-
cation. The fire department. answered
q false alarms.