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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
12
A group of Kansas cattlemen opened fire on the Berry family, killing three and mortally wounding one while another is severely injured. The assault occurred without warning as all victims were unarmed, and authorities are investigating motives linked to the attackers' wealth.
Authentic reports from St Francis Kansas say the Dewey cattlemen killed three Berry family members at their Berry ranch in the county area. Chauncey Dewey and two others are accused, with the coroner's jury finding the Deweys killed one Berry from a sod wall and mortally wounded another while the Berrys were unarmed. Sheriff McCulloch reports arrest of Dewey and his men. The incident stems from ongoing cattlemen rancher disputes and land grabs tied to a Chicago firm owning thousands of acres in the region.
Harry Rowe, 26, Fort Benton, wealthy stockman, shot himself on the Missouri River bridge at Great Falls. Infatuation with Georgie Bryant cited as motive after threats of self-destruction. An inquest in Fort Benton returned a verdict of death by own action.
Floods in Kansas City Kansas and Topeka reduce death toll estimates, with 71 known dead and 46 identified. Bridges across the Kansas River were destroyed, 20,000 people displaced in Kansas City Kansas, relief organized with little sickness. Topeka reports seven more flood deaths, North Topeka wrecked, seven feet of water in many residences, extensive store damage and ongoing searches for missing persons.
Burlington trainmen report a stabbing on the Crow reservation where a Sioux squaw from Pine Ridge attacked a Crow woman rival. The Crow woman is wounded critically, allegedly due to jealousy over the Crow’s husband. Tribal agents plan to handle the dispute locally to prevent further trouble.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena June 5 A family feud between Gowdy and Boon ranchers in Jefferson county escalated last night. Gowdy attacked Boon and Mrs Boon appeared and was struck with a club, injuring her head with a hairpin driven in. Boon is also severely injured. Witnesses are scarce and details are unclear.
Spokane Washington June 4 Edward Spencer was sentenced to 13 years in the Walla Walla penitentiary by Judge Richardson after being found guilty of second degree murder for shooting Ella Mundt last January. The jury believed the act was influenced by intoxication from whiskey and absinthe.
Miss Annie Ross, a white resident of San Francisco, told police she visited Oakland with a negro ex soldier named Walker about a month ago. They stayed with Elizabeth Leroy, an 80 year old colored woman and head of the Ladies' union, who showed forty dollars in coin. Ross says Walker murdered Leroy for the money and buried her body in the yard. Police unearthed the body and seek Walker as Miss Ross recovers in county hospital.
In Seattle on June 4 a badly decomposed man was found in bushes on Meadow Point side hill. A bullet hole was in the right temple. Ballard boys discovered the corpse while exploring. police noted bullet holes in a nearby log and found no revolver, suggesting a shooting.
Tacoma May 4 James Montgomery twenty five was robbed murdered and his body riven on the interurban track near Auburn last night. The car from Kent to Tacoma struck him at 6 this morning and threw him from the roadbed though not seriously mangled. King county coroner telegraphs no doubt the man was killed by a slingshot. Identity shown by letters and papers found on his person. He was a laborer and had recently been at Edlensburg.
Cambridge Idaho June 4 David Shaw a sheepherder was found dead last evening near Crane creek with a gun by his side He had been herding for Mr Locke and it is supposed his death resulted from the accidental discharge of his gun, authorities say.
In Ida, a calculated double date night ends in a murder at a downtown hotel. Police say the killer acted with premeditation, while investigators question motives and await forensics to identify a suspect. A local lodging seeks to reassure guests as the case unfolds.
H M St Cyr is jailed at Weiser charged with the murder of Archie Emmons at Lardo near Payette lake Boise county. Eyewitnesses dispute self defense claims as coroner’s inquest returns deliberate murder. St Cyr previously ran the Payette lake hotel and once worked as a locomotive engineer.
Osa Foree was found guilty in federal court for stealing calves on the Crow Indian reservation. Witnesses for the defense claimed Foree was not present at the time, while Towns testified he bought the calves. Sentencing is set for tomorrow before Judge Knowles.
A wreck near Stilwell, Kansas, between Santa Fe passenger trains No. 1 and No. eastbound, on Missouri Pacific tracks following flood disruptions, killed nine and injured six. Relief crews and doctors responded. traffic resumed as tracks were cleared that night. Wounded were moved to hospitals. dead and injured listed with names and affiliations as investigators sorted causes and notes.
Reports from Monastir describe a May 21 massacre of Smerdash villagers by Bashi Bazouks and Turkish forces. About 300 houses burned and more than 200 villagers killed, mostly women and children, with residents hunted, tortured, and bodies burned or mutilated. 1,400 sought refuge in the mountains.
St Louis reports Mississippi River up ten inches from last night’s record while running over the Say levee opposite the city. Railroads use the levy as a dump, workers load sandbags, and residents fear loss of life as floods threaten 100000 acres of Illinois farmland.
Flood near St Louis likely to peak Sunday at about three feet above danger line. Records from 193 withe broken and 36 feet reached possible. Railroad tracks along the levee submerged, Olive street station abandoned, trains disrupted, washouts crippling passenger service to Kansas City and the West. River four miles wide in inner city and three miles wide in North St Louis. Damage estimates unavailable until water subsides.
East Lake City Utah June 4. News from Weiser Idaho reports a rifle duel last Saturday at the N H Cottrell sheep shearing plant about 30 miles from Weiser between foreman White and employee Vermillion. Both were wounded though not seriously White hip Vermillion breast. Both men swore vengeance when they meet again.
In Carthage Missouri in June Samuel Mitchell a white man who led the mob that lynched Thomas Gilyard a black man at Joplin was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary Gilyard had killed four policemen who were attempting to arrest him.
In Furlington Iowa on June 4, Hunt levee broke south of War saw and Carthage Burlington branch service halted. No Burlington to St Louis through trains. travelers must go via Galesburg. Green Bay bottom levee south of Burlington is out flooding hundreds of acres. river eight miles wide. Residents move by boats toward Iquanak, DL. Islands along the Mississippi near here deserted. docked river packets under water.
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