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IKiiuii win uc uiiuii uy guim nuifs. v»ure,erI shnily Knives arc pleasant places for ,s 1 family pic-nics, our hotels lutvc good uc-(iluss-of days of St. rs Tiles. , passedK. Me-mail of I.Vv.I'h lai ke I confer-a minis-enninus -lerday ’einliina Miime-veek on Is.i, ISSS, lilna, by ederick to Missmst res-I at St. nc .HHli, lit: years linrn in ; county nl with uni sct-a farm on In it worthy mail as ivteriaii III SollS,mournof therespect-etiiin in I o’clock fore the iilcr the U|i|i or-cretary,iiiK ami alcil on I. Also •lock Jo ions inWill hoeoimty.coniniiHhitiiuiH anil our citizens arc lios-liiiahle. We 1iu|m to see a good crowd and to Kiro them a day's pleasant amusement.|)r, Muir, comity coroner, summoned •los. Aymonil, Thus, (ioniley and Tims. Treinbeath as jurors in the I t'P.iicn homicide case. Distiiet Attorney Mcgi|Uior np|ieiireil in the interest of the eoimty anil W. J. Kneesliii'V Kwp, in the interest of (ieorgc Karel wlm did the shooting. Ily the eviilcnee adduced it seems liuit O'liiieu, the limn shot, was of rather |Kiur reputution, that Karel was an in-oll'onsive farmer who had come to Neche to eelehratc the Itli iiml have n i*lt;mil time, lie htoit^ht a eonsiilerahlesum of money with him, somethin); over JtKKl, While drink ini'at the salisms lieox|Hicd tliis icy, and OTrion and ncompanion „f like ilk followed up Karel and during the evening managed to possess themselves of it. While following him ii| Karel was snhjeeted to rough treiitnient hy these parties and was pouniled ipiite severely. Alsmt J o’ehs'k on the morning of the llli Karel went to tlm front disir of Kllioll’s hotel ami knocked. Mr. Klliotl came down stairs, through tire side floor ami icueietl nroiiinl the house to the final door and nsltcd Karel wlial he wanted. lie saiil he wunleil a lied. .Inst then Klliott saw another man limning neross the street illul fearing that lliesu parties were try ini; l»it up a jolt on himself, letreuted toward tlio side door. The man runnini; across the street (O'llrien) shoutedIt'sall rich!; this is the--that I'm after, rushed up to Karel ami threw up his hands to take hold of Karel, when tiie latter drew n revolver and shot him. The hall struck O'llrienuihina.xposiire: Wn nnil remedy iiI I.ini-1 dill! ill- Is. drug- I tittrin the lower part of the slonmch on one side ami runnel I downward ami hack waial to the laslvic hone. On being shut O’llrien shouted, I'm shot, hut not until he hail repeated it the third time did Klliott come to the rescue, as lie still feared that the men were feigning the fight in onlei to net hold of him. lie then mil up iiml parted them. O'llrien died ale ait J o'clock that llflcriHS'll.After a war of words lie.ween tlm attorneys and listeninn to tliu evidenre the jury, after it short ileliheralion, hrininlit iua verdict of jiistilhihle houii-eide.”This verdict was satisfactory to our citizens whose sympathies weie entirely with Karel, lint did not ii|i|«ueiitly meet the views of the county attorney, for he then not Mr. Klliott to swear out u complaint. nud a warrant for the m rest of Kurd was issued l.y lust ire Wylie. On the nplicnmni'i! of the ueeiised Uie ease was adjourned until Monday. On Monday the complainant, Mr. Klliott, cniim into court and stated that In- did not know wlial he was sinuinn n lien lie nllivi d his signature In the complaint, mid that the nature of the complaint had lieen niisrepiesented lo him hy the pnsscculiug attorney, therefore lie wished to witlidmw the same, t'.insidcmhln hculed argument then ensued In-tween •UK;the idlorneys, in which e.implinienls ', i 'H' j were mutiuilly and freely iutcn-hmigcd,1 hut Justice Wylie, lifter considcnd.lc de-ll1 ,,r | liberation, decide! Unit the complaint ; could thus l«: withdrawn and the prisou-ii Llerk. i t.r WBS discharged, on the j There is Imt little do iht, if anyone s. The j could have I well found in the town to siou on ' make another complaint, that Karel foil i nn | would have hecn immediately rc-arrest-ritli Dr. j ed, as it is, it w ill now prohahly rest at least until the grand jury is in session.The hullet is of HU calibre and was about oiii -Ihird split in two hy its rou-tnct with the bone. After the trial was over II. I,. Ilolinesstarted a suh.-i ription for Karel mid raised about seventy-live ■Ilium's lor him. While our citizens greatly regret the tragic occurrence, yet we cannot hut coincide with the verdict of the coroner’s jury, and believe that after the treatment Karel had received during the evening, that lie had sulli-cient cause to lie in such Isslilv fear for his own safety, that would justify him in shooting down the man who threatened him..o.Oli-lt; inner.I’cm-»■ Jlalm. I.ewis, Jlitf ,W)0,IIOt.i oltfof the minieiit of the ■1 from the old •in Sel-n I8W. r. (.has. iV. J. I*, ft cents tli cashI'd o:i rt■ I01II.10VKvcry hody feels sore and looks tiredscseioKilty mJ. O. St. Sima! Apiil Mr. S constiiu Thomas amount April in to Mr. 1 S. I.. II prupr .1. II. II mid J Itesol Connell toad in mid tin said tuv rder i sioner.I i Choinaril .V M. for I I loan llonn present Jtcsollleii.ln hereby of Ins law. ItesolRlllllll'i s' i i | is bridge two to payahli county Itesol urmiteiof COIISl payahli eoimty to he s| he twee deiiui.lies.,Igranted lownsli order ol Said gri hlliii in Itesol and is I assist in ship; s residcn Itesol mauled Imildin; ttranl s unty i Noah’ .mill e to Pel D. Kiel Itajrii ii. K. I.Uplll Hoard Mil, at!KiplaladjournThe ahoard ivHoardSUHIlt tiHull I. Moure, auswert StephenIIS |iei tirand I and h Hill o disallow Uuan Hoard 1 p.m.Itoll IMoure, unswert hi 111) lull ing c child her I: . Iv.lt
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The Pioneer Express
Pembina, North Dakota, US
Fri, Jul 13, 1888
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