Logan County Youth Is Shot; Is Under Arrest
Companion Surrendered Before Guns Were Drawn and Myron Haines Is Wounded
ROBBED CLEVELAND STORE
Chase Lasting All Day Followed Robbery on Wednesday Night in Cleveland
Jamestown, N.D., May 19.—Myron Haines, 21 years old, farmer of Logan County, is in the Stutsman county jail today with 20 No. 2 shot in his head and his partner, Irwin Sparks, also 21, is also held in the jail as the result of a wholesale robbery of stores in Cleveland, Stutsman county, Wednesday night and a subsequenty all-day chase and gun play.
Following the robbery, A.M. Ahlen, proprietor of the Motor Inn at Cleveland, and Mr. Pomeroy, gave chase to the robbers. They chased the car, they said, but the peculiar tread marks in the road. The trail lead from Cleveland down into Logan county 15 miles beyond Streeter.
The pursuers held to the trail all day Thursday and it led directly to the Haines and Stark farms it is said. There, according to authorities, the stolen goods were found.
Head Full of Shot.
Haines and Stark are said to have admitted the robbery and then escaped, pursued by Sheriff Balzer of Logan county and Ward Pomeroy and Ahlen. The two men were located behind a rockpile some miles distant. The sheriff called to them to surrender. Sparks did so, but Haines drew a gun and showed fight, then ran, pursued by the others. He was intercepted by Pomeroy, who had grabbed a shotgun. Haines pulled a revolver. Both shot at the same time, according to the story reaching here. Pomeroy was not hit, but almost the full charge of the gun entered Haines' head. He fell to the ground with a head full of bullets. He had not recovered consciousness today. Haines was brought to Jamestown by Sheriff Dan Wright of Stutsman County.
The Bismarck Tribune, 5-19-1922
Youth Arrested For Robbery Is Semi-Conscious
Jamestown, N.D., May 20—Myron Haines, Logan county farmer, who was brought to the Stutsman County jail after being shot while resisting arrest, was in a semi-conscious condition today. He was able to ask for a drink of water. His recovery is problematical. He was arrested following the robbery of stores at Cleveland.
The Bismarck Tribune, 5-20-1922
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Twins Born In Stalled Auto
Dickinson, N.D., May 18.—"Beats all what plenty of rain will do to add to the productiveness of North Dakota," said the night policeman at Dickinson.
A tourist car going from the east to Harlowtown, Mont., was stuck in the mud three miles east of Dickinson, broke a shaft and had other trouble. The driver went into Dickinson to get help and when he returned to the car found that his wife had given birth to a pair of twins.
The Bismarck Tribune, 5-18-1922
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Two Died In Same Family
Albert Thompson of Strool, S.D., father of the two so suddenly summoned from this life, left here Monday for his South Dakota home leaving Mrs. Thompson with their daughter, who had shown encouraging improvement from a critical condition. Arriving at Strool he found a telegram awaiting him with the news that his son, Orvis Adolph Thompson, aged 18, died March 5 of suppurative pleurisy at the naval station in San Francisco. He left immediately upon the return trip to New England. Yesterday he telephoned from Hettinger an inquiry as to the condition of his daughter, to learn that she had passed away several hours before.
Slope County News, 3/12/1920
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Wooden Dice Game Is Closed at Local Fair
One gambling concession was closed and another was modified by county officials at the fair grounds last night, State's Attorney F.E. McCurdy said today.
The owner of a gambling device utilizing several large wooden dice, which was clearly as "robbery stunt," the attorney said, was ordered to discontinue activities. The modified device was a part of the Northern Exposition Shows, carnival secured for the first show of the Rodeo and Racing association.
Three deputy sheriffs interfered with the illegal practices upon the order of the state's attorney.
The Bismarck Tribune, 6/22/1928
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