Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1891 — RAINY LAKE COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

RAINY LAKE COUNTRY.

Two Hunters Tied to Trees and Subjected to Severe Trials. Shocking Story from the Italny hake Coun-try-Two of the Tarty Killed. C. B. Gear arrived in West Superior, Wis„ on tho 17tli, looking for relatives of James Mcßride, who lies in a critical condition at hts home on a claim adjacent to Gear’s near Grand llapids, Mlun. Gear says that a few weeks ago a party made up of men named Ilahn, Redding, Bruce. Mcßride and two tin known men, started oma hunting trip to the Rainy lake counLast Friday Mcßride came to his shack with his feet bare, left arm broken and hands and feet frost-bitten, and in a delirious condition. In his lucid moments the following story was gleaned: Afte the party had been out several days ding, who furnished the supplies, cut off the whisky rations. This enraged Hahn and his friends and they tied Redding and Mcliride to trees. Afterward Mcßride*-* was released and driven from camp without even a blanket. Mcßrido hung around out of reach of the men, who became wildly drunk. Next day lie returned to camp and found Redding still tied to the tree, with his head blown off, and at his feet was Bruce,his body full of bullets.. No trace of the others could be found. Mcßiide managed to make his way back\ and is now being cared for.