Three transients were killed by railroad detectives in Jamestown. Written By: Keith Norman | ×
The grave of Fred Johnson in McGinnis Cemetery in Jamestown proclaims how he was killed and when. Keith Norman / The Sun
JAMESTOWN, N.D. May 8, 1921, likely started as a quiet Sunday in Jamestown. North Dakota s blue laws prohibited most businesses from being open along with activities like baseball and plays or movies.
Late that afternoon, gunfire erupted on the north edge of Jamestown resulting in the deaths of three men.
According to newspaper reports, railroad detectives William Wyant and Henry Kearns were acting on a tip that three transients were planning to rob a boxcar in Jamestown.
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