Pierre Weekly Free Press, 30 Oct 1913, page 6:
"DETAILS OF CONFESSION SHOW BRUTAL MURDER.
Bison, S.D., Oct. 25.-The details of the confession of joe Rickman, the quarter blood negro who has been sentenced to hang on December 3 for the murder of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her daughter, Mildred, on the night of September 28, have just been made public here. Rickman stated he went to the homestead shack of Mrs. Fox about midnight armed with an ax. The door was closed, and when he attempted to enter Mrs. Fox refused to let him enter and slammed the door in his face and locked it. Rickman broke out a panel of the door with his ax and unlocked the door by reaching through the broken panel. Then he forced his way into the room, and when Mrs. Fox fought him back he struck her with the ax on her head.....she fell to the floor and he struck her in the back. Rickman then attached the girl , and is thought to have attempted to assault her, though he refused to acknowledge that crime in his confession. The girl resisted him, and he struck her twice on the head....and inflicted other injuries on her body. After the woman and girl were dead, Rickman said he carried their bodies to the be, poured kerosene over them and set them on fire. The he set fire to the house.
Rickman was represented in court by Attorney R.J. Drewrey, of Bison, who pleaded for a life sentence. E.H. Larson, of Lake Norden, a brother of Mrs. Fox, hired former judge C.Cl Carpenter of Mobridge, and his partner, P.C. Morrison, to prosecute the case, and it was through their efforts that the negro was induced to make his confession.
Judge R.L. Dillman, of the
Twelfth judicial circuit, sentenced Rickman to be hanged on December 3, for the murders. He made a full confession Tuesday of his crime, in writing, and Judge Dillman sentenced him the following day, Rickman displayed o emotion whatever when sentence was imposed, but kept the same stolid demeanor he has sustained ever since his arrest."
"DETAILS OF CONFESSION SHOW BRUTAL MURDER.
Bison, S.D., Oct. 25.-The details of the confession of joe Rickman, the quarter blood negro who has been sentenced to hang on December 3 for the murder of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her daughter, Mildred, on the night of September 28, have just been made public here. Rickman stated he went to the homestead shack of Mrs. Fox about midnight armed with an ax. The door was closed, and when he attempted to enter Mrs. Fox refused to let him enter and slammed the door in his face and locked it. Rickman broke out a panel of the door with his ax and unlocked the door by reaching through the broken panel. Then he forced his way into the room, and when Mrs. Fox fought him back he struck her with the ax on her head.....she fell to the floor and he struck her in the back. Rickman then attached the girl , and is thought to have attempted to assault her, though he refused to acknowledge that crime in his confession. The girl resisted him, and he struck her twice on the head....and inflicted other injuries on her body. After the woman and girl were dead, Rickman said he carried their bodies to the be, poured kerosene over them and set them on fire. The he set fire to the house.
Rickman was represented in court by Attorney R.J. Drewrey, of Bison, who pleaded for a life sentence. E.H. Larson, of Lake Norden, a brother of Mrs. Fox, hired former judge C.Cl Carpenter of Mobridge, and his partner, P.C. Morrison, to prosecute the case, and it was through their efforts that the negro was induced to make his confession.
Judge R.L. Dillman, of the
Twelfth judicial circuit, sentenced Rickman to be hanged on December 3, for the murders. He made a full confession Tuesday of his crime, in writing, and Judge Dillman sentenced him the following day, Rickman displayed o emotion whatever when sentence was imposed, but kept the same stolid demeanor he has sustained ever since his arrest."
Pierre Weekly Free Press, 30 Oct 1913, page 6:
"DETAILS OF CONFESSION SHOW BRUTAL MURDER.
Bison, S.D., Oct. 25.-The details of the confession of joe Rickman, the quarter blood negro who has been sentenced to hang on December 3 for the murder of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her daughter, Mildred, on the night of September 28, have just been made public here. Rickman stated he went to the homestead shack of Mrs. Fox about midnight armed with an ax. The door was closed, and when he attempted to enter Mrs. Fox refused to let him enter and slammed the door in his face and locked it. Rickman broke out a panel of the door with his ax and unlocked the door by reaching through the broken panel. Then he forced his way into the room, and when Mrs. Fox fought him back he struck her with the ax on her head.....she fell to the floor and he struck her in the back. Rickman then attached the girl , and is thought to have attempted to assault her, though he refused to acknowledge that crime in his confession. The girl resisted him, and he struck her twice on the head....and inflicted other injuries on her body. After the woman and girl were dead, Rickman said he carried their bodies to the be, poured kerosene over them and set them on fire. The he set fire to the house.
Rickman was represented in court by Attorney R.J. Drewrey, of Bison, who pleaded for a life sentence. E.H. Larson, of Lake Norden, a brother of Mrs. Fox, hired former judge C.Cl Carpenter of Mobridge, and his partner, P.C. Morrison, to prosecute the case, and it was through their efforts that the negro was induced to make his confession.
Judge R.L. Dillman, of the
Twelfth judicial circuit, sentenced Rickman to be hanged on December 3, for the murders. He made a full confession Tuesday of his crime, in writing, and Judge Dillman sentenced him the following day, Rickman displayed o emotion whatever when sentence was imposed, but kept the same stolid demeanor he has sustained ever since his arrest."
"DETAILS OF CONFESSION SHOW BRUTAL MURDER.
Bison, S.D., Oct. 25.-The details of the confession of joe Rickman, the quarter blood negro who has been sentenced to hang on December 3 for the murder of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her daughter, Mildred, on the night of September 28, have just been made public here. Rickman stated he went to the homestead shack of Mrs. Fox about midnight armed with an ax. The door was closed, and when he attempted to enter Mrs. Fox refused to let him enter and slammed the door in his face and locked it. Rickman broke out a panel of the door with his ax and unlocked the door by reaching through the broken panel. Then he forced his way into the room, and when Mrs. Fox fought him back he struck her with the ax on her head.....she fell to the floor and he struck her in the back. Rickman then attached the girl , and is thought to have attempted to assault her, though he refused to acknowledge that crime in his confession. The girl resisted him, and he struck her twice on the head....and inflicted other injuries on her body. After the woman and girl were dead, Rickman said he carried their bodies to the be, poured kerosene over them and set them on fire. The he set fire to the house.
Rickman was represented in court by Attorney R.J. Drewrey, of Bison, who pleaded for a life sentence. E.H. Larson, of Lake Norden, a brother of Mrs. Fox, hired former judge C.Cl Carpenter of Mobridge, and his partner, P.C. Morrison, to prosecute the case, and it was through their efforts that the negro was induced to make his confession.
Judge R.L. Dillman, of the
Twelfth judicial circuit, sentenced Rickman to be hanged on December 3, for the murders. He made a full confession Tuesday of his crime, in writing, and Judge Dillman sentenced him the following day, Rickman displayed o emotion whatever when sentence was imposed, but kept the same stolid demeanor he has sustained ever since his arrest."
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