Summary
Allie Ward was identified by the September 1919 Charlevoix County Herald as a Saint James machinist who shot John Floyd and was taken to Charlevoix by Sheriff Weaver. The report says Ward had been at Saint James for some time and that his home was said to be at Manistee.
Evidence and limits
The article records a newspaper allegation and arrest report, not a conviction or medical assessment. Its statement that Ward was “slightly off” is attributed to the source and is not adopted as a diagnosis. No age, family, court record, or later residence is held, so this remains an episode-qualified identity.
Open questions
- What charges and court outcome followed the arrest?
- What was Ward’s full civil identity and later residence?
- Is he identifiable in Manistee, Charlevoix, or Saint James directories and census records?
See also
Sources
- "St. James Man Badly Wounded," *Charlevoix County Herald*, September 26, 1919.Names Allie Ward as a Saint James machinist, says the report believed his home was at Manistee, and records that Sheriff Weaver took him to Charlevoix after the shooting. The article provides no later legal disposition.
- Charlevoix County Herald, September 26, 1919, raw issue OCR.Raw issue OCR preserves the report's attributed account of three shots and the arrest.