The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

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out ~ nine o'clock tonight. Mr..
Keene demanded assurances that
this would be done, and finally said
that he would first have to consult
his attorney. He telephoned the
situation to Mr.. Plymat, and the
latter advised him not to give up
possession, but to hold the building
at all hazards. Mr.. Plymat arrived
on the scene in few moments on
his way to dinner, and spoke to Mr..
Lobdell, Offering to turn over his
property to him at one o'clock, but
Mr.. Lobdell did not care to accept
this kind Of a proposition, but an
nounced that he would obtain poss-
ession even if he had to smash his
way in. Mr.. Keene declared that
Mr.. Lobdell would do that at his
peril. Mr.. Keene, who had been on
the sidewalk during this conversa-
ton, returned into the building,
where his father still was.
Mr.. Lobdell had received his
revolver by this time and repeated
his determination to get in at any
cost. His attorney, A. R. Pau,
came along at that time on his way
home TO dinner, and crowd of up
wards of twenty was standing
around waiting for something to
happen. Mr.. Pau advised Mr.. Lob
dell that he had a right to the pos
session of his property even if he
had to break in. He had no thought
of any serious consequences any
more than Mr.. Plymat had, who
was still there. Mr.. Lobdell began
to batter on the lower part of the
double door, to break off the catch,
and the two panes of glass broke.
Mr.. Keene repeated his threats to
shoot, but none of the persons
standing around thought that he in
tended to actually shoot.
When the door was nearly ready
to give in, Mr.. Keere opened fire on
Mr.. Lobdell, who had hold of the
battering ram, and the crowd made
a dive to get out of range. At the
first shot, Mr.. Lobdell felt a sharp
pain in his left forearm, and he
dropped the timber and drew his
own revolver and returned the fire.
There is question as to who fired
the second shot, each claiming that
it was the other. Mr. Keene fired
three shots in all, and Mr.. Lobdell
was struck in the left hand, the
same bullet making slight linden
ture upon his chest, above the heart.
One bullet failed to hit him. Mr..
Lobdell fired about five shots at Mr..
Keene, but failed to hit him. as Mr..
Keene kept moving from one side to
the other. The two men were eight
or ten feet apart during the shoot
ing. AS soon as the firing ceased,
Chief 'Bruels and Officer Thilgen,
who had been close at hand all of
the time, stepped up and placed
both men under arrest, taking them
to the city hall.
DR.. Steel found that one bullet
had passed through Mr.. Lobdell s
left forearm, three or four inches
below the elbow. One had passed
through the left hand, entering near
the wrist and coming out between
the middle and ring fingers. One
of these bullets struck the chest
over the valve of the heart, bruising
the skin. The bullet dropped down
when Mr.. Lobdell S clothing was
opened, was found to be fattened.
Had the bullet been a larger sized
one instant death might have re-
suited.
Mr.. Keene states that he followed
the advice of his attorneys. He
says that with the fourth cartridge
he could have killed Mr.. Lobdell if
he had wanted to, but he stopped
firing as soon as Mr.. Lobdell did.
He could hear the bullets fired by
the latter whistling by his head.
LANYARD NAMED,