The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-30
BILLINGS YELLOWSTONE COUNTY MONTANA MAY 80

up to take him in. AS raised my arm
to; life the child another shot rang out
and fell to the ground, over my child.
/ knew that was shot but before I
|'could make an outcry a fourth shot
was fred and came very close to me.
| could hear it as it went over my
head.
Then called and another shot
was fired. was taken intdA the house
and DR.. Brady was sent for
DIR. Brady, when seen stated that
the ball had shattered the muscles OF
the left arm, and they were in such
condition that little could be. told Of
the result. However, he was Of the
opinion that there would be no i'll ef-
fects from the wound unless some for
eign substance had been carrier in.
Bauer, the man whom Felthousen
tried to kill, came to Great Falls a
few months ago from Belt, where he
was in the bakery business. until he
was burned out. He is cripple in
both feet and that he was able to keep
ahead of his would-be murderer seems
a wonder.
Disguised as Soldier.
Immediately after the shooting
Felthousen disappeared. The police
and sheriff closed every avenue Of
escape, but it was not until 11:4O that
Chief French, of the fire department,
who was also out looking for him, ran
across soldier on Central avenue
in company with a travelling man,
and recognized the would-be murder
er through his disguise and placed
him under arrest. At first he protest
ed against arrest and said he had only
been in the city a short time. He had
shaved off his moustache, but it was
no go, he was, taken to the station.
Where Felthousen got the soldier
clothes the officers have NOT yet been
able to find out. However, half an
hour after the shooting young
soldier entered the Gem restaurant,
where he had a meal and then went
to Richard Fitzgerald, one of the pro-
prieors. whom he asked for a postage
stamp. Then he requested to use the
telephone, and went out.
The next place he lined up was at
the Great Falls hotel There he met
Night Clerk Edward Owens. to whom
he stated he was a soldier who had
just returned from the, Philippines,
and asked if he might have some
snaper and envelopes to write home.
He stated he had served in Company
G. Thirty-sixth infantry.
He was given the writing material
and sat down at sne OF tie desks
where he wrote three letters. These
were found on him at the station.
One of them was addressed to Cash
ier Pat Kelly Of the Conrad Banking
company. where he banked. and ask
edsthat his money there be turned over
to his wife. The others contained
orders for his wife to draw the money
coming to him and instructions to her
how to conduct the business.
After writing these letters he left
the hotel and next entered a saloon on
Central avenue where he met a trav-
cling man whom he engaged in con-
versation regarding the condition of
the Philippines. He concluded by
asking his new-found friend if he had
any stamps in his pocket.
The travelling man did not have
but, feeling sorry for soldier. he ask
ed the fellow to go with him to his
room at the Park hotel where he
would give him the stamps. After
receiving the stamps Felthousen put
them on the letters, the two men STEP |
ped out on the sidewalk to return up
town when they were met by Chief
French.
Felthousen apparently cut off his
mustache with a pair of shears. At
the station he admitted he was the !
man wanted, after the letters had
been found on him. He was placed
in the tanks with the other prisoners,
and after his name is registered as
sault in the first degree.
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