The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-05
THE MOST ATROCIOUS
COLD FLOODED CRIME
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the place, and then went through
the dead mans pockets. In doing
so, their hands were covered with
their victims blood, as was shown
by the imprlnts of their fingers on
the door casing. Upon leaving the
saloon they locked the door behind
them, leaving blood marks on the
wood work. After that no trace has
been found.
That he was killed in the manner
stated is the belief of the officers
| who investigated the case, and from
the condition Of the body and the
blood marks, their theory is probably
| correct, especially as the section
men who heard the shots stated that
two shots were almost close to-
gether, while one was a little later.
This fits with the theory advanced
that Flynn was running from behind
| the bar, when first fired upon and
had reached the door when the third
shot was fired.
AS the result of their work, the
officers, Wednesday afternoon ar
rested T. E. Geisling, who lives
with his family near the State mill,
as having some knowledge of the
crime, if not being the criminal, but
as yet no charge has been made
against him. He was seen by three
different persons hanging around the
saloon Tuesday morning, and later
in the day, while at Columbia Falls,
he told different persons that Flynn
had been killed in his saloon at La
Sale, stating that he had been told
of it by man he had met while he
was looking for some strayed horses.
When asked by the officers if he had
been in LaSalle that day, he said
that he had not, in spite Of the fact
that three men swear that he was
there. In view of the circumstances,
it was decided to place him under
arrest, pending fuller investigation.
Geisling had been hanging around
the saloon for several days and was
drunk most of the time.
The coroner's jury rendered a YER
dict that Flynn had come to his
death by gun shot wounds inflicted
at the hands of party or parties I'M
known.
Flynn's body was brought to the
morgue in this city, and will be
shipped to his sister in Minneapolis
tonight. The deceased was very we'll
known in this vicinity, having lived
here for some time. He owned a
ranch near LaSalle, as we'll as the
property where he was killed. He
was known to have large sums Of
money about him and was undOubt-
eddy killed for the purpose of rob-
berry.
After a close examination by Coun-
ty Attorney Grubb, Gersling was CIV
en- his liberty yesterday, nothing be-
ing learned that could connect him
with Flynn's death. He declares posi-
lively that he was nowhere near the
saloon Tuesday, and that he left
home at about o'clock in the morn
ing to search for some horses. While
on the road. he met a stranger who
told him of the crime, and when he
arrived at Columbia Falls later in
the day, he spread the news. He de-
clares that he was home all day Mon
day and Monday night and only left
at the time stated. Mrs. Geislng
substantiates this statement. While
he positively denies being at the sa-
loon Tuesday morning, there are a
number Of witness who swear that
they saw him there and are positive
in their Identification of him. Beyond
his persistency in claiming that he
was not at the saloon, in spite Of the
fact that he was seen there during
the day, there is nothing to connect
him with completely in the crime,
and he was allowed to go.
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