The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-06-06
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Frank Warner Shoots and
Seriously Wounds Frank
Brady Saturday.
( INJURED MANS CONDITION CON.
SIDERED GRAVE.


Warner Gives Himself Up to the
Authorities and Awaits Devel-
opments in County Jail.
What may develop a fatal shoot
ing and a charge OF murder
against Frank Warner, who is
we'll known in this vicinity, where
he has resided for several years;
occurred last Saturday evening
atthe Vallehomes stead about three.
miles and a half from Turtle
! River, when Warner shot, with a
shot gun, and seriously wounded
Frank Brady, a well known log
ging.camp cook, who now lies in
critical condition at st. An.
thony S hospital in this city.
Each man tellssa story of the
shooting. Warmers story is to
the effect that Brady came to his
homestead and that while he was
preparing supper the two became
involved ina dispute over some
old grndge which eliminated in
! blows. He asserts that Brady
knocked him down and then start.
ed to leave the house. He shot
him while he was leaving the
premises and says he believes
himself justified in doing it.
From a statement of the shoot
ing and the circumstances lead
! ing up to it given out by Brady
to- Deputy Sheriff Bailey yester-
day an altogether different phase
of the affair is developed.
Brady states that he was in
Svited out to the Vale homestead
which Warner has und ertaken to
farm on shares this year by War
ner and arrived at the shack
shortly before supper. The two
have been quite friendly for a
number of years. Warner was
sullen and morose and started
talking of some trouble the men
had had five or six years ago. A
dispute followed and Brady stated
to Warner that he did not care to
have trouble with him and that
he would leave the premises He
walked to tho edge OF the clear
ing on his way back 70 Turtle
River and several roads leading
in different directions confused
him so that he shouted to Warner
asking him which was the road to
Turtle. Warner appeared in the
door with his shotgun and told
him to get out Immediately He
did not give him the information
he asked about the road. Warner
followed him and discharged the
shotgun at him at short range.
The charge took effect in the
! small of the back. Brady fell to
the ground and Warner started
tosclub him with the gun He
grabbed the muzzle and stag gered
I to his feet. Warner wrenched it
from his grasp and returned to
J the house to get another cartridge
TO finish him with, he re-
marked. The injured man
craWled into the under brush and
hid ard finally after the most
painful effort, reached the shack
of q neighbor about forty rods
distant where he remained until
he was broughtto Turtle River
and then to this city.
"A bout eight o clock and a short
time after the shooting Warner
had visited the neighbor S house,
before Brad y arrived, informed
them that he had shot man and
that he was oversin the under
brush somewhere and that he
was ready TO give himself up to
the author tiles. He proceeded
Ito Turtle River where he was
! taken into custody and turned
over to Deputy Sheriff John
Bailey esterday morning. The
neigh ors started out to hunt
for Brady and after fruitless
search returned find that he
had Just cached the cabin.
Brady came to this section
from Sanilac county, Michigan
and has been employed as a cook
ia the woods in this vicinity.
For some time he conducted a
restaurant at Cass Lake. He
has always born a good reputa-
sti0n. DR.. Gilmore is attending
him and unless blood poisoning
should develop his wound is not
ne essa1ily fatal.
Warner is an old timer in this
vicinity He has an eccentric
disposition and some Of his
friends incline to the opinion that
ne is mentally unbalanced.
Others say that he has natur-
ally vicious disposition and are
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