Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-27
DIR. BRAKES MURDERER
IS. STILL AT LARGE

IS STILL AT LARGE
Feeling Against Fulkersen Runs Very
High at Ashley and a Lynching IS
Promised Upon His Return 10 That
Place.
1t was reported IN the city last
night that h. FuIkersen, the man who
50 ruthlessly murdered Dr.. Drake at
Ashley Monday evening. had been
captured at Sisseton by the sheriff
of Roberts county, s. D., which is
near the Minnesota line, 12s miles,
in straight line, from Ashley. No
railroad lines from this state are
nearer than fifty miles to Sisseton,
Fulkersen is plasterer's helper,
and had worked at Cakes and Kuhn
before going to Ashley. He is ex-
eeedingly tall and slim, has small
nsonstache, which he continually pull
ed in a nervous manner, and chewed
gum constantly. He had boasted that
he had killed a man seven years ago
in Kentucky and evidently desired to
give out the impression he was real
bad man. an impression confirmed
since Monday. Recently he bought
IA Colts automatic revolver of IS
caliber which weapon he used on
Drake. n s
An eye witness to the tragedy said
last night that Fulkersen had always
seemed fearful of trouble. as ne new
er entered an hotel or ~ restaurant
without first looking through the win
dows and upon entering q room
quickly and infinitely Inspected each
one in it iss
Monday night. when he left the
hotel once with the threat of fixing
Or Drake, ne went to restaurant
across the street, where he boarded,
and got his Colt from the proprietor.
He was much excited and said he was
going to do that Of doc.
tor, and the restaurant man is great
" censured for giving him the wea-
Ean under the circumstances. Full
kersen then entered the hotel office
pistol in hand and wanted Drake to
go outside and ne shot. Drake made
a dash for him, but missed CATCHING
his pistol hand. clutchIng his elbow
instead. In a flash the two shots
were fred and Drake sank into q
chair saving It's not much, boys;
I'm not hurt much !. F'uIkersen mean
while backing to the door, and going
|out, went to the restaurant and told
what he had done Soon after some
one told him Drake was dead, and he
made his escape out Of the back door
and disappeared.
There were six men in the hotel
Office at the time OF the shooting but
" was done 50 quickly Fulkersen was
gone almost before they realized muir
der had been done A doctor pass
ing the hotel was called In, Drake
was placed on a table and while they
were opening his clothes he said: 1t 8
10 use, boys use and was gone.
Is search was imm ediately made
for Fulkersen but the night was dark
and he was soon far into the country
before morning How he got away
is not vet known. 5s.s sS
Dr. Mcbride met Mrs. Drake al
Wishek enroute to Ashley and broke
the news Of her husbands death To
her. She was Frustrated by the blow,
But up TO the time OF her departure
for Minneapolis. though suffering in.
tenseiy, never shed q tear NOR ,,lept a
moment Those who knew h,r say
she was most estimas - woman
and her child a boy of four, was an
exceedingly handsome and manly lit
tie fellow.
Feeling is running very high at Ash,
ley over the killing and It is predicted
q lynching viii result If FnIkersen Il
brought back there.
Later lust as the Tribune goes ID
press # is learned there Il no truth
In the report Of Fulkersen's capture.
Spoiled Her Beauty.
Harriet Howard Of W. ss4th st.