The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-20
Shooting Followed Sensation.
tional Raid on Alleged
Booze Joints
ASSA|LAMT FOLLOWED VICTIM
TO HIS OFFICE AND SHOT NM
Brennan Used Gun But Results of
His Workmanship Are Unknown 40
the Victim Escaped But Circum.
stances Indicate He Was Wounded.

Devils Lake. N. D.. Sept. 2o.-As a
tragic climax to series Of raids made
between and 5 o'clock this morning.
Dan V. Brennan. publisher Of the
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean, q son Of
Judge NJ. H. Brennan and a graduate
OF the North Dakota university, was
made the mark for an assassin's bull.
let. Only wound in the heshy DOR.
tion of his left arm was sustained.
however, Brennan being too fast when
he suddenly found himself confronted
by an unknown man with q revolver.
Brennan had just stepped out Of one
room of his offices, having turned out
light, when he found the man in
front of him. The next moment he
felt the barrel of a revolver at his left
side. A sudden twist only saved
Brennan from receiving the bullet In
his body, but 1t went through his arm.
The assailant made haste to get
away from the spot. and though Bren-
nan used his own revolver, a .38 cali
ber, he shot low and missed the man,
The next moment Attorney L. ],
Wehe, who was sleeping in q room
nearby, was out in the hall and assist
ing Brennan, who by that time had
fallen to the floor from the shock of
his wound
slashed screen showed how the
would-be murderer had gotten away.
he having jumped through the win
dow, distance of fifteen feet, to the
ground. Brennan and Wehe both saw
the man make his way from the build
ing, but in the darkness were unable
to get any definite idea as to his de-
scription.
Brennan is around today with his
arm bandaged up, and no serious re-
suits are anticipated.
Raids We're Successful.
The raids made were uniformly sue
cessful, number Of alleged law Viola
tors being placed under arrest. War
rants for several were secured last
night at Starkweather by Acting
States Attorney Fred Traynor and
Dan Brennan, and they returned here
about o'clock. Sheriff Belford,
Deputy Alb. Flummerfelt and a posse
of about twenty citizens was secured
and the work was commenced. At
each OF the places to be raided. two
Of IL e citizens were picke:ed and the
sheriff end his regular dsputy then
made their entry.
The flrst place raided was sto,e
house supposedly owned by the Val
Blatz Brewing company, and between
100 ard $50 cases of evidence were
secured In connection with this raid,
A. y. Tutlie, John Wallace, Fl. Marry
aud Thomas Flutz were placed under
arrest.
An alleged house of II! fame oper-
ated by Nellie Rogers was next raid
ed, and she and the inmates were
placed under arrest.
The Andrus pool room raid resulted
in VIM. Foote being arrested, while
Sam Goldberg was taken in charge at
his bowling alley. The last arrest
made was that Of VIM. Reid.
Fire Burned Out.
After all the raids had been made
and the men landed in Jail, the c!ti-
zens disbanded and departed for theft
homes. Brennan went to his oh6cA
the work having been planned theres
to turn out the lights and lock DIP.
The man who afterwards tried to kill
him. followed him to the building, and
although Brennan saw him he did not
suspicion anything wrong till con-
fronted with the revolver.
The shot was fired at such close
rangesthat hole was burned in Bran-
mans coat.
This morning a man came to the
Rodenbach-Mundt general store, pur-
chasing shirt, and asking that he
be allowed to make a change there.
This was permitted, the old shirt that
he had taken off having considerable
blood on it. Since that time nothing
has been seen Of the man.