The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-02-10
,Ex-sALooNkEEPER SHOOTS A
HOTEL CLERK AND BARRl-
cADEs SELF IN HOUSE.
AFTER KILLING HOTEL CLERK
Sheriff and His Armed Force Proceed
Cautiously In Siege. Victim of Un-
provoked Wrath Said to Be
Mortally Wounded.

walker, MIMI, EeD. b.-SnerlU lie
Lury and a heavily armed posse Of
10 men have surrounded the home of
Walter Mcdonald, former saloon-keep-
Or here, who shot Howard Sexton in
the lobby of the Hotel Chase. Sexton
is reported dying in the Walker hos
pital.
Mcdonald has been known as the
,"bUl1y Of Walker" He came here
some years ago from Idaho, where he
Dragged he had "killed his man." He
ran a saloon until the closing order
issued by the Indian agent of the gov
eminent, since which time he has been
doing little or nothing.
Mcdonald entered the Hotel Chase,
walked up to the counter, where the
day clerk, Howard Sexton, 20 years
old. was standing and demanded of
him a drink. Sexton refused this and
words followed between the two. AT
ter an extended exchange of words
Mcdonald walked from the hotel to
his home, one block away. He re-
turned after a short interval.
Shoots Without a Word.
Walking up without a word, it is
said, to a position IN front of Sexton,
Mcdonald pulled the gun from his belt
and shot into the body of Sexton five
times. Sexton fell to the floor, prob
ably MORALLY wounded and Mcdonald
fled to his home.
A few minutes later Sheriff De Lury
arrived on the scene and demanded of
Mcdonald that he surrender. The only
answer was the showing of a rifle muz-
zle through one of the windows. Upon
the sheriff advancing toward the door
Mcdonald shouted that he would kill
him If he stepped another pace fur
Their, and would kill any or all other
men who attempted to approach the
shanty.
Sheriff Arms Posse.
The sheriff Immediately returned to
the main streets of the city secured a
posse of IL men, heavily armed them
with loaded rifles and stationed them
about the Mcdonald home. IT Melon.
aid attempts to escape and shows fight
he will be shot down.
The posse is still guarding the cot
tage. The man has boosted that he
would never surrender and that if the
sheriff came within range he would
I'LL him as full of holes "as the other
fellow" He also said that If the sher
if had any fellow that he did not like
to send him up to take him, as he
would elk him"
N. ]. Sitter, a brother-in-law of Nc
Donald, came in from Cass Lake and
went up to the house. After an hours
talk with Mcdonald, Sitter emerged
n Informed the officials that the
fugitive positively refused to surren
der. He said Mcdonald has soberet
up and discussed the shooting freely
but insisted he would shoot to Kill
II any one attempted to arrest him
1t was n of the surprises wher
Mrs. Mcdonald walked out of the be
se1ged house. 1t was the genera
theory that Mcdonald was p~reventins
her from leaving, believing that he
would be safer with her in the house
This was n of the reasons why the
sheriff and his posse did not make any
direct attack, as it was feared harm
would come of it. 1t was freely ru
mored that Mcdonald had threatened
his wife and the impression was tina
he might murder her and then kill him
self before he would surrender to tn,
sheriff.
1t appears, however, that Mrs. Mo
Donald was the only one to blame TO
her stay in the house. She refused t,
leave her husband and it was onl,
with the greatest difficulty that he in
duced her to desert him.