The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-12-07
COMMITTED MURDER
Murder Charge Lodged A.
gainst Arthur Dodge
Shot Mrs. Frank Spaulding
Last Wednesday and She
Died Saturday.

"A
points in northern Wisconsin and
northern Minnesota assisting is being
conducted by the sheriff and deputies
of Bayfield, county in an effort to
capture Arthur Dodge of Iron River
against who charge of murder had
been made. Last Wednesday noon
Dodge shot and fatally wounded Mrs.
Frank Spaulding of Iron River and
she died last Saturday noon at the
ST. Joseph hospital at Ashland, since
when the murder charge has been
lodged against Dodge. Aside from
the fact that Dodge did the shooting
very little is known of the case.
Mrs. Spaulding had been cooking at
the camp of William Little at II Mile
Post and was riding from the station
at the railroad to the camp when she
was met by Dodge Dodge whipped
revolver from his pocket and or
dered the teamster AL. Green to
leave the wagon and this request he
complied with. Dodge then asked
Mrs. Spaulding if she was going to
give him that, evidently referring to
a loan, to which Mrs. ..Spaulding re-
piled that she did not have it with
her end Dodge opened fire, the first
shot striking the woman in the wrist
and the second striking her in the
abdomen, just below the waist line.
Dodge then made his escape in the
woods. After the shooting Green
rushed to. the home of the section
man and endeavored to secure rifle
with which to capture the woman s
assailant but was ur nble to do so and
he then returned to the injured wo-
man and placed her on the wagon
and she was brought to Iron River on
theyxeturn train. She was rushed to
the hospital at Ashland where she
died Saturday, her intestines having
been perforated in nine places. Be-
fore death Mrs. Spaulding stated
that she had become acquainted with
Dodge while nursing the Riley family
at Iron River during the winter of
1910, Dodge having stopped at that
place. She said that Dodge wanted
to buy her present at, Christmas
time and asked her what she wanted
and that he finally gave her the
money with which to purchase the
present. 1t is said that Dodge and
Mrs. Spaulding finally had falling
out" and Dodge wanted the return OF
the money which he had given the
woman to purchase the present and
this was the money he must have re-
ferred to just previous to the shoot
ing.
Immediately after the arrival OF
the train at Iron River the
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and deputy sheriff Max Happle was
dispatched to Iron River to begin the
man hunt. Happle, thinking that
the man might return to the home
of Mrs. Riley, stationed deputy at
residence nearby while he went up
town to make arrangements to start
for II Mile Post to track the man
from that point. He also telephoned
to all towns and villages nearby and
told the officers to be on the lookout
for the man, giving them a good
description of Dodge. While Deputy
Happle and his men were arranging
to leave on the Northern Pacific for
Little's camp telephone message
came saying that Dodge had been at
the Riley residence and had gone
again. The deputy at the house saw
the man leave but failed to make his
capture, and this proved to be the
loop-hole through which he made his
getaway. Happle and his men i'm
mediately gave chase but Dodge had
considerable start on them, and il
being rather dark it was impossible tc
track the man. A trip was made OF
handcar out as far as Middlebrook
on the South shore line, but Dodg,
had not gone that way. The mer
returned to Iron River and searched
the town but failed to locate thei
man. Since that time Deputy Happl,