The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-17
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wounds in the right leg from the,
thigh. up and five in the left ,:leg.1
If blood poisoning does not set, in it
is expected that there will be no
serious results. DR.. Marcum has ADJ
mlnistered tetanus serum to prevent?
the possibility of lockjaw. ,s..,.
Dog Trails Fugitive. ~.
Davis was trailed for distance
by a small spaniel dog. Sheriff Haz-
en-, who with Deputy Helmer, par
ticipated in the shooting, came in
from Puposky with Detective Field,
ing, but the other two detectives re-
manned to-: attempt the capture Of
Davis with the coming Of daylight
Bean had made a race for cover
when a final volley brought him
down. It was seen that Davis had
been wounded, a charge Of the shot
having torn great wound in his
side, apparently not far from his
thigh. Despite this he staggered on.
with the dog close at his heels. ''~1s@@>
His groans and cries for help told
the detectives the course of his
direction.
Last Words Heard Are Curses.
The last Ineligible words of the
wounded man were curses and dire
threats of vengeance aimed at. the
officers in general and Detective
Fielding in particular whom Davis
appeared to recognize by the pale
light of the moon. !, i:
AS soon as the smoke Of battle: had
cleared away a lineman who had been
taken along by the detectives re-
paired the several telephone wires
and news of the affair were sent into
Bemidji to Sam Fullerton who has
been on the alert day and night for
several weeks and to others in Be-
midi working in harmony with Mr..
Fullerton. To Mr.. Fullerton be-
longs much credit for the success of
the trap, although, eye witnesses to
the actual work say Fielding in that
Sheriff Hazen and Deputy Helmer
were in the midst of the firing and
that no one of the officers flinched at
any time. -.
In the arrangements for the; trap
ping of the bandits, a special train
on the Red Lake line had been as
sured by General Superintendent
MOlander and it was steamed up and
ready for service as soon as wanted,
pulling into Bemidji at sos a. m.
Three automobiles were at the depot
awaiting the coming of the bandits
Shortly after 2 a. M, DR.. .Marcum
was informed by telephone of the
robbery and injury of the captured
thief and he was at the train with
his automobile. The train was made
up of locomotive and baggage car,
Bean being stretched on the floor
of the car. He was carried in a
chair from the car to the Marcum
automobile, the transfer being made
with shot guns and other weapons
in the hands of a dozen officers who
were ready for any possible emer-
gency.
Safely Landed in Jail.
AS the prisoner was placed in the
rear seat of the automobile he smiled
faint smile but said nothing.
Guarding him in the automobile
were Sheriff Hazen and Detective
Fielding. A fast run was made ito
the county Jail where Bean was lift
ed out and taken in where his
wounds were examined and dressed
by DR.. Marcum.
On his arm, the doctor found the
tatooed initials M r. B." This
prisoner is about thirty years old.
liz oellu UuC llIIlc DllC luSlSL6u' lndL
he was not worrying because of his
arrest and when, in reply to his
query, DR.. Marcum said: 1T is not
for me to say whether there were
any.>other arrests or not Beams face,
frightened for he interpreted. the:
answer as meaning that he was the
only one caught, and his comment
indicated that he had more than one
confederate. "G - !
/ Says It Was First Job. !
Il am glad that they got me in
stead of the other fellows he said.
"Of course l am sorry that this hap
pened but this is the first job Of that
kind | was ever i'm .,. u
We'll, you did well for an anna
teur," commented bystander, and