The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-20
.D-MANDs FOR
CASH THE CAUSE
Previous Killing Expedition
Stopped-Unusual Story
in Drayton Tragedy

Drayton. N. n. Feb. 2o.-That Rex
Wallace. when he shot and killed his
father. II. w. Wallace. seriously in
tured ]. R. Stong and then committed
suicide, was insane from constan
brocding over money matters and
more particularly his failure to en-
force demands for large amounts Of
cash from his parent. is the theory
accepted by Penbina county officials
IL explanation OF last nights tragedy
n this city.
This morning the body of the muir
,erer and suicide. who formerly was
clerk in the First National bank Of
Minneapolis. was removed from his
fathers chair in the latter's private
office of the First National hank of
Drayton. where ii had lain all night
following the sensational affair. The
father. II. w. Wallace. i'll the local
morgue.
The bank president was led by
young Wallace while he was lying on
the floor. where he had been forced
in clinch with his son after the lat
to had forced his way into the hank
past the cashier, j. II. Stong. whom
he Shot in the check. but who viii
recover.
hy the hank fixtures, the parent had
received the two bullets at the hands
of TIE crazed young man. one bullet
entering the top of the head. scatter
ing his brains over the floor. while the
other had been fired through the
stomach.
Father and son had fought alone
IN the bank at least three minutes
after the boy had shot the cashier and
the latter had dashed out Of the build
Ing TO give the alarm. 1t was less
than thirty seconds from the time the
second bullet was fired into the ia.
ther's body that young Wallace placed
his revolver at his own head. pulled
the trigger twice in rapid succession,
and died.
Second Expedition Home 10 Kill.
Once before young Wallace had
come to his home in this city with
the arowed intention of killing his
father. That was last November, Rex
wallace reaching the hank to he met
there by his sister who talked with
nm for several minutes while others
We're successful in notifying Marshal
Rarton OF Drayton. and the latter
time Wallace had Just quit his posi-
ton with the First National bank Of
Minneapolis and had come home to
XIII his father because the latter had
not given him $4,000 which the
ytnng man claimed his father had
promised him in the event that he
made good.
Young Wallace was hurried out OF
Iorayton TO Grafton. where he was
lodged in Jail The boy vas then
erned with revolver
Got $4,000 Then.
At conference between fathe- aud
SON the no" was successful in securing
$4,000. with the agreement that he
should NO. make any more demands
for cash.
Last month young wallace's arrest
IN st; Paul was the outeroU'th of de-
maj ,.lanos ana -rfs resumed +" the
December. In thu st. Paul conferences
between father and son the hoy re-
ceived only s40o, and he agreed then
TO go to Texas. and did locate in Fort
Worth
Twenty DAYS ago Fl. W. Wallace re-
ceiVed another request from his son
for money. hut did not respond to it.
Ten days ago a second letter came
from the boy for money, hut was ie-
nored, Both letters were we'll wnr.i-
ed, and with no intimate of threats.
Was In Grand Forks.
Shortly following his second letter
young Wallace left Fort Worth. He
va in the twin cities last Wednes-
day. theater tickets found i'll his
clothing indicating that fact. Yester-
Gay he was in Grand Forks.
Money Demands Frequent.
Young Wallace had left his homo
here about three years ago under his
father's ultimatum to make good"
in the world. He had been home sew
eral times since then. the last occa-
sion previous to his November visit
when he came with the object Of kill.
ing his father being about a year ago.
When the elder Wallace lost one hand
through blood poisoning. AT that
time the boy made demands for cash
which were acceded to-
Live in Fast Company.
Wallace had. in the past few
months, been living a riotous life in
the twin cities. He had been living
with decidedly fast company and that
fact was largely responsible for the
fathers refusal to give him money.
Ing to give a connected story of Incl.
dents In the bank when the boy ar
rived and began his shooting. Mr.
Stong was just about to leave the
bank. standing with his hand on the
door knob. when he felt it turn in his
hands and the door was pushed open.
In the small opening thus formed
tns oo! shoVen tne oarrel OF his re-
volver. when the elder Wallace, stand
Ing about twenty feet back, called to
stong to shove the door In his face.
as the bank president could see his
son. ''''
Bullet Fired Through Glass.
StonE complied. and the next mo.
ment Rex Wallace shot him down.
nrtng the bullet through the glass
window Of the door,
NJ
Stong. as he came through the door
after disabling the cashier.
He advanced towards his father, the
latter meeting him. They clinched.
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