The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-20

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shown any signs of an unbalanced
mind before.
Recently young Wallace was arrest
ed at the Y. NJ. c.. A. building in st.
Paul, after he had threatened to kill
his father. This threat came after
his father refused his SOS, 900, which
he demanded. Wallace claimed that
his father promised him $4,000 if he
made good" for two years.
Threatened His Father.
After working in a st. Paul bank
for two years, young Wallace thought
that he had made good" and ac-
cordingly wrote his father, asking for
the money. The father refused, and
Wallace made the threat on his life.
The arrest of the son Immediately
followed, and the father went to st.
Paul to straighten things out. He
was in st. Paul only a short while,
but during that time thought he had
succeeded in adjusting matters to the
satisfaction of all.
AS time went by and nothing fur
Their was heard from young Wallace,
every one in Drayton thought that the
matter had been settled once and for
all.
1t is evident, however, that things
were not adjusted to the satisfaction
of young Wallace, and it is believed
that the idea of killing his father
took possession of him shortly after
the visit of the elder Wallace to st.
Paul.
Yesterday morning, shortly before 5
o'clock, he boarded the Northern Pa
cihc flyer and arrived in Drayton at
$40 o'clock last night. Despite the
fact that he must have thought, more
than once, of the awful results of his
contemplated crime, Of his mother
left a widow, his all-day ride did not
have the effect of changing his mind.
At the time the shooting occurred
a lodge meeting was being held in the
same building, just over the bank.
Several of the men ran to the lower
floor as Don as they heard the shots,
ut they were too late to prevent
young Wallace from killing himself.
Rang Fire Bell.
Some one Immediately rang the fire
bell to attract a CROWD to the Gene,
so as to prevent the escape of any
one from the building. 1t was after
this when Constable Barton entered
the building to see what had occurred.
He found the fathers body lying just
a few feet from the door and the body
of the son reclining in a chair in the
backoffice. Near the chair was the
revolver, either a .S2 or .3S caliber,
which the young nan had used. The
constable did not touch the weapon.
AS young Wallace died within a few
seconds after the constable entered,
the attention of the official and the
three or four others in the building,
was directed to his father. They car
ried him from the building as rapidly
as possible and started for the hos
pital, but he passed away before the
building could be reached.
Mrs. Wallace Shows Strength.
Mrs. Wallace was notified of the
death of her husband and son a few
minutes later and so far has displayed
remarkable strength and fortitude.
During the early part of the night she
bore up well under it, but her friends
expect a complete breakdown at al
most any time. The recent trouble
between father and son was quite a
blow to the mother, and the murder
and suicide coming SO soon after is
expected to prove too much for her.
Aside from the wife and mother,
there is n son and two daughters
left to mourn the double loss. Earl
Wallace is attending Cornell univer-
sity at Ithaca, N. Y, and was imme-
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father and brother. He will undoubt-
edly leave for this city at once, so as
to be here for the funeral. The two
daughters are Mrs. j. r. Stong, wife
of the cashier who was wounded, and
Mrs. Victor Hanson, wife Of the as
sistant cashier.
Ben and Fred Wallace, brothers of
Fl. w. Wallace, also reside in this
city.
Old Drayton Resident.
Mr.. Wallace came to Drayton in
1879 and resided here since that time.
He was n of the b~est-known ana
most popular business men in this
vicinity. He was about 81 a old.
Rex Wallace was about 25 years Of
age, and vas born and raised in Dray-
ton. During the past we years he
has made his home in ST. Paul, where
he was employed In some bank.
Stong, the wounded cashier, is a
man Of about 80 years Of age, q has
resided in Drayton for ten or twelve
years.
Coroner Burrows Of Bathgate was
Immediately notified Of the affair, and
will hold an i-quest some time today
In the meantime the body OF young
Wallace was left in the position in