The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-22
Laokta Man, Accused Of
Numbering Former En-
ploye, Tells His Story.
INQUEST STARTED
THIS AFTERNOON
Prisoner Returned to Nelson County
Seat for Investigation-Decla Ha
Didn't Intend Killing Tony Poll,
man, Alleged Aggressor.

He meant trouble; had to do It's
In these words John Davis today
explained to an Evening Times repor-
ter the shooting of Tony Pollman at
Lakota last Saturday evening.
DaNis. brought to Grand Forks Sat.
urday night by Sheriff Smart following
the shooting. was taken this morning
menced this afternoon. J..
The shooting occurred about 8
o'clock when Davis killed Pollman.
shooting him in one eye with a re.
volver. while they were but few feet
apart. Pollman was farmer resid-
ing near Lakota; Davis had been EN-.
ployed by Pollman last spring, ana
trouble at Lakota Sunday grew out Of
dinerences that arose while Davis was
on the farm.
Pollman came to my house about 9
o'clock Saturday." said Davis. :He
stood outside. and called to me to come
out. I told him didn't want to have
anything to say to him, but he insisted,
saying that he had something to tell
me.
Davis Feared Trouble.
II was afraid that he meant trouble,
but finally I went out to him, first put
ting my revolver in my pocket as a
got to talking he began to threaten
me. saying that he would kill me II
tried to have him arrested or make
trouble for him.
''He repeated this threat several
times. becoming more and more yio-
lent as he talked. He said he had
seen me coming away from the states
attorneys house, and know that I was
trying to have him arrested.
II told him that I didn't want any
trouble. hut that was going to have
him arrested on account of his treat.
ment of my wife.
"Pollman was standing about nine
feet away from me when said this
I seemed to make him still anKrier
and he started to run towards me In
threatening manner.
Fatal Shot Fired.
IT drew my revolver ana flred.
meaning to shoot over his head, but
he was pretty close to me by that
time and the bullet hit him. He drop
ped without a sound"
On examining the body Of Pollman
1t was found that the bullet had taken
effect in his left eye, entering the
brain.
In describing the events Of Saturday
afternoon, Davis said that his wife
had come to him about o'clock while
he was threshing at farm near his
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Pollman had been at the house and
abused her that afternoon. ust
Threatened Mrs. Davis.
"She said that Pollman had called
her bad names. and pushed her around
the Kitchen" said Davis. when she
said she would tell me about it he
threatened to kill her If she opened
her mouth.
when she finally escaped from the
house and started to find me. Pollman
followed her for some distance and
continued to threaten her"
Davis then went to the Office Of the
justice Of the peace, and to the states
attorney to get a warrant for Poll
mans arrest. The states attorney was
in the country. however. and Davis
finally returned to his own home to
await his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have been mar
ried about six years, and have two
children. one four years old. and the
other six months old infant.
The couple came to Lakota from
lCrookston, Minn., several months ago.
and were for some time employed on
the Pollman farm. Trouble soon arose
with Pollman, however, and they left
the farm and moved into I4akota.
Pollman was bachelor farmer, for
merly Of Willnot, MINI.