The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-21
LF-DEFENSE
Will Be PLEA
OF TEAMSTER
Albert Gray Charged With
Shooting With In
tent to Kill"
TOLD GIRL HE WAS
GOING TO END ALL"
South Bridge District On
Front Street Scene of
Shooting Fray

Self-defense will be the plea of Al
bert Gray, 80, teamster, arrested b!
Chief of Police Pete MaIvey OF Moor
head, Wednesday, following a shoot.
ing affair at SO Front street.
Neither of the mans intended vic.
TINS were injured by the two shots hi
is alleged to have fired.
At the preliminary examination to
Il be held before Police Magistrate Rob.
erts, set for 10 o'clock Saturday morn
Ing, Gray will base his defense on the
4 ground that he was struck by some
one and remembers nothing Of the
shooting.
\ -. Fails to Furnish Bail.
Following the arraignment before
| Police Magistrate Roberts at which
the prisoner demanded a preliminary
! examination, he was committed to the
custody Of the sheriff in default of
$4,000 bail bonds.
The charge lodged against Gray is
shooting with intent to kill" the
complaining witness being Miss Sarah
Cation with whom the teamster was
in love-
He threatened my life and that of
my mother several times" the young
girl, 16 years Of age. told the police
yesterday afternoon and also that he
has been annoying the members OF
the family ever since their arrival in
Fargo from Indiana.
Miss Gallon is living with her
mother and step-father, B. F. Emily
on Front street.
Good Friend of Emily.
According to the story told by the
police this morning, Gray has been a
longtime friend Of B. F. Emily. Since
the prisoner came to Fargo he has
taken work as teamster on various
dray lines and for several business
houses, never holding a job for any
length of time. He was in. love with
Miss Cation and told the police that
he had at different times given her
money.
In the face of repeated reflections to
marry, Gray is said to have called at
the Emily home yesterday morning
and eaten meal with the family. At
that time he pleaded with the girl and
1t is said she told him to leave her
alone.
"I'm Going to End ALP.
Gray left the home stating that I'm
going to end all" according to the girl.
Police say he went to q second
hand store and purchased a revolver,
one Of the cheapest makes on the mar
ket, and then went to one OF the near
by houses and called Miss Cation over
the telephone, stating that he wanted
to see her at once.
Enters Her Bedroom.
She refused and he beanie angry.
and walking to her home entered the
bedroom. The young girl Immediately
called for help.
C. e. Barnes, a militiaman of Com
pany II of jamestown, on duty at the
Northern Pacific bridge, heard the call
and hurried to the house and was in
the act of leading Gray away, when,
it is said, he suddenly wheeled around
and fired two shots, one at Miss CAL
ton, standing in the doorway OF her
home, and the other at Barnes. He
then ran across the south bridge into
Minnesota territory being arrested by
Chief of Police Malvey.
The gun was till in his possession
when the arrest was made.
Fargo Police Notified.
The Fargo police were notified OF
the arrest shortly afterwards and the
prisoner was brought to this side OF
the river in the custody OF Chief of
Police Dahlgren and Sergeant Morton
Sydness.
He was taken before Police Magis-
trate Roberts late in the afternoon and
asked for preliminary hearing which
was granted in order that he might
obtain counsel The case will be
heard Saturday morning.