The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-27
.Chas. lambertOn
Shot and Killed
VIM. Rosendahl Suspected of
killing Enemy After Heated
:. Discussion of Old Feud.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Coroner's Inquest Tuesday
AfternOOn-ToO Late for
Publication

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Charles E. Lamberton of Rcd
wood Falls was shot and in
stantly killed at an early hour
Sunday morning, and William
Rosendahl, the alleged murderer
is in the Redwood County jail
suspected Of having fired the
shot which took his townsman's
life. Funeral services for Mr..
Lamberton will De held at the
home at ten o'clock today. In
terment will be made in the Red
wood Falls Cemetery.
According to reports made by
witnesses, RosenGakl went to
the Lamberton bus Office about
two o'clock Sunday morning and
opened up a discussion Of the en-
entity which has been exist
ing between the two men for
several years. He was in a
state of intoxication and was not
amenable to reason. After con-
siderable talk he challenged Mr..
Lamberton to come out in the
open and settle the matter IN q
man to man fight. The two left
the office and went up the alley
towards a clump of trees. The
next thing that was heard was
two shots, and as policeman By
ram hurried to the spot he saw
Lamberton fall and heard him
exclaim "1'm shot" A physician
and nurse were Immediately
summoned and the body taken
to the Redwood Falls hospital
where everything possible was
done, But death had apparently
come instantaneously and all eff
forts to revive the victim were
fruitless. The first shot must
4haEe> 4gene.-wild ,e;as only one
wound was found, and that in
the throat of Mr.. Lamberton.
After the second shot was
heard, Mr.. Rosendahl made an
effort to escape, running for a
short distance. He exchanged
shots with the policeman in pur-
suit, each firing two shots, none
of them taking effect. Following
his arrest he was taken to the
jail where he is now in custody.
Arranged before Judge F. A.
Gray, of the municipal court
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Rosen-
dahl plead not guilty and the
hearing was set for a later date.
Many reports are current and
it is hard to get exactly the de-
tails of what happened, and in
justice to the accused man, pub
lie opinion should not become
| fixed until after the witnesses
give their sworn account of the
happening. The coroner's in
quet was held Tuesday after
! noon. 81 ~~"t ~ ''Isz VT =
Charles Lamberton who met
death thus suddenly, has been
a resident of Redwood Falls for
the past twenty-five years. Dur
ing this time he has owned and
operated the Redwood Falls
transfer and bus line, a business
in which he has been most sue
cessful.
He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Lamberton and was
born at St. Peter, april 20, 1866.
He was educated in the public
schools of St. Peter and at the
Gustavus Adolphus College.
April 19, 1888 he married Miss
Lillian McOuat of Oshawa and
to them were born five children
who with their mother are left
to mourn their fathers death.
These children are Misses Helen
and Agnes Lamberton and the
three sons, John, Wilbur and
Walter. All the children were
at home at the time OF t1elr
fathers death.
Before coming to Redwood
Falls, Mr.. Lamberton was engag-
ed in the mercantile business
with his father at st. Peter and
was engaged in the same busi-
ness by himself for a time. He
also operated the bus line at
Winnebago for a term of about
three years. He is the last of
a prominent family, well-known
throughout Southern Minnesota
and is mourned by numerous
friends and relatives. His death
leaves the burden of a flourish
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