The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-15
(BULLET1N)
3:15 o'clock.
At this hour Nelson was still
alive. About a half hour ago
he seemed in a bad way but ral-
lied, and is reported holding his
own.

The sound of three shots fired in
rapid succession in the Third street
stairway entrance to the Northern
National bank rang through the
building shortly before II o'clock
this forenoon, Oscar Nelson, paying
teller of the Northern National bank,
dashed out the entrance, closely fol-
lowed by Rowland Henrionnet with
a smoking revolver in his right hand.
Two more shots were fired after the
first. three, one on the walk. Into
the bank ran the wounded bank en-
ploye and into sths.baaH ofice:s ,sy u
"I'm wounded" he exclaimed, and
sank down, blood flowing from his
clothing.
Following the wounded man came
Henrionnet. He had thrown his gun
on the walk in front of the bank, &C.
cording to eyewitnesses.
George Rhea, assistant cashier of
the bank, grabbed a handy revolver
and rushing into the bank office Or
dered Henrionnet to sit down, COW
ering him with his gun. His order
was obeyed without hesitancy.
Henrionnet Calm.
Meanwhile, scores rushed to the
scene of the shooting and the re-
port quickly spread, attracting scores
more until large crowd gathered
at the Dank. A call to the police
station brought Chief Of Police Rip
pie, who was busy at the time with
a robbery case, and he placed Hen
rionnet under arrest and took him
to the police station in a jitney.
While sitting in the car represen-
tative of the Pioneer approached and
Henrionnet calmly sat in the rear
seat as dapper as could be without
the least sign of nervousness ex-
cept, perhaps, a slight paleness. He
was faultlessly attired and was about
the calmest of anyone in the vicin-
ity.
Three Bullnts Take Effect
The wounded man was rushed up
stairs to DR.. Giimore's office and
given hurried medical attention and
then rushed to the hospital. One
bullet had struck Nelson in the back
of the neck, second had gone
through his right arm between the
elbow and wrist, while the third had
struck him in the abdomen.
With the taking of the victim Of
the shooting to the hospital, County
Attorney Graham M. Torrance was
notified to hurry to the bedside and
take a statement from the wounded
man in event the wounds prove ia
tai. Mr.. Torrance was also engaged
in the robbery case being heard at
the city building.
Patient at Sanatorium.
Henrionnet has been a patient in
the Lake Julia sanatOrium. He came
to Bemidji on this mornings train.
His wife had also been at the sana-
torium to visit him and she drove
to Bemidji this morning in an auto
mobile, so it is stated.
Just how it happened that Hen
rionnet met Nelson is uncertain as
yet. No one seems to be in position
to say. A representative Of the Pho
neer was informed that the pair came
around the bank corner together.
Another report has it that Nelson
was phoned to leave the bank.
Would Enlist Nelson.
With the sound of the first shot,
Recruiting Officer Clarence Fou-
cault, whose office is on the second
floor, rushed to the head of the stairs
and down the flight. The hall was
filled with smoke.
Foucault asked Henrionnet why he
shot Nelson, AYERS Mr.. Foucault, and
he says the reply was to the effect
that he (Henrionnet) was going to
make Nelson enlist and fight for his
country. Officer Foucault also stat
ed to a representative of the Pioneer