Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09
POLK COUNTY
WOMAN SHOT
BY MADMAN
Steinar, Tweten. Fires Load
of Shot at Mrs. O. H.
Paulson.
Victim. Still Alive But Doc.
tor Said to Have Given
Up Hope Tor Her.

Crookston. Mimi. Apr. 9.--Mrs. O.
II. Paulson of Erskine Is at the point
OF death as a result Of a shot in the
j ID from a shot gu, in the hands
OF Steinar Tweten,, Sunday.
Tweten, who is considered i%nsance,
is in the Polk county jail. awaiting
the outcome of Mrs. Paulson's injur-
les before a formal charge will be
lodged against him. 1t is possible
that the insanity. board may pass on
his case before a charge is preferred.
Mrs. Paulson was still alive at noon
today and will be taken to one Of the
Crookston hospitals tonight. said the
sheriff's Office today, providing serious
complications have not set in to make
it impossible to move her.
1t is alleged that Tweten Sunday
morning, armed with a 10 shot
gun vent to one of his neighbors, Mr..
Tollefson. living in Woodside town
ship. six miles south OF E1rskine. de-
manding that Tollefson return valu-
able papers. Tweten claimed to have
heer stolen from his home. Tcllefson,
however, was able to satisfy Tweten
t''at he had no papers belonging to
him. Tweten went from there to the
farm of o. H.. Paulson. where he ar
i've at about W. o'clock in the at
t"rnonn. II ordered both Mr.. and
Mrs. Pa',lson out of the house and at
IN" point of the gun marched them
down the Dad for about half a mile.
lie apparently changed him mind and
they turned hack to the house. Going
into the house. Mr.. T'aulson went to
the door first. closely followed by his
wife and Tweten about five feet be
hind her with the gun. As Mrs. Paul
son attempted to close the door
Tweten discharged h gun. part of
the charge striking her right arm,
shattering the bone. and the balance
entering her side. the shots coming
out through her abdomen. A daugh-
ter. who was looking out through In
window at the time. also came.in for
the madman's attention as he threw
the II through the window at her,
but without striking her.
From the PaulSon's home Tweter
wentto the farm home of Ben Tagley,
where the family together with a
couple of visitors were at the dinner
table. Tweten walked in and at once
began demolishing dishes or the table
hut he was overpowered by the men
although he taught like a demon. be-
ing a man Of heavy build and weigh.
ing about 225 pounds. He was a,
once taken to Erskire and from there
taken to Crookston.
AT the Jail ne told a very discon.
nected and rambling story, although
hsaadn'itted the shooting. He still
maintained that valuable papers haG
been taken from him.
a physician, who examined Mrs
Paulson, rave it as. his opinion tina
she can not live. as the intentines arr
completely riddled by shots.
zTweten has lived on his half sector
farm near Union Lake for the pas,
12years, and has been considered vel
n"'do. He is a-bachelor about SO year.
OF. age and has been very active TO,
some years past in preaching socialism
throughout that section and is a. mem,
her Of a sOcialistic order in that neigh
%borhood,
Deputy Sheriff Rolstad is convince,
hat Tweten is not in his right mind
He will he held in the Jail here with
out charge. awaiting the result Of tn,
injuries of Mrs. Paulson. -