The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-03-01

man"-stood unmasked in the Sec
ond day or the trial of Roland Hen
rionnet, charged with Staying Oscar
Nelson of November Is, by shooting.
It was Chief of Police Frank B.
Ripple who; introduced to the case
this phase of the tragedy and one
which, it seems, is to play leading
role as the trial progresses.
1t was after o. T.. Nelson, a bro
ther of the victim of the shooting,
had identified the clothing taken
from the body of Nelson after he was
shot, that Ripple took the stand as
the first important witness Of the
day.
The chief told of receiving the po-
lice call the morning of the shoot
ing and when leaving the station
met William Chichester in an auto
and rode with him to the scene of
the fracas. Witness testified to en-
tering the bank and approaching
Henrionnet who said, "Gues I'm the
man you're looking for"
Taken to Hotel.
Henrionnet requested that he be
taken first to the Markham to room
62 which request was granted, the
chief taking box of cartridges from
Henrionnet before making the trip.
The chief also secured the revolver
from Mr.. Kruger, who picked it up
thrown it after finishing his deadly
work.
, According to the chief, he showed
the weapon to Henrionnet and asked
him if that was the gun. to which
iHenrionnet replied that 1t was.
= The Third Link.
The chief further testified that
he asked Henrionnet why he had shot
Nelson, and received a reply to the
effect that Nelson had been too at
tentive to Henrionnet's wife, and
he stated Henrionnet added "And
there are Others"
Upon entering the hotel Henrion-
net directed the chief to look at the
hotel register and pointed to certain
names on a page.
The chief related also that his
prisoner did not appear at all ex-
cited, and that on the way to the
police station he stated that he
wanted Nelson to enlist and Ia
ter changed his mind, because he
thought him no good to the country
and therefore shot him.
Enter "the Handkerchief"
In the cross examination, Mr.. Nc
Donald brought out the point that
Henrionnet met Nelson at the City
Drug store and that after the shoot
ing he told the chief that he wanted
to get a handkerchief with Nelson's
initials on it, which was supposed
to be in a certain room in the hotel.
The state then offered as exhibits
Oscar Nelson's coat, vest, pants, and
did the shooting, box of cartridges
and some bullets, and then rested.
Defense Begins.
In outlining the plan of defense,
MIR. Mcdonald went into the life
of Roland Henrionnet since child
hood, showing where he had been
employed after graduating from COL
lege and that he had lived out at
Spokane and Seattle, WASH, for his
health and that upon his return to
Bemidji of his entering the sana-
torium at Puposky.
How Oscar Nelson and Roland Hen
rionnet were considered the best of
friends and that they were room
mates at the A. P. Henrionnet home
at one time.
He then traced, step by step. the
business changes made by Henrion-
net up to the time OF the shooting.
Temporary Insanity?
It is apparent that the defense will
endeavor to show by witnesses that
Henrionnet did not intend to shoot
Nelson when he purchased the re-
volvcr, but that later incidents
prompted the deed. 1t is apparent
that the defense expects to show that
HenriOnnet's reason temporarily left
him and that he was provoked by
certain alleged actions on the part
of Nelson.
Ray Mcknight of Puposky was the
first witness called by the defense.
He stated that he was hired to drive
Mrs. Henrionnet and nurse from
the Lake Julia sanatorium to Be-
midi.
Miss Arvilla Patterson was the
next witness. She merely gave the
that she was on duty
as clerk in the office of the hotel
on the night of the thirteenth of No
vember.
Trvst in Confectionery.
Gus Brown, of the Bemidji Candy
Kitchen, was next called and told
of the meeting of Oscar Nelson and
Mrs. Roland Henrionnet in his place
of business on November Is. about
LIZ rninufes hernra the shooting OC-