The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-03-19

CANADIAN ARRESTED
FOR ! CARRYING GUN.
Mlnot 1ndepe ndent: A young
Canadian; soldf who gives his
name ass7 Nelson G.. Sprague, was
arrested by Chief Of Police j. w. Z
iMnsei on 500 train between KEN
mare and Bowbells this. afternoon, !,
charged with carrying concealed
weapons, and with holding up q
young woman named King, at the
sVendon1e Hotel in this city, cons
spelltng her to cash a SIS, 90 check
Given on g bank at North Tona-
Wanda, 5:s- SIS:
Sprague was brOt to Mlnot dur
ing the night and is now in the
county pail, s..z \.
The arrest OF the 81 young man
came about thru HIS strange ac-.
tions In making his exit from the
city. He telephoned to Keavirl to,
send taxi to the New York Cafe,
which took him to Burlington,
where he caught the 500 train
north Local police learned of the
#hold-up at the Vendome and learn
ed from the King woman that the
young man packed q young cannon
in the shape of "a !. A. Winch chester re-
Volyer. Sheriff SEQ field phoned to
Chief sKinsel at Kenmare and the
chief boarded the train, riding to
bells, making the arrest in the
meantime. Sprague carried the
gun, loaded in his suit case. He
also has belt of shells and lot
sof extra shells in a mitten.
At the county jail he told an In~
dependent representative that he
had fought in the Canadian army
from 1914 until the Armistice was
signed, receiving two wounds in
one of his. legs. He walks with i,
limp and corries his discharge pa
pers. He says that he was dis
charged from the hospital in Jan
uary and that he left North Tom
awanda, N ~, on; March s.. He
was enrOute to Moosejaw, Sask., to
meet Miss Margaret Lindsey, who:
accompanied him from e England.
He learned that. Moosejaw was
5about1north Of Snowde len. Mont, and
he went to- Snowden, short dis
tance west OF Mondak, but returned
to- Minot as he learner there was
no road drumming north to Moose
Jaw: At Burlington, he telegraph.
ed TO Miss Lindsley to meet him at
MoOsejaW. The yoHag woman
was at Greyburn. SasK.. at the time
the Telegram was sent. Sprague
was well supplied with checks and
carried a bank book showing de-
nosit of s$s1.6 619a.0O Hi S North
Tonawanda hank. He tells 9 rathr
or fishy story about the death ot.
his mother. leaving tho $40 Is 00.O0s
/ to % married sister who lives in
New York. and he Yis supposed to
$ba handling the money for her.
He says his father is q day $laborer
at North Tonawanda, working at;
bridge building. He claims that
the revolver is one which he won
at 8 rafle In Toronto and says he.
did not know 1t Is against the law
to carry q gun in North Dakota.
1A0F Skty stASkL 10, a. 80 %4sAAAANs
"Wednesday and spent the night at
the Vend domeS on Second street s.
w, some dark slim man whom he
met at. "a restaurant steering him
40 the place. He was introduced to
Miss King and paid hersS 10 for her
company Nv Wednesday night. He
says he 5bought { her a rink of fwhtss
key IN the morning and white he
{ had the glass of whiskey in his:
hand, he asked her to cash; o. SIS. 90;
check. which she did He says;
thatsthe woman grabbed the whis-,
key. from his hand before he could
drink 1t. }:5:
The woman informs the police
that sile cashed the check after
8Spragues had thrown back his coat
showing her the big gun, but.
3sprague Gays that the King woman
knew he had the gun as she saw 1t
stnS his, room at the time she spent
tho al ight with him. iES !. y
Sprague offers to send q telegram
Sto New X orki to substantiate his
story about the money and says
NE check Is good.
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