Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-19
.POLlCElMANA AT
KENNlARE SLAIN;
KILLER TAKEN
Arrest Made Following Pts
tol Duel With Chief
Of Police.
MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST WELLING
Nabbed in Barn by Posse
This Morning; Shot
Through Leg.

& ~Mlnot, N. L., oept.2l0. uluS
A. Nelson, night policeman Of
Kenmare, was shot and killed
early yesterday morning by
Charles yelling, IS, transient,
who with a companion, Harry
Butler, 45, had held up a poker
game and were attempting tc
evade detention by the officer.
yelling engaged in revolver
duel with Chief John Kinser fol-
lowing the shooting of Nelson
and was wounded in the leg but
escaped.
FOUND IN BARN. /,
He was found hiding in a barn
on the Frank Hyatt farm FIVE
miles from Kenmare at, z a. m.
yesterday by Chief Kinser, Depu-
ty Sheriff Walstead and Attorney
Perry Clarke and appeared before
Justice Evan Griffith yesterday
on charge Of murder He was
held to the district court and was
taken to. Minoe early today by
Sheriff A. p. Scoheld and Chic sof
Police Harry M. Byrne of Minot.
: Harry Butler and John Mum
son who were with yelling when
he shot Nelson, all transients,
and John Lagar Of KIenn1are, also
were taken to Minot.t Butler is
charged with. robbery, Ward and
Munson are held as witnesses and
Lagar is held on a robbery charge
in connection with the stealing of
an automobile several weeks ago.
9,. y. . May Be Bandit.
!, Officials believe he was a party to
the holdup of the poker game, .tss
yelling and Butler entered a room
in the Crystal hotel where, six tran
sients were playing poker and held up
the game, making away with $140.
Both had guns. One Of the men rob-
bed notified Mayor Nelson and Of
Chief kinser. t.
Nelson and Nelson located the two
men eating lunch in the Park hotel
cafe about 2 a. m. and Nelson waited
at the front door and Nelson at the
rear door for the men to depart. They
concluded their lunch and, ac-
companied by John Munson, who had
joined them in the cafe. departed
through the rear door. Nelson pulled
his gun and ordered them to stop, but
yelling had his gun in his hand and
fired, shooting Nelson through the
breast. He stood over the PROSTATE
man and fired two more shots into his
BODY and then started to run. Butler
and Munson re-entered the cafe and
went 10 their room in the hotel.
Encountered Chief.
When leaving the alley yelling en-
countered Chief kinser, who ordered
him TO stop. yelling shot at him
and kinser returned the fire, shooting
him through the calf of the leg. The
officer shot again but one of the vic
tins of the holdup came between the
officer and the gunman when en-
ling to strike him with a stone and
Kinser was unable to shoot again.
yelling, in the opinion of Kenmare
officials, had assistance from some
motorist in getting out Of town.
Posse Formed.
= The fire alarm was sounded and a
large posse organized guns and am
munition being handy because of the
hunting season. Nelson's remains
were taken to an undertaking estab-
lishment and Butler. Munson. Ward
and Lagar rounded up. The posse
divided into groups to search the dis
trict and a few hours later a tip was
received that yelling was hiding at
Hyatt's farm.
Hyatt Is reported to be a friend OF
Lagar.
The officers went to the Hyatt farm
and at Z a. m. found WelAng asleep
in the barn. He was searched and
had a IS caliber revolver on his per-
son. Butler had, a gun of the same
caliber. The transients who were held
up identified yelling and Butler. and
Munson who had Joined the two men
in the cafe, identified Welling as the
man who shot Nelson.
(. Wellings wound in the leg was not
serious, although painful.
Nelson was married and is survived
by wife and seven children. He
homesteaded in this section and has
lived lin this vicinity for ~ years.