Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-27

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here early today and according to the
authorities confessed to the murder
Of Frank L. Kelley of Mankato, whose
charred body was found in the ruins
Of a rural school house near Dayton
station, In Anoka county, last Thurs
day morning.
Terminating q man hunt that has
carried his pursuers along a hot trail
! since Saturday, McDonough. who is
was arrested in the Perkins hotel here
at a. m. by two deputy. sheriffs and
the city marshal.
-Four Mem In Chase.
Participating In the arrest were
Sheriff John Mcclure of Minneapolis;
Deputy Sheriff John McBeth Of Man
kato, and City Marshal George Dean
Of Blue Earth. Sheriff. William Carver
Of Fairmont aided in the pursuit in
the final hours .p..
McDonough is alleged to have con-
feased. under grilling, to Mcclure, first
declaring two other men were impli-
Gated. but later. recanting, according
to authorities and confeSsing that he
alone was involved.
+ Shortly after his arrest, McDonough
was started for Minneapolis in an
automobile in custody OF Mcclure and
, another Minneapolis deputy, who
cAIRe QoWn 1FOIl MdHkdlO, !IAtHeuA-
ately4 after he was notified that Nc
| Donough had been taken. 4.
Killed Him For Money. !
According to the alleged confession,
McDonough killed Kelley for $1,000
II that Kelley had on his person. The
/ confession, 1t is alleged, declared that
Kelley went to the Dayton station
{ school house with McDonough on the
latter's statement that q load of boot
leg booze" would arrive there We'd
ncsday night. and, could be purchased
at a price that pvcss'ds -,sak .rssss e ble-a
McDonOugh lived in Faifmont all
Z summer, and moved about two months
ago to Winnebago, with his wife and
two children baby and a 2 year old
boy. 1t was from his wife that author
tiles obtained the final information
that led to his arrest here w
While in Fairmont, McDonough
was employed as q machinist, and In
Wirlnebago~ his employment has beer
sporadic, generally as teamster.
McDonough was seen in Mankatt
with Kelley the day before they are
said to have left for Dayton station
FIR the alleged rendezvous with tn
''bootleggers."
Car Found. a.
An automobile answering the de
ascription Of that driven by McDonougf
was seen in Dayton station the nigh
tI the murder and from this descrip
ton, the car was traced to Minneapo
lis. where it was found in a garage.
In the garage, too, according to tn
Minneapolis authorities, was found
Buffalo coat belonging to Kelley. Thi
coat had blood stains on 1t and furth
or blood stains were found in tn
automobile.
McDonough. according to this &C
count, registered at a Minneapoii
hotel in Kelley's name with the evi
dent intention of creating the impres
= zion that Kelley was alive after tn
body was found in the ruinssof tn
school house.
McDonough was trailed back t
Mankato where his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Day, told the authorities she be
Neved he was in Winnebago with III
family 1t developed that McDonoug
had gone direct from Minneapolis
Fairmont, his former home, arrivin
there Friday and that the next day n
drove to Winnebago and left late tina
j, day for Blue Earth 80.
Early this morning, the author1tie
entered McDonough's room at tn
Perkins hotel and arrested him.
Kelley, it was learned, was shot
the back and his body left to be Gre
mated in the Dayton station scho'
house, where it was found shortly al
ter rural neighbors neighbors ha
been aroused by the first at a.
Thursday. The fire, 1t was said. starte
about $3.50 or A a. m.