The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-12

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munity hospital in Detroit Lakes to-
day, each with a revolver bullet in
his head as a result of the shooting
One Revolver Missing
The two men were shot with re-
yolver kept by the Galloway institu-
ton as protection against bandits.
Search for a second gun, similar to
the one which figured in the shooting
was underway. Early reports show
that the revolver had not been found
and an attempt to determine whether
It's disappearance could be connected
with the shooting was being made.
The two guns were kept in the same
drawer In one of the banks desks.
Investigation of the shooting pro-
ceeded IN two directions. One theory
that the shooting was the result of
an intended suicide pact. The other,
and 1t was intimated that more weight
was given to this belief-was that
an attempted murder and attempted
suicide
Reports that a statement had been
made by Norby to the effect that
while he was sitting in the bank, Of
flee with Mr. Murphy he heard "a
terrific explosion" and turned around
to ask Murphy what had happened
could not be verified According to
this statement Norby said he saw
Murphy standing away from him. The
Galloway bank president did not speak
and Norby lost consciousness, the in
Jured Lake Park banker was report
ed to have said:
Await Statement
Becker county authorities limited
that they had information which
might aid in the solving the mystery.
They refused, however, to make it
public, until a statement has been
made by either Mr.. Murphy or Mr..
Norby."
A. o. Sletvold, states attorney of
Becker county announced he would
question the two wounded bankers as
to the shooting.
Murphy Least Hurt
Frank Murphy, president of the
State Bank at Galloway, suffered a
deep scalp wound and while his con-
ditiOn is not as serious as Norby's,
he has declined to make any state
ment.
Attorney SeltvOld questioned en-
plOyes of the Galloway bank imme-
diately after the shooting, but they
were unable to throw any light on
the case.
According to Becker county Off
Gals, the solution of the shooting rests
with the Norby and Murphy, the
wounded bankers.
Occurred on Tuesday
The shooting occurred between |
1890 and l pm. Tuesday afternoon. |
At 1890 Miss Marie Brant, assistant
cashier of the Galloway bank left for |
lunch, leaving Mr. Murphy and Mr. |
Norby in conference in the bank Of
flee. When she returned at 1 pm. !
she found the bank locked. When |
she entered the building she found the
men on the floor apparently dead. !
She immediately il search of help.
Norby and Murphy, relatives by
marriage, were known to be intimate
friends.
Joe Burnett of Galloway, the first
to answer Miss Brant's call, said that
when he entered the bank, Mr.. Nor
by was STOPPING over Mr.. Murphy
calling to him. When Norby saw
Burnett, he staggered to his feet and
made his way to the basement, Murn-
EFT said.
Burnett followed him to the base
ment and asked him what had hap
pened and who did the shooting.
Mr.. Norby answered.:
81 don't know" Mr.. Burnett said. |
Both men were taken to the Detroit |
Lake hospital by automobile. At a
later hour, Tuesday night, Mr.. Nor
by still refused to give any state
ment regarding the shooting.
Becker County State bank at Lake
Park of which Mr. Norby was cashier
closed about a month ago. During /
the last few weeks, he has been at |
Galloway many times, assisting Mr. |
Murphy in the Galloway bank in
which he also was interested.
NOrby formerly owned consider
able stock in the Citizens. State |
bank of Detroit Lakes, but had dis
posed of this stock prior to the clos
ing of the Becker County State bank.
Mr.. Murphy has a wife and six
children and Mr.. Norby has a wife
and three children Both men are
about AZ wears old