The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-11-10
,SH00TINGS
: ATCALLAWAY
ARE MYSTERY
Two Becker County Banker.
in Detroit Lakes Hospital
With Bullet Wounds

Fargo, y. d., NV. Zap
With authorities steadfastly re-
fusing to make public any informa-
ton they have and the principals
likewise silent, conjeetures flew
thick and fast at Detroit Lakes
and Galloway. Mimi. today re-
garding tn" manner in which two
Becker county bankers were shot
and seriously wounded while in
conference behind the bolted doors
Of the Galloway State bank Tues
day afternoon.
". J. Nordby. former cashier
Of the closed Becker County Bank
ut Lake Park, and Frank Murphy,
prcsii II of the Galloway bank,
lay in The Community Hospital IN
Dc'ioit Lakes today. each with a
rcNe q bullet in his head as u re-
suit OF the shooting.
he two men were shot with Il
revolver kept b. the Galloway in
stitution rs protection against ban
dit Search for second gun.
similar to the one which figured
iT-.''r shooting, was under way to-
d.. Early this morning the re-
voIgcr had not been found and an
attempt to determine whether its
disappearance could be connected
With the shooting was being made.
Ih two .ul> were kept in the
same drawer IN one # the bank
desks.
Two Investigations Started
Investigation Of the shooting
proceeded in two directions. One
lrory was that the shooting wa
pact. Tho other. and it was in
tlmatcd that more weight was Civ
en- 10 this belle. was that Of an
attempted murder and an at
tempted suicide.
Reports That statement had
been made b.. y rdby. to the cf-
feet that while he was sitting in
the bank cftice with Mr.. Mu.ph,
he heard terrible explosion am.
turned around to ask Murphy what
had happened, G, aid not be verified
According to this unvcrified state
ment. Nordby said that he saw
Murphy standing few feet away
froI him. The Galloway bank
president did not speak aud Nod
ny lost consciousness, the inju.cu
Lake P;r'. banker was reported t.
have said.
Authorities Have information
Hcessr county authorities hint
cd that they had information whic,,
might aid in solving the mystery
They refused. however, to make i,
public until !; statement has been
,n:dc by either Mr.. Murphy OF Mr.
Ncrlhy'
The shooting occurred between
l2:2o and p. nl Tues lay after.
moor. At 1920 Miss Marie Brant
assistant cashier Of the Galloway
bark, left fer lunch. leaving Mr.
Murnhy and Mr.. Nordbv in con.
ference IN the bank office. When
she reelincd 1t y. m. she founl
TIC bark locked. When she en-
tered the building she found the
me II the floor, apparently dead
.sh, Immediately went in search OF
help.
" obs and Murphy. relative.
by marriage. We're known to be in
innate friends.
COUNTY ATTORNEY TO
QUESTION BANKERS
nets1..t Lakes, Mimi, NOV. To-
tAF'--.A. q. Slctvoli, Becke
county attorney, announced thi
noon he welld question two wound
cd bankers late today as to how
they were shot in Galloway banl
Tuesday.
Lat night W. J. Nordby, for
me- cashicp of the closed Eecke,
County State Bank Lf Lake Park
who.e wound is serious, regainc,
consciousness and talked a little.
According tc Attorney Slctvold
Noreby said he was sitting in tn
bark when something struck him
Tht was the last he knew unit
he regained consciousness. in ii,
hospital.
Frank Murphy, president of tn
State Bank of Galloway, a small
town IL miles north of here, SUI
fcrcl a deep scalp wound and Will
his condition is not as serious a
Nptdby's he has declined to max
any statement.
Attorney Sletvold questioned EN-
p|oyes of the Galloway bank i'm
:. lnc1iately after the shooting, bu
thcy were unable to throw an,
light on the case.
According to Becker county of
ficials, the solution of the shoot
ins rests with Nordby and Muir
! LIZ. the wounded bankers.