The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-30
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was nurt IN D nunClng accident. AIT.
er . short interval, Henry and Mrs.
Potter took Webb to the local hos
pital. Thai end Rigler had lifted
Webb into the automobile.
Webb declared to attendin: ply
sicians, Policeman Franklin, and his
father that the wound was the result
Of . hunting accident. There were
no powder burns on his hunting
jacket.
dad, you've been a good Dad ia
me. Better tran I've deserved. I'm
going to join mother now" were
Webs words to his father before
he died.
Called to 623 Eighth street by an
unknown man, William Franklin,
policeman, knocked at the front door
Of the Potter residence three or four
times before he got q response. Pot
ter then opened the door to admit
him. This was about 1855. Potter
was in his shirt sleeves. Franklin
believed that Potter had been drink
ing, but he walked straight and
talked soberly. Informed that Pot
ter had not put in the call, Franklin
asked to use the telephone, which
was about half way upstairs.
Potter said, Its right there"
Franklin then questioned the opel a.
tor as to who put in the call. lie
learned that the call came from
number 744. He called Harold Crit
fifth, who lives in the apartment be-
low the apartment having number
744. Griffith asked him to come
down to see him. As Franklin left
the house, Mrs. Potter and Henry
returned to the Potter residence in
Webb's automobile. Mrs. Potter
went into the house Immediately, but
Franklin questioned Henry, who was
barefoot and without shirt. Henry
told him that Webb had been taken
to the hospital after a hunting acct
dent. Saying that it was too cold
to talk outside" Henry went in the
house and Franklin went to the hos
pital.
Shotgun Is Found
Martineson, Finley Baker, and
Franklin returned to the Potter
home between 2'and 3 o'clock. In
one Of the two upstairs rooms, the
one occupied by the Potter boys,
they found the 12-gauge Winchester
shotgun which Susie Balm recog-
nized as the one put under her bed.
An empty shell remained in the
gun. The men also found q metal
shell box, q lunch apparently ready
to be takel on a hunting trip, hip
boots, and other hunting parapher-
MALTA. Martineson saw several
empty glasses in the kitchen. He
did not know what they had con-
tanned.
States Attorney McCurdy was
called shortly after 2 o'clock and
arrived at the Scott Cameron home
about 3 o'clock. Ray Potter
was in the Cameron front room,
walking about the room but saying
nothing.
"Mr. Potter has no statements to
Make" Cameron told McCurdy.
Cameron had evidently been re-
tanned 1t that time as defense coun-
sci and was discussing events with
his client.
Witnesses Called
Witnesses called before the jury
follow:
DR.. E. P. Quain and DR.. L. W..
Larson, who performed the post-mor-
tenn; Linda Clausnitzer, domestic Of
Charles Rigler, who was a block
away at the time of the shooting;
L. A. Hankinson, Fort Lincoln SOL
der, who was with Miss Clausnitzer;
Alfred Thai and Charles Rigler,
nearby residents, who lifted the
wounded man into the automobile;
Donald Snyder, Potter visitor, who
was to be. q member of the hunting
trip; DR.. E. N. Hanson, hospital in
terne; William Franklin, policeman
called to the residence; Susie Balm,
Potter domestic; Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael BARLEY, Potter Saturday
night visitors; Finley Baker, who
accompanied the police to the Pot
ter home after the shooting; Chris
]. Martineson, police chief, who Wis
tied the Potter home after the shoot
ing; Mrs. Della Kruger, sister of
Mrs. Potter; F. E. McCurdy, states
attorney, who Investigated the case;
Mrs. Donald Snyder, Potter visitor;
and Leone Hyland, resident across
the street, who heard the shot and
was aware Of the general commotion.
Members Of the coroner's jury fol-
low: C. d. King, Paul A. Wachter,
and DR.. w. E. Cole, all Of Bismarck.