The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-10-24
McINTEE FIGHTS IT
OUT With BANDIT
Stearns Co. Deputy Sheriff
Acquiring Reputation of
"Getting His Man"
PRISONER BADLY HURT
Second Man Wanted for Crime
in Itasca County Landed
in Jail Saturday
Mondays st. Cloud Times)


George Day 26 years old, is ling
ering between life and death at a
Paynesville hospital, while his COM
panion George Ekstrom, is being
held in the Itasca county Jail at
Grand Rapids, as a robber suspect,
arrested near Paynesville SATURDAY.
afternoon after gun fight in
which Day was perhaps mortalIy
wounded by Arthur McIntee, de-
putty sheriff.
McIntee, under instruction from
Sheriff B. E. Schooner at st.
Cloud had been on the alert for the
capture of Day, wanted by Itasca
county authorities. The Paynes-
vile deputy had driven to the Ole
Robard farm home eight miles
southeast of Paynesville Saturday
forenoon and there he learned that
Day and Ekstrom had driven to
Litchfield. Later in the day Nc
Intee again drove out. He passed
a car and after Passing he became
suspicious. The car stopped after
passing the deputy McIntee i'm
AiCoiolCly IuIIltu dDOuC.
He engaged the men in CONVEX
sation. After learning the identity
of Day, the deputy told him that
he had telegrapc,c warrant for
his arrest. Day said that he must
be mistaken and wondered why he
might be wanted at Grand Rapids.
McIntee suggested that he go with
him to st. Cloud. Day protested
vigorously and finally suggested
that he drive his own car and fol-
low McIntee to st. Cloud.
This plan did not suit the fancy
of McIntee who explained that, it
was customary to take the prisoner
in custody. All the while Days
conversation was growing more ex-
cited and his protests fore vigor-
Gus. He asked for matches and
cigarettes and dug around in the
car as if looking for smoking par
aphenalia when he suddenly came
up with gun pointing it toward
McIntee.
The deputy grabbed the gun with
one hand and grasped the may by
the throat, pushing him against
Ekstrom. Day yelled to Ekstrom to
get the other gun and shoot, but
Ekstrom did not respond to this. In
the shuttle McIntee and Day
wrestled out of the car. Day
jerked the gun. from McIntee's
hand, losing his balance. When he
regained his balance Day again
raised the gun McIntee grabbed it.
and at the same time whipped his
gun and shot.
With Day lying at his feet, Nc
Intee ordered Ekstrom out of the.
car and had him raise his arms
He ordered Ekstrom to walk down
the road a distance with arms to-
ward the sky. Then McIntee called
for help several times but there
was no response. The farm home
of Rubin Wandtland was near and
McIntee, still having his gun on
Ekstrom, directed him to the home
to ask for help. The deputy saw
Ekstrom talking with Mrs. Wandt-
land.
Then McIntee placed Day in his
car. Day wanted to ride in the rear
seat but McIntee placed him in the
front. He took the wounded man
to the hospital, notified Sheriff B.
E. Schooner, anc then got two
men, Walter Heetz and Arthur
Hoiseth to return with him for
Ekstrom.
Ekstrom hal left the Wendland
home and had driven away in the
car he and Day had used. Near the
Robard home McIntee found the
car. It had been driven off the
road. The deputy and his aides
drove to the Robard home and Mr..
Robard said Eksrrom was in the
house. He was told to call him out.
Robard went into the house but re-
turned saying that Ekstrom want
ed to eat.
McIntee then entered the house
and brought Ekstrom out, taking
him to Paynesville where he held
him until the deputies arrived from
st. Cloud to take him to Jail.
w. B. Tailor county attorney of
Itasca county and A. H. Hammond,
sheriff and r. II. Milnes, deputy
sheriff, and two ns=s., one of whom
had been robbed by Day and Eks-
from, came to st. Cloud Sunday.
The robbery victim positively iden-
titled them as the men who had
taken him in their car, had driven
out of Grand Rapids where they
relieved him of about $3.50 and then
kicked him out of the car and had
driven away.
Itasca county attorneys had ask
ed for the arrest of Day alone be-
cause they suspected he would be
in the vicinity of Faynesville. They
had not suspected Ekstrom would
be found there.
Sheriff John Bengston and man
and woman from Huntsville, in
Wadena county, cayIie to st. Cloud
and the couple Identified Day and
Ekstrom as the ren who had rob
bed their home.
The people explained that the
two men had come to their garage.
After buying gas they ordered the
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