The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-10
|CHASELEY GROCER
| dies FROM WOUND
RECEIVED IN FIGHT
Argument Began When He At.
tempted to Separate Two
Drunken BraWIers
BOLT IS LETHAL WEAPON
Alleged SIayers Mother Is Be-
lieved Only Witness to
Fatal Encounter

Chaseley. N. D.. Aug. 10.-(R-Be-
cause he played the part of peace
maker in fist fight here Tuesday
night. D. +. Shepherd. IS. long time
Chaseley grocer. Is dead
Labert Flanders. ~. is held In Jail
on first-degree murder charge
growing out Of Shepherds death. A
coroner's jury Wednesday ruled that
Shepherd died at the hands of Elan
ders and States Attorney John Layne
later filed the murder charge. Five
witnesses appeared before the coron-
er's jury and their testimony indicat-
ed that Shepherd was killed by blows
on the head with heavy iron bolt.
The fight occurred In the general
store operated by M. Pollach. It was
the aftermath Of an encounter that
had occurred earlier in the evening
between Flanders and L. M. Ander-
son. Chaseley blacksmith. The fatal
fight was witnessed by Flanders
mother.
Flanders and Anderson engaged In
a fist fight near the Chaseley eleva-
tor about 7:30 p. m. Both men had
been drinking. witnesses told States
Attorney John A. Layne.
Shepherd walked by and sought to
separate the two men. Unsuccessful
he continued on. his way. Station
Agent Zachar of the Northern Pa
cific then interviewed and succeeded
in separating them.
Flanders and Anderson then
walked to Pollach's store to purchase
new shirts. the ones they had on hav-
ing been torn and begrimed in the
scuffing.
Flanders purchased a shirt and
then walked to the back of rollach,s
store where he washed. AS he came
back into the main part of the store.
Shepherd walked in the front door
and asked Pollach for tobocco.
Victim Turns Away
Flanders came up to Shepherd. &C.
cording to Pollach. and asked Shep-
herd. what is 1t all about?"
Shepherd replied that he didn't
want to have anything to do with
Flanders and turned away.
Mrs. Flanders entered the store
about that time and Shepherd walked
up to her and Is believed to have told
her he did not care to have Flanders
annoy him.
Flanders invited Shepherd to step
outside the store and have 1t out,
saying, you can't shake your finger
in my mothers face" Flanders was
swearing at Shepherd. Pollach said.
| Shepherd then reached in his
pocket and brought out six inch
bolt. about three fourths of an inch
In diameter with a square head.
Flanders grappled with Shepherd
Pollach ran from the store for help
while Mrs. Flanders attempted to
separate her son and Shepherd.
When Pollach returned with sew
eral men,. they found both Flanders
and Shepherd PROSTATE. The bolt
was lying on the floor. Blood was
streaming from a. wound In Shep-
herds head and he was dead. Pollach
said.
Mrs. Flanders Layne said. Is be-
licved to have been the only witness
to Shepherds death. Mollie Pollach,
Il is, washing the supper dishes In
back room. heard the crash Of bodies
on the floor and came into the front
room. She said the fight already had
ceased.
| Brothers Are Witnesses
John Carson. %. and his brother.
RAYMOND. 10. ran into the store. at
tracted by the fighting. and found
Shepherd gasping out his life on the
floor.
When pollacl1 announced Shepherd
was dead, Pollach told Layne that
Flanders arose from the floor and left
the store. He was arrested about an
hour later at q neighbours farm home
BY Sheriff A. F. Belcher..
There are no telephones In Chase
ley so several citizens sped to Bow
don. six miles east, where they called
Dr. A. e. Westeryeldt and notified
the Wells county officials.
DR.. Westerveldt pronounced Shep'
herd dead. He then went to the
house where Flanders had gone ana
was dressing slight cut on Flanders
forehead when the sheriff arrived.
Layne announced that DR.. A. p.
Boyum, Harvey. Wells county coroner.
had been notified and that an IN.
quest probably would be called IN
Chaseley Wednesday morning.
Shepherd leaves his widow and two
children. He had been Wells coun-
ty resident for about IS years. Re-
lcently he had sold the grocery store
he had operated for many years
Flanders mother Is widow. The
Flanders have lived In Wells county
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