The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-07-09
Wrangell " an Nabs
 Alleged Killer In
 Tyee Holiday Murder

One man died a violent death last Sunday night at Tyee; Aaron Bean. Rake native, is being held in Juneau without bail on charges of murder.
 Dramatic highlights of the 4th off July killing were brought here this week by Paul Binkley Wran- gell fisherman, who is credited with single-handedly taking the alleged murderer into custody and holding him until FBI officers were sum moned from Juneau. The dead man is Franz Kronquist, 3S, of Douglas, who died as a result of blows on the head administered with a length of two-by-four. al- legedly wielded by Bean.
 Bean, Binkley said. was skipper and owned of the boat Chester L.. which has called many times in Wrangell The boat had a crew of four men. 4 fifth member of the crew Binkley said, quit on Sunday afternoon after Bean had taken his
 
 quantity of wine was said to have been taken aboard.
 When they came back Sunday night Binkley related. Bean threatened to kill his wife. He struck her and went ashore at Tyee to find a gun. His wife, frightened ran away to the village and hid and the remainder of the crew locked themselves in the cabin of the boat Bean returned. and find ing the door locked shot the lock off Finding his wife gone he went back toward the village. He didn't take the gun. but evidently found a length of two-by-four and fell upon the first man he came across which happened to be Kronquist who had arrived at Tyee only the day be- fore"
 Binkley said that Bean later ac- cused his wife of having stepped out" with another man T told him then that if this were true he had evidently killed the wrong man"
 Kronquist's body was found near the dock, his head bashed in and a bloody piece of shattered two-by- four lying nearby. BinkIey picked up another piece, which fit the one found beside Kronquist, on the beach, he said and said Beans wal let and Identification card were be- side it.
 No one apparently wanted to do anything about taking Bean into custody, Binkley added. One maE who attempted to blind Bean by turning a flashlight in his eyes and in that way approach him narrowly missed disaster when Bean swung at him with a seven-foot oar he had armed himself with. The oar hit lumber pile and was broken in half according to witnesses.
 Bean however, succeeded in hiding for a time and Binkley set out to find him. He found him and took him to the village store where he locked him up and put Bill Lloyd and Dwight Bushey, both Wrangell men, over him as guards. Binkley said store employee protested viz orously and demanded that Bean be released.
 Binkley said Bean denied hay ing killed anyone. but during ques- tioning by Binkley and Lloyd and Rushey, Is alleged to have have told BinkIey. When I get you alone I'll do to you what did to the other fellow" He is said to have also told Bill Lloyd during the night while under guard ''If a man sees his wife walking with another man at l2 o'clock at noon, that's o. k, but if it's 12 o'clock at night an In- dian can kill him. Indians laws are different from white mems laws"
 Binkley summoned police officers and two FBI men arrived at Tyee Monday afternoon by plane talk ing Bean into custody and taking the dead mans body to Juneau. The FBI commended Binkley for his work in finding and holding the al- legged murderer.
 Kronquist is survived by a wife and child in Finland.