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11 Nov 1910

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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1910

Page

6

Tragic Office Shooting in Suffolk County Courthouse

Walter Fall opened fire in District Attorney Pelletier’s office injuring Police Sgt. Schlehuber and fatally wounding Walter Rees as Assistant Walter Fall then tried to kill himself. Fall, 26, was seized and disarmed by Inspector Pelton and officers after a chaotic struggle amid courtroom activity and a crowded grand jury proceeding.

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Tremont Street Roxbury Young Fall Benjamin Haines Kimball Building District Attorney's Office Suffolk County Pelletier Rees Schlehuber Rufus G. Tobey Wollaston Esther Fogg Walter Fall Fall Haines Mr. Haines Mr. Rees Sergeant Schlehuber Attorney Haines William Pelton Thomas B. Younger Pelton Mr. Pelletier Young Oranas Odabashian Kneeland Street Willi Armstrong James Eagan Division 13 Michael McDonough McLeish Hugh Lee Katherine Arnold District Attorney’s James Wolf City Hospital George B. Magrath Pemberton Square Lee W. W. Kennard Kimball Kathleen Arnold Frederick Schlehuber Frank A. Rees Inspector Pelton
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Worries Rise Over Case Of Potential Self Harm Note

Daniel C. V. Palmer, commissioner of weights and measures, reported that an inspector learned a worker planned to die by self harm or to run away that fall. The statement reflects concerns within the state office.

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Fall Commissioner Palmer Daniel C. V. Palmer State House
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Inspector Fall Hounded Over Case Amid Shooting Report

An inspector from the office spoke with Fall about the case, noting that Fall felt pursued and harassed. The report describes Fall’s perception of pressure as the shooting incident circulated.

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Witness Recalls Double Murder and Fall’s Motive

Photogra pher Will Armstrong quotes a tense scene in the district attorney's office where Fall shot two men and a lawman. Fall, a cler k at the state weights office, later described as multilingual and ambitious, faced immigration service goals and unemployment pressures.

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Schlehuber on the Police Force 19 Years

Sergeant Frederick Schlehuber has served Boston police for 19 years. Born and educated in Boston, he joined the force on April 4, 1891. He was assigned to Station 13 Jamaica Plain, later to Station 1, and his last post was Station 11 Dorchester where he has remained.

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Dugan Bureau of Criminal Investigation Fall Hauver Schlehuber Dorchester Court Esther Fogg Frank A. Rees Rees Ernest E. Fogg New York State Niagara Falls Frederick Schlehuber Boston Jamaica Plain Dornchester
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