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„ FIRES ON THE MARSHAL) ISri*v , FLEEING PRISONER SHOOTS ion,'! TWICE AT OFFICERi ‘ -h * 5* »»ro-; IS HELD FOR ATTEMPTED MURDERin;rk»*! -isis-; John Sandatrom. a Swede, Who Has ars i Been Working in Merrill and Vicin-j ity. Breaks Away from Officer and bv 1 Pulls a Revolver in • ^ | ^' i Considerable excitement w;\ reused j in the town of Merrill on Monday 'j night when John Sandstrom, a Swede.I ♦ c *|,u'if(jok a couple of shots at the city mar-°*!sh.il, Julius Klatt. at that place.ledam no hendelfik-ct-veirsYeIrere-to?teofofin-B-m-.ut*1 v II-Sundstrorn has been working in Mer-ril and vicinity for some time, and has lately been husking corn for farmers in the neighborhood, lie Is a man about thicty-Uvo years of age and up lo this time has been regarded as a peaceable and inoffensive citizen.On Monday afternoon he went on a high lonesome and filled hla hide full of booze. His jag made him noisy and abusive, and about ten o'clock he was raising Cain, and Marshal Klatt, who is the guardian of peace in the town, went to arrest him. Sandstrom put up a tall line of talk, but his bluff did not go. and the officer proceeded to take him to the city lockup. On the way Sandstrom began to put up a Ught and broke away from the officer, and started to run towards the outskirts of the town. Marshal Klatt gave chase, and Sandtrom suddenly pulled a revolver from his hip pocket and^two shots rang out in quick succession. One of the bullets whistled j,,1 in close proximity to the marshal’s ear. Sandstrom disappeared in the moon. light shadows.Marshall Klatt guessed that the fel low would not go far that night, taking into consideration the load he was , carrying. His conjecture was right,for about a couple of hours later he\ n •ran across his man near the new Northwestern depot. The marshal wa* ready this time and got the drop on the Swede and marched! him to the j calaboose where he was locked up for jibe night. A 32 calibre revolver was in | found In hfcr poeJteC Two bullets had been discharged from the weapon a* 'c’y shown by the empty sheila left.°^i Sandstrom was arraigned on Tues;h-ofC-od' yec^|day afternoon before Mayor Cuius *1* j Montague for a preliminary hearing 0T1| County Attorney Keenan, appeared ‘I-*5! for the state atui Sandstrom was com-ra the county jail on a charge h*t of attempting to commit murder. The mayor p!ac.d his bonds at huthe had nor the wherewithal and was giver; in custody of Sheriff Arendt, In [ who went down to Merrill to attend A i the p:• 11 minary hearing.n*anh\A\
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Le Mars Semi Weekly Sentinel
Le Mars, Iowa, US
Fri, Dec 16, 1910
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Mike M.
15 Jul 2019
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