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Show BEFIANT MURDERER I TIES HIS 01 LIFE 1 Slew Man in Cold Blood;' Barri- B cades Himself in Home, Then H Commits Suicide. H By Leased Wire to The Tribune. Pli WALKER, Minn., Feb. 5. Wallet RB McDonald, who shot Howard Sexton, flffit a hotel clerk, Thursday' night at the uffi Hotel Chase hi this cit3 and barricaded himself in his home, a block away, Kf since then defying au armed posse, committed suicide b3' shooting himself - jflfil this morning. Sciton died a few hours IB lator. McDonald ended his life, follow- vffli 'ing an attempt last evening to luro gfffl friends and enemies, whom ho called up IBS on his telephone to his houso, where it jft is believed ho intended to mako good lOj a vow lo "Get two more" before ho fu Murdor Was Unprovoked. wm McDonald shot Howard F. Sexton Era Thursday evening in the Hotel Chase, Hi' because Soxton, who was acting as Iwl clerk, refused to givo him a drink. Tho Wm clerk dropped in his tracks, with two BEgl bullets through tho lower lungs and ono u in his lower jaw. Bs 'McDonald ran to his home, a block jffi away, and entering the houso, said to SjB his. wife: "I've got one of my en- jig omies, and J think he's going to die. gtm Draw down the curtains.' ' Sho obeyocl J him, and he set about Idading all his Kj firearms for a fight. KTI When Sheriff Do Luy callod to ar- IjS Test him he stopped the officer thirty !f feet from the door, gun in hand, and nj said: "If 3'ou've got any one down j&ia town 3'ou don't like send thorn up hero Kg k) arrest mo and IJll put holes in 919 A posse was at once summoned and S3 its members established themselves in (H windows of houses overlooking the Mc- UM Donald home. MR |