Show f fl l I Iq It q i KILLS t I i I. I l 11 r a Escapee Riddled I i. i By Bullets at Montana Ranch I I ST ST. PAUL Minn May 21 UP UP-An UP An ex-convict ex from Omaha f who had been sought in a half dozen states since his escape from froma IIII a Fargo N. N D. D jail was shot to death north of Glendive Mont i Saturday the bureau of investigation reported here I i Special Agent M. M B B. B Rhodes said Walter Valter Johnson Johns m 35 was I slain when he tried to shoot it out with members of a posse I about 10 miles north of Glendive shortly after 10 am ani A posse of about abou 45 15 5 to 50 mei me men tracked Johnson to the Ralpl New Newton on ranch Rhodes quote quoted Sheriff Martin Kalberg as saying The fugitive had been spotted ii it in Glendive Friday night The moment officers set foot fool inside the ranch gate Kalberg said a sh shot t was fired from th the the barn Posse Seeks Cover The sheriff and his deputies aided by Glendive police and a a special F FBI B I agent sought cover and returned fire Shooting was sustained for for about 45 minutes Rhodes said When the shooting from the barn ceased police entered and found Johnson dead his hand still clutching a revolver he stole stoIc in his break from the Cass count county N. N D. D jail early this week Johnson escaped from the jail Monday night after slugging two men with a pop bottle He had three previous felony convictions and was being tried on an armed robbery charge at the time of his break A jury convicted Johnson in absentia absentia ab- ab absentia ab ab- sentia Tuesday but no sentence was passed Steals Three Cars The fugitive e stole three cars during his first night of freedom and was believed to have traveled trav led into South Dakota where another auto was stolen Johnson slugged jailer Julius Almlie with a pop bottle from a hiding place above his cell door then slugged Bernard an immigration officer and stole his revolver before making his escape It t was that revolver he held until his death |