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Show DAKOTA PRIEST IS SHOT TO DEATH MERCY ERRAND 18 U8ED TO CALL MAN TO FACE DEADLY WEAPON; WEA-PON; REASONS UNKNOWN South Dakota Priest Goes With Petitioner Pet-itioner for Aid; Pistol Shot Heard and Body Is Found In Road toad, S. D. Fnther A. B. Bolknnp, parish priest at St. Patrick's church here, was urod from his room early Wednesday and shot to death. . Father Belknap lived nt tho residence resi-dence of Blshbp J. J. Lawlcr. Load Is tho scut of a Catholic dlocosc. Tho prlost was called from his bed by a man who represented that ho wantod him to answer a sick call. Tho priest, whoso quarter aro In tho residence resi-dence of tho bishop of Lead, dressed hurriedly nnd wont to his garage fop his motorcar. Ho was heard to attempt at-tempt to start his automobile, intending intend-ing to make the visit In It. Tho car, howovcr, would not work. Father Belknap Bel-knap loft tho garago on foot In company com-pany with the man who enmo for him. Later poople living In tho west part of Lead, on what Is known ns Poor-man Poor-man Gulch road, heard throe pistol sliotn In rapid succession. An examination ex-amination mado by porsons Ilvlnlg nenrby resulted In thu finding of Father Belknap dead on the rond. He hnd boen shot thrco times through tho body. His body was lying faco downward on tho roadway. Thcro wns no sign of n struggle Tho priest woro a cassock ovor his strrut clothes. Authorities who took chargo of tho body telographed Immediately to Lincoln, Lin-coln, Neb.t for liloodhounds from tho Nebraska stato penitentiary. No motive Is known for the crime. Fathor Belknap was ordained In 1017 nnd entered upon his work us, a parish prlost of Lead on January 1, 1010. Fathor Bolknnp was very popular, not only with Cuthollcs, but pcoplo of tho city generally. Tho killing rescmblos In mnny details de-tails tho murder of Father Patrick E. Hoslln of Colma, Cut., who wns lured from his homo August 11 lnst.i and whoso body was found later burled In sand nt tho buso of a cliff noar Sulada Beach, Cal. |
