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Collection: FND002 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 01038
Title: Lee S. Fahler
Date:
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Inscription/Marks: 4/24/1893
Summary: Lee S. Fahler Minot January 1921 Minot Daily News Thursday 20 January 1921 Policeman Lee S. Fahler and whiskey runner shot in gun fight. Lee S. Fahler, Minot policeman, and Avery Erickson of Chisholm, Minn., stated to be a whiskey runner, are in St. Joseph's Hospital seriously wounded as a result of exchanging shots when the officer arrested Erickson at 4:15 a.m. today on Second Street Southeast just south of Third Avenue Southeast. Erickson, according to Dr. T. N. Yeomans, the attending physician, has a fair chance of recovery, barring infection which may develop, while Fahler, according to his physician Dr. H. M. Erenfeld, is in a serious condition and may not live but a few hours. Fahler was added to the police force about two months ago and was employed as a traffic officer for a few weeks. He has lived in this section for a number of years, being employed by J. B. Reed for some time and also by the Northwestern Hide and Fur Co. He conducted a butcher shop at Deering for a short period. Fahler married Miss Wannie Johnson, whose parents farmed south of Des Lacs, and they have one child, a boy, Myron, about eight years old. The Fahler family lives at 115 First Avenue Southeast. The whiskeys taken from Erickson’s car, as well as the automobile, were turned over to U. S. Commissioner R. E. Hopkins and a federal warrant will be issued for Erickson's arrest. Friday 21 January 1921 Policeman Lee S. Fahler dies of gunshot wounds at 11:30 o'clock today. Lee S. Fahler, Minot policeman who was wounded in exchanging shots with Avery Erickson, whiskey runner of Chisholm, Minn., early yesterday morning, died at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Erickson, who was also shot, is feeling fairly well today and Dr. T. N. Yeomans, his attending physician, expects him to recover. Thursday 27 January 1921 Avery Erickson dies this afternoon at the hospital. Avery Erickson, the Chisholm, Minn., whiskey runner who shot and mortally wounded Policeman Lee S. Fahler in this city early in the morning of January 20, died at St. Joseph's Hospital at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon. He succumbed to pneumonia which had recently developed. He had also worried greatly over his predicament and that is believed to have contributed considerably to his death. Erickson had been arrested under both State and Federal warrants and had been under guard at the hospital.
Red ID: FND_I_77299 Image ID: 509119 Image Notes: 10950 00002 01038

Collection: FND002 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
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Summary: The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program honors fallen officers with highlights of their lives and careers.

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