Viewing "The Celebrated Paulson Case." (1916)"The Celebrated Paulson Case." (1916)Shortly after Paulson, a Scandinavian immigrant, disappeared after a night of drinking "frontier whisky" at a log inn in Douglas County, the wife of the innkeeper located the body in a small lake and collected a reward of $500. One of Paulson's compatriots was tried for his murder but acquitted. Years later, the murderer confessed on his death bed, in Canada.
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