Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-19
THE MURDER IN MONTRUSE.
y Fatal Quarrel Caused by Insulting 1;
marks About Il Married Woman.

y Fatal Quarrel Caused by Insulting Re
marks About IL Married Woman.
The shooting of Mason II. Wilson in
Montrose, Susquehanna county, by F. A..
Warren, must have been most des-
perate case. The slain man, who was 90
years old, leaves 4 wife and two children
He was a grandson of Mason Wilson, one
of the Oldest and most Substantial mer-
chants of Montrose. who has for some
years past been retired from active busi-
ness. Warren is a son of Rev. o. Warren,
pastor of the Universalist church, as well
as a member of the Susquehanna county
to this time had borne an unspOtted rep
utation and was known as one of Montrose's
most exemplary young men. He was until
recently engaged in the grocery trade being
the senior member of the firm of Warren
& Gritiis, and is owner OF the building
now occupied by the New York clothing
store. He was but recently married to
Miss Kate Glidden, a modest and pretty
young lady. 1t appears that previous
to Wilson's marriage he kept company
with and was engaged to be married to
Miss Glidden, but the engagement was
broken off by her parents on
account of Wilson's intemperance.
Since the marriage of Warren to Miss
Gidden it is said that Wilson has circulated
stories derOgatOry to her. Wilson was
farmer and his family and Warren's were
intimate. He drove into town on Friday;
and the two men were seen talking in an
apparently friendly manner, and in that
spirit entered the stable where Wilson had
put his horse. OF what took place in the
barn after that no one has any knowledge.
Anyhow, the men became greatly angered
and Warren's friends claim that Wilson
assaulted Warren with knife, and the
killing was done in self defense. What
is certainly known is, that few
moments after they entered the barn
several people in the vicinity heard pis-
tOl shot and a moment later Wilson burst
open the door in the back of the barn and
ran into the alley near by it, pur-
sued by Warren. Wilson fell as he entered
the alley, but Immediately recovered him
self and started on a run toward the livery
stable. Warren fired on him and Wilson
cried out, as if in pain. "Oh, don't, Fred
don't shoot me-" Warren did not heed
the appeal and fired again, and Wilson
fell upon his hands and knees, crying
murder" Warren then ran to the right
side of Wilson and, bent upon finishing
his work, again shot the fallen man in the
side. Wilson fell forward upon his face,
but raised up upon his hands, as if trying
to escape. when Warren placed his pistol
close to Wilson's head and fired another
shot, the ball taking effect just below the
ear.
All this happened in full sight of half
a dozen witnesses, as the place is just off |
from the main business street, in nearly |
the centre of the town, but before any one
could reach the scene of the shooting, Will
son was dead. Warren did not try to es-
cape after the shooting, but calmly returned
his pistol to his pocket and stood looking
at his victim. When asked why he did |
it he replied: "It is all right did it.
had good cause and consider myself iusti-
fed" He delivered himself up, and is
now in custody.