The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-11-15
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Arch,s MCGOWAN Shot Dad D
His Droeher.
The following account q the terri
he murder q Archie NcCowan b!
hh bssthss, William l(cCowan, q
The 81 inst, b taken from The Rive
Prcs q Nov. Sd:
Yesterday evening about o'clocl
Henry and Ayres Wareham srr,ve,
In this city with . prisoner, william
MCGOWAN, whom they turned ovei
to the custody Of Sheriff Healy. II,
was arrested Tor the murder Of hi
own brother at Van Hale's rauche
near the bead Of the Shoukin. tn.
unnatural deed having boen done Ia
the most deliberate and cold-blooded
. manner. 4 R;rcr Prss reporte,
hunted up Mr.. Wareham, the only
eye-wltness Of the allair: lat evening,
and from him gained the following
PARTICULAR.
For some months William and
Archie MCGOWAN were At ''logger-
heads" aud quarrelied occasionally
about some business natten-a SET
Element Of their farming operations
this year. We believe. Yesterday
morning Henry Wsreham and Will
lam MCGOWAN met at the house Of
A. Il. Coe. and from there they
walked upto the house on Van Hale's
rancbe, which the MCGOWAN Bros.
had farmed this year. They stood
near the cabin talking awhile, when
Archie MCGOWAN appeared In sight,
coming down the hill towards where
the two men stood. William he'd .
Winchester in his hand, and when
Archie came In view the enly refer
encs to him was maize by Warel,am,
whoaaid, "There comes Archie now"
some mention having been previous
y made OF him. Archie walked rap.
idly up to where the others stood,
and when within ave or six feet OF
the other saluted him with the phrase
"You s. Of q b." and inst antly a.
most, without another word passing,
William drew his gun and shot him
In the breast about two inches above
the heart. The wounded man fell.
crying God Almighty. save mel
and . few minutes afterwards died in
The arms OF Mr.. Wareham. +,
Tho latter. was standing near by, .
l'ut the terrible deed was done before |,
he hardly realized 1t. He at once !;
vent to the assistance Of the wounded !
man, carrying him into the house,
ind ordered William to run for A. Il.
Zoe. the nearest neighbor. Archie
lied, however, before their return,
md Wareham started towards Goes
. SEC what had become Of tho MUIR
)erer and to secure his arrest. He
net them coming toward the scene
4 the tragedy, when Mr.. Toe in
luired about the c.,n:!ition Of Archie. !
md was informed that he was dead.
zoe then urned to William he had
he latter's gum and said:
"You are ms prisoner"
II guess not" was the answer, as
&c moved towards Coo, with the In.
ention, evidently, Of Wrestling the
IN from him.
About that time Wareham snatch.
1 the Winchester from Goes hand,
nj hastily putting In cartridge.
Ut . head on the murderer and
uietly remarked. "Wcll, you are
~ prisoner, then" seeing that re-
stance was useless he ut once sur
sndercd, and soon afterwar,l the
vareham boys started with hin, to
III city, and turned him over to the
roper authorities.
The parties to this unfortunate A.
lir are we'll known in lscnton and
nth Of the river, ~ they. have re- I
lled on the Shonkin sln,c two or , I,
'ree years. Their neighbors speak /,
them a. good, industrious citizens,
ID their persOnal quarrel - brOtherx
the only fault brought up against Z
'em. Archie. the victim. u - years I
age, and William only -. Tie I
tier II said to take the matter very I
oily, hardly realizing the enormity {
the 0l5ense. a
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