St. Paul daily globe., 1886-03-29

lodged above the left eye. The weapon was
a 32-calibre, Hopkins d Allen revolver. 1t
was found with one chamber empty. When
found Pownall was lying on his right side
with his face on the floor, with his left hand
between his legs, his right underneath him,
and both feet against the woOd-pile.
Pownall and his family have been re-
siding in an old house belonging to Gulett,
on the bottom, in the northern part of
South Saltwater. A GLOBE representative
visited the scene of the tradgedy, and
found the building to be a one-and- one-half-
story structure. with two rooms and
kitchen down stairs and one room up stairs.
The aroOmS are uncarpeted and poorly
furnished. The barn in which Pownall
was found is small one, now used for
storing wood. 1t is about fifty feet from
the house.
Charles Gulett, one of the men who
carried Pownall into the house, was inter-
viewed. and stated having found Pownall
in the above condition. He talked freely,
and madeIa lengthy statement, the substance
of which is as follows:
I have known George ever since he came
here. He drank some, but was not quarrel
some, and liked him. Last Friday had a
long talk with him. Re talked to me for
over an hour about his domestic troubles,
ana spoke very QSSpdfaglnPly aDOuC MS Wl1e.
He told me that she despised him and had
threatened his life several times: that he was
often afraid That she would poison him or
Inur Ter him; that many night he could not
so to sleep Till or o'clock. as he was
AFRAID OF HIS LIFE;
that she took huge butcher knife to bed
with her one night, and so on. / asked hi m
why he did not leave her and he said he
would if it were not for his children. He
owed me Il rent bill. but said that he could
not pay me as she had drawn his money the
18th OF every month. He gave me a little
money, which he said he borrowed from
Dave ToZer. He bad worked 100 days and
would have paid me had she not spent so
much. He also complained of her running
him into debt at numerous places when he
was only making $50 month during the win
ter.
Gulett says that he searched Pownalrs
pockets when they found him but found
nothing in them but penknife with the
exception of q revolver with one empty
chamber in his pants pocket. This he is
certain was not in the pocket when they
found him in the stable. 1t was not dis
covered until the pants were removed,
about 10 o'clock. When they were thrown
on the floor he heard something fall, and on
examination found the revolver. which he
thinks was put in the pocket after the vic
the house.
Il wanted to know how he came to his
death and asked him, but he would not
talk" said Mr.. Gulett. "Once l asked him
who shot him. and he said "a woman No,
don't think he ever shot himself"
Drs. Pratt and Cooley also questioned
POwnall about the shooting, but he refused
to talk about it.
Mrs Pownall was seen by the writer
just after her husband died. She was sit
ting in a chair, crying bitterly. with her
youngest child. baby 2 years old, in her
lap.
THE WOAIAN'S STORY.
The writer, seating himself near her,
stated his mission, when she ceased CRYING
and wiping the tears from her eyes said, Il
will tell you all can"
She is a large, healthy woman, a true
type of the eFrench-Canadian, aged 35 years.
She speaks rapidly aid related lengthy
story. She said:
I was married to George fourteen years
ago last May. We have FIVE children-Lulu,
aged years; Frances, aged years; Arthur
years; Elsie, aged IL years, and Carrie
aged Is. The latter is living with my
mother, Mrs. Celia French. corner of Payne
and Cook street, East st. Paul. George was
80 years old and was born in Carton, county
! am 35 years old and was born in Ottawa
city. We came to Saltwater last April. but
as George was unable to get employment.
we moved 10 St Paul, when we resided at
Post Siding till August, when he secured a
good position with Durant g. Wheeler. as
teamster, and we moved to South Saltwater.
While in St. Paul he drove a team for a man
engaged in the street-paving business. did
not come here till October. In November he
got job driving a team for ToZer in the
woods, and has been up there all winter. He
returned last Saturday and acted very
strangely and did not treat me like his wife.
l asked him what WIS troubling him. and he
told me to mind my own business He said
he had 81 and was going to Saltwater on
Monday, get drunk and go across the lake.
Tod him to go. He started on Monday
morning and said he would come back with
me in the afternoon if / intended to go up
with Mrs. Gulett. We went up and met him
In the street about 2:30, when he said, "You
came before told you to come" and
CURSED NE TERRI LY.
said, "George, don't talk that way in the
street. If you have anything to say, wait
till you get home" He replied by sa,ing he
would return and play HI / returned
about and found him on the Goor intoxi-
Gated. got supper and called him, when he
said he had a bottle and that was all the sup