Great Falls tribune., 1889-12-28
GEORGE WREN SHOT.
WILLIAM BROWN SHOT AT HIM
TWICE WITH RIFLE.
Brown F1ees into q Mine-A Large
Crowd Assembles-He Subsequently
Surrenders and is Lodged in .5
Jail Here.

While people were enjoying themselves
yesterday IN Sand Coulee they were dis
turbed bynews of a shooting affray. All
kinds of rumors were in circulation and
much excitement was evinced.
1t appears that in the afternoon Will
lam Brown, miner who had been drink
ing freely, met George Wren and quar-
rel ensued. Wren was going away when
Brown, who was armed with Winches-
ter rifle, fired at HIM and hit him in the
thigh. Wren fell on the ground and was
carried thence to his house, where he re-
ceived all possible care. Doctor De
We're, who was sent for hurriedly, exam
ined the wound and declared that it was
dangerous, but not necessarily fatal.
Brown became alarmed when he real
lied what he had done and fled into the
nine He said that he would not be tax
en- alive, but after while he relented
and coming out gave himself up to
Deputy Sheriff Estee who had him placed
in Jail. .......
Sheriff Hamilton received word Of the
shooting by telegraph and set out last
evening with Scott Morrison, his deputy,
for Sand Coulee. Both were fully armed
for they had not learned of Browns sur
render. They took Brown into custody
was deemed prudent to bring him here
at once as the public indignation was too
strong at Sand Coulee.
Prf,Yun liuod IN a Shack ownad hU Wrap
Some differences had arisen between
them, but nothing had occurred to lead
anyone to suppose that Brown would try
to murder Wren. Brown has been at
Sand Coulee some months. He went
there from the smelter.
George Wren is we'll known in town
and country. He has lived at Sand Cou-
lee about four or five years.
1t appears from later details that Wren.
owed Brown money for work done at the
Wren mine. They met in Sand Coulee
yesterday to talk the matter over and
quarrelled. Both had drank liquor freely.
Brown left Wren and went home. Soon
after Wren came to Browns shack and
ordered him to leave it. Wren had
rented the shack to Brown. Brown re-
fused to 20. HIS wife who evidently
feared trouble took q gun which was
standing beside Brown and gave it to
/ Wren who threw it back to Brown, dam
aging the stock. Brown took up the gun
and fired at Wren. He missed his aim
and fired again. This time the ball
struck Wren in the thigh making dan
gerous wound. DR.. DeVere is OF the
opinion that no bone was injured.
Brown then ran into the mine. News
spread Of the shooting and crowd as
,a,nblol lN;1I;,r, nloccoonR md Huuh
Evans, feared riot, and persuaded the
people to go away. Then Brown, who
had said he would not be taken alive,
came out and went to a house in town,
where Deputy Sheriff Estee soon arrived
and took him into custody. Word was
sent Sheriff Hamilton and close watch
was kept on the prisoner until he arrived.
Brown was drunk when the sheriff first
took charge of him and was still drunk
when he came into town. At Jail he said
that it was fun to see Wren run after he
first fired at him.
Brown is about 40 years old. He oc-
cupies an inner cell at the Jail and keeps
out Of view. He has been very quiet all
Wren may be brought to the hospital in
town this afternoon. Sam Dean and Jas.
Blanding are attending to his needs,
People in town all speak we'll OF Geo.
Wren. They say that he has railways been
mild, inoffensive man who would not
quarrel with any one. He las been IN
straitened circumstances for some time.
Little is known of Brown. He has a
wife and five children and lived near the
entrance to Wren's mine. He will prob
ably be arraigned in day or two.
Just Received January number OF But
terick Delineator. Price 10 cents. Joe
Conrad.
Step into Ringwald's Jewelry store and