The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-30
STRAY BULLET
hit WOMAN
MAN WHO FIRED THE SHOT NOW
UNDER ARREST.
WAS SHOOTING TO KILL
But Missed Man Who Had Aroused
His Anger by Trying to Col Z
Iect a Bill.

| Iect Bill.
Great Falls, May 28.-In an attempt
to murder Joseph Bauer, baker at
5O6 Fifth Avenue south, at $3.50 o'clock
| last night, Joseph D. Felthousen, a
mattress manufacturer, residing at
his place of business, 500 Fifth avenue
| south, shot Mrs. Henry Duckett, the
wife of a laborer at the b. & M.
smelter, residing in the rear of 512
Fifth avenue south, through the left
arm. ID
That the woman and her child es-
capped death seems miraculous. The
bullet which hit her was a STRAY
and struck her as she was sitting in
front of the home of Patrick j. Burke,
a conductor on the Montana Central
at 523 Fifth avenue south, where she
was visiting.
After the shooting Felthousen made
his escape and was not caught until
11:40, when he was picked up on Cen
trail avenue, disguished as soldier,
by Chief Sam French of the fire de-
partment. The story of the trouble
is best told in the words of Mr.. Bauer.
When seen, he said:
Cause of Trouble.
"a little over three months ago I
sold to Felthousen a wagon for SIS.
He paid me IS and was to pay the
balance in 60 days. Before that time
was up he sold the wagon and failed
to pay me, although I asked him for
the money several times. The
amount is now past due, and he came
into my store about $50 O'Clock. T
told him was hard up and would like
to get the money. He informed me
he had sold the wagon and that
could get the money the best way I
knew how. came from behind. the
counter and shook him, telling him
that wanted him to pay me. We got
into tussel and l threw him to the
floor. After he was down he told
me that if l would let him up he would
pay me, so l did.
AS soon as he gained his feet he
rushed out of the store and when he
got into the middle of the road, about
half way to his own house, he stopped
and shouted back that he was going
to get a gun and kill me. followed
him up and caught him before he got
housen came out and begged me to let
him go, saying he would not hurt me.
did so and returned to my store
and seated myself in chair outside.
my wife was standing in the store
door and we We're talking. had been
there but a, few minutes when Felt
housen came rushing out of his house
with a big gun in his hand He ran
half way across the street when he
raised the weapon and fired at me.
saw that he intended to kill me, and
fearing that he would harm my wife,
did not run into my store, but in
stead started to run west on Fifth
avenue toward Regan's store. When
was opposite that place he fired an
other shot at me, and heard it strike.
II turned the corner and started
south on Fifth street. He was follow
iuu mo and DC ,coo,, ocs ho$ roo oho1
the corner he fired another Shot
was going as fast as could, but be-
fore l could get into the alley out of
his way. he fired two more shots.
II ran through the alley and came
out on the other side and then went to
the police station and reported the
matter. did not see where Felt
housen went. Neither did know that
anyone had been shot until return
ed to my place with the officers. Then
heard that Mrs. Duckett had been
hit in the arm"
Fell Over Her Child.
Mrs. Duckett was seen at her home.
where she was lying in bed, surround
ed by her husband and several friends.
She told her account of the. affair as
follows:
I'm the evening took my baby and
went over to visit for little while
with Mrs. Burke. We were seated on
the porch, outside, talking, when
heard two shots At first thoucht II |
was an officer killing a dog and paid
no attention to it. Then l thought
it would be better to get out of the
way. My baby was playing beside