Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-29
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cited about three clack TUESDAY a.
report circulated thai Tom Tresize
had killed John Poos with a sha;
gun al the house rented by Mrs.
Pous an north Pine street. A crowd
guIekly gathered at the scene of the
murder Sheriff Watson s0on ap-
Iesred and stated tha, Tresize had
come 10 jail and given himself up
saving he had o. shooi Poee
Coroner Henry y Lake immedi
ately summoned jury consisting Of
& T. Adams III y Lake. Jr.. &. r
Sills b B Lashbro1ke. u b. Cor
man and Curtis Dsbarue Amer
hearing evidence that afternoon and
"Wednesday until f1ur claak their
veriict was returned a. kllaws.
We hnd frHm the evidence
that the said John foos came 20 his
death fr1m gun Shot wound iuhicted
upm his person n said county di
Guuuisu m the 36ih dav 5f Nav
lHS which gun shai w1und was
caused By the firing Of % gun iu the
hands 0f aud bv one Thomas Urea
lizc. and that said Thomas Traaziza
premeditatIuUiv. w.lluliy. malicious.
lv and telnim-ly did fire said gun
with the purpose of killing said John
po1s And we further Gud that one
Hope Po1s. was au arce-Sary before
the fa1 to thc killing I said John
p10s
j. NJ McDougal acted as deputy
district attorney and DR. + u san
ford a. examining physician
As the NrW~-CHAWuoN editor was
member Of the jury we refrain from
publishing any testimony, but re-
print part Of the details as printed
IN daiics at the time.
John poos was shot and killed
Tuesday by Tom Trcsize who has
been living with Poos wife The
shooting was tte result of quarrel
over household goods which Mrs.
Poos had been moving from the poos
ranch near baldwin
lie was accompanied by William
McNlurdo, a son of Mrs Poos bv "A
former husband.
Mrs Poos, a stepdaughter of Claud
Bourne at Baldwin. had not seen
young McMurdo until recently when
she went 10 Philadelphia where the
Young man was Ill, and brought him
10 Colorado. After he had been here
a few days he enlisted his sympathies
with Poos
Young McMurdo's story is that
Poos and he went in through the
kitchen. and were about no enter the
second room of the house when
shot was fired, and Poos threw his
hand over his face and staggered
half way round The boy started To
run out the way they had come ~
and saw Poos staggering through
the door into the second room
Then another shot was fired
While McMurdo was still in the yard
Tresize came to the back porch with
shotgun in his hands trying to
load it, The boy, thinking Tresize
intended to shoot him, jumped over
the fence and came to town where he
informed the authorities
Mrs Poos' story is that Poos en-
tered the kitchen saying that he had
come TO Kill her and Tresize, and
that he made am effort TO get into the
room where Tresize was. In the
struggle which followed Po1s drew
his revolver and fired over her -h0ul
der into the room where Tresize was
She then ran out of the house and
heard another shot. A few minutes
later Trrsize came out and told her
that he had killed POos and was go
ing 30 Jail TO give himself up. She
further states that Po0s had threat
eued her and Tresize several times
and had quarreled with the young
man at Baldwin Monday threatening
10 Kill him
When the first shot was heard
ueighbOrs rushed out and saw Mrs
Poos run screaming from the house
and Tresize on the porch with the
shotgun In his hands. They report
hearing three shots instead Of two.
When the coroner and sheriff ar
rived Poos was living on the floor be
hind the heating stove. face down
ward in a pool Of blood, dead. AL
Colt 5 revolver was found bv his side
with one shell empty. Two l. gauge
empty shot gun shells were also
found. one in the front room and one
at the kitchen door. No trace could
be found by the coroners jurymen
Of the shot supposed to have been
fred from the revolver.
The lower part Of Poos' face was