The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-06-28

dy took place and was not told OF
the terrible affair until long
after it had happened. She was
brought to Minot Monday to
view for the last time the re-
mains of her blighted hopes.
Kersey GOWN was arrested in
this city Monday afternoon
charged with murder in the first
degree. Mr.. GOWN was perfect
ly willing to be arrested and in
fact he desired it, for he declares
that he is innocent of any crime
and wants to SET himself right
in the eyes OF anyone who may
have a shadow OF suspicion that
he is guilty OF murder. Mr.. Cow
in was released on $4,000 bonds,
which were furnished by Henry
Hurd, Owen McKone. J. None
smith, J. L. Smith, Clark Fisher
Geo. Odell and Walter Leach.
The hearing will be held in this
city Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Mr.. town was seen by
All INDEPENDENT reporter and he
refused to say anything in re-
gard to the affair preferring to
wait until Saturday. However
the INDEPENDENT man succeeded
in getting an interview with u
close neighbor, who was on the
scene OF the tragedy a few minutes
after it had taken place. Gown
had told him everything regard
ing the affair. Gown told his
friend that he had been i'll that
night and was just returning to
the house when lie saw a glim-
mer in the moonlight about 30
yards from the house on the ris-
ing ground and looking closer,
saw the form Of a man. He
knew that he carried a gun.
Gown was in the shadow and
the man did not see him. GOWN
entered his home through a shed
on the north OF his house passed
into the main part OF the house
entered the bed room which is
on the west of the house and
reached into a drawer, and Sc
cured his loaded six shooter and
some extra shells. He passed
, out OF the house the same way
walked in the shadow along the
north OF the house, and as he
was nearing the north corner,
he heard shot fired. He heard
the glass fall in his bed room
and for the first time knew that
the marauder had murder in his
heart. GOWN says that he in
tended only to hold the prowler
up and did not have any inten-
tion OF killing the man, but when
he heard the shot he saw that it
meant his life or the other fel-
lows. As he came to the cor
ner of the house, the. fellow saw
him and turned the gun towards
him probably intending to shoot
him. The man was standing up
right and was evidently awaiting
results when Gown drew his at
tention in another direction.
Gown was too quick for the fell
low and fired the revolver at him
three times quickly with good
effect and before the fellow could
pull the trigger to his shot gun
he began to stagger and fell face
downward. He did not say a
word but groaued two or three
times. GOWN came nearer the
man and kept shooting fearing
that ii he didn't do 50, the fell
low would be apt to try to kill
him. He shot the six loads out
OF his gun and reloaded it and
shot one more load into the
body then went into the house,
to see if his wife and baby were
hurt. Asking Mrs. GOWN if she
was hurt, she replied that she
thought not and she and the
baby were assisted from the bed
and went at once to the home
of Mr.. GOWNS brother, Harry.
kersey went to the home of c.
B. Goodrich a neighbor, A JUS
tice OF the Peace and the con-
stable were Immediately informed
of the affair. When other neigh
bors were informed OF the TRACE
dy, the body was inspected and