The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-08
Warned by the Girl.

Warned by the Girl.
Just as he turned, Miss Squires said,
stLook out, Billy, he has a revolver
%"I don't care if he has dozen re-
volvers,' replied Dowell, and he start
! ed on downstairs. , They did not look
/. back until they had reached the Gen.
ter of the lawn.
:, At this moment Quirk,. who had fol.
lowed them down the stairs, ran out On
E the porch. Snatching revolver from
his coat pocket, he took careful aim at
| Dowell, who stood as tho dazed. Lee
JOKES was on the porch repairing
check valve on the door. Seeing the re-
volver in Quirk's hand, Jones sprang
toward him.
"Don't do that, Quirk," he cried,
but before ne could reach the enraged
ell lay unconscious on the ground.
Seeing that his aim had been true,
the murderer turned and walked into
the house and went straight to his
room, where he remained until the po-
lice came.
Jones, who is a Waterman in the city
hall, called to the neighbors to attend
back door Of the house to prevent the
escape of the murderer, he went to the
front of the building and telephoned to
the police. In few minutes Detective
Oscar Martinson arrived and arrested
Quirk, who was talking to his wife.
y Never Regained Consciousness.
patrol wagons were out at the time of
The murder. The city hospital ambu-
/ lance was also on run at the time and
+ It was several minutes before the
wounded man could be taken to the
hospital. In the meantime physician
had been summoned. When Dowel]
reached the hospital there was little
sign Of life, but the physicians worked
over him for nearly an hour. He raj
lied somewhat, but soon after began to
fail, and died without regaining con
d seriousness.
/ The body was then taken to the
znorgue, where an autopsy was held.
AS soon as Quirk was locked uI
Fl County Attorney Al J. Smith went tt
police headquarters and had a short ex
animation Of the witnesses. Miss
squires was detained as witness, ani
she and Lee Jones told their stories Of
the affair.
Z Girl Attacks stepfather.
There was wild scene in Superin
4 tendent Doyle IS office. Quirk had beef
Il brou ght from the city jail to be con
fronted with the witnesses, and as hi
i glanced around waveringly, as tho il
# search for him. Seeing him standin,
by the side of a detective, she sprani
at him, and was only prevented from
injuring him by County Attorne,
Smith, who stepped in front of her an
was knocked over a chair in his at
tempt, to hold her; He stopped the al
Lee Jones told about the same story
but said he knew nothing of any pre-
vious trouble between the murderer an
victim.
Claims Self-Defense
When Quirk was asked to tell hi
story he said Dowell had threatene
him on the stairs and he followed hi1
down to see what he intended to DE-
He says that when he came on tn
porch, Dowell, who was fifteen fee
away, turned and took knife fro1
his. pocket. Fearing Dowel would rus
at him, he says, he pulled out the IT
volver and shot.
Both Jones and Miss Squires, how
ever, assert positively that Dowell Dire,
no knife and that he was absolutel
Il nnprepared to defend himself Mis-
# Squires says Dowell never admitted t
her that he was afraid of Quirk, an
even when the murderer followed hi
Il yesterday he did not seem to think b
NJ SHOULD Try TO ue1end nlmSelf. - ~
At the city hospital a pocket knit
was found in the victim S clothes
was a small knife with one open blad
Quirk is the only. person who sa,
Dowell was the aggressor. Further tina
saying he killed in self-defense, OUR
would say little. He said he had nevt
liked Dowell and thought he was ju
III titled in refusing to allow the man
come to his house.
The Girl Frustrated.
H Miss Squires was Frustrated as II
result of the affair, but she was alb
to tell her story to the police witho,
faltering. She spent the night in chars
of Matron Sarah Schaeffer.
Mrs. Quirk. mother of Miss Squire
was unable to give the county attt
ney. and police much aid. She was e
amined in the presence Of her husban
and while there she said she thong
a Bad Stomach
lessons the usefulness and mars the ha
x,fy1ess Of life - .' :. ~