The daily sentinel., 1906-09-26

Mfs. MINNIE Hare. trained =
+ nurse who has resided in Grand +
!. Junction for a number of years +
+ and who is widely known in +
+ both the city and valley, shot +
T. and fatally wounded Frank :
+ Coursey, a brakeman on the I.
+ Rio Grande Western railway +
+ at an early hour this morning. i
+ The affair created decided +
= sensation in the city this morn +
+ ing. +
+ Mrs. Hare is in the county +
+ jail. The fatally injured man is +
+ at st. Mary's hospital and his +
+ life is fast ebbing away. !
Il. To a large extent the circum- +
= stances surrounding and leading +
+ up to the tragedy are shrouded +
= in mystery. +
The shooting took place at the
home of Mrs. Hare at $40 White ave
nue.. Two shots disturbed the peo-
pie in that, block about 4:30 this
morning, one shot following the other
after a few moments silence.
A few moments Mater a message
was sent to the fire department by
Mrs. Hare herself, so it is reported,
to the effect that she had shot a man
who was attempting to enter her
home. A police officer responded.
In the yard in front of the Hare
residence was found a man uncon-
seiouz.-and-l arparertl, dyins Mra4
Hare was in the door way in an evil
IDENTIFY very excited condition of mind
but she answered the questions of
the officers in a straightforward man
ner. She said that the man had at
tempted to enter her home and she
had shot at him after giving him
warning.
DR.. II. S. Henderson was summoned
by telephone and was soon at the resi-
dence.
The man was identified as Frank
Coursey. a brakeman on the Rio
Grande Western railroad, whose home
is in Ogden and who has a wife and
several children in that city.
The injured man was placed in a
wagon and started for the city jail,
but DR.. Henderson, after examining
his wound instructed that he be taken
at once to the hospital and this was
done. no stop being made at the city
Jail.
DR.. Henderson found that the bull
let evidently from a small calibre re-
volver had entered the left eye, had
ranged Slightly upward, then down
ward and the brain had been pierced.
Blood was flowing quite freely from
the left ear. The physician pronounc-
ed the mans condition practically
hopeless and death has been expect
ed at almost any hour during the day.
Never for one moment has Coursey
gained consciousness and not a word
has he uttered from all accounts since
the moment he reached the Hare
home. He probably will DIE without
the authorities being able to get
statement from him as the chances
for his regaining consciousness are
very poor.
Mrs. Hare expressed her beside to
give herself up to the officers and at
an early hour this morning she was
placed under arrest by Charles
Knowles and is now in the county
jail. Mrs. Hare has retained Attor-
ney Greer as her counsel and he in
structed her early this morning to
make no statement to the public fur
ther than what she had said at the
hour of the shooting.
To a number of persons this morn
ing at her home Mrs. Hare stated
that about AIS o'clock she was
aroused by some one attempting to
get in at the front door of her resi-
dence. Arming herself with a Der
ringer revolver she went into the hall
way and asked. Who's There?" She
declares that there was no response
but that the Intruder continued to
knock at the door. Who's There"
again she asked. Still no reply so
she asserts. Then Mrs. Hare states
that she told the man If he did not
leave she would shoot. Still not a
word from the man. Mrs. Hare then
opened the door quickly and fired her
revolver into the air over the mans
head. so she claims. She closed the
door again and the man evidently
fully determined to gain az entrance
continued to push on the door. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Hare's story she then
again opened the door and shot. This
time the bullet had deadly effect and