The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-26
S. B. OWENS
KILLED
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Alanreed, Tex, April 26.-S. B.
Owens was shot and instantly killed
near here yesterday by B. S. Turby-
fill, who in turn was killed by a son
of Mr.. Owens. B. S. Turbyfill, of Yer
nal, Utan, with Tom Plemans, of
Clarendon, Texas, left town yesterday
morning for Clarendon, via Jericho.
S. B. Owens and son, Solon, also left
town a short time later for their
ranch west of town. About 1890 a.
m. at Rockledge switch, six miles
west of here. Owens and son overlook
Turbyfill and Plemans, and Owens
sought a conversation with Turbyffll
They both left their buggies. AS they
met they spoke some words and i'm
mediately began shooting. Owens was
instantly killed, being shot through
the right arm and upper region of
the bowels. Turbyfin after shooting
twice at the younger Owens broke
and ran. Solon Owens seeing that his
father was slain, secured his faith
ers Winchester and SHOT twice at
Turbyfill who was fifty yards or more
away, one ball passing through Turby
fills body and the other through the
right thigh. Turbyfill fell and died
about two hours later.
Conductor c. NJ. Mills, with a work
train at Rockledge, at once ran his
train to Alanreed, returning with
Sheriff Reeves, Deputy Rector and
a physician. Deep regret prevails here
as Mr.. Owens was prominent land
and cattle owner He will be laid to
city cemetery TurbyfilPs family were
at once notified and the body will be
buried at Clarendon.
The cause of this shooting is well
understood by many people in Ros-
well. 1t will be recalled that Owens
IS the man who bought the George
w. Medley place, east of town, over
a year ago, and that the paying of a
commission in the deal was the
cause of bad blood between Owens
and Turbyfilf1l. After the sale, Turby- |
fill brought a suit for $4,000 commits |
sion against Mr.. Medley. w. w. An
derson had before this made claim |
for $4,000 commission for making the |
same deal, and Mr.. Medley wanted |
the courts decision as to who should |
be paid. The case was tried in district |
court here, and the court decided that |
Mr.. Anderson was the man entitled |
to a commission. Accordingly, he was
paid. Then Turbyfill filed suit for
some twenty thousand dollars against |
Owens. This case came up last term
and, Turbyfill being in Utah and fail
ing to take the necessary steps, his |
case was dismissed with leave to
re-instate. The reinstatement was
made for the present term of court,
and the case would have come up at
this term.
Mr.. Owens left Roswell the first of
this week for his old home in Alan
reed, Tex, and before going told a
number of his friends that he expect
ed to have trouble there. But it was
supposed that the trouble would be
with "squatters" on his land there,
rather than with Turbyfill.
S. B. Owens was So years old. He
leaves a wife and nine children, two
Of his sons being grown. He has been
known to all the cattlemen of the
Panhandle for many years, and their
unanimous verdict is, that 'he was
one of Gods noblemen.' He came to
Roswell to live about year ago, and
his many friends here will second the
opinion given by his friends among
the cattlemen. He always had smile
and good word for everybody, and
all who knew him, liked MIN. His
1eath causes deep sorrow in Roswell.