The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-04-12
WOMAN SHOT DOWN
IN COLD bLOOO
Lansford Farmer Kills His Sis.
ter-in-LaW and Then Com
mits Suicide

in cold blood at 8 o'clock last
night in Lockwood township
south of Mohall, died at 1890
o'clock today. Miss Kruse had
been making her home at the
residence of George Wilson her
brother-in-law, for whom a
warrant has been issued and is
now at large. Miss Wilson had
lived with the Wilson's during
the last three years and has
many friends in the vicinity Of
the Wilson home.
Charged with shooting his
sister-in-law in cold blood,
George Wilson, a farmer living
fifteen miles south of Mohall
and about seven miles from
Lansford is being hunted by the
sheriffs Of northwestern North
DdhOLd tOudy.
Wilson, who is charged with
shooting his sister-in-law just
as she was returning to his
home last night from an absence
of couple Of days, made his
escape from the Wilson home
without his coat and is now at
large in the north country. Sher-
iff Wilcox, Deputy Sheriff
Sorenson and his assistants are
conducting a man hunt, and
they have asked the cooperation
of Sheriff Stainhofer and other
police officials Of the northwest
ern4 part taof the state.
Wilson, " according to the
story from Mohall, forbade his
sister-in-Iaw, who is about
twenty-five years, old, going to
a dance. The lady did not take
his advice and left a couple OF
days ago. She returned last
night about 8 o'clock, and it is
alleged that Wilson shot her
with a revolver just as she was
approaching the Wilson home.
Mrs. Wilson was in the barn
milking a COW. Wilson's boy
was PLAYING in the house.
1t is said that as soon as Will
son showed signs of shooting,
the girl turned to run, and Will
son, it is alleged, shot her four
times in the back. The girl
sank and when the Mohall Of
ficials left at midnight was in a
very dangerous condition. Ply
sicians did not expect her to live
through the day.
After shooting the girl, it is
alleged that Wilson got hold of a
chair and started to pound the
body with it, breaking the chair
into smithereens. Later, it is
said that he apologized to the
girl and his wife for shooting
the woman. He said that he
did not mean to do it, and that
he was going to take a dose of
strychnine. He hurried out of
the house without his coat on,
and has not been seen since.
Sheriff Wilcox thought that
the man had gone north, and
calls were sent to all of the pol
ice authorities along the border.
Sheriff Stainhofer received a
message this afternoon to be on
the lookout for Wilson.
Wilson is a we'll to do farmer
has lived in the Mohall country
several years. About couple
Of years ago he went back to his
old, home in Iowa and about a
year ago came back. He was
about forty years old and bore a
good reputation.
Lansford, N. D., April 10
That George Wilson, the Lans-
ford farmer who shot Miss Clara
Kruse, his sister-in-law, COM
mitted suicide is the verict of
the coroner's jury which held an
inquest late yesterday afternoon
and brought in their report to-
day. Wilson'S body was found
in plowed field three quarters
Of q mile from the house yester-
day afternoon. By his side lay
q revolver, and there was q bull
let hole through his head and
one one through his heart