Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-15
YOUNG WOMAN At SIOUX CITY
SHOT AND sUlroR Is MISS.
KATHERINE FORBES FOUND
WITH BULLET IN HEAD
Hand in Marriage and Police 30
Iisvs He Fired Shot During QarrsI-
Winter Planned to Engage in Farm.
ing and Wanted Wife.

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room at the lodging house Of Mrs. Mar
garet Carlson, 1914 Sixth street, in a
pool Of blood with a bullet wound in
her forehead. is lying in a SEM con-
scious condition at the Samaritan hos
pital, near to the point of death. She
has not yet made statements that will
incriminate her lover, George Winter,
who is thought to be responsible for
the shooting, and whom the police and
county officials are seeking today.
In broken conversation during per-
iods of consciousness, she has revealed
what is thought to be the cause of the
crime. She told the detectives that
she refused to marry Winter, who
stayed in her room all Tuesday night
urging, quarreling and reasoning with
her.
Winter is worth considerable money.
having fallen heir to a Denmark estate
last fall. He is also in line to inherit
some more money. it is said. He re-
Gently purchased farm in this state
and he wanted the Forbes woman to
go with him to live on it.
Girl Nom Committal.
Assistant County Attorney Carl Jones
with a number Of detectives. ques-
toned the girl, but got no ante mortem
statement from her as yet. The girl
is said to have acknowledged that Win
ter was in the room with her all night
and in the morning but when asked II
he shot her, she only replied, 81 don't
know"
Dr. l. E. Nervig. who is attending the
injured woman, stated that he thought
the bullet, which is lodged in her brain.
to be .32 caliber. She is paralyzed on
her left side and has little chance for
recovery, altho reports from the hos
pital said she seemed slightly improved.
The police and Sheriff f. G. Dilley
and his deputies are securing the coun-
try for Winter and expect to catch him
within a short time.
Couple Had QuarreIed.
Winter was in the room with the
Forbes woman at $3.50 o'clock in the
ing took place. Letters exchanged be-
tween her and Winters indicate that
they were lovers. but had had consid-
cradle trouble They were heard talk
ing in the room for several hours on
9 o'clock Wednesday morning, when
Mrs Carlson called to collect a rent
bill from Winters, which she had held
against him for some months. Mrs.
Carlson says that when she entered the
room the woman was in bed and
Winter was sitting beside her. They
she told the police. Winter told her he
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few minutes. Mrs Carlson returned to
the lower floor and entered into con-
versation with her sister, Mrs Olive
Lamphere
Not five minutes later. says Mrs.
Carlson. she heard Winters race down
the stairs and out into the street
Looking from one Of the windows she
saw him running north on Wall street.
She says her suspicious were not
aroused by this action at that time.
knowing that the couple had quarreled
and thinking the Forbes woman had
left before him and he was pursuing
her. This occurred at about 9:25
o'clock Shortly before 10 o'clock she
tried the door to the girls room. but
several times, but receiving no reply
was convinced that the couple were
out together. The report Of gun was
not heard by either Mrs. Carlson or
Mrs Lamphere, who were in the house
when the shooting was supposed to
have taken place.
Finding Of the Girl.
The woman was found at about
o'clock by Mrs. Maude Thompson, 61s
Wall street, sister of katherine
Forbes, who became apprehensive over
aL.oroo of hor oiSfor With the