The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-11
George Wilson in Jealous Rage shoota
Miss Clara kruse, His Wife's Sis-
ter Four Tlmes-hIs Own Body

Found in PIowed Field Next Day.
The most brutal murder ever ~
corded in Renville county occurred
about six miles southwest OF Lans-
ford at eight O'Clock Monday even
Ing when George Wilson, a farmer
thirty-fve years of age shot
and mortally wounded his wifSs sis'
ter, % year old Clara Kruse in
Jealous fit The young woman lived
until 10 O'clock Tuesday morning
when she died.
Shortly after the tragedy occurred,
Wilson left home and his body was
found cold in death in a plowed held
half mile away from the house. He
had sent a bullet crashing thru his
brain.
George Wilson, prosperous Iowa
farmer, located on homestead near
Lansford ten years ago. He worked
hard and prospered. He had lived
happily with his wife and little
daughter, now ten years of age, un'
til Clara Kruse, the beautiful young
sister of Mrs. Wilson came to live
at the Wilson home. While Mrs.
Wilson never suspected it until after
the murder, Wilson became infatu-
ated with Miss Kruse and whenever
she went out IN company, b ~
came insanely jealouA htss Kfaoe
wanted to 60 to . dance In that
neighborhood Friday night and VIII
son objected .strenuously. She went
anyway, accompanying . girl chum.
She did not return until Monday ev-
ening, when young man named
Williams brot her home in his car
rage. suspecting that Wilson would
be in rage, the young woman asked
the Williams lad to let her out Of the
buggy a distance from the house, but
he drove into the yard and let her
out. She went into the house imme-
diately and the Williams lad heard
four shots fired in rapid succession
before he could get outside the yard.
Wilson and his sister-in-law were
alone in the room when he shot her.
He was prepared to do the fearful
deed for he pulled revolver and
shot Miss Kruse four times in the
i back before she could cry out for
assistance. The brute was so en-
ragged that after he had fatally
wounded the poor girl, he picked up
a chair and striking her body with 1t
time and again, broke the chair to
pieces. He left the room, but came
back a number of times and seemed
greatly excited. His wife, who had
been in the barn milking, came to
the house and Wilson said he wanted
to take dose of strychnine. Being
afraid of him, Mrs Wilson gave him
the strychnine, but it is quite evident
that he did not take any of 1t. With
out stopping to put on his coat, he
started across the farm and it was
not until 2: 80 Tuesday afternoon that
searchers found the body on plowed
field half a mile from the house. A
bullet had crashed thru his brain and
death must have been instantaneous,
For q time it was feared that VIII
son would attempt to escape from
the country, and posses were hurried
" organized. S1leriffs in the ad.
Joining counties were notified to be
on the lookout for the crazed man.
Miss Kruse remained conscious un-
til near the very end and she made
4 several statements concerning the al
fair. Doctors did everything they
possibly could to save her life, but
she had been mortally wounded and
all hope for her was early given up.
She suffered great pain.
Wilson had gone to Lansford Mou-
day and arranged to commit the mur.
der, no doubt He had two revolvers,
and bought q number Of shells at
the hardware store. He made his
will Monday, leaving his property to
his wife and little daughter. he
wrote ! letter also to his brother
BENZ. Wilson, = farmer Of that neigh.
borhood.
The bodies Of Wilson and MIN
Kruss were taken to Iansford Tues-
tay afternoon and placed side BY side