Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-01
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ATTACKED WITH SHOT GUN
tilLE visITiNG NEAR
GLYNDo IN, MINI. AZ

Fargo, N. u, Aug. ~ C. {, E. Taylor
of Devils Lake, was shot and seriously
wounded by Peter Bleaux, a farm hand
on 5st he n Wells farm near Glyndon.
M Min inn. Tuesday night. Bleaux Is
thought to be temporarily insane No
motive IS known. s Y g 4. 5.t s
Shot at Wells. .5$, sf3s
After terrorizing the household
70 for badly 20 minutes, during which
time he. fired at Wells but nj r..se-. I, and
gathering up all the guns which be.
could find on4the place, the assailant
made his escape. III q! y Z. III u
Taylor IS visiting on the Wells farm
and Tuesday the Wells family and
their visitor made an auto trip to the
lakes where the day was, spent. Upon
returning to the farm in the evening
/ they were surprised to find Bleaux
back at the farm, he having left for
orhead the evening before with the
intention Of not returning to work.
Without a word on either side and
Just as Taylor was stepping from the
machine, Bleaux advanced toward him,
drew a saWed-off Remington shot gun,
discharged one barrelin T aylor's neck
and as the victim raised hiss hand
sent another shot through it. s' j
Escaped on. Prairies. S@s5s.
Re-loading the gun he fired shot
at Wells but missed him. Then he
made the people on the farm gather
where he had a. chance to watch
them and pointing the gun at Mrs.
Wells head forced her to lead him
through the house. E L
| He made threats to shoot every per-
son on the premises and to end up by
shooting himself, but instead he gath
|ered up all the guns he could find and
departed, warning them not to follow
him. n b .s5 .3s5
Taylor 90 Recover.
AS soon as the man had disappeared
Pa telephone message was sent to the
Isheriff's office in Moorhead and a doc
tor was called to attend to Taylor's
injuries. Though the doctor states
that the man is badly wounded he be
lives that he has. a chance for recov-
cry. .$s a.
Deputy Sheriff Melvey soon arrived
on the scene from NJ oorhead and with
a number of men from Glyndon and
from SUR ding farms, a thorough
search was begun for the w onld -be
murderer. The cause of the shooting
is "a mystery and the only explanation
lis that the man was either drunk or
insane. Bleaux had been working on
the farm for several seasons and no
one. suspected that he would commit
an act of this nature. * II is
C. b. Taylor, whose home is in this
lefty, was formerly court stenograph-
er for former Judge Cowan Of the
second judicial district and is well
known throughout the Lake Region
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mrs I. Glerum
and Mrs. VIM. Anderson Of this city.
left last week in the Taylor machine
for a ten days outing at Detroit, MINI,
and other points. The first news Of
the tragedy was received over the
phone by Mr.. I. Glerum Tuesday night
from Mrs. Glerum, but owing to the
conditions Of the telephone wires
caused by the heavy storm which
struck Moorhead and Fargo last night,
none Of the details Of the accident
could be learned until Wednesday
morning.
The motive for this attack on the
life Of Mr.. Taylor is q complete mys-
terry, Mr.. Taylor having never seen
the man prior to Bleaux's attack. The
many friends Of Mr.. Taylor in this
city and throughout the county are
anxi ouslys awaiting news Of his recoy-
cry from the dangerous condition in
which he is reported as being in.