The Mankato free press., 1916-12-01
Shots Fired and George H.
Lowell Intended Victim
CLEW IS UNATTAINABLE
Farmer Living Near Truman,
Minn., Was Attacked While
Unhitching Team
From Saturdays Daily.

Mystery surrounds what has very
much the appearance of what was an
attempt to murder in cold blood a
resident of Nashville township,
Martin county, about five miles east
of Truman, little before midnight
on Wednesday.
The victim of the attempted muir
der was George H. Lowell, a well
known and prominent Nashville town
ship farmer. The identity of the
would-be assassin is yet unknown.
While there may be suspicious and
certain clues which the officers are
following up, still no evidence has
been discovered that would warrant
an arrest, and to the people of the
locality, the identity of the would be
assassin is mystery.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Lowell
drove to Truman with a load of prod
uce. He spent the evening in the
village and reached home about elev-
en- O'Clock, after the members of his
household had retired. Arriving in
his barn yard, he unhitched the
horses, took them to the watering
trough, and then to the barn, which
is used for both horses and cattle.
After letting the horses into the barn
Mr.. Lowell went to the house for a
lantern which he hung up in the
barn, and started to take the har-
nesses off the horses. He had just
gathered up the harnesses in his
arms and started back to hang them
up, when man stepped out from one
of the stalls near the door, where he
had been hid, and levelled his re-
volver at Mr.. Lowell and after
shouting: 81 will show you whether
/ can set foot on this place again. y
started to fire away at Mr.. Lowell.
Two Shots Were Fired.
Two shots were fired. The first
shot went astray. The second shot
pocket book, but stopped just as it
reached the skin, directly opposite
the heart. Had it not been for the
fact that Mr. Lowell had a thick
leather pouch in his inside vest
pocket in which he carried his
money he might have been instantly
killed, as if the bullet had gone a
few inches further it would have
reached the heart. The pocket book
and its contests together with the
different pieces of clothing which it
went through caused the bullet to
stop just as the body was reached
The events related, transpired in
a few seconds of time. Mr.. Lowell was
almost stupefied with astonishment
when he so suddenly beheld his an
tagonist with drawn revolver,
standing between him and the door,
which he had just entered He drop
ped the harnesses, rushed back into
one of the stalls, and then keeping
under cover managed to reach the
rear door and got outside. He reached
the house and notified neighbors,
who arrived and search was made
for his assailant but no trace of him
could be found.
Could Not Discern Mans Features.
The light in the barn was so dim
and for the instant Mr.. Lowell was SO
startled and dumfounded that he
was not able to discern the features
of his assailant and he is unable to
state whether it was anybody that
he knew or not.
AS result of the great shock to
his nervous system Mr.. Lowell has
since been confined to his home.
Sheriff Carver was notified and was
out Thursday and made an investiga-
tion but as far as has been reported,
no clues of Importance were found.
Mr. Lowell stands high in the COM
munity in which he lives, and both
he and his friends are unable to con-
of fhat
have for desiring to take his life.
Early in the morning Mr.. Dawson
and Mrs. Lowell began their search
for clues that would lead to the GER
tain identity of the man. In the mean
time Mr. Lowell found the damaged
bullet in his coat, and the bullet that
struck the hame was found in the
straw back of the horses: Aside from
this no other clues were found.
Brother Shot School Teacher.
A number of years ago, the broth
er, Pierce Lowell, shot at a school
teacher. The teacher had severely
punished him when he was attending
school and at the time he promised
the teacher that he would fix him as
soon as he got big. He remembered
his promise, and few years later
took shot at the teacher through a
window The teacher escaped unin-
jured.
It was thought by many that Mr..
LovelPs assailant might have been
the man who stabbed him two years
ago at dance west Of Truman. Two
drungs were engaged in tussel,
and Mr.. Lowell attempted to stop
them. One of the drunks-a tansient
drew a knife and proceeded to carve
the peacemaker down to size where
he thought he could handle him. He
cut slice out of his ear, stabbed
him in the arm and left several 9TH
er slashes on him. Mr.. Lowell over
powered him and gave him terrific
beating. The man threatened to get
him. Mr.. Lowell says he is certain
that this was not his assailant We'd
nesday night.