The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09
BUCK SENT UP FOR LIFE
Murderer of GOWN and Devaney
Pleads Guilty-LeRoy Wore IL His
True Name-Vore and Wife
Wanted in Iowa.

Arthur Buck, whose true name ia
Leroy Wore, pleaded guilty Tuesday
to murder in the first degree and
Judge Leighton sentenced him to
serve life term in the penitentiary
at Bismarck. He will be taken to
Bismarck within short time by Pat
Heenan, state transportation officer.
Buck was held charged with the
murder Of Special Agent Kersey E.
Gown and Officer Pat Devaney. The
murder occurred at the John Maloney
farm a mile northeast of this city a
week ago Friday night. Owing to the
excellent work done by Chief Dough-
erty and other members of the Minot
police force, the murderers were ar
rested the same night of the murder,
and the Sunday night following the
affair, Buck got cold feet and made a
confession, duplicating Clark M. Tick
nor. Buck fired the shots that killed
both officers.
Buck stated to States Attorney
Herigstad that when GOWN and De-
vaney showed up in the field opposite
them, he started to run, as he did not
care to be mixed up in any shooting.
Ticknor; he says, urged him to stand
pat, and he did so. He says that he
concluded finally that if captured, he'd
most likely get ten years and that he
might as we'll take chances on killing
the officers and getting away Scott
free.
Buck was taken to Towner week
ago Monday night by Deputy Sheriff
B. J. Anderson, as it was feared that
he might possibly be lynched. After
the man confessed to the cold blooded
murder, there was some talk of a
neck-tie party. The sheriff's office
kept the matter Of the removal Of
Buck from the public and guarded the
roads leading out from Minot, as the
auto carrying the murderer left the
city. Deputy Sheriff Anderson went
to Towner again Monday and brot
Buck back to Minot. On the way
back, Buck expressed sorrow for the
families of the men he had murdered
and inquired as to the number Of
children they had left. He is now
sorry that the affair ever happened.
Buck, who is % years of age, is a
dead shot with a pistol. He told Dep
uty Anderson that he would shoot
against any man in North Dakota.
Speaking Of GOWNS shooting, Buck
said, "The man who was shooting at
us must have been excited, for he was
shooting right in our faces"
Buck or Wore, as his true name is,
had been sent to the penitentiary from
a town in Iowa for ten years for bur-
glary, but after serving 26 months in
the Anamosa penitentiary, he was pa
rolled. Later he and another fellow
robbed store and he was wanted on
this charge. Pictures of Buck and his
wife were sent out broadcast and
Sheriff Nedreloe received one Of them.
The woman, who is serving four
months term in the Ward county jail
for pigging, will be sent back to Iowa
to stand trial when her term expires.
Buck is a French Canadian and was
born in Winnipeg. He says he ran
away from home when IL years old
and has been knocking around ever
since.
At the time Buck was sentenced,
Ticknor was brot before him and
Buck identified him as the man who
helped kill the officers. Ticknor did
not say word but appeared nervous.
He has been trying to engage Atty
E. R. Sinkler to defend him.