The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-14
LANCER on the M. X. Bowen case I
thoroughly satisfied myself that fur

's the result of my trip to Bismarck
~ ked over the affair together and
l t.. that nothing further could
be d0.. the face Of the fact that
no poisol<T q been found or could be
found and< <cz> it was that Bowen
told me that - bought that politics
had interferred ohat he was going
down to see the g. ,rnor. / left the
next day for Miles City instead of 60
ing to Carlyle because Bowen and
Beauchams said they would get my
saddle and take it over to Baker which
they did. The day after I arrived in
Miles City received telegram from
NJ. E. Bowen, which said "Meet Cover
nor Frazier on tonight and be pre-
pared to go to Billing if possible.5' I
then wired to Governor Frazier that
the night of the 14th of April or
thereabouts Governor Frazier got off
the train at Miles City and met me on
the platform Of the depot and had the
following conversation with me, in
part as follows: ,. 49,
Gov. Frazier-Mr. Evans?
Mr.. Evans-Yes. ..s
| Gov. Frazier-Mr. Bowen has been
to Bismarck to see me about his cat
tie that are being poisoned, what do
you think about it? ..r.... ~.
| Mr.. Evans-I have looked the situa-
tion over, carefully, don't see what can
be done, as the analysis showed no
trace of poison either in the stomach
or in the stuff we gathered up where
the cattle had been eating.
Gov. Frazier-Do you thing that,
Mr.. LANCER is on the square in this
deal?
Mr.. Evans-As far as my connect
tion has been with Mr.. LANCER, I am
satisfied that he is.
Gov. Frazier-I think so too, but
there are some who don't. If I should
want you to go back on the case would
you be willing to do it?
! Mr.. Evans-Yes, I would.
Gov. Frazier-I am going out to the
Spring and will let you know what I
decide to do. - t.
Gov. Frazier was badly crippled
with rheumatism and helped him on
the train and / have never seen or
heard from him since. I then return:
ed to my ranch where have been most
Of the time since. On last Sunday,
August 3rd, 1919, received a tele-
phone call from man who said he
was a relative of Mrs. NJ. K. Bowen
and at; tht time ], had the following
conversation: n - NJ So. 7, -
Voice Gan you get to Beach by
Wednesday.
Mr.. Evans Yes, but what for.
3Voice-Bowen has been killed in
the barn, and they have four Of the
men in Jail. Z.
Mr.. Evans-Yes, I'll be there right
away. -1.<s'
7Voice-Alright, Mrs. Bowen wants
you there for the trial.
| left the next day for Beach and
arrived there on the Tuesday the 5th
of August, 1919. Mrs. Bowen intro
duced me to Mr.. Simpson lawyer
! she had called in on the case and he
| said hewanted to have talk with me.
told him, l was brought into this
case originally by the attorney general
and I feel that it would not be shoot
ing square if I did not see Mr.. LANCER
first. But l want to tell you that I
will do everything I can to help you
to briag to justice the men who killed
Bowen"
On the same day that talked with
Leslie Simpson talked with Mr.. Greer
of the Grand Forks American and
with Mr.. Blank newspaper man at
Beach. That conversation is as fol-
lows.
Greer-I do not want to probe into
what you know in this case for the
mere purpose of printing it. But I
want it for my guide 50 ! will not 60
wrong in the future. I have stated in
I my paper that Langer's Office has not
done all it could have done in this
case and would like to know if there
! was anything in your report to LANCER
that would warrant him (Langer) in
continuing the investigation.
Evans-As far as my report was
concerned, LANCER could do nothing
else but drop the case. Personally l
was not satisfied with the case but l
felt that LANCER had done everything
he possibly could.
Greer-Did you find any poison.
Evans-No, found what thought
was poison but the chemical analysis
/ left the same day / came to
Beach for Bismarck to talk with Mr..
LANCER about the case, although had
never seen or heard from him since
I left Bismarck in April except to get
my pay and expenses. ! have read
the foregoing and know it's contents to
be true and correct in all things and
make it in the absence of any prom
ises Of threats Of any kind.
. FRANK EVANS.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Dreyer and
daughter, who have been in the east
the past few weeks buying for their
ready-to-wear shop, returned to the
city last Friday night. Mr.. Dreyer
.-.a s.