Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-08-25
GEORGE STAMBAUGH
KILLED AT HAVRE
Victim of Guards Bullet While
Walking in the Railroad Yards
at Night.

George e. Stambaugh, the son Of
George w. Stambaugh. formerly Of
this county but now of Corwith, Ia,
was killed in the railroad yards at
.Havre, Montana, by railroad guards
on Wednesday night of last week,
August 16.
Mrs. George e. Stambaugh, the
widow, and Wilbert Stambaugh a
brother, accompanied the body from
Havre to the old home at Corwith,
Iowa, for burial.
Blame for Stambaugh's shooting is
not definitely fixed. In the first
story published, the guards claimed
that they shot in self defense. The
only other direct witnes was an ex-
= machinist, who has given out contra
dictory statements. The guards how
ever, are being held for murder. One
of them is Harry Stiner, formerly q
plain clothes man on the st. Cloud
police force.
The following account of the
shooting is from the Havre Daily
Promoter: =
George Stambaugh. brakeman
employed by the Great Northern,
was shot in the local yards, two
blocks west of the passenger station,
last night about 1850 o'clock by
Harry Stiner, railroad guard.
THE shooting was witnessed by
Peter Martin, a former machinist,
who recently returned from Chey-
enne, Wyo., and Louie e. Morris, an
other guard. .s..
"Stiner and Morris declared the
shooting was a result of what they
believed was an attempt at hold up.
"Stambaugh returned last evening
on train No. 3215, arriving in Havre
about 7:45 o'clock. He was head
brakeman on the train on which
Grover Walker was conductor and T
B. Harmon was rear brakeman. The
train stopped in the west end of the
yards and the crew left the caboose
there and went to the yard Office to
report in.
cat the yard Office, according tC
the story told by other members OF
the crew, Stambaugh learned that he
had been bumped and told Conduc-
tor Walker that he intended to go to
the cabose and get his raincoat.
After leaving the yard Office he
stopped at the old Cooperative build.
ing and left his grip, departing with
the declaration that he intended tC
go and get his rain coat.
According to the story told by
Stiner and Morris the shooting was
in self defense, when they believed
they were being held up. Stambaugh
they charged, approached them in
company with Martin and inquired
when and where he could catch g
train out Of the city and he was in,
formed that he would probably gel
one in the west end of the yards.
They charge that he then ordered
them to stick up" their hands anC
pulled gun, which Morris reached
forward to knock out of his hands
and the shooting started. They
charge that Stambaugh fired the first
shot.
''The shots were heard clearly an6
it is said by some of those who heard
them that in all about ten shots were
fired. Three of them struck STAN.
baugh, two entering the right side
below the nipple and near the abdo,
men and the other entering high or
the right side above the lung.
THE stories told by Stiner, Nor.
ris and Martin are understood tt
agree that death did not come in.
stantly, but the wounded man stag
gered quite distance and then fell
When examined his heart wal
still beating, but he was unconsciou!
and physician was sent for, but be
fore one arrived death ensued.
''The dead man was we'll known il
Havre and is understood to have re
sided here about five years. He ha.
a brother in Phillips county. Hi.
wife and baby born about six weeks
ago survive him.
HE was injured last winter while
working between here and Cut Banl
by being knocked from a train anC
for several days he was unconscioui
and his life was dispaired of.
During the war he served tvs
years overseas.
"Stambaugh was armed with
Lugger gun, which he is understood
to have secured overseas and whicl
his acquaintance say he always car
ried when out on the road. In hi
pockets were a clip filled with cart
ridges and some extra cartridges"
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