Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-04-07
George Lane Shot and In
stantly Killed by Boy
Craving Notoriety
Frank Millsaps MiraculousIy
Escapes Similar Death

The awful tragedy shoshone occurred last Sat
urday night when Max Welton shot and instantly killed George
Lane in the Shohone Hardware store Of which Mr. Lane
of the proprietors
is the custom in Shosone to keep business places open
urdav nights until o'clock appears that sometime after sup
per Weton to the store and bought OF George Lane sad
de- Bride 81 caliber automatic Colt revolver two boxes
Of cartridges and other things to the amount Of $1,000 for which
rendered check drawn First National Bank Vel
ton signed the check it appears William Horne Weien left
hoy IF carfrdoes Ceoroe Lane locked he Store and went M
the Shoshone Club which is few doors north Of the store
National BANK W. Murphy Assistant Cashier
To- the validity Of the check signed BY Man j. horne
position bank George then started back to the store
Msaps Deputy County Assessor who walked with him down
the store Mr. unlocked the store and he and Mr. Mill
about the middle Of the room and near the desk k.
the desk Weon came back into the store That Lane
walked towards WeIton with the remark 4 want speak 70
you The then walked back to the front of the store and
passed short time when they returned the store
phone directory began looking through il AT this time Mr.
Misaps Sitting chair by the stove facing Mr. Lane
Which placed him With his back towards Mr. Misaps Wei
ton 5 then ap pnd ane Fs sny
Weon drew he had Just purchased and shot Lane
whirled around the revolver in MsaPs face and
fired Maps had the actions in time to dodge and grab
of the jacket Weon Welton then fired second shot at
wrenched his arm started for the door On his way
to the door he stopped to shoot again at saps but
where he disappeared in the sage Mr. Msaps mmedi
aey ran to the club gave the alarm he then found
men under deputy shers and began the search for Weon
The Sheriff also notified the officials of every locality within
of Shoshone and within an hour after the SHOOT
ing occurred, there thousand men on the NUM- o he
man that did shooting Sheriff Wheeler also offered five
hundred dollar reward for the mans capture
Max Welton the who did the shooting, the l9 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs A. Welton of the most highly
peced families Of the county They live their ranch about
miles north of Shoshone The boy very large for MS age
standing full feet and will weigh around 65 pounds He has
always stayed pretty close to home and seldom went to town
deal mostly books obtained from the city library
Saturday afternoon he left home to ride to town hoseDac
When he met neghbor going towards home and
sent the horse back home Max came ON TO town IN wagon
coming way He brought with him krag rifle which he
it the office there ne
appears to have gone the hardware and made the pur
chases Of George Lane The boy after the hoong wan
the desert and arrived home about o'clock Sun
there had been sher there all night expecting the
boy home The had left before the boy arrived
parents he confessed to his action and surrendered his and
cartridges his mother An hour later the sheriff arrived hav
tracked the boy his home arrested him. brought him to
TUESDAY complaint was filed against Wellon by Prosecuting
Attorney Paul Iaddoc and al two o'clock that afternoon the M
frank r. Disney represented the defendant and upon request ne
time in which TO prepare for trial. the hearing IN
'osiponed until Tuesday April n, at P m, on
AIT this terrible ac and the degree Of responsibility resting n
pQn him for a. one entirely within TIE province Of e court
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