The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-05-30
GEORGE ALLEN
SHOT
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grandmother, and several othei
relatives are left to mourn the
| untimely death of the little boy
: The family have the sympathy o.
: the entire community in theil
bereavement.
C~oroner's Inquest
At the %coroner's inquest Mon.
day, conducted by Joseph Mont.
gomery, coroner, a thorough in.
vestigation of all the circum-
stances surrounding the shooting
was made, and a number Of wit
nesses were examined including
the playmates with whom the AL
len boy had been during the af-
ternoon. 1t was from this inquest
that the story of the afternoon
was learned.
The rifle belonged to a man in
Williston named Clarence Brown
and was brought to Wolf Point
by an uncle of George Allen, who
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Elizabeth Allen, move her house
hold goods to Williston where
she was going to make her future
home.
Gets Rifle Without Permission
The uncle placed the rifle in
the corner of a room at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Allen. While
the grownups were busy packing
and loading, George, who had not
been allowed to play with fire
arms, picked the rifle up and got
it out of the house undetected.
Had he been seen with it in his
hands the story might have been
a different one. He hid or duck
ed" the rifle in a car in the back
of Padgett's garage and got it
later when he and a bunch of his
pals went swimming.
Paul Dudley, Lawrence Moran
and John Woodbury., who were
with George at the time of the
tragedy, were questioned infinitely
concerning the events of tn af-
ternoon, the questioning being
done by County Attorney A. M.
Foor. Although there was some
concerning the events of the af-
ternoon as told by the boys, their
stories conceded in the essential
points. Nine year old Paul Dud-
ley was the star witness and his
clear-cut account of the affair
could not be shaken.
Shooting At Target
He had known George Allen all
his life he said. He told of the
trip to the woods where the boys
in swimming and where
they were shooting at a target.
There were about half a dozen
boys in the party. Twelve year
old George was the Oldest. The
boys had been able to muster So
between them and had bought six
boxes of cartridges. Down in the
woods they took turns shooting at
a target and at a tin can.
II was after three O'Clock when
the boys got back to town. Ron
aid Torstenson and John Moore
had to go home, and the other
boys went to the home of Lawr-
ence Moran. Lawrence hadn't been
home for dinner and he and John
Red Woodbury. were getting q
lunch in the kitchen. Paul was
reading a funny paper on the bed
IN a c%urtained off section of the
room when he heard George say:
Stick EN- up. Immediately after
he heard a shot and came
rom behind the curtain to see
George lying on the floor with
gun near his head. Lawrence 4
Red came out of the kitchen
1t about that time. Paul ran for
)r. DeWane who came immediate-l
but the boy was breathing his
asst and was beyond medical aid
)r. DeWane testified at the in
uest that it was just after 3:45
ghen he was called. T
Lawrence Moran told Of hearing
say stick 'em up and
f seeing him come in through
he door with the gun behind
i'm. Then the gun went off and @
fell over backwards. Lawr-
nee said that when he heard the
his first thought was that
had shot Paul. Then he \,
aw George on the floor. George
ave a little moan as he fell,
hat was all.
Mrs. Victor Beaudry of Poplar H
Did that she was sitting out in
a in front of the Moran home
hen the accident occurred. She
the boy standing at the door, IT
card the shot and saw the boy
Ill. She ran to the spot and told
lie boys to get the doctor quick.
DIR. DeWane testified that the
ound in the boys head could E
ave been caused by the bullet tr
ON a % rifle, and that the
purse ii took would have been -
had the boy been lean l.
lg backwards at the time the
IN went off.
The Coroners Jury Verdict