The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-23
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Sherman Lost Life in Effort to Arrest Barricaded,
 Crazed, Indian
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Takes War Path

Watson is then said to have gone on the warpath, dancing, whooping | in the house in which he had bar ricaded himself. Sherman, calling on Carl Metcalf to assist him, ob- tained tear bombs from the Army 1 authorities. Metcalf succeeded in l tossing one of these through a I window of the house held by the Indian.
 Watson, who had been watching | the operations, broke hole in an- other window to let fresh air enter. sherman, who had been in shelter short distance away, walked into the open and started to another 1 house, two doors distant from the Watson house The Indian fired three shcts. rapidly, all of them taking effect on the officer. Two bullets entered next to the heart, the third one entered the right side.
 The first shot knocked Sherman from his feet. He arose immediate ly and the Indian re-opened fire. Twice more the officer was hit, fall ing at the third shot.
 Sherman was smoking cigar at the time. When Steve Sheldon | and pr, williams picked up the body a few minutes later, the cigar was lying by his hand and was still burning. Sherman's revolver was still in his pocket
 Indian Kills Self
 Within one minute, after Sherman fell, Watson placed the rifle in hls mouth and shot the top of his own head off. His house. prob ably fired from the bomb explo- sion, was badly injured by the flames. His body was recovered after the blaze was put out.
 Mrs. watson. receiving treatment in the post hospital, was reported to be in. a serious condition. The report made by Deputy Marshal Sullivan said her chances for re- covery were slight It was said that | she had seven holes on her head [ from blows struck by her husband.
 The affair is believed to have started from domestic difficulties. Watson. said reports received by | Marshal White, had recently stop ped his wife from eloping with Mike Watson, variously described as the adopted son and the stepbrother of the watson couple.
 Monday, Watson came home and wanted. to eat Mrs. Watson is said | to have told him to wait until the children came home from school | He then started to cook meal for himself After starting it, he de- lnianded that his wife finish the job. She refused to comply and started to pack her clothes prepara tory to leaving the house. Watson 1 then assaulted her with an iron stove- poker.
 The Watsons had three children living at home, and two others re- siding elsewhere.
 One daughter, Nellie Shorty, who is married, was in the house when the trouble started between her parents. Watson is said to have i threatened to kill her, but she s,ic- ceedei in escaping from the place with the three smaller children. As she left, she told officers. Watson was pouring kerosene over the floor as if preparing to set it on fire.
 Relatives are Found
 The address of a nephew and niece of the dead officer were found In bis personal possessions. The first, Ralph or c. w. Dinsmore, resides at Los Melinos, Calif., and the. latter, Mrs Ruth Ingram, at Independence, Kans. Telegrarls were sent them last night advising them of the uncle's death and asking for instructions as to ititerri1ent. Pending responses no plans will be made for the, fu- Mi. Sherman was a member of lthes Moose Lodge of this city. It is probable that funeral arrange- msfts will be taken care of by that ordsf.