The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-21
Man Jailed After Shooting
Wife Near Lan1berton; Death
Would Bring Murder Charge
Mrs. Gust Allen of Sioux City
in Grave Danger; Pneumonia
Dims Recovery Hope
HUSBAND SOUGHT DIVORCE
Shooting Results From Refusal
to Sign Papers; Found
Wife Fishing

Her body pierced by bullets from a
revolver fired by her enraged husband,
Mrs. Gust Allen, 80, of Sioux City, is
unconscious at Tracy hospital while
her husband, Greek, is held at the
county Jail here awaiting her almost
certain death and subsequent indict-
ment for murder.
The husband was bound over to the
fall term of court Monday when he
appeared before Municipal Judge T..
F. Reed, charged with attempting to
murder his wife. Mrs. Allen who
was at first considered likely to re-
cover has since been stricken with
pneumonia and is in grave danger.
Allen also known as Gustantino
Alliances, signed a confession at the
hearing, stating that he attempted to
murder his wife on the Fred Moude
farm, three miles southeast of LAM
berton Saturday morning.
He was taken to the creek on the
Moude farm by officials Monday
to find the gun which he threw in the
water following the shooting. After
more than an hour of searching, with
Allan leading the posse, the group re-
turned to Redwood without the gun.
Refused to Sign
Mrs. Allen was fishing in a creek
when her husband appeared and ask
ed her to sign divorce papers which
he brought from Iowa. An argument
ensued and he fired two shots, both of
which penetrated her body, while she
was still seated on the bank.
One of the bullets pierced her left
breast, went crossways through her
body and came out under her right
arm. He shot her through her back
after she had collapsed.
The shooting occurred at 10:40 a.
m. Saturday and Allen was arrested
by the night policeman at Window at
IL p. m. the same day in box car
where he had been hiding for nearly
three hours.
Three See Shooting
Allen who works m restaurant
at Sioux City, stated in an interview
that he came to Lamberton Saturday
night to gain his wife's signature to
divorce papers. He said he arrived in
Lamberton about 8 p. m. Friday night
and talked with her for a short time
that night, but as nothing was decid-
ed and because his wife did not seem
enthusiastic about the idea, he went
back into town and slept in his car
that night.
The next morning he again went to
the Moude farm where Mrs. Allen has
been staying since her fathers death
two weeks ago. He found her fishing
with some other people. Again he
consulted her about getting divorce
and receiving no answer, he stated,
he whipped the gun out of his pocket
and fired.
Three witnesses Of the shooting,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Aspeland of Sioux
City, the couple with whom Allen
came from Iowa and man named
Johnson, also of Sioux City, stated
that after the shots, Allen threw the
gun into the water and walked away.
Terrified, the witnesses stood dumb
founded while Mr.. Allen stalked away
from the scene. They carried Mrs.
Allen to the Moude home and tele-
phoned doctors and authorities from
Lamberton and Redwood Falls.
When authorities arrived, telephone
calls were made to farm homes in the
vicinity and surrounding towns ask
ing a general search for Allen. The
bloodhounds from here were taken
over and the sheriff's airplane and
several deputies were called to aid in
the search. The airplane circled the
territory but could find no trace of
the fugitive.
Caught at Window
At II p. m. Mr.. Beatty again called
Window authorities. While he was
talking to the sheriff there, the night
policeman walked in with the man.
Redwood county officials went to
Window, secured confession and re-
turned with him at 1886 a. m.f Sunday.
Allen stated in an interview Monday
that after the shooting he walked up
the creek several rods, cut across
corn field and south along a side road
until he came to farm house about
four miles from the Moude farm. He
asked for a drink of water and con-
versed with the family before again
proceeding down the road. He hailed
a salesman and secured ride to San
born. When asked why the farmer
did not hold him and call officials, AL
len stated that he did not have .
phone and had not heard the general