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NO TRACE FOUNDOF MURDERER ASfHUNT GOES ONWoman Victim of Shooting Recovers to Give Her VersionStoryHossburn, July 1H. Hopes for tinrecoven of Mrs. Ijftwrence la?es, sufi feting from u horrible bullet wouinlfired bv some unknown man who shother husband dead Wednesdaywere bright today as a posse of 150,policemen pressed oti iii a determined’hunt for the slayer. As yef no traceof tlit* wanted man or men has beenfound.j i«tte yesterday the woman’s condition whs good enough to enable her Ito give a brief account of her expert*« m e She and Let had been eatinga late supper in their lonely cottagei in the Hiding Mountain park, whereiiees w as employed as a forest ranger.Lees was shot through the windowand Mrs. l*es picked up his revolverand fired at the assailant.t he man later broke open anotherwindow and talked to her. He askedher to hand over the revolver andpromised not to harm her. Believingher prostrate husband still alive shewent to telephone to summon help but before she could get a coherent messago through the man fired and thee.-hot entering her neck, and tearingawHv a p *of her jaw. laid herSi]ow aRevolver, Diary Missing rjShe rememoered little more exceptthat the man was tall and wore blue jyoveralls and a sweater. Both doors of rlt;the house were locked, she said. But r.when help came one had been broken *.open. l^ees’ revolver and his note j book were missing. These tacts led r.police to believe the assailant might11have been a man Ijees was about to iprosecute for some Infraction of game pregulations He had been milking pstrenuous efforts to stamp out poach* jing in the park. The assailant, bv tak* (ing the notebook, could have de*stroved the evidence against him. K*in;venge for some past prosecution is _\also suggested as motive. tlOn* ot the slayers remarks Mrs• j w!.«•« s remembers is considered igicfi* wint. He said, ”1 had damned goodulessons for shooting your husband.He should have been shot long agwMShi* lias no idea it' what he refer; **d. tlIn their search for the slayer police sttie searching shacks and cottages ofmkettlers looking for a rifle of tin cai. bbie used in the crime and the revolver n
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Jul 16, 1932
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