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hearing the shots and the cries of 1 Morine for help .immediately wentHURDEKODS ATTACKLamrche jumped fromthe wagon and disappeared into acloseANDKILLEDhad obtainedsomewhat of a start, but the men I were soon on his trail, while WilliamHoebne sent the alarm into EstevanH. Lmarche Fires Four Bullets and Constable Watson, of the r.n.w.Into Employers Back Beturn- I M.P., was driven out, accompanied bying from the StatesHugh Robinson. By this time La*SHOT DEAD BY POSSEmarclie had got about two miles northof where he shot Morine, and was onKefuses to Surrender When Sur-the farm of Alex Johnsliuck. Firinghud been going on right throughFounded and is Finally Shot I chase and by the time the policemanDead Near Estevanarrived. Lamarche hadstraw pile and under coverEstevan, Sask., Oct.*•»One manfusilade ondead and another severely wounded I his pursuers.resultmurderous attackConstableoccurred Saturday twelve milesConstable Watson told the mensoutheast of Estevan. The dead man I SUrround the strawthisHerbert Lamarche, andman, ErnestLamarche came into the openAtcommand, handsfarm house with fourwoundsrepliedith another shot which struck thein him.representative of the Vv. I constable on the left breast but be-A. P. sawatandspent bullet, did no harm. Lagave the following account of the|marciie then advanced toward Alex.ootinglohnshuck. who was armed withl*amarche had been working for I an 0ld fashionedarmyduring harvest and threshingat son fired again and struck thelt;during the last two days he had I muzzle of the desperado’s gun, theibeen acting strangely. Saturdayglancing off and hitting his 11ing Morine took a load of wheatthumb. Lamarche still continued toLarson, N.D.; Lamarche accompanied I ire and Johnshuck firedas he wanted to be paidbullet hitting Lamarche square in the«Morine was ready to return I forehead and coming out at the backiLamarche jumped into theheaddied aboutlt;wagon; as he did so a revolverutes laterout of his pocket and Morine told himCorporal Corby and Constable RudIto put it sway as he was not allowed I dyoff arrived from Portal and Coroner I |to carry a gun.Duncan came from Estevan, and af |lt;All the way home Lamarche talked I ter seeing the body ordered ithin a wild strain, and just as they I brought to Estevan.reached point opposite the MorineWas Temporarily Insanefarm, Lamarche, who was standingMorine states that he thinks thatin the wagon behind Morine said: I Lamarche was tn the habit of taking hhave the drop on you.” With I morphine and had run out of the druglt;that he fired five shots in rapid sue* I and had gone temporarily insane ashcession. One went through Morine’s I a result. He and Lamarche were on hcheek, from the right and lodged be* I the best of terms and Morine intend* hnose; another strack him on I ed keeping him on after threshing, hthe point of the right elbow, two more He knew of no reason why Lamarcheentered his thigh, and the fifth pene* I would shoot him. LamArche, who istrated his leather pocket book, tearing I about twenty-five years of age, hadits way through ten flO bills, re* I relatives living at Edmonton and nmaining in the leather. The threshers I homestead in Alberta. The jury will Ifwere within a short distance, and view the body today and the Inquest (
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Brandon Weekly Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Oct 28, 1915
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