Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-08-28 | Page 2 | Kansas Farmer Kills Brakeman

KANSAS FARMER HILLS KILLS BRAKEMAN Planned Handed Four Tragedy But Weakened and Sent for Sheriff Hutchinson Kan lan Aug 27 The 2 The unwritten un tin- un- un written law lass will be he the lie dee defense of Charles Owens who killed Toy Tox Mullins Mid Mul- lins lim of Newton Newlon here late lato yesler yesterday uy afternoon aft aft- Owens says that thal Mullins en entered entered en- en his homo home while he wa was awa away avay In Inthe the harvest field and mistreated Mrs Owens Owen Tho rho I kept silent ilont until her hus bus bands band's return from Crom torn a trip In the tho harVst r tm-r vest fields through h fear eor of Mullins hut but as RS soon oon as he came back she told him him of oC her mf mistreatment at the hands of oC That was about a n month ago ngo Owens swore then to kill but hut h hail not had an nn opportunity Yesterday he was at home and anti Mrs Owens was away when he saw w the tho local freight fleight train trait on which Mullins 1 worked as a brakeman coming In from the wc west est t Jibe Bhe dropped the hab baby 1 IS S months old whom he was playing with and started for the train Owens fired four shots into Mullins' Mullins body hotly Sent ent Word to sheriff Owens calmly walked away from om lom the cene scene of the crime loading his re revolver revolver re- re volver yol as he lie went and returned to his home a half block distant tant Mrs Irs Owens had not yet returned He lie went to a telephone and told the sheriff to come come find anti gt gOt get t him He said he had Intended to kill his wife and himself too too hut bitt not finding his wife at home homp he lost host his nerve an and 1 decided to surrender surrender sur stir render to the authorities Mrs In Owens O is quite pretty She was wa married about six years ago before she was 1 17 years old She hie he Is tIme the mother o of three children