Morehouse, Frank Elliot 1891

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Name:   Frank Elliot Morehouse

Birth:  18 Aug 1891

Place:  WInnebago, Faribault County, Minnesota

Death:  19 Feb 1916 (murdered)

Place:  Near Van Hook, Mountrail County, North Dakota

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Father:  Chester Almond Morehouse

Mother:  Amy Adelaide Nichols

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Newspaper Articles Regarding Murder of Frank Morehouse

The Grand Forks Daily Herald

2-25-1916

Van Hook Farmer Commits Suicide By Shooting Self

Van Hook, N.D., Feb. 24  - Frank Moorehouse, a farmer living eight miles north of town, committed suicide by shooting himself behind the right ear this afternoon.  The deed was done at the home of Frank Kaczor who lives four miles north of town.  Mr. Morehouse had been in town the day before after medicine and started to walk home, but became quite sick and stopped at Frank Kaczor’s home to spend the night.  About 12 o’clock he became despondent and at 4 a.m. he was found dead with the gun beside him.

Mr. Morehouse was a single man 25 years of age.  He was a farmer and well though of in his neighborhood.

Williston Graphic - Thursday, March 2, 1916

Young Farmer Near Stanley Murdered

Stanley, N. D., Feb. 28.

—Frank E. Morehouse, one of the prominent young farmers living 25 miles south of Stanley, was found dead. The coroner's jury found that he had been murdered.

He had been shot through the head twice by a 38-56 high power rifle. The bullets entered his head iust back of his ear and came out of the top of his  head. The top of his head was blown open. The rifle was found laying on the floor beside the body.

It appeared as though the murderer, whoever it was, laid the gun near the body to make it look like suicide.So far they have no clue as to who did the awful deed.

The murdered man was 24 years old and was to have been married in three weeks.

Shortly before his death it is stated that he had quite a sum of money on his person but when the body was found the money was gone.

The young man leaves a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Morehouse, who live south of Stanley, and several brothers.

THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT

Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, Thursday, March 2, 1916.

BELIEVE VAN HOOK MAN WAS MURDERED

FRANK MOREHOUSE, AGED 25, FOUND DEAD AT HOME OF

FRANK KACZOR, NORTH OF VAN HOOK.

Frank Morehouse, a farmer living eight miles north of Van Hook, was found dead at the home of Frank Kaczor, who lives four miles north of that town, Feb. 19. At first it was believed that he committed suicide, a bullet hole being located behind his right ear.

According to a report from Stanley, Morehouse was the victim of foul play. The victim was to have been married in three weeks and it is known that he had a considerable sum of money on his person in anticipation of the event. No money was found on the body. An investigation by the coroner's jury found that the man was murdered.

It is said that Morehouse had gone to Van Hook that day for medicine and becoming ill, had stopped at Kaczor'shouse. It was reported that he had been despondent and this is the reason that it was believed at first that he had committed suicide. The man was 25 years of age and highly respected.

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE - THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1916.

Aberdeen Daily News - 3-6-1916

MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF MOREHOUSE

Sanish, N. D.. March 1.—In the case of Frank Morehouse, who was found dead in the house of Frank Kayzer, who lives five miles northeast of Sanish, Saturday afternoon, February 19, a mystery remains uncovered.

Morehouse arrived at the Kayzer home about 10 o'clock Friday night, complaining of being very ill. Dr. Biatherwick was summoned from Van Hook by phone and found the young man's temperature 101, and gave him some medicine.

On Saturday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, Mrs. Barron, who lives across from the Kayzer home, heard a shot and, rushing over to the Kayzer house, found Morehouse lying in a pool of blood and a rifle alongside of him.

The bullet had entered back of the right ear, coming out of the left temple, killing him instantly.

A coroner's jury was empaneled, who brought in a verdict of accidental death. On Tuesday another jury was called and the verdict was foul play. Sheriff Slaughter and deputies are at work on the case and it is probable that new developments will be brought to light shortly.

Frank Morehouse bore a good reputation in Sanish, was not a drinking man and was engaged to be married shortly to a prominent Van Hook young lady.

The Aberdeen Sunday American  12-29-16

HELD FOR MURDER

Stanley, N.D., Man Faces Charge 10 Months After Crime

Stanley, N.D., Dec 28 – Special – The murder of Frank Moorehouse in his homestead shack near Van Hook, this county, last February, is laid at the door of Frank Kaczor, just arrested at the insistence of county officials after a long extended inquiry into the crime.

At the preliminary examination held in this city, Kaczor was bound over to the district court for trial, first degree murder being charged.

C.A. Moorehouse, father of the murdered man, has prosecuted a vigorous inquiry into the death of his son, and his efforts were partially responsible for Kaczor’s arrest.

Moorehouse was found dead in his home, a bullet wound in his head.  The coroner’s jury declared it murder, but couldn’t name the guilty party.

Now, ten months later, Kaczor faces the charges.

Grand Forks Herald  8-9-1917

FLICKER TALES

Stanley – Frank Kaczor, who had been on trial in this city for the murder of Frank Moorhouse, was found not guilty.