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MURDER NEAR JOPLIN.William DeAtley Fatally WoundsFred Robertson.A sensational shooting occurred at Byersville, a Joplin suburb, last evening, in which William DeAtley fatally shot Fred Robertson.Six months ago DeAtley’s sister eloped with a man named Hedrick. Fred Roberston, a boarder at DeAtley’s home, had been attentive to the girl. The DeAtleys ordered Robertson to change his boarding house. He moved but continued his attentions to Mrs. Hedrick until his persecutions became unbearable, then the girl told her brother,William DeAtley. Robertson threatened to kill DeAtley if hecaused any trouble. Both of theseyoung men are miners.Last evening, while returning from their work at different mines,they met on the outskirts of Joplin and Robertson, who was much larger than DeAtley, administered a terrible beating to the latter.DeAtley hurried home, got a pistol and overtaking Robertson, fired five shots at him without effect.Then he returned home, reloaded his pistol and went to Robertson’s boarding house in Byersville, and called Robertson to the door. When he saw Robertson approach, De Atley fired through the glassdoor, shooting him in the stomach, inflicting a mortal wound. Robertson’s home was Milo, Iowa.
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Sedalia Evening Democrat
Sedalia, Missouri, US
Thu, Dec 21, 1899
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