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ATERLOO, IOWA, FRIDAY, .JULY 3, lfl'25.RUINSirt of U. S.ach Othersrs to Foreign Address on njjton.-Se-elated Press)ss.r July 3. reserve the peace riven a pledge of lay by President tipled his promise that on no otherII PLANT TO HILLIII FORM BOSSWiica be expected to r to the financial I World.of the Old Wonld .rustful of each in an address de-i them enter into for their mutualLoraine Trebon Shoots and Dangerously Wounds Supt. E. E. Watson.ASSAULT TAKES PLACE AT ARMSTRONG MFG. FACTORYrn country should;ing political com-it does not have sr.._such—covenants ve the moral sup-mment, and -could the commendation nion of the world, er basis can there ament for a dispo-t to finance a re-9 •Washington.was speaking at a ting the one hun-Lh anniversary of Washington took Continental army, whole address had ) a review of the of the Tather ofWould-Be Slayer Caught Few Hours Afterward; Writes Letter to Courier.to the present day rope came just at \s compressed into isly-chosen words specific reference to icurity pact propos-ider considerationon of the virtues of vided the cue for ent which was the lenient on sub-d on behalf of the After recounting itll in the principles md honesty. Pres, led:vith which he inprosecution of war tan the vigor with id on the observance cherished no resent-ored no hatreds, he mies.il Obligations, same obligation to ns of a treaty made if a former foe that re the observance of * the benefit of his He realized that the result only of ranee and mutualFull derails of a premeditated plan to shoot Edgar E. Watson, AQ, superintendent for Armstrong Manufacturing company, .are contained In a letter to Chief ot Police E. A. Leighton, written by Loraine Trebon, 23, discharged employe of the•Armstrong company, some time before he sent a bullet into Watson a t I he plant late yesterday afternoon.The letter to Chief Leighton was addressed to Waterloo Evening Courier, and bears the postmark ofG p. m. July 2. it was apparently dropped in a street mail box and not gathered up by the postman until last night.On the back of the envelope Ss this:“To the manager.“Publish this word for word as I wrote it. If you don'L l might walk••lt; •%•«.lt; VmmvEDAn x-n Memorial that the gar E. W; the Armst pftiiy. fro: hands of terday aft entirely, was fa vo 2:30 p. n corn for tatsized the divergent interests of dlffer-*s and diilerent co-cnts by conference He demonstrated its, and our country ted by experience, rcss can be made by an by conflict. To with your adversaryTrm going tovengeanceatDos Me laws whic row requ ilent fish and limitlO \VH iing, Mari secretarycorps*;.. £ ingtan, ilt; clyce, Empatriotic Ios Mlt; tor of cidered W iner.?oS M io leave taincd .rc George.c Wales, th and SultiFnirflc drowned branch c Monro rails £ro cansc of freight Mol lies li of here, ihe maintas not§xo\voutgrown, it the absolutetwo, column seven)irds of Old fantry Plan z Parade AirEngiiDeJuly 3. — Color ttalion of the Third i will participate In ay parade here to-?ar colonial costumes )Uff and black colors it presented by Maj. thony” Wayne who init in 1792. t is the oldest in the army and altho it on the Mexican bor-e world war, it has reamers on its colors ■ group.inlanders of the old lude Capt. Zebulon Klrew Jackson, Maj. £ and Col. T.oaven-th of July pendence Is Carried Thru^e. Ta.. July 3.— (Spe-3 of Buchanan County )n announced today )f contagious disease Independence or sur-is were without foun-lat the big Fourth of Ion here tomorrow 'ailed off.in your office in broad daylightand give you a good understandingwho 1 real I v am. I mean it. Loraine F. Trebon/’Letter Lengthy Ihnmgiic.Trebon’s letter, a lengthy document. breathes a spirit of vengeance for real or fancied wrongs, and describes his plans in detail for striking back at the man who had discharged him. - The letter is reproduced in full in another column. •“As T write this letter 1 can hardly wait to get over there to Armstrong's. I feel so damn innd and I can hardly write decent, but. believe me. I’ll strike just, as severe as a rattlesnake/’ Trebon wrote in his letter addressed to the Courier.In another part of the letter,Trebon writes:“If I kill the man shoot. I just- want any cost/*In another sentence Trebon says:“They fired me because I could not cut the mustard. 1 suppose.”Watson May Recover,With a bullet wound in his right side, piercing . the right kidney.Watson was reported at Allen Memorial hospital today to have had a comfortable night. His condition was said to be favorable forrecovery. iWatson was shot by Trebon soon after the superintendent entered his office at the plant late yesterday afternoon. Trebon who fled immediately following the shooting, was captured several hours later in a creek near Raymond by a •posse of police ami deputy sheriffs.He is being held without bail the city jail.It was upon Trebon’s third visit to the plant that he found Watson, who returned from the country shortly after 3 o’clock.Asks AlxDUt. His Job.. Roth men entered the superintendent's office at the same time.“When am I going to get my job back, Mr. Watson?” Trebon is said to have asked.“I don’t know/' Watson is snid to l)f have answered. iroiiniv'sThis was the* signal for Trebon 1 hnildinc to plunge his hand inio a paper t{lv js ba«* he hud had with him upon his two earlier visits to the superintendent’s office, whip out a revolver and fire poimblank at Watson sprang toward his assailant. grappling with him as the gun was discharged. The bullet passed thru Watson's right hand piercing Ills right side, cutting a rib and entering the right kidney.Flees from Plant.After shooting Watson. Trebon fled. The shooting was witnessed by a number of plant employes, some of whom gave chase, while others rushed to the aid of the superintend *nl.Watson. who did not weaken immediately, was rushed to hospital. After an examination, U was announced that the plan;, superintendent had a chance for recovery.Immediately upon being notified,Driven Full lend £ineer a Prod lice day nig! elevatorj broken.elevator break tl cage, wh circuit, the elec inquest.PioihGlt;will he Followii county Matson, rourtho hoardshotel a•EiDuhu ported shops c will solt; eincs u . ion. I the be addi mnkiu* mot ive*-
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Fri, Jul 03, 1925
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