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FAIEFTEIil), IOWA, THURSDAY3 when he shot the in ltoonsboroughennings left going s near Folk City orning. I stayed in the morning, ley had killed a night.p grove last night, hen tried to get by the name of My mother died old. I believe in i Pes Moines July i House as Craig P. I. ltennett. I - registered. We House July 4th. own as J. C. Shus-I never killed a ender than shoot, ver. 1 had a 33 » It. O. Hanger) endered. I knowt Ciingan. They •st I have to make trial, 1 do not fe went north, urled into eterni-additional state-n hand the follow* Ie said that the qniken of was a ie was Crawford; rd w hen he shot jet nionev. When his revolver and • would have shot i’t know anything•eupv a hard port done right, Iad a fair educa t brought me to •-day is the only e man w ho killed i, young friends, on me. It you »w you will not trer. The other The balls iu my ment. There are How would you no more evidencepleasant home in supis.se it will I I want is jus-ould hang, bangfather died uhen vas a w idow , and My father got ing the war. 111_____ imight. The line started slowly and cautiously. In places the underbrush was almost imjH-netrable. Many of the volunteers were armed with rifles, shotguns, or muskets. and with these they carefully parted the branches before them, and forced their way into the thicket ahead. Nothing was encountered until the skirmish line had crossed the brow of the hill, ami had descended to w ithiu twenty rods of the north line of the timber, when a pistol shot was heard, and J. W. Maddy, a druggist from Marne, and one of the skirmish line. drop|ied to the ground, mortally wounded by a ball in the stomach. It was from the j same revolver with which Hal lock bail Im-cii shot. There was a momentary waver in the line, but for a moment only, and then after detailing a squad to ear** for the wounded man. the line pressed forward, more determined than ever. Pushing on to the edge of the timber, the form of one of the murderers was seen sneaking through the grass ami jumping across the ereek. lie attempted to run into a field of oats, but simultaneously two re]torts of the discharge of firearms were heard, and the form of the retreating man staggered and fell. There was a wild hurrah. and a volley of musketry, resembling the engagement of a line of skirmishers, was tired into the air.Soon quite a numler of tin* pursuer- gather' *1 around the prostrate form. It was r.r.d-ily seen that the man was mortally wounded, and at blt;**t could not live but n few minutes It was discovered that nine bullets hud pa-sed through his stomach and a Spencer ritllt;- ball had fractured his arm. He was asked if he had any nonfessioti to make, and after a struggle to control his agony, he replied that4,it was me who shot Postmaster Ciingan’' at Polk City on Tuesday night, lie further declared that his motive was robbery, not murder, but that he was compelled to shoot to save his own life when * lingua raised the w«a]Mn. After this no further iu format ion was elicited, except that his name was Hen Hates, and in twenty minut* - tin de-|*eradoand murderer was dead.While this scene was I* ing enacted, theGREENPlafien. We Kirkpa W. (A hiThe Kig i al fireenhi j July 11th.| k. ii. lt;;iii( Committc*chairmant eotiniy, at 1 MutHy. ol j thank**! tl ' of districtvariou- coFirst dis Second * | countv.! Third *1! county. Fourth ttv.' Fifth dis Sixth dutrSeven l It count v.Fight d county. Ninth di Tenth di Fie vent I»yFirst dis Second *icounty.Third *li an countyFourth f POUUtV.Fifth di* Sixth dh ty.Seventh count v. Kilflit «li
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1883
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