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Wiltrout Hoped forDeath. ChiefFirst degree murder charges were filed against Clarence“Cooney'* Wiltrout. this afternooain the court of J C Coster, justice of the peace, by Harold E. Wilson* county attorney. The action followed an inquest this morning over the body of Daniel Lee George,-who died Friday night at Hersfcey hospital Wiltrout is to be arraigned at 10 a. m. Tuesday before Judge Coster.According to reports obtain, d by* police, Wiltrout and George engaged in a fight late Thursday afternoon or early that evening at tha ( eoig. home on First avenue justoutside the city limits and WU-trout stabbed George three times, once on the left arm, once in the left breast and once in the abdomen.According to. the testimony ofDr. W. S. Norton, county c roner and physician, and Dr, L, C. How#, who attended George Thursdaynight, the wound in the abdomen, a deep jagged cut. was the immediate cause of death.Perform Operation. George was rushed to the shey hospital Thursday nigl thj Hoffman ambulance andNorton and Howe performed an operation seeking to save tha man’s life. So great was tha loss of blood and the shock, however, tuat all their efforts were futile.t)nly four witnesses ware heard at the inquest this morning a* tha Hoffman funeral home. They wc * Drs. Norton and Howe, Mark Taylor, chief of police and Menso Grady, his deputy, of 1 Taylor answered the ambulance | call Thursday night and told the 0 ; coroner's jury composed of Ed Sanders, J. H. Harris and F. G, Bilkey, that, on the way to the hospital, George told him tha.. Wiltrout was the man who had stab-bed him.ionind .urt quizzed Wiltrout after the latter j v \s arrested at a river cottagegj. known as FishviUe, Friday mom* ice j ing. Wiltrout freely admitted the mv stabbing, Taylor declared, and in-re- quired if George was still alive.Answered in the affirmative, ter Taylor said, Wiltrout dec!- red,irta i I hope he dies.” Gradsubstantiated Taylor’s testimony.Admitted Stabbing, Claim.ay lor also declared t^at he had%hater-Page
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 11, 1930
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