Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-28
A DESPERATE ARRAY.
One Man Killed, and Two 9th
hers Wounded.

that would be hard to quell. A drayman,
for several years citizen OF this place, 10y
the name of Noah Lower was shot down
in the street by c. J. Kern, auctioneer
and Dry Goods dealer, who has lately
become citizen of Plymouth. The cir
cumstanccs of the shooting, as brought
out by the evidence at the Coroner's in
quest, are as follows:
On Monday morning, March 25th,
Kern and Lower met on the side walk
near the front door of O. H. P Bailey's
grocery, and very near Kern's place of
business. Kern was going East and
Lower West; they passed each other about
one step, when Lower turned and struck
Kern a blow with his fist about the right
eye, which knocked Kern down, SO that
he caught on the sidewalk with his hands.
Kern's clerk ran out of the auction room,
struck Lower on the head and showed
him back Kern raised from his STOPPING
position and ran East, about % feet, to
the cross walk on Laporte Street, whirl-
ed around, ran his right hand into the
right pocket of his pants, and drew out
pistol A bystander, Mr.. Wciant endeav-
ored to wrest the pistol from him. when
Kern ordered him to let him alone or he
| would shoot him. Kern went to his
| store room, and fired one shot at Lower.
| Weiant made another effort to get posses
sion of the pistol, and in the scuffie the
pistol was again discharged. Kern then
placed himself against store box, East
of his store door, when Weiant made all
other effort to take the revolver from
Kern when Kern pointed it at him, with
in few inches of his person, and ordered
him to go away, or he would shoot him.
Weiant stepped out of the way, and Kern
! sprang two or three steps towards Lower.
and fired at Lower Lower was standing
still at the time, from to 12 feet from
Kern, with his body fronting East, and
his face turned little South, and his
hands down After he was shot Lower
backed out little, and started to cross
Laporte Street, in the direction of Corbin
& Benson's brick block. Weant went
to him and assisted him to walk, bat he
soon fell to he ground, and was carried
under the awning in front of Pershing &
WEIGHS grocery store, where he died in
10 or 30 minutes.
The following is the Verdict of the Cor.
oRer's Jury.
We, the undersigned, Jurors, empannel
ed and sworn ON the 18th day OF March
1872, at the Township OF Centre, in the
County of Marshall, by Ed s r sh, us
tice of the Peace in and for the the Town
ship of Centre, in said County, (acting as
Coroner tor the time being,) to inquire
and true presentment make, in what man
ner and by whom, Noah Lower, whose
body was by them found lying at his res
idence, in the Town OF Plymouth, on the
18th, day Of March, 1872, came to his
death. After having heard the evidence
and examined the body, we do find tina
the deceased came to his death by VIC
lence, and that his body has upon it
wound inflicted by one Glenn. j. Kern
which the Jury do lind was the immedl
ate cause of the death of said Noah Low
er, whose body was found as aforesaid
fSaid wound is on the right side OF III
body close TO the seventh RIB. And sat
r wound was made by pistol ball enterin
there, which W, the Jury do lind from
:. the evidence was discharged from revol
yer held by said Glen j. Kern and fire
D by him at said Noah Lower
Given under our hands, at the time an
place OF the inquisition.
# A. HAwLEY.
GIDEON BLAIN.
MARTIN THOMAS.
h j. l.. BOYD.
e CHAS. PALMER.
. j. MILLIKAN
In addition to the testimony at the il
lquest, we learn that Kern and Lower ha
had difficulty about the price Lowe
s. charged Kern for the drayage of tw
h, trunks, some ten days or more sine
al Lower took the trunks to the Railroa
lie Depot, and when he went to Kern's sto
I'd to get his pay, he charged 40 cents Fl
is carrying them, which Kern claimed W
ID too much but threw the money to LOVE-
u and when Lower was picking it up, Ke
III Sll uCA nun. DClOlC LOWCi ueiu tiulc
return the blow, bystanders prevent
further violence.
1t Lower threatened to whip him if
ne took ten years to get the chance. ca
Int iron "knucks" were found in Lowe
IN pantaloons pocket, after he was sh
Of with a few short hairs evidently from I
"a eye brow of man sticking to them. T.
nd weapon was probably used when he stru
m Kern.
tut Complaint was filed before Esq. F
on Tuesday evening and Kern was arr,
ed and put in Jail Tuesday night
Inc me Lower was about 36 years of age,
igcd leaves wife and three small children.
rit. Yesterday morning, Kern made aft
ri,h Wit sufficient to procure change of ,
king ne, and the case was sent to ESQ., Osbo
as before whom it will be tried to-day.
and nd McKelvy, Kern's clerk, was seve
ONE, bruised on the head by the blow f
'1"0 Lower, but is able to attend to busir
Kern is in Jail suffering from his wou
ard but the symptoms are not alarming.
A NEW MILLINERY SToRE.-Mrs.
hanson wishes to announce to the Ia
iiho' of Plymouth and Marshall county,