Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-08
ANOTHER MURDER.
4 NaD Kulid Near Honestcaa

MarenSo Republican, Dec.
On Monday morning Coroner Lyon
! WAS notified that Il murder had been
committed near Homestead, and that
his presence was required TO hold III
Inquest,
Il a number Of stories are an0at a. ID
4 the cause of the murder, hat the fol.
lowing, we believe, are the nearest &c
the facts. SO FIR ~ we have been able
10 &c! AT them:
with his wife aud three children
came froElthe vicinity OF Dcs Moinc,
a short time ago, and took work OF
the railroad cutting near Homestead
Reed drove team. and his wife KEEP
q boarding house on the old Collin.
holnestcad.ahout mile west ofIiome.
! stead.
On Tuesday Of last week Jacob
schmidt. The man who was killed
made his appearance at the house
Z Reed was not personally acquainted
with Schmidt. but recognized him
from his resemblance to a photograph
4 in his wifc's possession. and which
She had told him was the picture Of a
3 W
I where She and her sister had kept Il
4 boarding house. When Reed came
/ homo Tuesday evening he looked
through the window and saw Schmidt
standing by the stove. When he en-
tered by ono door Schmidt went out
al another. Reed followed him ont
into lie yard and asked him il Ills
name was Schmidt. He said ii was.
ana then Reed asked him what he
was running for. He said nothing.
They went back into The house. and
everything appeared 10 so aione
smoothly until saturday night last.
\ On Saturday night Reed and
Schmidt slept in the same bed, while
Mrs. Reed made 4 bed on The floor in
iic same room for herself. Reed
4 wanted his wife To make his bed mp
stairs. but She refused. saying that
( they did moi have enough Of bed
clothing. Sometime during The night
Schmidt raised upi bed. Reed asked
him what was the matter. 10 which
Schmidt madeno reply. bnt laid down
again. This occurred several times.
Finally schmidt declared that lac was
bound TO get up. If he died for il, or,
as one report says. IL he had to Kill
some one. Reed and he clinched bul
separated and Reed went Out Of doors.
seized an AK. came back. and struck
Schmidt on the right temple, making
a wound which caused his death about
Z three O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
q Coroner Lyon proceeded 10 the
place on Monday and empaneIled a
jury. consisting of VIM. Mocrshel.
Phillip Geigcr. and i. aioershel, Jr..
and examined several witnesses
4 Mrs. Reed testified that she was
/ sleeping on the floor: was about hall
4 asleep: heard the fuss and got up
/ schmidt was standing on the floor by
4 the side of the bed when Reed came
in he jumped into bed again lie raised
up and struck al Reed. and Reed
struck al him; there was only dim
know what kind of instrument
Schmidt was struck with or whether
the blow was what caused his death.
Taylor Barton testified thai he was
asleep up stairs that Reed and his
/ wife came UP and awakened him, and
Reed told him that he had nearly
J Killed a man and wanted himto come
down and sec if he could do ANY,
4 thing for him: he procured some
medicine from Amana, which did not
\ do amy good. and then he Went up to
( oxford and got doctor: when the
! doctor came lie said il was bad case
\ the man was inscnsiblc. and died
4 about three O'Clock in the afternoon.
4 Several other witnesses were exam
incd, but their testimony was merely
(, corioborative of that Of Barton.
4 The jury returned a verdict that
said Schmidt came to his death by
4 wounds on the right temple, caused
| by d blunt Instrument in the hands OF
Charles Reed
q Reed was brought 10 town ON Mon.
day evening and lodged in Jail to
await a preliminary examination
which takes place this afternoon
lwhen ii is expected that The facts IN
4 The case will be fully elected.
Schmidt is supposed TO have lived
4 in Chicago. as he directed his letter.
to drug firm there. JIG also rcceiv.
ed letters from a sister in Chicago.
The contractor on the road say;
that Reed is an industrious. steady
and hard working man, and we mn
j. dcfstand that his wife says he ever
denied himself many necessarics il
order that she should not want fol
anything. We also understand tina
Reed intended going to Ottumwa il
II few days. or az soon as they collect
ed means enough.