The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-11-09

SHOOTING ARRAY.
Hubert Bucklander Shot and
Will Probably Die.

! the Rock Island station last night
waiting for the arrival of the soldier
I train, and one of these terminated
seriously and will very likely result
in the death of Hubert Bucklander,
who had no part in the affair.
The platform was crowded with peo-
pie and it was almost impossible to
make way through. There were a
number of boys and young men hav-
ing sport trying to rush through the
crowd here and there, and they were
inclined to be rough about it. They
crowded against young colored fell
low, Walker Reasby. He was ordered
to get out of the way, which he re-
fused to do on account of the great
number of ladies who were being
crowded. He was quietly trying to
get out of the way and refused to
move faster. This caused fuss be-
tween him and "Shorty" Stommel,
who struck Reasby and knocked him
against some of the people in the
crowd. With this a number of other
fellows jumped into the fuss and be-
gan kicking and striking the fellow.
He then made for the side to get away.
Constable Chas. Carr had been
standing in the near vicinity of the
fuss and states that he saw the color
ed fellow when he was struck. He
says that he ran to the side of the
track reached behind to his pocket
drew a gun stepped forward toward
his assailants and fired into the
crowd. He turned and fired second
shot behind him that went down.
With this the fellow jumped off to
the side of the bank ran east to the
second street crossing and then south.
Constable Carr sprang after the fell
low. The crowd interfered with his
movements and the fellow had quite
a start but the constable pursued him
for quite distance before giving up
the chase. He did not have his gun
with him and on that account could
not halt him. There were also some
police officers on the ground but the
crowd was so great and crowded
around so that the officers could do
nothing. When the shot was fired a
young fellow threw his hands to his
chest and cried;"I am shot" Every
one seemed to think he was joking
until he sta1te to fall over when
it was noticed that he surely
had been hit and hurt by the shot.
He was taken out of the crowd and
placed in a buggy and taken to the
city and to the Office of DR.. R. G.
Hoffman who dressed the wound.
The ball entered the left breast above
the nipple and then coursed through
the lung. The wound is serious one
and is likely to cause the death of the
young fellow. His name is Hubert
Bucklander. He is a resident of the
city and is employed in the Rogers
coal mine west of the city. He boards
at the Rogers place, and was taken
there this morning about 5 O'Clock.
He has relatives living in Pella. The
father telephoned to the city this
morning and was informed that the
young man was in precarious con-
dition. He came to the city i'm
mediately and is now at his bedside.
Bucklander is young man who has
always borne a good name. He was
in no way connected with the affair.
Stommel stated that Bucklander had
got the shot that had been intended
for him. Bucklander was to have
been married in few weeks.
Constable Carr after giving up the
chase returned to the city to get
warrants. In the mean time there
had been found at the Rock Island
station a hat had belonged to Reasby.
Carr and chief of police Moore took
the hat and went to Muchakinock to
arrest one Virgil Stepp who was
thought at the time to be the guilty
party. Stepp was found in bed and
in the course or conversation he said
that he could tell whose hat it was
that had been found. He saw the
hat and stated Immediately that it
belonged to Reasby who was after
wards arrested. Both men are now
in jail.
Reasby was seen in the Jail by a
HERALD reporter and he talked quite
freely of the affair but he denies that
he fined any shots. He tells a |
straight forward story, admitting
that he had some trouble in the
crowd and he tells the story in &C
cordance with the above facts with
the exception that he denies the
shooting. He says that some one at
the side of him and on the side of
the bank fire the shots and when
that occurred he started and ran and
was chased. He ran to his home in |
Muchakinock and got horse return
ed to the city for his horse and buggy
that had been left standing at hitch |
rack. He then returned to his home |
where he was arrested this morning.
The wounded man is said to be
resting easy and has been improving.
It is stated that there are chances
for his recovery. " ......
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