The Oskaloosa herald., 1899-12-21
ATTEMPTED HOLD UPIFIVE ARE BURNED
Marion Thompson Shot by a
Couple of Highwaymen.

Marion Thompson, No. iii First
Avenue west was shot and seriously
hurt last evening by couple of fell
lows who attempted to hold him up
and rob him.
Thompson had eaten his supper
and started for the city TO draw some
money of Ed Howard with whom he
is employed in the Howard mine west
of the city. He came east on First
Avenue and nearing the Iowa Gen.
trail crossing he noticed a couple of
men standing at the west end of the
old Louie Frank cigar shop. One of
the fellows was jumping up and down
and about as if to warm himself, and
as Thompson came up with them the
man jumped out in front of him and
said determinedly, throw up your
hands, Thompson did not obey the
command for he was too much sur
prised. He stopped and his hands
remained in his pockets. Both of the
men commenced shooting at him i'm
mediately and fired four shots at him.
The little fellow who had addressed
him did not hit him but the fellow at
the side was a better shot and he
shot him two times. One ball enter
ed the right elbow, coursed through
the arm and lodged just under the
skin of the fore arm. The second
shot took effect in the left leg enter
ing on the inside and lodging down
toward the knee. Thompson turned
and run after the second shot and
ran into the residence of Joseph
Fisher at the corner of First Avenue
and G. street. Doctor Hinton took
him from this place to his home where
the wounds were cared for.
The attempted hold up was bold
beyond the usual run of such crimes
The place where the deed was done
was about twenty feet from the Gem
trail tracks and in the full glare of
the electric light that over hangs the
crossing. 1t was about fifteen minutes
before the arrival of the evening
passenger, and there was quite ID
crowd of people at the station There
were two men on the crossing at the
time of the shooting, and one Of these
F. M. Helm plainly saw the flash of
the guns as they were fired.
When Thompson ran west the two
fellows ran south on the track and
were soon lost in the cars of the
yards. They were followed by the
police but no trace of them could be
found last evening. Mr.. Thompson
is sure that he would be able to
identify the smaller of the men the
one who ordered him him to put his
hands up. He states that he was a
small fellow and mere boy not over
twenty two years of age. The other
man was hevier and darker and had
bundle under his arm but he man
aged to do effective shooting
Thompson is man about forty. five
years of age and has a wife and
family. He is quite we'll known in
the city having been employed abou'
the mines near the city for a number
of years. He has been resting today
as easily as could be expected under
the circumstances. The wound in
his arm is the worst and gives him
considerable pain. The wound in the
thigh is not at all serious and will
soon be healed.
The fellows evidently shot to kill
and that Thompson escaped their
shots with no more serious, injury
than he did is little less than mir
acle.
DIR. Hinton, who is in charge of the
case, removed the balls this morning.
They were lying quite close to the
outer skin and were easily taken out
There has been one arrest make by
the police. Thompson filed an in
formation in the Mayors court and
a warrant was issued and "Sel" or
Monroe Wilson was arrested by Con-
stable Chas. Carr and placed in the
court house jail to await. develop
ments.