Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-22

ceased leaves two sisters ard three
brothers. One sister, Mrs. Josephine
Ballinger, resides in this city at the
parental home, as does also younger
brother, Mr.. James Wilson, q we'll
known young man of the city. The
other sister, Mrs. Charles Houck, lives
in Washington, Iowa, while w. H. Will
son, a former G. G.. w. conductor, re-
sides in Vinton, where he Is employed
as conductor on the b., C. r. & NJ;
and the other, T. w. Wilson, lives in
Chicago, and Is a switchman In the
Lake Shore yards. w. n. Wilson ar
rives in the city this evening and T. w.
Wilson will be here tomorrow morning,
both having been informed by tele-
graph of the terrible affair this morn
ing.
Mrs. Wilson, wife Of the murdered
man, arrived this morning at 9:2O
o'clock from Oelwein. She did not
know of her husbands death until she
was informed by her relatives here.
She had been informed that he had been
injured, but the terrible truth had not
been made known to her. When she
| was informed of the facts she nearly
collapsed and Is now Frustrated at the
home of her father-in-law.
/ Mr.. James Wilson says regarding the
affair that he has good reason to be-
Ilieve, in his own mind, that the man
| who shot his brother was not the one
| engaged with him in scuffle. John,
said Mr.. Wilson, was most powerful
| man, and doubt If there are any two
men who could worst him in fair
struggle. The man who shot him was
an outsider / am confident, for he
would have never allowed the one with
whom he was quarreling to get the
drop on him"
Wilson'S wound that caused. undoubt-
eddy, his instant death was from bull
let sent squarely into the brain from
1.-THE top of the head. A hole large
Ienough to lay the ends of two fingers
lin was made by the large calibre ball
and it is impossible for him to ever
have known what happened after that
wound was received Another bullet
struck him under the left shoulder,
land passed entirely through the Shout
| DER coming out back of the left arm.
Wilson was mutilated but very little in
being thrown from the train, and it is
likely that he fell In such a manner as
Ito clear the trucks and wheels with the
/
| taken off above the ankle.
Matthews, the other murdered man.
| is about 80 or 81 years of age and is
resident of Des Moines, married and
with a wife and two small children. His
4 mother lives in Newton. He has been
in the service of the company number
\ of years Either of the two shots that
were sired into his body would have
been fatal, and he. as was the case of
4 Wilson, probably never realized any
thing after the weapon was fired the
first time. One shot was fired at very
Il close range, only a few inches probably.
/ as the forehead and nose are badly
/ powder burned. The ball entered di-
l.rectly in the center of the forehead. An
1 other shot struck him in the left breast.
a few inches above and to the left of
the heart, and came out at the neck
4 Still another entered the back, under
i the shoulder.
When he was mercilessly thrown un-
der the moving train the right leg of the
unfortunate was ground to pieces. The
| wheels passed over the lower part of
/ the trunk, allowing the entrails to
4 emerge from the body. From the hip
4 to point a little above the knee the
4 leg was severed and again to a point a
little below the knee. The left leg was
Il crushed at the ankle and was cut in two
i between the knee and the hip.
4 Both men We're nice looking. Wilson
/ was the heavier of the two. and would
have weighed about 10 pounds. He
4 Wore a heavy red moustache. and was
i slightly bald. Matthews was man of
! about $50 pounds in weight, and wore a
dark brown moustache.
/ Wilson was member of the B. of r.
| T., the division of Oelwein, and was
secretary of that body. He was also a
member of the Knights of Pythias, car
Trying life insurance in both orders. 1t
| is not known whether Mr.. Matthews
was member of any secret order or
not. The remains of Matthews will be
1 sent this evening to his home in Des
Moines.
WIFE'S PROPHETIC CAUTION.
A peculiar incident in connection with
| the tragedy was made known when
Mrs. Wilson arrived from Oelwein this
morning. She said that on Monday, at
| the dinner table, she and her husband
| We're speaking of the number of tramps
| that We're beating their way on the
| freight trains at the present time. Mr..
| Wilson spoke of how bold they We're be-
coming, and what trouble some of the
trainmen We're having with them. When
Mrs. Wilson kissed her husband good
bye, almost the last words spoken to
him We're Whatever you do, John. look
out for the tramps."
The railroad company's detective, Mr.
Clarey. of Dubuque. who passed
through the city Monday night at 10:40
en- route to ST. Paul on business. was
wired and dispatched to this city to as
slst the sheriff and the officers in OBJ
| tanning clues as to the identity of the
murderers. He arrived from the east
at $50 this morning.
Division Superintendent j. Burlingett,
of Des Mones. arrived at 1886 O'Clock
and is looking the ground over. He is
sued bulletin by wire this morning to
all conductors and trainmen, to watch
out for tramps, to inspect every man
found on the trains or in any railroad
yards, and to report to nearest officers.
THE INQUEST.
The arrangements for the coroner's
inauests have not yet been definitely
4 perfected. although it is quite possible
that they will be held this evening. 1t
is also possible that the matter will be