Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-22
Shot to Death on Board Their Train. TWO Miles Wes

City---Bodies Mntilated.

brought to this city and placed In the
undertaking parlors of H. E. simkins.
1t was between and o'clock w.aen the
train reached this city, for the trip east
had been made slowly in order that
complete and thorough search could be
made
WHERE MURDER OCCURRED.
The scene OF the double tragedy was
coal car, which was filled with steel, to
be used on the companys property. The
murderers We're evidently stealing
ride in the car, when the brakemen
found them and ordered them to leave
the train. A quarrel undoubtedly ensued
and the result was that both the brake
men were shot down in cold blood. It
is thought by the trainmen and others
who have investigated the circumstan-
ces, also by Mr.. James Wilson, Of this
city, a brother of one of the murdered
fmen that there was one man who did
the shooting.
There We're three men in the car-that
is known, for their forms We're dis
cerned in the moon light by North
western track walker who was within
short distance of the train when 1t
/ passed him, just short distance of
where the crime was committed
The track walker saw the three
tranlps and also the two brakemen as
the train passed the point where he was
stationed. The men. he says, stere sit
ting on the side of the car, and in the
same car were the two brakemen. The
coal car was situated in about the mid
die of the train, and neither Of the fatal
shots was heard by either the conductor
or engine crew. The track walker, how
ever, heard three of the shots and saw
the flash of the revolvers. One shot. he
says, was fired alone, and few seconds
afterwards he heard two more in rapid
succession.
THROW BODIES BETWEEN THE
CARS.
After the terrible deed was accom-
lplished the murderers, probably with
the intention of hiding their crime, 1t is
supposed pitched the bodies headlona
between the carsso that they would fall
under the wheels of the moving train
and destroy what evidences there might
be of murder. This is almost known
tfact, to substantiate which there is
some very convincing proof.
THE BLOODY HAND.
The imprint of bloody hand wa,
found on the box car coupled onto tn,
coal car in which the crime was com,
lnitted. The print is about as high un
on the car as the murderer would stand
to steady himself while assisting in lift.
ing the dead bodies over. preparatory
TO dropping them. On the edge of the
car and on the end where the bodies
We're dropped, are other evidences, both
the sides of the car and the end being
covered with blood. AS Matthews BODY
was dropped ii was literally cut and
ground to pieces. having been rolled
over and over under the wheels Bits of
the lower trunk and limbs were found
strewn along for several car lengths.
The body of Wilson Jared little better.
as it was not nearly so badly nangled.
In the car are evidences of a struggle
and two battered bullets from the re-
volver of the assassin We're found on
the floor of the car. They were fat
tened somewhat, but the caliber was
ascertained to be forty-fve. One
empty shell, a forty-five and evidently
from a Colts revolver was found also.
An impression of the hand was taken
today and Will be kept for proof and
Identification, providing a capture OF
the murderers is made.
SEES THREE MEN.
Conductor Fickas saw three men
walking alongside his train as it pulled
out of this city at the second street
|crossng. The men. he thinks, were the
ones who We're implicated in the crime.
for he thought at the time that they
would probably board his train. One
|of the men he is sure he can identify.
ably 200 pounds; tall and with three
Tor four weeks growth of beard on his
face. He wore a.dark slouch hat.
With him were two o1her men, Of
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