Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03
TOWN MARSHAL SHOT.
Desperate Gang of Horse Traders
dulge in Cowboy Tactics.

dulge in Cowboy Tactics.
Lake View, Aug. 3.-Jack Nelse
alias Dead Shot Jack" the ho1
trader who shot and probably fata
wounded Marshal Teeple, as report
in these dispatches yesterday, was ca
tured last evening about o'clock.
was caught near Early and was talk
to the Sac City Jail to prevent lyme
ing. The officers also arrested a
OF Nelson's and two women, who ira
eled in covered wagons.
From further particulars of Il
quarrel which led up to the shootin
it seems that Nelson had traded hor
es with man by the name OF Brow
agreeing to pay difference of $40 {
the trade. but when asked for IL
money Nelson began abusing Brow
and whipped out revolver and, f1ou.
ishing it, said:
II am 'Dead-shot jack and I ain
| afraid of no o----!"
Brown, being a man of powerf
build, rushed upon him and had nee
| ly wrested the gun from Nelson VIII
bystander, stepping in, tried to SCI
rate them. Brown protested vigorol
ly, eHclaiming:
"For Gods sake, don't separate L.
for he'll shoot mel"
Hardly had the words been uttere,
when Nelson, breaking away, turnet
the weapon on Brown, shooting thre
times, one shot hitting Browns ankle
another his arm and the third sho
lodged in door across the street Mel
son mounted his saddled horse, nea
by, with gun in hand, and coolly load
ing it declared, with an oath, that n,
officers could take him.
During the early part of the affai
some one went in quest of Offic,
Adam Teeple, who, arriving on Il
scene, proceeded to place Nelson und,
arrest. During an exchange of wor,
between them, Robert Trainor slippe
up behind Nelson, on the side OPT
site Teeple, and grabbed the weap,
with the intent of wrestling it fl
Nelson's hand. but Nelson, spur
his horse, made the animal buck !.
| hold on the revolver.
Instantly Nelson shot at Trainot
hitting him in the left temple. the bul
let passing under the skin, and out a
| the back of the head. Turning imme
diately to the right, and with tn,
muzzle of the revolver almost agains
Teeple's face, he fired again, the. hal
entering below the left eye and pass
ing through the nasal canal, over tn,
palate and out in front of the righ-
| ear.
With his hands to his head, Teepl
ran into a livery stable, Nelson fo
lowed on horseback, and snapped h
revolver u second time. hut the car
fridge failed to explode. Wheelil
around and spurring his hs,tri.sss-ttit s,tri.sss II. ~
town, he fed, bearing il, ii
| country.
Soon determined men in every avai
able kind rof conveyance and OIL hors
hack were following him, in their ca,
Ierness' to catch the fleeing wretci
| Nelson's horse, NOT being of much a,
\ eount,S soon gave out. Leaving it
1.-THE road he fled into the cornfiel6
/ where he was surrounded by an ang
! mob OF men. Some ventured into ii
tcorm after him, but the storm dro,
his pursuers hack to town for shelte
Search was again resumed Tuesd,
! morning. and nearly every man
town had a shotgun or rifle, takii
part in the hunt.
Drs. w. j. Findley. of Sac City, al
e. E. Speaker, of Lake View, attend,
the wounded men. The wounds
Brown and Trainor are slight in I
tre, as compared to those of Teep
although the latter's condition is II
considered as being necessarily fat
unless blood poisoning should set
Mr.. Teeple is resting as we'll as cou
be expected, considering the nature
his wounds.
Sheriff Beattie, of Sac City, persc
Tally offered a reward of $10O for
capture of Nelson.