Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11

Particulars Of the Tragedy in Detail
With a Description Of the
Victim.
Who is Charles Towner or Tower.
who claims to be from Marshalltown?
Is he known here and has he relatives
residing in the city at present? These
are questions that Monmouth. ILL.,, off,
Gals would like answered. as there
one Frank Towner, or Tower. lies in a
morgue, awaiting word from relatives
supposed to live here. City Marshal
Jones is in receipt OF telegram from
Marshal Holiday, asking him OF the
Whereabouts of relatives, and il such a
man is known here, but careful in
vestigation fails to throw any light on
the subject.
Whoever the man is. whether his
name be Towner or Tower, he was the
victim Of foul play at Monmouth. He
was visiously assaulted. 1t Is thought,
and died as the result OF his injuries.
The Monmouth Evening Gazette tells
the story Of the crime as follows:
"A man with his head and face man
gled and covered with blood was the
frightful object discovered by Jack
Ccons along the c., B. & Q. railroad
track this morning. Coons lives on.
Sunny Lane, just south OF the @
tracks. Shortly after this morning he
started up the track to the passenger
depot. When about half way he heard
means, and looking about. discovered
the injured man lying in the meadow
south of the tracks about forty feet
from the rails. He went to the man
and finding him still alive, rushed on to
the depot and telephoned for the pa
troll and a physician.
THE man was possibly struck by
some train and certainly received q
hard blow. being knocked over hedge
fence and forty feet from the rails. The
accident had probably happened sew
eral hours before he was found, as the
blood had dried about the wounds.
These facts led many to think that No.
s. the fast mail east at 10:42 p. M, had
hit him. s. XII II IS. Il. NJ
When the patrol arrived he was able
to crawl onto the stretcher. He was
taken to the police station, where Drs.
Ebersole and Burtnette dressed his
wounds. The mans injuries are terri
BILE and the physicians say he will die.
Death may result in a few hours or he
may live for a couple Of days. His
| Jaws are broken, there is an ugly cut
above the right eye and another deep
one three inches long on the side of his
Il ~ Il 1x, clrt s11 a al or
4 cracked.
While his wounds were being
dressed he was questioned as to his
identity, etc. He said his name Was
Charles Towner. or possibly Tower, md
that his home was in Marshalltown. He
claimed he wac riding the bumpers Of q
freight and Jumped off. He said the ac-
cident occurred last night before mid-
might. near 10 o'clock he thought.
.Towner is apparently about thirty
years of age. His hair and mustache
are dark. He had on working suit Of
clothes and a soft hat.
investigation by the police since
morning indicate that the man may
have been assaulted, or murdered, as he
lwill doubtless die. Several things con-
jtirm this view OF the matter. The fact
THAT all his injuries are about the head
Imakes 1t unlikely that he was struck b,
4 u train. The injuries were free from
dirt, az they would not have been had
The struck the ground when alightinl
from train. Within twenty feet OF
where he was lying was found fish.
iIplate, used In connecting rails On one
end Of 1t were blood stains. The edge
il.of 1t fits mark on his hat and also fitl
1.-The wound on the back Of his head
There is no clue. however, as to Wit
Icommitted the assault, II such II was
AS the investigation progresses, further
In.ay be learned. however.
Saturdays Gazette says further Of thu
Iaffair:
AT 1915 last night death ended tn
sutferings OF Charles Towner, ii tina
be the name OF the young man who y
Thought to have been Assaulted. Fl,
died at the police station. where he wa
taken Immediately after being found
He grew gradually weaker during tn
| lday and evening and passed away Yer.
quietly.
Meanwhile nothing has been discoy
cred which throws any light on TIL
mystery. All the circumstances con
nected with the matter sustain TIL
lIsheOry OF ASSAULT ana MURDER nelQ o,
the police officials. The nature OF tn
wounds. the fact that they were con
fined to the head and free from dirt o
cinders. the finding Of the iron fish plat
with signs OF blood and which Ats tn
wounds on the head and the mark o.
the hat, all make 1t unlikely that tn
young man was struck by or fell from
train and point clearly to an assault
The identity Of the young man a
wei las the cause Of his injuries iss
mystery. Nothing has been heard fror
Maishalltown, which he said was hi
home town. The following accurate de
s,ription Of him is being sent out b
Marshal Holiday: Height, feet 8,
inchep: weight. l45 pounds: age, abou
80 years; hair. brown, tinged with gray
face, broad and smooth The only 9th
er Identification mark Ia a mole on tn
right eide just below the waist.
From what can be learned the name
OF Towner's relatives here is Wallac,
The police. however, were not able I
find anything definite concerning then
ALMOST a RIOT.
Houohc. X ouche show Ends In no,
aud Arrests Are Made.
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