Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-27

Tells . Story Of Brutality That
Would Seem to Justify
His Act.
Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo June 27.-sherif Law was
awakened early yesterday, by loud
knocking at his front door. When he
opened the door two men We're standing
l5near it. The youngest and smallest of
the two stepped forward, and in a voice
trembling with agitation asked If hes
was addressing the sheriff. On being
Uniformed that he was, thu man replied:
We'll, I shot a man out on my farm
this morning and I want you to take me
| in custody"
mer living near the village of Denver,
and almost on the line separating
Blackhawk from Bremen county. His
companion was Henry Reinhardt, an
JUNGLE who lives near his, farm. The meg
stepped into the sheriff's house and then
young Besh, who is only about 30 years
Ilof age, told a story of quarrel with
August p. Schmidt, hired man, who
had been working for him since last
January, and how in a fit of anger at
4 the abuse of Schmidt heaped upon hinl-
lsself and his wife he had gone into his
house and procuring a shotgun dis
charged it full in the mans face. He did
Jnot wait to find out the result OF the,
4 shooting, but apprised his uncle at once
4 and came to Waterloo to surrender him
self for the crime
The shooting occurred about o'clock
! in the morning. Mr.. Besh says he awoke
4 about 4 o'clock and arose and began the
morning chores about the farm. They
have several cows to milk. Heswas milk
ling in the barn when the hired man
came out and informed him that he was,
i going to quit working for him and
4 would like to have what wages We're
4 coming to him. Mr.. Besh told Schmidt
that he would pay him as soon as the
milking was done. Schmidt then took a
Ipail and began to milk one Of the cows;
When he had finished he drove the AMI.
j Smal from the barn, and took portion.
Of the milk to feed some kittens the
4 family We're raising. As he gave the
milk to the kittens Schmidt began
4 talking to them.
Poor kittens" he said, you better
drink all you can. because you won'.
4 get much to eat after I'm gone
4 Mr.. Besh heard the remarks and re-.
4 sponded that he guessed he could look
n after the cats without Schmidts help.
q This remark seemed to make the hired
Z man frantic and he began curslng his
4 employer and ended his TRADE by pick
ing up milk stool and throwing 1t at
i Besh's head. The latter lodged the
missile, but could not dodge all the
blows Schmidt delivered at him until
s he had got between his assailant and the
cows which were still in the barn. Mrs
4 Besh heard the noise and rushed from
a the house. When she saw her husband,
who is a small man, and rather frail,
Il being chased and pounded by Schmidt,
Il who is a giant in stature beside him,
4 she began calling on the man to stop
land screamed for help. Schmidt then
d turned on the woman, directing a vile
vocabulary of names at her and kicked
her numerically. at last throwing her.
A out of the barn. While his wife was
a being attacked Besh raRrto the house
and procured his shotgun. Az he came
4 out OF the door of the house Schmidt
a came from the barn, still! kicking and
4 beating the woman. Besh lereled the
i gun and taking deliberate aim at the
4 man fired. The charge struck Schmidt
4 full in the face and staggered him for a
4 moment but his herculean strength and
Il nerve overcome the shock Of the gun
4 wound and ne continued on his way to
the house. Touched at once BY the SER
iousness of his act and with pity for the
wounded man, Mr.. Besh attemted to aid
. him in washing his wounds and asked
if he should for physician. Schmidt
refused to let the manor his wife touch
him, but begged the former piteously to
kill him and put him out of his misery.
Mr.. Besh then hitched up his horse.
and securing Mr.. Reinhardt to accom-
Ipany him. drove to Waterloo. Schmidt
Z proceeded to Denver, where DIR. Ben
nett dressed his wounds. The doctor
a found that the gun was loaded with
bird shot and that it must have been
discharged from quite distance. as
none of the wounds on the face We're
very deep. He found, however. that the
bulk of the charge had entered above
and around the right eye and that some
of the shot We're Embedded so that it
was dangerous to probe for them. The
q face presented the appearance of a
piece of pounded raw beefsteak.
After his wounds We're dressed
n Schmidt also drove to Waterloo and
i before Judge kuhns swore out a war
= rant charging Besh with assault with
}. Intent to commit murder. Besh APP
4 peared before the Justice and waived
j Examination. He was released on So, 900
j bonds, which he gave with Mr.. Rein
= hardt and his father as securities
n The matter will be investigated by
the grand jury in September.
d Catholic Protective Society.
Iowa City, June 27.-The board of di-
rectors and officers of the Roman Catho-
+ lie Mutual Protective Society met here
yesterday, transacting business prelim-
. mary to the meeting of the delegates
today. BY this evening at least 200 dell
egates will be present, the number rep
PRESENTING four, thousand Of the state or