Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-19

diSSolute man who married woman
of his kind. The reason given by Glenn
ons for his attack on Burghduff was q
fanced insult to his Wife. The actual
trouble began last Saturday night when
a number of people among whom was
Clemens were members of ksg party.
Berghduff happened by and stopped for
a moment. Clemens accused Burghduff
of having come to his house sometime
previously in the middle of the night
when he was away and attempting to
gain an entrance. He said that a the
time Mrs. Clemens had failed to recog-
nize him bur had later pointed him out
as the intruder. Berghduff deni+d the
charge and attempted explanations.
Trouble was prevented that night, but
Clemens told Burghduff that he was
satisfied tina. he was the man and that
he would kill him inside of week.
Burghduff is said to have told some of
his associates that he could explain the
matter to Mel" that he knew the party
who had been at Clemons' house and
would make him straighten ii up" The
matter was apparently dropped. Mon
day night however. Clemens came from
his home past the Urion hotel and adj
dressing one Of his helpers on the sec
tion, o. C. Quiet, of Lisoomb. asked
him to walk up town with him. QUIET
accompanied him.
They stopped at a store and Clemens
got check casfed. From there Clemens
went to the hardware store of Mayor IL.
c. Chaplin. He told Chaplin that he
meant to kill Burghduff that right ars
was argued with by the mayor, who adj
1,l ~.
however. that the mayor said go and
lick him. He left the store walked a
short distance down the street, turned
and walked hack to where Burghduff
was sitting on goods box. You are
the am after" he said
and struck Burghduff with the weapon
he had hitherto concealed. Again and
again he struck. Berghduff sank to the
ground Clemens cursed and kicked
him in the head. Charley Middleton
who had been paralyzed with astonish-
ment up to this time,struck the MUIR
derer with his fist and grappled with
him. The marshal took him In charge
and he was taken to the hardware store
of the mayor TO whom he had lately
| avowed his murderous intention. AS he
stood there he repeated over and over,
81 didn't mean to hurt the
] only meant to kill him. He struck me
first" he said. II simply defended my
self" addressing Middleton, who had
been an eyewitness. He struck me
first, didn't he. Charley?" Struck YOU
| first? No! He never made motion, yor
| living I'll kill you my
self" shouted Middleton, who made 9
rush to put his threat into execution, but
was dragged back.
Outside on the cement sidewalk the
body of Will Burghduff lay with the
blood gushing from his wounds so thai
grewsome tracks were made to the doc
tors office as the victim was carried in
side.
Outside the store an angry and excited
crowd was gathering. The mayor or
| dered the marshal to take his prisoner
to the jail with all possible dispatch. A
Marshal Lepley and Constable Dillol
appeared with their prisoner the mol
crowded In. Deb Burghduff. Willis ia
Their, and Wesley Cox, his uncle, made I
dash 10 seize him. The officers Tough
them of. AS the excited crowd pushe,
in on Clemens and his protectors voic
screamed out of the mob. Hang him
XIII him!" and another dash was mad
for him. Cooler and more leysi-heade
citizens threw themselves between tn