Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-27
DAVl S GI0N[RA|[D
.Corrsctienville Young Man Who
Killed Wild West Show.
man 10 Discharged.
The coroner's Jury Finds That
He Was justified In Shoot.
inf Sullivan.
Further Particulars q the Thrill.
inG Episode -..M aior Lille
Makes Statement.

commands to his tent men, roustab bouts |
Arabs, Indians and rough riders, all |
armed and swearing vengeance, were |
obeyed.
The coroner's inquest was completed |
shortly before noon and as no request
had come from Pawnee Bill, represent
alive Of his outfit or relative of Sulli-
van to hold Cave on warrant for ar
rest, Sheriff Jackson and Jailer Kregel
promptly released him.
The memory Of the wild night will
never fade from the Correctionville
mans mind-the desperate run in the
darkness with shouting, grotesque|
mob of salowmen at his heels who
would have mauled him, perhaps killed.
him, If he had been caught; the mo-
ment face to face with the armed men,
yelling and gesticulating in the dim
lamp glare Of q hotel Office, the sound
of his own shot, the thud of Sullivan's|
body and the desperate moments in the
upper room Of the Petty hotel, with a
bowling mob Of rough men of many ma
tons surrounding the building and
threatening to burn it and to shoot him
on sight. 1t is like a bad dream. He has
felt no prick Of conscience, for 1t was his
life or theirs. and yet Cave wishes 1t had
never happened.
It all came about because Cave dis
armed a companion Of gun when the
companion became noisy at the train
on which the Pawnee Bill show had
been loaded and which was ready to-
start for Missouri Valley. where it gave
an exhibition Monday. 1t was after mid
night Saturday night. Cave and Ed II.
White of Correctionville. who had been
appointed special policeman by Mayor
Randolph to watch the showmen and
had orders to stay UP until after mid
night to see that no trouble occurred be-
fore the show left town, started for the
tracks to see that all wae well. It was
starlight and pleasant night and Cave
went out OF curiosity to see the last of
the show aggregation. They were Joined
by aJck Varney, q telephone linemen of
Ida Grove, and they soon saw that he
had been drinking. He learned that
White had been empowered to arm him
self with revolver, and asked to see
the gun.
White realized that Varney was par
TALLY intoxicated and refused to let
Varney have the revolver, but varney
by a quick grab got it and looked it
over. 1t was big 3S-caliber, blue steel
Colt. Varney did not return It to White
but poked it into his own pocket. Later
White demanded it and there was loud
talk by Varney about gun. Cave
reached into Varney's pocket, pulled out
the revolver and thrust it into his hip
pocket, pulling his sweater down over It.
The talk Of the,gun was heard by some
OF the show people and some raised the
cry of Hey. Rube," rallying slogan Of
circus men for years. More than one
man has heard that cry as death
warning. Instantly men came swarming
from all parts Of the train. Stragglers
of the show came running from the
4 town. On Officer Whites advice Cave,
with the gun, took to his heels in the
darkness with the showmen yelling at
ter him two or three hundred strong.
/ Whoop Of Arab mingled with the hoarse
yells of canvasmen, shrill note of MeN-
can greaser with the Hey, RUDE of
the roustabouts, delighted at the pros
pect of scrimmage.
4 Cave won the state championship for
running at Grinnell last year and he
gave all pursuers the slip. After a
! quarter mile he turned into Hotel Pet
4 ty, dashed thru the office and turned
into the dining room to slam the door
shut and bar It,. But Charles Moore
private coachman for Pawnee Bill, was
too quick for him and held the door
open. Instantly he was covered with
Caves revolver and stopped. Sullivan
dnucked under Moore's arm to grab
i Caves leg and Cave fired. the bullet
penetrating the skull, passing thru the
1,ru In RI t6r,1 IL,
bone.
Sullivan fell dead and Cave turned
and fed with forty furious showmen al
his heels.
Thru the kitchen. up the stairway
and into bedroom he ran and barred
4 the door. Deputy Sheriff Thompson
made his way thru the crowd with
White and Joined Cave, the latter al
most shooting Thompson for pursuer
before recognizing him. The three
barricaded the door and shouted down
that the first man to come up stairs
would be shot.
Outside the hotel showmen with re-
volvers and and wholesalers swore
vengeance. Hang him" and BURN
4 the cuss out" were the choits.
y Every moment the situation became
moe critical. when Pawnee; Bill ap-
peared and ordered his men away. II
was wonderful how well they obeyed
Three men lying in ambush with rifles
disregarded the order at first, waiting
for Cave to show his head. They wegk
discovered and driven back to the
train. Soon the train pulled out an6
1 the mob Of citizens which had as
sembled. ready to do battle with the
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