Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
GET NEGRO
AND GUN.
colored Man, Wanted for
Shooting a White Man,
Nabbed in Ottumwa.
OCCURRED AT HITEMAN
Taken Back to Albia-Prisone Details
to Courier Reporter the circum-
stances Attending the shootins-Is
a Bad Looking Man.

[ From Mondays DaiIy.l
George Johnson, a negro, was ar
rested shortly after o'clock this
morning by Captain Peter Gallagher,
Officers Noah and Pack, upon request
of Abba officials. johnson is wanted
upon the charge of shooting man at
Hiteman, over an altercation which is
alleged to have started over a crap
game. The shooting took place some
time during yesterday afternoon. and
it has not been learned If it was fatal
or not. Johnson does not know the
name of the man whom he is alleged
to have shot. Sheriff Doner, of Abba,
came down on No.10 at noon, and took
the negro back to Abba where he will
have his. preliminary hearing.
Had Big Revolver.
When Johnson was taken into custo-
dy, he had 45 calibre revolver on his
person, and said 1t was the gun with
which he had done the work. He was
picked up in. Maloney's saloon and
submitted to arrest without any trou-
BILE.
Interviewed in Jail.
He was seen in jail by a Courier
representative to whom he detailed
the story of the trouble yesterday.
Johnson said his home was in the
Cherokee nation. and that he was a
half Indian, his mother being a full
blooded Cherokee. He said he had
only been in Hiteman about two
months. He said he was miner, but
did not belong to the Union and could
not get any work at Hiteman. He
claimed he stayed around there work.
ing outside of the mines whenever he
got a chance. He said yesterday af
ternoon crowd Of whites and blacks
were playing Craps" in { field near
Hiteman, when the man whom he is
charged with shooting grabbed his
money and started to run. Johnson
says he caught the man and took the
money away from him, and that the
matter was settled for the time being
Finally. johnson says outsiders start.
ed trouble again, and he and the white
man clinched. He says he struck the
white man over the head with his re
volver, telling him to the ground He
claims that when the blow was struck
his revolver was discharged, but that
the shot did not strike the white man
| Johnson says he at once left Hite
man and walked to Tower 80. He
said he was afraid some of the people
might hurt him if he stayed at Hite
man. After he had reached Hiteman
No. 4 had pulled through, and he con
cluded to walk to Abba. He said he
had gotten but short distance from
the tower, when he saw two men arm
ed with guns looking for him. He
says he ran down the side of the TRACK
and hid under small bush until the
men passed. Shortly afterwards these
men, met two women, and the lattel
discovered Johnson. The men ther
started after him, but Johnson says
he again ran into the woods and go
away from the men and made his wa,
to Abba. He caught No. IA out o
that place, and came on into Ottumwa
He arrived here at 12:45 a. m. anl
put in the time around differen
'joints" until he was arrested about
to'clock.
Bad Looking Man.
Johnson Is a wicked looking custo
mer. He is about 40 years of age, ,ant
weighs about 237 pounds. He is 81.
feet, three inches in height.