Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-29
TIE Guild MURDERS
Particulars Of the TRAGEDY Re.
sultinl in Two Deaths in
Webster County.
Son and Brother Of the Muir.
dered Men Tells Of the
Shooting.
D. c. and Clarence Guild Both
Dead. Their Slayer Claims
Self Defense.

Special to Times Republican,
Stratford, June 29.-D. c. Guild and
his son Clarence, 10 years old, We're shot
and killed yesterday by Oliver Broker,
neighbor. The parties to the affair
are farmers living three miles west of
this place in Webster county. The
weapon with which Bricker did the kill
ing is 12-gauge double barreled shot
gun, which was loaded with No. shot.
Stories differ as to how the shooting
Rricker's story is that he met Guild and
son. Guild pulled revolver and COM
menced firing, and Bricker was hit three
times, on the lip, on the forehead and
| in the arm. All the wounds are slight.
The last shot, I5ricker claims. was fired
| by the boy, Bricker having Knocked
the revolver from Guilds hands when
lie got thru firing, says that his brother
George met him with a shotgun. He
| fired one barrel at the boy, who held a
revolver. The boy fell and as the IA
Their sprang to pick up the pistol
Bricker shot and killed him
Charles Guild, the younger son OF the
dead man, tells different story. He
says that in the morning when his ia
/ Their arose he found his fence cut and
about forty head of cattle in his corn.
| He met Ollie Bricker. He accused him
of having cut the fence ana in scrap
which followed Ollie got the worst of it
and left for his home. In the after
y noon about half past ! Mr.. Guild and
= his sons Clarence and Charles started
out to look for their cattle. When close
z to Bricker's Mr.. Guild told his son
Il Charles to go back home and pillow corn
q which the boy did. He had only adj
;. vanced a few steps when he heard thu
report OF a gun. Looking back he saw
Ollie Bricker advancing towards his ia
Their, firing a revolver at him as he went
George Bricker followed him closely
with double barreled shotgun. Wher
about forty feet from Clarence Guild
George fired the gun, killing him in
stantly. He then handed the gun to hi:
}. brother Ollie, who at once fired the re
Imaining barrel at the father. C. A
Guild who was also instantly killed ant
( fell across the body of his son Clarence
t This is the story of the boy
Il The scene of the ARRAY was only few
b hundred yards from Guilds home. Mrs
4 Guild heard the shooting and rushed t
!. the spot, only to come upon the dea'
e bodies of her son and husband. Sh
carefully took off her apron which sh
I wore and wrapped 1T about her dea
h husbands head. She was later takel
e Rome in a dazed condition where sh
still lies in serious condition from tn
nervous shock.
Guild was well-to-do farmer,
years of age He leaves wife and egh
children. the oldest IL, and the young
: est baby in its mothers arms.
No attempt is made by the Brickers t
= deny the shooting. The murder is tn
= result of a long neighborhood feud owe
Il land deal. Last fall Guild was shot a
y from bush while driving along heav
lily wooded road, and his heavy fur Goa
and wagon box We're riddled with bull
lets. Guild accused Oliver Bricker @
:. the shooting and caused his arrest. bu
y the grand jury failed to return an in
dictment at the last session.
: The revolver used by Guild was IS
caliber Smith & Wesson. Four of tn
five chambers are empty.
Oliver Bricker's bonds are fixed q
III $4,000 and Georges at $4,000.