Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-12

following statement was Obtained:
Marx denied that he had mace any
improper advances to the young lady;
that he did put his arms around her
and kissed her, as he had many times
before; that he was very fond OF her,
and looked upon her as a mere school
girl" She is only IA years old.
Since the night of the tragedy
bag of straw, in which was bottle
OF coal oil, was found in MARKS yard,
and a short distance away, where one
of the buggies was tied on the night I
of the shooting, rags saturated with
coal oil were found. Whether Taylor
and his whitecap associates had the
articles there on the night Of the
fatal shooting is not substantiated by
evidence.
Immediately after the shooting
Marx went to the home of his neighbOr |
and informed him Of what he had done. !
He said he was of the opinion that
the men who attempted to assault him
were robbers, and he did not know |
better until he returned to his home, |
accompanied by Mr.. Griffith. Marx I
then Immediately went for a doctor
and did everything possible for the
wounded. Young Hef1in seemed very
friendly to Marx after the shooting,
but Mr.. Stiff refused even to speak to
him when Marx babe him good-by.
Before being taken to the steamer
Stiff stated that die did not regret
their condition so much as that of hav-
ing failed to accomplish what they
came for. He further stated that he
was not in a condition to go oyer the
whole story, but said it was their in
tention to say nothing about the mat
ter their idea being to make Marx con
| fess and to give him a horsewhipping
and let him go.
son was mortally wounded by Marx,
son was mortally wounded by Marx
has returned home with the body of
the young man. In a talk with a de-
! tective Sheriff Heflin said that he did
not blame Marx, even though his own
son is now dead and he is grief-stricl,-
| en-. The sheriff said to the officer that
| Taylor, who is a third cousin of Miss
| Rose Taylor, caused the tragedy on
| account of his own jealousy and desire
| to prevent Marx from calling on Miss
! Taylor. Sheriff Hef1in said that Marx
! had not been in the habit of saying
| aught against anyone, and that he was
! regarded as young man of unblem-
! ished character.
Public sentiment at one time was
very strong against Marx, but is
! rapidly growing in his favor This
| statement is made on the authority of
! some Of the most prominent citizens
| of Oak Grove and the neighborhoOd
! Almost TO a man they condemn the
| hasty action Of the assauIting party
! Messrs. Taylor, Hefiin and Douglas
Hef1in stated that he had been shot by
! one of his own party.
Ernest Marx of New York, brother
| Of Herbert Marx, and his bOrther-in-
law A. E. Blackmar, an attorney of
that city, arrived at Oak Grove, spent
a night at the home of the common
wealth attorney of Westmoreland Col.
R. ]. Washington, where the whole
affair was discussed. What action
these gentlemen will take has not
| been made public.
The remains OF w. P Taylor, Jr.,
one of the victims of the shooting,
were buried in the cemetery of st.
Peters Episcopal church at Oak
Grove. The remains of William
Heflin, the second to die, will be buried
near his late home, in King George
county.
The condition of James J. Stiff, one
of the victims of the Washington
! tragedy, is unchanged and little hope
is held out for his recovery. Two of
! his brothers, DR. F. w. Stiff of Rich
mond and DR.. J. F. Stiff of Freder-
| icksburg, have been at the hospital
! with him Stiff has not yet heard that
his friend, young Hef1in, is dead, and
frequently inquiries after him.
| During the forenoon the best surg
cons of the hospital including Drs. w
! T. Carr and j: Wesley BOvee, as
Sembled for a consultation as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of performing an opera
ton to remove the bullet. They de-
1t and determined not to perform any
operation, as it might only serve to
hasten the death Of the patient. They
tOok splendid X-ray picture of the
mans neck, showing that the bullet
which entered to the left of what is
commonly known as the Adams aD-
pie, went backward and lodged in the
spinal column almost an inch lower
than the point Of entry. The bullet
appears f1attened in the picture and
several pieces of lead became de-
tached from it during the path back
ward through the muscles of the neck
Young Marx is in hiding. The shoot
ing resulted from several young men ,,
trying to "haze" him-or, at least, to |
dlsclPi"e him cd to Cause him 10
cease his attentions to Miss Taylor,
when they attacked him he shot.