The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-07-10
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Fred Morgan Puts Two Bullets
Into w. ]. Brown.

fatally wounded w. j. Brown Sunday
morning about one thirty O'Clock
Morgan has been arrested and Brown
lies at his home on North g street ir
a precarious condition. Morgan il
said to have done the shooting In
self defense and Brown says that the
shooting was wholly unprovoked
Fred Morgan was married to Del
Turner Saturday afternoon BY
Elder Guthrie. He furnished some
entertainment for his immediate
acquaintances in the evening at q
place in the south part of town and
he and his wife we're in attendance
at the party. They started for the
parental Hank" Turner home west
of the brewery about one O'Clock.
Mrs Morgan,s Story
The wife says that she was afraid
to 60 along this street because Mr..
Brown had threatened her repeatedly
and only week ago had told her
that If she and Morgan were married
he would shoot both of them. On
account of being afraid of being at
tackled from behind the trees along
the way Mrs. Morgan suggested that
they take the middle of the road
which they did. They were near the
residence of Gus Nehring on North
G street when, as Mrs. Morgan states
it, Brown suddenly appeared from
the side of the street. She says that
he came right out to her and said
"Where have you been?" She re-
piled. "That does not matter to you
and you bad better let us alone now
or you will get into trouble. Do not
bother US or Morgan will shoot you"
"Oh, / guess not" said Brown and
with that Mrs. Morgan states he
drew a revolver and fired at ner. She
was then standing in front of Morgan
but as Brown shot she stepped aside
and told Morgan to shoot which he
did and two thirty eight calibre balls
found place in Browns anatomy.
With that Mrs. Morgan states that
another man came toward them from
the side of the street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan went to ihe Turner home
where the wife was quite i'll over the
shock for some time. Morgan went
into the south part of the city where
he was arrested after a couple of
hours by Officers Black and Hoffman
and placed in the Jail
Morgan IL Mum
Morgan was seen at the Jail by
HERALD representative but he had
been seen by an attorney and would
not talk other than to cay that the
shooting was in self defense and
that several shots were exchanged
between the two. Mrs, Morgan thinks
that four or elk shots were exchanged.
August Nehring, of the Iowa Central,
was awakened by the firing and the
groans of the man who was hit. He
heard two ehots and thinks that he
was awakened by shot. Other
neighbors state that there were be-
tween three and four shots fred.
Brown was taken to his home by
the assistance of his wife who was
with him and medical assistance
call d. Doctors Homer, True and
Gone responded. They found that
one of the balls had struck Mr.. Brown
in the left shoulder and another in
the left side. 1t is serious wound
and the extent of its danger cannot
now be estimated. 1t may cause
death in very short time and it may
not be boIbrrsome If the intestines
have not been cut.
Browns Story
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown tell story
that is greatly at variance with that
told by Mrs. Morgan. They say
that they had been in the west part
of the city delivering goods for the
Eclipse Furnishing company of Des
Moines. Mrs. Brown had overlooked
a customer and she and her husband
were on their way back from the
Miller residence where they had left
the "art square" and had gone to
get the property for the neglected
customer. Mr.. Brown has been quite
i'll for a number of months and he
was walking out with Mrs. Brown as
company for her and for the benefit
of the walk. Mr.. Brown says that
they were coming along on G street,
both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown state that
the time was about midnight,-and
came upon Morgan and his wife. Mr..
Brown states positively that he had
no gun and fred no shot. He says
that Morgan fred the first time at
Mrs. Brown and that the ball struck
him In the shoulder. He says that
the second shot was also aimed at
Mrs. Brown and that had he not
swung himself In the direction of the
man that Mrs. Brown would have
been hit. He got the bali intended
for her. Brown states that he had
but q passing acquaintance with
Morgan and had never had any
trouble with him.