The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

While working in the timber north
east of Mitchellville, Thos Airley was
killed by tree falling on him.
Constable John Ruggenberg of Ev-
ans was shot and fatally injured while
attempting to arrest Roy Leighton,
colored, at the Rock Island depot in
Oskaloosa. Ruggenberg was hit in
the groin, and there is little hope of
| recovery. The tragedy is the out
come OF fight between some white
and colored boys, originating during
charivar at a wedding New Years
night. white boy by the name of
julie Laden was whipped and his
clothes cut by colored boys. A Sec
ond fight ensued Friday, and that
night crowd of twelve battered down
the door of O'Rrien's saloon and pro-
ceeded with rough house. O'Brien,
Bartender Paul Evans and Laden We're
all knocked senseless and left lying on
the CORY floor The rest of the crowd
fought until they were tired out and
quit from sheer exhaustion. In at.
tempting to make arrests Ruggenberg
was shot. The crowd then took the
rest OF the warrants away from the
injured officer and skipped out. Sher-
III Crockett. two constables and a pos.
| Sc OF deputies started in pursuit. Eight
of the leaders of the negroes who
! were involved in the trouble were
taken to. Oskaloosa for safe keeping,
/ Special deputy sheriffs were placed on
guard and the saloons closed by Sher
(; iff Cricket.
At West Union a few days ago
Homer NJ Neff, county surveyor and
former county clerk of Fayette county
shot and killed Miss Rose Falb to
whom for several years he has been
paying attention and wounded En-.
mel Sullivan, his rival, and then killed
himself The deed was committed in
the room of Miss Falb at the CONNER.
cial hotel. Sullivan and the girl were
visiting when suddenly Neff appeared
In the doorway firing five shots in
rapid succession. Four of the shots
took effect, two entered the girls
head and one penetrated the right
breast. Sullivan was struck in thu
face, the bullet glancing. He will re-
cover. Then Neff turned off the ligh;
and went across the pa-k to his room
where he deliberately locked the door,
removed the empty shells from his
revolver. reloaded it. turned off the
| light and shot himself in the temple
Death was instantaneous. Neff has
lived in West Union the greater part
OF his life. He was about As years
old. He has borne an excellent repu.
tatlon although considered somewhat
eccentric. For some time he has
! owned and operated in company with
his brother the local electric light
plant. There is little question that
he was prompted to the deed by in
sane jealousy. The girl had seemed
in the past to encourage his suit, but
had wearied Of waiting for him to
get ready to marry her. Sullivan is
member OF a local farm machinery
| firm.
Frank Mcnamara, a single man rs
years old, hau his right arm torn off
in a corn shredder three miles north
OF Belmond. He was taken to town
and received medical attention and is
doing well.
Fire which broke out in the frame
building used as hospital at the
! State Agricultural college at Ames in
fiicted small damage. The flames were
| quickly gotten under control by the
| fire department, which flooded the
building. There was one patient in
| the building at the time the fire broke
out, but he was removed and suffered
apparently no i'll effects. The fire was
caused by defective chimney.
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