The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-26
MARsHAL's SLAYER MoHBEp.
Jefferson the Scene of a Murder Fol
lowed by Quick Retrbution.

oSiiSFSoH Ine SCene OF MufQer r OIL
lowed by Quick Retribution.
Jefferson, June 3.-One of the worst
shooting affairs ever witnessed in
this part of Iowa took place Saturday,
resulting from an attempt to. arrest
Horace Shipman on a peace warrant.
For some breach of the peace Fri
day evening a warrant was sworn out
for Shipman and placed in the hands
of Marshal John Swearingen for SER
vice. DR.. G. H. Grimmell, Shipmar,'s
family physician, went ahead of the
marshal to attempt to have Shipman
surrender peaceably. Shipman
agreed to this, but when Swearingen
and Deputy Sheriff Fred Kendall ap-
peared at the door he warned them not
to come in under penalty of death.
SWearingen, undaunted,, started to
pull his revolver for the purpose of
entering, and Shipman fired a load OF
shot, striking the marshal in the low
er part of the face and killing him in
stantly. DR.. Grimmell and deputy beat
a retreat, leaving the body of the
marshal upon the porch.
Sheriff Anderson Immediately went
to the scene of the shooting, deputiz-
ing a dozen citizens to assist him.
Hundreds of people gathered near
Ahipmans home and for four hours
watched the battle. Five hundred
shots were poured into the large two
story house, Shipman replying from
windows, cellarway and door. The
fire company was called and James
May volunteered to stick a hose in
the cellar and drown him out. Nav
accomplished his work, but Shipman
fired upon him from the cellar, caus-
ing him to retreat
About IL o'clock Shipman's shad-
owy form was seen in one of the lower
rooms and several guns spoke at once
and heavy fall was heard 1t was
not thought best to approach, however
for some time, when S. c. Judy, 10.
cal real estate man, braved a possible
shooting and marched across the
street to look in. He saw the dead body
of Shipman upon the floor and the
house was Immediately taken possess
ion Of Shipman was found to have
been shot in fifty places and almost
mutilated by lead. His body is now
in the hands of the coroner.
The dead marshal will be greatly
mourned in Jefferson. He was a brave
official, courageous in every way and
his untimely death calls for an out
pouring of sympathy for his family
that is unequaled in it's intensity.
The miserable assassin who has gone
to atone for his misdeeds, has con-
Quoted butter and egg and poultry
business here for many years. Infor-
nations against him have been filed
numerous times and he has always
been under bonds to keep the peace.
1t is thought he might have shot many
of the crowd, as his house was full
of guns, but he was evidently waiting
for an opportunity to kill Sheriff An
derson, for whom he has always had
great dislike.
Mrs. Hossack to Be Released on Bonds
Knoxville, June 18.-Judge Gamble
Las granted an appeal from friends of
Mrs. Margaret Hossack for her release
on bonds. The long time Mrs Hos
sack has spent in prison has under
mined her health to critical degree.
Bonds for her appearance were placed
at $4,000. These will be furnished, it
is understood, by friends of the unfor-
tunate family.
And the colonel did not horsewhip
you after ALP" THE colonel" replied
the editor. came to lick, and remained
to liquor. =
In taking hint it is often good
luea to take to your hels also.