Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-19
PATI[E NAY RECOVER
Young Man Shot by Supposed
Robbers Given Some Hope
by Physicians
STRONG FEELING IN PERRY
Threats Are Current That Should the
Wounded Man Die, Lynchins Party
Would Be INDUCED ln-stephen Gran
dell Arrested on Suspicion of Having
Committed the Deed.
Special to ,Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Perry, Jan. 19.-Harry Pattee, the
young man who was shot and wounded
by supposed robbers at his home early
Saturday morning, has rested quite well
today, and last evening the doctors eN-
pressed hope for his recovery, altho his
condition is critical. Last night and to-
day he suffered some from hemorrhag-
es. This was taken as not a bad sign,
an ddid not discourage the physicians.
They have located the bullet, but no eff
fort has been made as yet to extract it.
and the bullet passed thru the lung.
While the town is apparently quiet.
there is "a deep undercurrent of feeling
noticeable, and threats are made that
should the wounded man die a lynch
ing, bee will be INDUCED in. The shoot
ing continues to be the only topic of
conversation on the streets and in the
homes of Perry.
The pack of hounds owned by George
Huffmier, of Knoxville and c. II. Rine-
hart, or Newton, was brought here Sat
urday. The arriving of the bloodhounds
caused intense interest The streets
We're literally damned with people from
the Rock Island depot to the Pattee
home, distance of nearly three blocks.
As a precaution to keep people away
from the Pattee home, and the block
II is situated in, patrolmen were sta
toned around it. but they were unable
to keep them back an hour before the
hounds arrived. Company Is was called
out, and succeeded in clearing the
walks so that the hounds would have a
chance to work. The dogs were allowed
to remain on the porch for awhile
where the shooting occurred, and after
going about the yard several times
started west down the alley, and then
north. A block away they lost the scent
and came back, but getting it again
they hurried away. to the north and east
nearly three-quarters of mile. They
went directly thru the city cemetery,
and stopped at the door of THE old pest
house, located in field on the north
side of 1t. Stephen Crandell lives in
this house, and he Is the very man sus-
pfcioned, and who was arrested Satur-
day forenoon. To verify the matter the
hounds were again put to work and fol-
lowed the route the officer took in tax
ing him to the city Jail.
crandelI Claims Abb.
sAdel, Jan. 19.-An effort was made
yesterday to secure a confession from
Crandell. accused of the shooting of
Harry Pattee. Sheriff Haines ana G. c..
Pugh spent some time in the cell con-
versing with Crandell. They visited
him together at first, but later Pugh
returned to the jail and spent half
hour with Crandeil. Crandell was not
disposed to talk of the crime. and II was
not until told that word had been re-
eeived from Perry saying Pattee's con-
dition is critical and that there was talk
Crandell would talk.
He said: LET them come. They will
not hang an innocent man, and am in
nocent. Il knew Pattee only by sight
and from what / had heard of him
thought a great deal of him. / would
not harm him. I was at my fathers
house when the shooting occurred. My
wife was there. I will prove by my
father and mother and my wife that T.
was there from z p. M, Friday to a.
m, Saturday, when gave myself up to
the officers at the expiration of my pa
role to be sent back to finish my term
here for hog stealing"
Crandell denied that he had seen Nc
Farland, the other suspect, on the night
of the murder or the day preceding.
Crandell spent the day playing cards
with fellow prisoners and smoking, and
does not appear at all concerned. He
would not talk of the Pattee affair after
his first statement, tho repeated at
tempts were made to sweat him.
Sheriff Haines communicated the re-
suit of the talk with Crandell to the
officers at Perry. They advised him
that it could be proven beyond question
that Crandell has lied as to his where
abouts, and that number of witnesses
would be produced If he is placed on
trial to show he was on the streets of
Perry as late as II o'clock Friday night,
when he says he was home with his
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testify that he talked with them.
The possession of this information is
regarded as valuable by Sheriff Haines,
and will be used In another effort that
is to be made to sweat Crandell. He
has been isolated and is confined where
he can not hold communication with
other prisoners, or with persons outside
of the Jail. He will be given an OPP
,portunity to reiterate his story and then
will be confronted with the statements
of witnesses who say that they talked
with him Friday night.
Sheriff Haines has not yet found any
trace of mcfarland,
Everything at Abel is quiet
Adyices from Perry are that Gran
dells wife says she does not know
whether he was at home or not. Gran
dells father says that Gran
dell was hauling coal Friday, and that
he stayed at the house that night. He
says there was no bed for him to sleep
in, SO he slept on the kitchen floor with
his coat thrown over him.
This statement from the father weak
ems the alibi, for it would have been
possible from the location of the kitch-
en- for Crandell ito go out and return
without disturbing the members of the
family sleeping In another part of the
house