Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-11
Seepo Was Shot and His Throat
Cut After He Was Thrown
Into the River
THE BODY WAS sTAkED DOWN
Pen Mo- sa All All, Earle's Sweetheart,
Had No Part in the crime-The Muir
der One of the Most Sensational in
the History of Tama county-News
in General.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Sept. lit is stated
that nearly dozen Indians We're sub
poenaed before the grand jury to te
what they knew about the murder Of
Seepo, the Indian policeman, and it is
claimed that the evidence against Earl :
who has been indicted, is overwhelm-
ing. 1t is believed Earle is likely to
bang for his crime.
While PEN Mo- Sa- All All, Earle's
sweetheart, has not seemingly told
all that she knows about the tragedy
she has told enough TO leave no
doubt in the minds of the federal
officials that Earle alone committed
the deed. According to Pen Mo-Sa-
Ah-Af she met Seepo at the ap-
pointed place in the timber near the
bank OF the river. She was sittirs
beside him talking when Earle came
up and sat down. Earle appeared
to be quite friendly and engaged in
the conversation. There was nothing
in the language of either man that in
dicated that quarrel or troubie
of any kind was to take place. Seepo,
as an officer, usually went armed.
but he had been to a ball game that
day and had no arms on him.
IT what PEN Mo-Sa Ah-Ah says is
blooded that has occurred in Tama
county in many years. Earle st
around and waited until he had an
opportunity TO jump onto Seepo ard
then it is supposed that he struck
him, and Immediately afterward
caught hold of him and threw hin,
into the river. 1t was While Seepo
was in the river and attempting to
get out that Earle was bent on muir
dering him, and 1t is believed that
it was at that time that Earle cut
his victims throat and slashed him on
the head.
Pen Mo -Sa- Ah-Ah ran away as soon
as the trouble began and made her
way to the first camp, giving the
alarm. She informed the Indians she
met that Earle was numbering Seepo.
and it is said that some of the young
fellows wanted to go down to the
scene. but the old Indians advised
hem to stay away. The old Indians
feared that whoever first saw the
body would be charged with the muir
Ter and this is claimed TO be the
-eason why most of them We're silent |
lbout the affair for the few days fol- |
owing. The testimony of Pen-Mo-
Sa-Ah-Ah was conclusirely corro5
'rated. it is said, by the Indians who
as witnesses.
The testimony disclosed the fact |
hat a number of the Indians knew |
hat the crime had been committed ar |
t was their purpose to conceal it.
Sa- Ah-AE told the jury that
he crime was committed shortly after
o'clock on Wednesday night, for it
vas at 8 o'clock that the Northwestern
rain passed the reservation. She said I
hat she saw no knife on Earle that
light. nor did she notice that he cut
md slashed Seepo before he threw him
nto the river. 1t appears that there is
some mystery surrounding the case
n that 1t is not known whether Seepo's
throat was cut after or before he was
brown into the river. 1t is known that I
,fter Seepo's body had been thrown
nto the river and staketl down, 1t was
'emoved a couple of hundred yards
Town the river on Friday night where
t was again staked down.
The federal government provides but
me penalty for murder and that IS
leath.