The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-05-21
.FEUD CAUSES TROUBLE
Clyde and Loren Darland Are Held
to Grand Jury


Clyde and Loren Darland, aged 10
and Ia years, were arrested Monday
and brought to the city by Constable
AL Jones of Squire Stanley's court.
They were arrested upon an informa-
tion signed by William Kirkpatrick Of
Monroe township on charge of at
tempting to kill. The lads have been
bound over to the grand jury which
will be convened Monday, June l.
The story of the affair is somewhat
hard to gather and details are lacking
but in the main features it is told as
follows; The Kirkpatrick and the
Darland families have joining farms.
There are number of youngsters in
the Darland family of whom Clyde is
eldest. 1t seems that there has been
considerable annoyance one way and
the other between the boys and Kirk
patricks. The occasion for the i'll
feeling that grew to exist does not ap-
pear as yet, but it seems that the feel
ing was of such a nature as to be rath-
er widely circulated about the neigh
borhood and it was generally under
stoodby those living inNathe vicinity
that there was bad blooRand that a
sort of fued existed Many Of the
neighbors seem inclined to favor the
boys in their expressions concerning
the trouble and quite a number of the
people came to the city last evening
following the constable and his young
prisoners, and more came this morn
ing to see what could be done in the
matter.
The trouble started over one of the
younger Darlands. The lad came
home and represented that he had
been horsewhipped by Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick and he made considerable ado
about the matter This so incensed
the elder Darland lad, Clyde, that he
decided to take the matter up and de-
mand satisfaction. He did not think
himself of equal strength with Kirk
patrick, who is a well developed man
of 40 years of age, so he armed him
self with a knife, revolver of 32-cali-
bre and billet of iron attached to
string that might be used as a club.
He and his brother Loren got UP early
Monday morning week ago, soon af-
ter the whipping of the boy is said to
have occurred. Clyde went to the
house Of Kirkpatrick and awakened
him. Kirkpatrick came to the door in
his night shirt to ascertain what was
wanted Young Clyde demanded in
no uncertain tones why he had whip
ped his little brother. Kirkpatrick
said anyone who claimed he whipped
the boy was a liar. Clyde returned
the compliment and extended an in
vitation to the man to come out of
the house and he would punish him for
the abuse inflicted upon the boy. The
man left the house in his night robes
and made for the two boys. They did
not finch, however, and stood their
ground. A battle ensued in which the
unequal strength of the boys tolc
against them. kirkpatrick took
knife away from Clyde and the billet
of iron from Loren who was using it
with will to assist his brother. Clyde
at this point in the contest drew his
revolver. Kirkpatrick is said to have
remarked something like, 'Well, If
that is your game guess can play
at that also He thereupon entered
the house and got his shot gun, loaded
with bird shot. He came into the
yard and followed up young Darland,
who had commenced retreating across
a field. He was perhaps forty or fifty
feet from Kirkpatrick and was retreat
ing all the time when the man dis
charged the shot gun at him. A large
number of the shot took effect in the
person of the boy. A number OF the
little balls oflead struck the head and
caused flesh wounds and some buried
themselves in the scalp. Others en-
tered the shoulders and the back and
large number went into the thighs
and the legs. The boys went home
and the story of the trouble was cir
culated. Nothing was done in the
case by either side until the informa-
ton filed against the two boys before
Justice Stanley and their arrest made.
1t is said that the case will prove de-
cidedly interesting before it is ended
and that other action is being contem-
plated.