The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-07-23
TROUBLE WITH TOUGHS
Marshal Of Eddyville Shot While
Arresting Man.

IN TWO covered wagons. Wnen on &C
count of their tough appearance the
city marshal ordered them to leave
town, one of the men refused, and
when the officer attempted to enforce
his command the man attacked him
and he was forced to shoot in self-de-
tense. Marshal McGaugh used IL
gauge repeating shot gun. The man
received the charge of shot in his alb
domen and left arm. McGaugh was
shot in the hand with 22-calibre rifle.
The ball entered between the fingers
and crushed the bones in his hand,
and then left through the back of his
hand. They then drove their horses
on dead run up Second street. The
quarrel happened by the telephone ex-
change Office about five o'clock. Cross
ing over to Third street they went up
the Oskaloosa road, threatening to
shoot anyone who would not give them
the road. A posse Of men was soon
formed and started after them in a
light wagon and they were overtaken
about two miles above town and then
more shots were exchanged and the
other man was hit in the back with a
32-calibre revolver or rifle, the bullet
going upwards and smashing his col
lar bone. The already injured man
was lying In the bottom OF the wagon
while the other man drove. The won.
an, who was driving the front wagon,
was about three hundred yards ahead
Of the other wagon, and when she
heard the shooting she jumped from
the wagon while the horses were on
a dead run and injured her ankle so
she could not walk. The first team
ran on a short distance and ran into
a ditch and injured the horses pretty
severely. The prisoners were brough,
to town and lodged in jail and the
wounds Of the men were dressed.
They were taken to Ottumwa last
night on the 10 o'clock train. For a
while it was thought that the man who
was shot in the abdomen would die,
but before train time he revived
enough to be taken to the train. II
is said that the other mans name is
Harvey Pea, Of Boonsborough. 1t will
go pretty hard with the fellows as the
same outfit was arrested here about
last September for kidnapping little
girl. 1t is rumored that they will have
to amputate the arm Of one of the men
this morning.
Later.-St. John is the name of the
man who caused all the disturbance.
Marshal McGaugh caused his arrest
here last fall for abducting a little
girl. The fellow laid in the Wapello
county jail two or three months until
he was released by the grand jury
finding no bill against him. When he
came to Eddyville he started to drink
ing and publicly made threats that he
would get the marshal before he left
town. The marshal warned the peO-
pie out of town and st. John became
demonstrative, saying no one in Eddy
vile could arrest him. McGaugh went
after a gun and returned and went af-
ter his man. Both men pulled and
fired at the same time. Harvey Pea
was the name of the man driving one
of the rigs and the woman supposed to
be his wife was driving another. The
gang goes about this part of the state
trading and dealing in junk. They
have been generally recognized as a
bad lot and are carefully watched by
officers. They were in Ottumwa Sat
urday and Sunday and sold stuff to a
junk dealer there.
The posse that made the capture of
the gang north of the city consisted of
Deputy Marshal M. Emanuel, Consta-
BILE ]. C. Beemer and Deputy Consta-
BILE R. M. Beemer. ....
The condition of st. John is far
more serious than that of Pea. st.
John refused to have his arm amputat-
ed last night and blood poison will
most likely result. Some little time
will be required to determine just
how serious Peas wounds may be.
Mrs. Pea has a very badly sprained
ankle and will be off her feet num-
Der of weeks.
Other EddyvilIe News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ruth and chill
dren, of Oskaloosa, came down Satur-
day evening for an over Sunday visit
at the parental Parsons home.
The l. s. Riggs Lumber Co. have
just completed large new lumber
shed, 1880 feet. G. A. Riggs, the
has shown his ability in
the management of this company by
having everything up to date in the
yards.
Miss Clara Swartz, Of Ottumwa, Wis
tied last week at the John jaeger home.
Clyde Riggs was an ottumwa caller
Friday.
Thomas O'Brien has moved his sa'
loon fixtures to Hynes where he will
open a new saloon.
F. NJ. Epperson has purchased the
house and lot opposite his residence
formerly occupied by A. Fl.
Morrison. Consideration, $500.
Mrs. Rosa McDole and Mrs. Sam
Hayes were business callers in Oska-
loosa Thursday.
Pearl Dunkle is now at home in his
new cottage on North Third street.
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