Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-28
CARTER MAY DIE
coLoRED MAN SHOT AND PROF.
ABLY FATALLY WOUNDED
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.


ON SATURDAY NIGHT:
Dave Horn Pleads self.Defense y The
Shooting Occurred In Smoky Row
District - Jealousy Over White
Woman Cause Of Trouble.
From Mondays Daily.
Frank Carter. colored, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Dave
Horn colored man who resides on.
East Mill street, early Sat
urday evening 1t is said that Carter
went to Horns residence to raise
disturbance and jealousy over Horns
white wife, who was formerly married
to Carter, is said to have been the pri-
mary cause of the trouble.
The weapon used was forty-four
Galore revolver. The bullet struck
Carter below the right shoulder blade
and passed through the liver. Carter
was taken to the, office of DR.. Cass
Shelton and later removed to the Of
tumwa hospital. where DR.. A. o. Will
Hams was called. Carter still bears
the bullet In his body but the exact To-
cation has not yet been determined
upon. 1t is stated this afternoon that
Carter may live.
Horn was arraigned before Judge
Moon in the police court this morning
and by his attorney. B. w. Scott, plead
ed not guilty to the charge of assault
with intent to kill The hearing was
set for Wednesday morning.
The shooting, which may cost Carter
his life and Horn his liberty and pos
sibly his life also, occurred Saturday
evening shortly after s o'clock at the
residence Of Dave, or as he is. CON-
monty known. Snip" Horn, GIG East
Mill street. Carter, negro who was
formerly well known in police court
circles, was married to white woman.
They parted and Carter went away,
to Canada as some say, while others
say that he went to Davenport. That
was several years ago.
After he was gone Horn married the
white woman and they have continued
to live together About six months ago
Carter returned to town and 1t is said
that ne has shown jealousy of Horn
ever since he came back. He has
caused several disturbances at the
Horn residence and on one occasion an
officer has had to be called in to re-
store quiet
Saturday evening while intoxicated
he went to the Horn residence again
and made threats to a sister of Horn
that he had come to clean out the
house. Horn tells what seems to be a
pretty straight story of the occurrence
and it comedies with the stories told
by others who witnessed all or part
of the trouble.
Horn Tells Story of Shooting.
The story Of the shooting as told by
Horn when seen in the cell at the po-
lice station yesterday is about as fol-
lows: My little girl was sick and was
in he'd in the room which opened off
from the sitting room. had undress-
ed and gone to bed with her for was
about sick too 1t was about 8 o'clock
"Bill' Davis, white fellow who works
at the packing plant, had come into
the room and We were talking.
Garter came into the house drunk.
He talked to my sister and swore that
he was going to clean the house out.
She tried to persuade him to go away,
but ne wouldn't go. He came into the
room where | was AMI swore that he
was going to throw me out. He grab
bed hold of me and started to pull me
from the bed. He did pull me out but
as he did this | got hold of my re-
volver which lay under my pillow.
kept telling him to let me alone but he
got me down on the floor and began
pounding me. We struggled and
tumbled around and he got me down
again. don't remember just how it
all occurred but in the struggle took
q shot at him. | believe he was on his
feet when | shot but am not sure
Gle staggered back for an instant
then he came at me again. | lodged
away from him and started to get out
of the house. got into the sitting
room and he got hold of me there
| got loose from him and tried to get
away again but he made for me again
and shot at him again.
81 guess I missed him that time He
started back for an instant and | got
out the door but he caught me and got
me down out in the yard. He tried to
take the gun away from me, swearing
all that time that he would kill me-
My wife pulled him off me and succeed
ed in getting hold of the gun AS soon
as got up went into the house and
staid there till Chief Gray arrested
me and brought me here.
"What was the trouble between us?
| Well, there wasn't any trouble between
! us so far as I am concerned. Carter
used to be married to my wife but they
got divorce and he went away and
lived in Davenport for several years.
| After he was gone | married her. He
came back about six months ago and
| he has been acting mean ever since.
Several times he has come to the
house trying to make trouble. About
three weeks ago on Sunday he came
to the house and to get away from him
| l had to run clear across the street
did that Just to save trouble
Garter is a great big fellow and he
could have killed me if hadn't shot
him. He might have killed me any
way if he hadn't got weakened and my
wife came to my rescue after he had