The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-03-31


is had stood ais the staunch protector
of the mother and had demonstrated
in quiet but determined sort OF way
time and time again with Yates He
had even told him that he would pro-
tect his mother with his life. He
worked in the Yates barber shop
alongside of the step father and cared
for the interest that he had in the
shop in business sort of way that
would have done credit to one older
in years and experience. He saved
his earnings carefully, and being a
lad of good habits had accumulated
quite little sum of money for boy
of his age. 1t was this money that
went in part payment for the interest
that Yates insisted he should be paid
for
!, The trouble had become so aggra.
waited that Mrs. Yates had consulted
an attorney. This man knew much
of the affair and of the husbands dis
position, and he advised the son to
remain at home as much as possible
in order that Yates and his wife
might not meet alone If it could be
helped. The advice was followed ana
the boy had been near his mother al
most constantly since the controversy
concerning the shop has been in pro
gress. So far as it known he has
never openly made threats against
Yates. but it is said that he had Civ
EN- Yates fair warning that he had to
stop abusing his mother and had tolG
him that be would protect her. Yates
paid little or no attention to the LAD
and on Friday did not reckon with
him in the least.
Louis Jones was twenty years ole
on Friday. He is quiet and unas-
Stunning young man but is quite posi-
tive and determined in manner. He
was not excited or disturbed in the
least by what he had done, and went
with the officers to the justice office
without the least resistance or com
plant. He returned to the barber
shop soon afterwards and went abou.
his work in quiet and orderly man
ner, as it his custom to do. He will
not talk of the affair, however, and
If questioned concerning it, states
that he does not desire to discuss the
matter
Mr.. and Mrs. Yates have been mar
ried about twelve years and both had
been married before. Mrs Yates has
been a hard worker and at the pres
ent time is earning a livelihood with
washings. Louis Jones is the son by
the first husband George Jones a man
who was quite well known in the
community some years ago. He died
at Givin, near this city, leaving the
widow with two small children, Louis
and younger child, Roy.
Another story is to the effect that
the real cause of the trouble was a
controversy over a table that Yates
wanted to take out of the house. Mrs.
Yates demanded twenty-five cents
for the table. Yates took the money
from his pocket and threw it on a
dresser. AS he went out of the house
with the table the woman said:
This is the last dirty trick that you
win play on me-" When the shot
was fired Yates fell and said: "Well.
you've got me. Goodbye" He lay
where he had fallen until picked up
at the direction of young Jones ana
carried into the house. The goods
that had been loaded onto the dray
were ordered set back and were TAX
en- into the yard and the drayman
drove away.
DR.. Homer was seen concerning the
severity of the mans wound and he
stated to the Herald man this morn
ing that the hurt was not so bad as
it at first appeared. The heavy part
of the charge went squarely onto the
hip and did not enter the abdominal
cavity. The man will be able to be
out in a short time.
Young Jones is reported to have
said that ne did not intend to fatally
injure the man, but shot at his hand
when he made a motion to draw the
gun from his hip pocket