Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-10
Alleged Derogatory Stories IN
cited Willard Buck to Shoot
Prairie City Man
ACTIONS THOSE OF INSANE MAN
Say, Have You Heard That Had
Killed satan?' is the Greeting Given
All Who Have Called Upon Buck in
the Newton Jain-The Two Men Met
on the Square.
oecial to Times Republican.

Prairie City. May 10.-The particu-
lars of the murder OF Williams Porter,
aged 20, by Willard W. Buck late Mon
day afternoon show that the crime was
had over the alleged circulation of
stories derogatory to Buck.
The shooting occurred in the public
park, in the center of the city, and in
the full sight of the people who throng
ed the streets. One OF the bullets pass
ed thru the heart Of the victim. An
other pierced the feshy part OF the
left arm anc entered the side and two
more entered the side. The shooting
was at short range.
The cause of the murder IS said to
culated associating the name of Buck
with that of woman. Buck appeared
to be under the impression that Por-
ter was instrumental In circulating
these reports. The two men We're
neighbors and were supposed to be on
friendly terms.
Buck has a wife and child living in
Prairie City. He is a young man aged
about rs years. He has been engaged
in the business of enlarging pictures,
and has also been selling picture
frames and tombstones. He Is well
known in Prairie City and has always
borne good reputation.
Porter and Buck met on the square
at o'clock late Monday afternoon and
entered the drug store of Cozad &
Freeman, supposedly to talk over their
difficulties. They became engaged in
an alteration, and on the suggestion
Of Buck left the store and crossed over
into the square. They had scarcely
entered the little park when Buck
drew revolver, and began shooting.
His victim was unarmed and had no
opportunity to defend himself.
Buck made no attempt TO escape and
was speedily surrounded by the crowd
which rushed to the scene of the trag-
edy. He surrendered his revolver and
was led away to the city jail. The
jail was surrounded by crowd of
men, women and boys, and talk of
lynching was freely INDUCED In, al
though as no leader presented him
self. no attempts at violence were
made.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Pahre. OF New
ton, accompanied by George Feas made
the eighteen mile drive from Newton,
the county seat, to Prairie City. In
record breaking time and took charge
of the prisoner. No time was lost in
getting Buck out Of the fragile Prairie
City Jail, and he was taken to Newton,
and lodged in the more secure con4ine-
ment of the county Jail. Ever since his
arrest, Bucks delneanor has been that
of man who has lost his reason He
has made wild statements and has
complained of pains in his head. When
he was brought before the sheriff at
Newton his first question was: Say,
have you heard that / had killed Sa-
tan?'' This he has repeated to all
who called to see him in the New
ton Jail.
A coroner's jury at Prairie City last
evening held an inquest over the body
of Mr. Porter aad returned verdict
OF willtul murder. Buck will be held
in Jail without bond until the grand
jury takes action in the case.
Bucks family at one time lived in
East Des Moines, and his father now
makes his home on IL farm three miles
west of Prairie City. A brother-in-
law was at one time engaged in the
grocery business in Des Moines and is
now In Indianola.
MIR. Porter a-as an old soldier and
was well and fstYorably known all over
Jasper county. He had retired from
Prairie City with an unmarried daugh-
ter. He leaves two more children,
daughter and a son, who Is
for the Iowa Central rail-
road at Oskaloosa.