Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-22
INNOCENT man
SHOT BY BOY
FIees for Life Half a Mile
Down Country
Road.
PuRSUER FOLLOWS IN BUGGY
Finally Is Killed On Very Threshold
of Safety-John Nelson, an Organ
PeddIer, is Killed BY I7-Year-O Old
Jimmie SeIbert.


ing his fleeing victim for half mile
along the country road, Jimmie Sell
bert, II years old, shot and killed
John Nelson of Avery, aged 27, last
evening at 6 o'clock. The shooting
occurred two and one-half miles
northeast of here at the home or
Elias Mason, farmer, where Nelson
had attempted to take refuge. Just
as the terrified man was rounding
the house to safety, the Infatuated
boy, rising in his buggy seat, fired a
shot which struck Nelson in the back.
The boy leaped from his buggy, ran
into the yard, and fired again, this
shot also striking Nelson in the back.
Nelson fell into the doorway of the
home, while the lad was reloading his
gun. Young Seibert would have shot
again had not Mrs. Mason rushed
from the house and compelled him to
desist.
STOPPING over his dying victim, the
boy cried: You'll never bother us
any more"
Nelson died soon afterward. He
had gone to the Seibert home to sell
an organ. He had never seen any
member of the Seibert family before.
The boy is now in Jail at this place,
awaiting the action of the coroners
Jury.
The shooting was the direct out
growth of the Carpenter rape case,
which is now pending before the Iowa
supreme court, and will come up for
a hearing on September 20. About
year ago Carpenter was convicted for
the rape of May Seibert, the sister
of the boy who did the shooting yes
terday. He was sentenced to the pen
itentiary, but appealed and has been
out on bond.
Yesterday Carpenter was driving
through the country when he met
Nelson, who was on foot, and took
him into his buggy. Nelson said that
he wished to stop at the Seibert place,
and Carpenter turned into the yard.
Ever since the trial, the Seibert
family, who are simple folk, have
lived in terror of Carpenter. When
Carpenter turned into the yard, the
little children screamed There is
that Carpenter man" Mrs. Seibert,
terrified, called for her husband, who
seized a gun and fired at Carpenter.
Nelson, who was unarmed, leaped
from the buggy and ran into the
hazel brush which surrounds the
house, while Carpenter turned his
horse and disappeared down the road.
He has not yet been located, although
orders have been issued for his ar
rest, and it is not known whether or
not he was struck by the bullets.
Young Seibert saw what was going
on, and took a hand in the fight. He
leaped into the buggy and chased the
innocent Nelson, who was doing his
best to escape down the road. The
fatal shooting followed, after hall
mile chase, in which Nelson. on foot
made desperate effort to shake of
his pursuer.
Oskaloosa, Sept. 17.-At the cor
oner's inquest yesterday afternoon
over the body of J. l.. Nelson, who
was killed Thursday night by james
| Seibert, after a diligent search of thu
facts at hand, the jury returned yer
| dict that the deceased came to hi!
death by shooting feloniously done.
| Carpenter was arrested late Thurs
day evening on order of County AT
torney James A. Dewitt, and Is nov
confined in Jail. Part of one Of tn
lo"6s of shot fired at him reached hi
r. rgy, but the man was in such pos
ton in the bottom Of the buggy as t
be shielded Part of the evidence bt
fore the jury tended to show tina
young Seibert thought he was follow
ing Carpenter. The boy will sa
nothing of the affair.
The sentiment of the public seem
to be largely with the Seibert fanil
and boy.
Oskaloosa. Sept. 1S-James Sc
bert, who was held for the murder
]. L. Nelson, was released last eve
ing on a bond of $4,000. The Dor
Is signed by twenty-five business me
of this city, qualifying for $4,000 eac
The property owned by the represe
tative men on the bond equals 81 ,50t
600. The nature of the bond inc
Gates that public sentiment is larg
ly in favor of the boy. 1t is said tn
there Is promise of sensational eN
: dence on the side of the Seibert faI
: lily.
, Carpenter was released this evenir
} On bond furnished by himself. Ca
5 penter has paid the funeral expen
es of the deceased Nelson.