Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-13
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noon that there had been shooting
atfray at Stratford and that evening
Sheriff Chellis, Undersheriff Damon and
Dist. Atty. Genrich went over and
CLEANED the following facts
1t appears that for some time past III.
j. COrdell, of Marshfeld, has been
working through the western part of
the county, taking orders for enlarged
pictures, and has had IN his employ a
young man named Robert Isbell, living
at Stratford. About two months ago be
visited the home of David Reeves, who
lives about two miles southwest of STRAIT
ford, and got an order for a picture.
He received the picture two weeks later
and when he delivered it could collect
no money, so took the picture back to
Stratford and placed it in the care OF a
hotel man, giving the latter an order
on Reeves for the money, in payment
of a board bill. Wednesday, Cordall
returned to Stratford and what fol-
lowed appears to have been part of "A
pre-cOnceiyed plot of diabolical ma
ture. Reeves is a bachelor of abou
thirty years of age and has for house
keeper a girl sixteen years of age
named Louise Zettler, with whom it is
rumored he is engaged to be married.
That afternoon Cordell and Isbell drove
out in the direction of Reeves place,
Cordell stopping at a neighboring farm
house, while Isbell drove to Reeves
house and informed him that there WAS
telephone message for him at STRAIT
ford. and offered to drive him to the
village, which offer was accepted.
When they arrived at the village lsDell
entered saloon, leaving Reeves to
hold the horse, and when he re-appcared
said that there was some mistake-She
message was for man named Reese,
which was entirely false. as there is no
such man living in the vicinity by that
name. They then drove back and
when a short distance from home met
Miss Zettler, who was crying Reeves
got out of the buggy. when Isbell
whipped the horse into run and pro-
ceeded on in the same direction
The girl, in explanation of the reason
for her crying, told pitiable story that
stamps COrdell and Isbell as two black
hearted Williams Shortly after Isbell
had enticed Reeves away from home,
COrdell entered the house and at once
attempted a criminal assault upon the
girl. He chased her around the room,
caught her, but she broke away and
fled into bed room and picked up a
shot gun loaded with buckshot. She
did not have time to aim, but fired
point blank at Cordell, who was ad-
vancing toward her, the charge striking
him in the left arm near the elbow.
shattering the bones so that amputatiOn
was necessary. The girl then ran out
of the house and down the road
Cordell hid in the woods for a time
until lsbell came mp with the rig, when
l..s Il Il &t~
house of A. Juneman, where he awaited
the arrival of DIR. Wahle. of Marshfield,
who dressed the wound and ordered
him removed to the hospital at Marsh
field. but he WAS arrested and brought
here. He spent the night in jail and
next morning was taken to the River
side hospital, where his arm was ampu-
tated. He was very much weakened
by loss of blood, and it will perhaps be
a week or more before he can be ar
raigned in court.
lsbell hung around Stratford until
late in the evening, when he departed
for Marshiield. A message to the police
of that city caused him to be arrested
shortly after arriving, and he was
brought here and locked up. Friday
morning he was arraigned before JUS
tice Jones and was bound over for hear
ing next Friday morning, his bail being
fixed at ST., 500, which he was unable to
furnish.
Cordell is a married man living at
Marshtield, and it is alleged has an
unsavory reputation Ii is said that he
served time in the Wood county Jail in
Grand Rapids not many months ago,
being convicted of picking mans
pockets ut Marshiield