The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-03-31
CARL YATES NOT
SERIOUSLY HURT
DOCTORS SAY HE WILL REcov'
Err IN FEW DAYS.
SHOT TO DEFEND HIS MOTHER
Young Jones Feared That Yates Was
Reacing For a Revolver When
He Fired the Gun
at Him.

Carl yates, DaTDSr SnOp pTOpIlS-
tor of the city, was probably fatally
shot Friday afternoon about three
o'clock by his stepson, Louis Jones,
at. his home, No. 207 Third avenue
west. The boy emptied the contents
Of sixteen gauge shot gun into the
right bullock and side Of the man.
The act was committed in defense of
the mother, with whom the man had
been quarreling. Yates was about to
leave the yard upon a dray where he
had placed some of his household ef-
fects. He had thrown a large stick
Of stove wood at the woman and
made a motion as if to draw a gun
from his hip pocket. The boy had
brought the shot gun from the house,
and when the man made the motion
towards his pocket the lad waited no
longer, but aimed the gun and pulled
the trigger. The aim was true and
the man fell to the ground badly
wounded.
A warrant was sworn out against
young Jones, charging assault. He
was taken before Squire Kendig and
the warrant read to him. He was
then released on his own bond and ne
returned to his work at the Yates
barber shop, where he has been work
ing in charge of the property since
March IL.
The trouble which eliminated in
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standing and grew out of the mans
abuse of the woman, to whom he has
been married number of years.
Yates was the proprietor of bar
Der shop located in the Manaska
County Bank building on First ave-
nue. west. The shop, it is said, was
opened with money furnished by the
savings made by Mrs Yates and her
son, Louie Jones. Yates has been at
outs with the family for some time
and demanded that the wife and son
buy his interest outright and he
would get out of the business alto
gether. They would not do this for
a long time, but finally got the money
together and the transfer was made,
more to put an end to the controversy
than otherwise. Then, according to
the statement made by Mrs. Yates,
the man commenced quarreling be-
cause they had purchased the place
of him, and he wanted TO lease the
shop of them and run it again him
self. This would not be agreed to
by Mrs. Yates and son Louis, and
Carl thereupon became very angry
and threatening. He went to the
house earlier in the day and was very
quarrelsome and abusive in manner
and something was said about gun.
Yates, after fussing for some time,
went up town and secured a dray to
take some of his personal effects
away. 1t seems that there had also
been some trouble between the Ilus-
band and wife about a woman with
whom she alleges that Yates had
been living during a number or
months past. Some warm words oc-
CURED over the trouble and the con-
troversy concerning the shop when
they were out in the yard at the
north and east of the house. The
son Louis had been watching the man
closely during the controversy and
had picked up a shot gun that be-
longed to younger brother. Yates
picked up a piece of stove wood thsN
was in the yard and threw it at the
wife, saying that he would come
again and get the remainder of his
things at another time. The stick
was hurled with great force into the
shed, passed through one side and
broke a board from the opposite side.
Louis had followed them out of doors
and was watching the man closely
Yates turned as If draw a gun from
his pocket and the boy acted instant
ly, with the result above stated.
Carl Yates was badly hurt. He was
picked up and carried into the house
and medical attention was summoned.
DR.. H. c. Homer responded to the
call and the man was given the relief
possible under the circumstances.
The entire charge had hit the man
on the right side and some of the
shot may have entered the intestines.
If this is the case the wound must in
all probability prove fatal
Yates snot this same woman in a
quarrel few years ago, infiicting
wounds from which she narrowly ,es-
capped death. They had quarreled at
the time and Yates shot her with a
revolver The woman carries one of
the balls fred into her body to this
day. Yates was tried for the crime
and was punished by a three-years
sentence in the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary. When he was released he re-
turned to this city and was received
by the woman whom he mad so cruel
ly mistreated and abused. He had
some money. This was put with the
savings of the woman and the son,
Louis, and neat little barber shop
was fitted up and Carl started in bust
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