Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-11
IAn|NGS IS SHOT
Jealous Husband Kills Him
Was Implicated In Horse
Stealing Case
WAGES OF SIN is DEATH
WAGES OF SIN is DEATH
Wa. Suspected of Intimacy With An
others wife-shot While on the
Streets of Generally Be
Iieved to Have Assisted in Stealing
Of Grinnell Horses.
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Grinneli, Jan. 11.-Word was received
here Sunday morning that Marion
Stallings. the liveryman of Knoxville
implicated in the stealing of jim
Norris horses. was fatally shot by one
Charles Bridges on the streets of Knox
vile Saturday evening. StalNngs had
been suspected of Intimacy with
Bridges wife for some time and was
TALKING to the woman on the street
when Bridges came up and shot him
three times with revolver, one butt
let passing thru the stomach and body.
He can not possibly live. Truy, DIN
StalAngs' case, the wages of sin is
death.
To those familiar with events in
Poweshiek. Jasper and Manion counties
dulGng the last four months the news
causes no surprise and little regret.
The young man Stating came of re-
! spectacle parentage. On his mothers
side the Sylvestars are among the hes;
people in Jasper county. Stalitngs
married into a good family. He had u
daughter just budding into woman :
/ hood. He had acquaintances and
friends. He was doing vita, seemed to
/ be a profitable business. When it was
,rumored that he was conserving with
thieves and convicts few believed 1t.
/ It will be remembered that in Sep
TENDER ]. W. Norris. OF Grinnell, had
two very valuable horses stolen. By
bit OF very nice detective work these
horses. that disappeared Sunday might.
were found to have reached StaliinEs'
barn on Monday night. They were
shipped by him IN Mulkey Bros car to
Boston. The horses were Intercepted
at Chicago by Norris and the thieves.
ID. E. Clark and John Bartlett. run
down and captured. Clark, Bartlett
ana Stailings were all indicted by the
srand jury OF Jasper county. Clark
Vas promptly convicted and sent to the
benisentiary for five years by Judge
Scott. The jury panel consisted OF
thirty good men. OF these twelve were
drawn to try Clark. When the State
VS.. Stallings was called the eighteen
Remaining jurors. having listened TO,
he damaging evidence in the State VS..
Clark. were found to be disqualified,
every one having formed conclusion.
ne panel was discharged and a new
venire Issued. The case was tried.
The evidence was conclusive and
overwhelming. The court, the courts
officers and every one in
the court room expected an immediate
verdict of guilty The verdict was
mot guilty. 1t astounded everybody.
and the court in discharging the jury
took occasion to tell them what he
Thought OF them. BY every rule of law
and evidence, conviction seemed to
be certain. No defense except as to
character was offered. No explanation
Twas given. Staiings declined to tes-
tify. No Jasper county verdict has
created such surprise for years.
Whether it was due to quiet work
on tile par. OF Stallings or his friends,
or, to the presence of enemies to the
prosecutor, in the jury. or friends and
cronies OF the attorney for the de-
PENDANT, no one will ever know.
AT the time that evidence of char
acter was offered, the connection of
Stallings with the Bridge scandal and
with other scandals was known and
fully commented on. The authorities
of Jasper county imme diately set abou!
securing an indictment for receiving
and concealing stolen property In Mar
ion county.
In April last Will Sickle, living
near Grinnell. lost a valuable sorrel
mare, worth $3.50. He became convince
ed that his mare went over the same
road. Ceoukite. an amateur detective
.as Knoxville, took the matter up, and
the time of the shooting, 1t Is UNDER
Cd, he had conclusive evidence that
mare reached Stalling's barn. Now
Z bullet of Bridges ends the tragedy.
rely THE wages Of sin is death"