Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

William Sands Of Cedar Rapids was
SO badly scalded by escaping steam
that he died almost as soon as he
reached the hospital. One engine
was badly wrecked. The wreck was
due to misunderstanding Of train
orders.
Henry Short, the 9-year-old son of
Alec Short, residing near Newton, is
dead as the result of injuries sus-
tanned at the cane mill. He caught
his hand in the rollers, dragging his
arm in and crushing it SO that 1t had
to be amputated near the shoulder.
He survived the operation but few
hours.
The two-year-old son of B. Nelson,
farmer residing near Halfa, was
crushed to death by falling under
meath wagon. The wheel passed
over the little ones head, crushing
it to pulp. M. Colgrove was driving
the wagon and did not notice the lit.
tie fellow, who had been playing
around while he was loading oats.
Frank Wilson, well known man.
was found dead in a field near
Swedesburg, village near Mt Pleas
ant. He had been shot throufh the
head, the revolver lying at his side.
The authorities are unable to tell
whether it is murder or suicide and
an inquestw i'll be held. He was a sim
gle man, middle aged and lived with
his parents. No motive is known for
either murder or suicide.
John Conway, suspected to be the
murderer of John Robson, prom
inent Sioux City contractor several
years ago. and implicated in several
Iowa bank robberies, was shot and
killed while robbing a bank at Berke-
ley, Cal. He was the black sheep of
the family of John Conway of Chi
cago, who held a high position with
the Armour Packing company and
brother OF Stephen Conway, general
superintendent for the same firm.
Charles Dexter, catcher on the Des
Mones baseball team, who stabbed
Harry j. Bateman, first baseman OF
the Milwaukee team, with a small
Enife while the two men were quarrel
ing has been released from custody at
the city Jail at Des Moines. The re-
lease was effected largely through eff
forts of M. e. Cantillon. manager of
the Des Moines team, who secured
from Bateman signed statement
that he did not wish to prosecute
Dexter. Cantillon visited Bateman
at Mercy hospital and after talking
with him influenced him to withhold
charges against the Des Moines
player. The injury to Bateman was
not as serious as first given out The
wound, however. was long and deep
and the knife splintered one of the
ribs. The condition of Batemau,
who is not yet able to leave the hes
pital, is improving and it is given out
that he will be able to depart in
few days.
Self-defense will be the plea Of
Mayor Riley w. Damon of Calamus,
who shot ana seriously wounded
Bruce Walker, the Calamus banker, a
few nights ag1. Walker will recover
the bullet from Damon's revolver
passing through his body in the region
Of the heart, penetrating the lung.
Immediately after the shooting Da-
mon, who is one of the most promin-
ent attorneys of the western part of
Clinton county, went to the Office of
Justice of the Peace Conrad Kuebler,
and declared that he had shot Banker
Walker. He was at once placed I'M
der arrest. Sheriff j. e. Moran of
Clinton was notified of the affair and
went to the scene of the shooting on
a night train. Damon was arraigned
before Justice kuebler at a hearing
shortly before midnight, waived eX-
animation, and was held to the Gin.
ton district court under $4,000 bonds,
w oh amount was promptly furnish
ed. The Calamus shooting ARRAY is
the talk of the county and has caused
intense excitement in and around Cal
anus. 1t is said to be the result Of
an old quarrel. Last winter the grand
jury summoned Banker Walker to ap-
pear and an investiation was male
concerning accusations of a 15-year-
old girl named Merritt, who accused
him of being the father of her illegi-
innate child. There was no evidence
to prove this, and the matter was
dropped. Damon at that time was
the girls attorney. Later Walker
commenced suit against Damon and
DR.. Eaton of Calamus, accusing
them of entering a conspiracy with
the object of running his reputation
in his home community, and demand
ing damages in the sum of $4,000 in
reparation for the injury he had sus-
tanned. This suit is now pending in
the Clinton courts. On the night of
the alteration the two men met in
the lobby of the postofice, and an
interchange of angry words ensued.
Damon turned and left Walker, and
walked from the postoffice, followed
by the latter, who is represented by
bystanders as having said as ne
caught up with him, "We'll settle this
affair at once" at the same time pull
ing off his spectacles which he plac-
ed in his pocket. Witnesses declare
that Walker then struck at Damon
twice before the latter pulled his re-
yolver from his pocket and shot
Walker through the breast Damon
is SIS years of age and Walker 63.
Both men are long time residents OF
Clinton county, and highly respected.
Until the developments of the past
wear severed their friendship, they
,,,ora mann, Friends for many wears