Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-27
Three Farmers Terribly
Wounded. One Probably Fa-
tally by Intoxicated Gang
SHOOTING scRAPE NEAR FRASER
Farmer Makes Savage Attack on
Number Of Boys Who Stole Few
MeIons-one of the Boys Shot and
Seriously Wounded-Boone Man May
Die as Result Of Attack Sunday.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone. Ia, Aug. 27.-Sunday was
day of shooting and stabbing in Dodge
township and Fraser. Several men and
boys lie In critical condition as re-
suit of the fracases in these localities.
Prosecutions will follow and son.e
lively times are expected. There were
two separate affairs, and both 1t is
feared will result seriously for some OF
the parties concerned.
The Stabbing ARRAY.
Sunday afternoon about 500 O'Clock,
Messrs Newton and William Phipps.
brothers and well known and highly
respected farmers of Dodge township,
were called from their home by noise
coming from the watermelon patcn.
Arriving at the melon field the two
men found nine Bohemians and Ger
mans from the praries OF Dodge and
Harrison townships in an intoxicated
condition, or partially so. They were
breaking open some of the choices.
melons in the patch and leaving them
to waste. Messrs. Phipps requested
them to stop this work. IF you want
any melons to eat" said Newton
Phipps, why take all you want and
leave the place. Don't break and de-
stroy them" The men did as they
were told and left the field.
the
house and had not been there very long
when some one called for them 70
come out They left the house and
met the same gang near the fence
which separated the watermelon field
from neighboring grain patch.
Stabbing Begins.
Here the stabbing commenced and
was continued until three men had
been seriously injured and the paE-
ticipants placing themselves in very
delicate position in the eyes Of the
law.
Say, we want to pay for those mel
ons," said one of the men who had
been drinking and causing the trou-
BILE. Newton Phipps was getting ready
to step little nearer and tell the men
that there was no charge, that he had
given them the melons, when one of
them pulled out a knife and slashed
him across the right breast. The cut
across the breast is fully three inches
in depth and three inches long, and ex-
tends under the breast bone, into the
plural cavity from which blood con-
tinues to ooze whenever breath is
taken. Newton was given slashes
across the arm. leg, hip and back
and was then knocked down and bad
ly beaten with club, making his corl-
dition precarious William interfered
to save his brother and he was treated
without any consideration whatever
He was slashed about the neck and
head. there being three gashes across
the back of his head, and one across
the top. These are one and half
inches long. Aside from the cuts the
club was used on William and he was
left in a serious condition from the
loss of blood and shock.
Neighbor Attacked.
James lMoreland neiglhbor came
along at this time and attempted 10
oust the ruffians but was given a dose
almost as bad as the others received.
The flesh on his right arm was slashed
open to the bone, and his back was
stabbed four or five times. A deep
cash was also made on his face and he
was otherwise injured. Mr.. More
land's sister who accompanied him ran
TO the residence Of Merit Hall and called
for assistance. Help was soon secured
and the injured men. carried into the
Hall residence. The men who had COM
mitted the deeds meanwhile had es-
caped leaving their victims half dead
in the dirt.
All three men are prosperous and re.
spected farmers.
Fraser Shooting ARRAY.
The shooting affray at Fraser, or
rather a mile east of Fraser occurred
about 10 O'Clock Sunday evening, and
one of the young men lies In "a critical
condition. FROM information which
was received this morning the story of
this shooting follows:
A crowd of boys ranging In ages
from IA to Is years We're caught by
William Coleman of this place a mile
east of Fraser Coleman supposed they
were there for the purpose Of taking
his watermelons, he having a large
patch of this fruit. The boys were
caught inside of the Coleman farm but
had not as yet reached the melon
patch. Coleman heard the boys and
from the information received he fired
two discharges Of bird shot, some of
them taking effect The boys ran from
the place and when out ine the road
struck match to see what injury had
been done by the shooting. Here 1t is
claimed that Coleman seeing the burn
ing match, jumped the fence into the
road and when within thirty feet of
the seMtette fired two more shots at
them. this time with serious results.
The boys injured, as nearly as could
be learned today, are Oliver Wright.
Fred Phpps, Fred Marrow and George
Webb. Two brothers of Fred Phipps
were also with the crowd but escaped
without receiving any injuries.
Fred Phipps seemed to have received