Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-29
Fred SEEK, Young German Farm
er, Kills Cyrenus Chamber
lain in Quarrel
CUTS LATTER,s JueuLAR VEIN
Chamberlain Dies Before Arrival Of
Physician-Had Attempted to Put
seik Who Was Just Drunk Enough
to Be ouarreIsome, Out of Feed Shed
Case Will Be Hard Fought.
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Tama. June 29.-As the result Of an
alteration Saturday night between Cy-
renus Chamberlain, stable man at
the Hallam feed barn here, and Fred
Seik, young German farmer living
about five miles south of town, the
former lies dead at the undertakers
rooms, and the latter is locked in the
county Jail, awaiting examination on
the charge of murder.
The trouble took place at the Hal
lam feed yards. at about $3.50 o'clock
Saturday evening. Seik had been in
town for some time, and had been
drinking some. He was not drunk. but
had enough liquor in him to be quar-
relsome When sober he Is not re-
garded as bad sort of a fellow. He
had put up his team at another feed
barn near by, and had given some
trouble there in his noisy way, but had
been shut out. He came across the
street to the italian barn where
Chamberlain was alone in charge. the
proprietor, Mr.. Hallam, being at the
chautauqua grounds.
Seik Immediately started trouble
when he came to the Hallam barn, by
attacking the merits of certain horse
belonging to Hallam. He went into the
feed yard, a large covered yard ar
ranged that rsrmers may feed their
teams without unhitching, and was
followed by Chamberlain. who was
looking after teams. Chamberlain or
dered the fellow out Of the place and
an alteration arose, in which Seik
called Chamberlain liar and other
epithets. The row grew fierce and I'm
ally Chamberlain, who is giant In
strength, knocked Seik down and
kicked him out of the stall. An in
candescent light burns in the yard,
where the row was started, and 1t is
said that Seik started from the yard.
cursing at 'Chemberlain and dared him
to follow him into the dark"
Severed JuguIar Vein.
Chamberlain, who did not know what
fear meant, promptly took after him
and when near the outside door OF the
driveway to the yards Seik turned
upon Chamberlain and the combat be-
gan again. Chamberlain PROM pity
knocked Seik down again, and sought
! to pick him up and throw him into the
street to get rid of him. Seik here
drew a large bladed knife and stabbed
Chamberlain in the right side OF the
neck, the cut completely severing the
iugular vein and cutting the carotid
artery.
Without waiting to see the result OF
his blow. SEEK ran for his team, which
had been hitched outside and across
| the street Chamberlain, with the
blood squirting from his neck like a
| stream of water from garden hose,
sat down on the steps Of the barn OF
| flee and told the fellows who had been
attracted by the row. to get a doctor,
as he had been stabbed. A doctor was
hastily summoned, and was but few
minutes getting there. but the man mad
bled to death before he arrived. Cham
berlafn was large, healthy man, and
the amount Of blood that poured from
his severed neck was frightful de-
luge. He only lived a few minutes
after the stab.
In the meantime Seik had reached
his team and started for the country.
The city marshal, however, got track
Of him, and grabbed the tail-end OF
his wagon as he drove rapidly down
the street, stopped Seik and promptly
locked him up. When the news OF
the murder spread about, there was
plenty of talk about a lynching bee
and to avoid trouble of that character
the marshal took his prisoner out the
back way, down an alley and up to