Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-20
Frank Parker, Formerly of
Grinnell, Shot While Trying
to kidnap Daughter
GEORGE YOUNG THE AssAlLANT
Parker's Wife Had Left Him and Was
Too Friendly to Young to Suit Hus-
band-FolIowed Couple from Denver,
Where Men Were Business Partners
Young Former Hardin County Man


Special to Times Republican.
Newton, June 20.-One man Is deat
and another Is in Jail charged VIII
murder. as the result OF domestic diff
culties. The dead man is Frank Tar
ker. recently Of Denver, Col, but for
merlv a resident of Grinnell, and his
assailant is George Young, recently
of Denver, but a former resident O.
Hardin county.
While trying to kidnap his Ntti'
I5-year-old girl from his wife, tron
whom he was separated, Parker was
shot and killed near Kellogg by Young
former business partner and the
man who came between Parker ant
his wife. Parkers wounds We're moi
Immediately fatal, but he died severa
hours after the shooting. Young was
arrested at the scene of the crime ano
brought to Newton. where he is no"
lodged in JAIL
The shooting occurred at the Arthur
Robinson farm, six miles southeast Of
Kellogg. On leaving her husband some
weeks ago in Denver. Mrs. Parker and
her three children came to stay at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Robinson
Young appeared there soon afterWard
presumably to be near Mrs. Parker, tc
whom he mad become attentive during
years association with Parker In
the billiard hall business in Denver;
he asked for employment on the Rob
inson farm as d hired hand, and Rob-
inson, who knew nothing OF intimacy
OF any kind between his sister-in- law
and Young, gave him work.
parker's Wife Wouldn't See Him.
Il Recently Parker learned that his
wife had come to the Robinson's and
yesterday he arrived in Kellogg, in
tent upon effecting a reconciliation. lie
called up the Robinson home by tele-
phone, talked briefly with his wife, but
was told that she would not see him
In spite of this, the husband hired a
livery rig and drove out to the Rob
1nson farm, arriving there about "
O'Clock.
True to her word, Mrs. Parker re-
fused to see her husband and he was
denied admission to the house for
talk with her. He turned to go and as
he did, his little o-year-old girl came
running to greet him and kiss him
On the impulse Of the moment, the
father picked up his little girl, and
told her he was going to take her with
him and put her in the buggy Climb
ing in himself, he started to drive of
amid the frantic cries of the mother
who had watched the whole affair.
At this juncture Young came to the
scene. He sprang to the heads of the
horses, calling. on Parker to stop and
threatening him. The sight of Young
angered Parker and he drew gun
But the horses ran into the gatepost
and in handling the reins, Parker lost
his weapon. Immediately thereafter
Young shot twice, the first shot taking
effect in the back of Parker's neck and
the second striking him in the left side
of the face. Parker fell from the bug
gy MORALLY wounded, and was later
carried into the house.
Young Didn't Try to Escape.
Young did not try to escape. He
remained about the Robinson place
and was very cool and collected wher
the officers arrived to arrest him soor
after noon. He insisted that he had
acted merely in self defense. Young's
relations with Parker are not fully I'M
derstood 1t is known that he Is 9
former Hardin county young man and
that he and Parker were partners In
conducting a Denver billiard hall fol
about year. 1t is also known that
Parker was jealous of the friendship
between his wife and Young and he
believed that this intimacy was re-
sponsible for his wife's leaving him
some time ago.
Immediately after the tragedy the
Robinsons notified the authorities and
called doctor. Parker was still alive
when the doctor and deputy sheriff
arrived, and he did not die until
o'clock in the afternoon. He was un.
able to speak, but he reused enough tc
write on a card: Cant you save me-
Save mel"
coroner's Jury Holds Young.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
in the inquest last night over Parker
says his death was the result Of gun
shot wounds inflicted by George Young
and that the shooting was justifiable
The defense probably will be self de.
Tense, as Parker drew his gun first
Parker dropped the gun before young
fired. An eye witness. Arthur Rob
inson, testified he didn't think Young
knew Parker dropped his gun. The
first shot in the back Of the head
caused death. Sensational develop
'nents are expected at the preliminary
the date Of which is not fixed.