The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-25
FATHER is KILLED
KIDNAPPING Child
DENVER MAN SHOT ON FARM
NEAR KELLOGG, IA.
SLAYER is UNDER ARREST.
The Intimacy Between Wife and the
Man Who Did the Shooting Was
Undoubtedly Cause Of the
Trouble.

Newton, Ia, June 20-While trying
to kidnap the 5-year-old girl from his
wife, from whom he was separated.
Frank Parker, of Denver, Colo, but
formerly of Grinnell, was hot and kill
ed near Kellogg, Ia, by Geo. Young,
former business partner and the man
who came between Parker and his
wife. Parker's wounds were not inn
mediately fatal, but he died several
hours after the shooting. Young was
arrested at the scene of the crime and
brought to Newton, where he is now
lodged in Jail.
The shooting occurred at the Ar
thur Robinson farm, six miles south
east of Kellogg. On leaving her his-
band some weeks ago in Denver, Mrs.
Parker AID her three children came to
stay at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Robinson. Young appeared there
afterward, presumably to be near Mrs.
Parker, to whom he had become atten-
tive during a years association with
Parker in the billiard hall business in
Denver; he asked for employment on
the Robinson farm as a hired hand
and Robinson, who knew nothing of
an intimacy of any kind between his
sister-in-law and Young, gave him
| work.
Parker's Wife Wouldn't See Him.
Recently Parker learned that his
wife had come to the Robinsons and
he arrived in Kellogg. intent upon
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up the Robinson home by telephone,
talked briefly with his wife, but was
| told that she would not see him. In
spite of this, the husband hired liv-
| cry rig and drove out to the Robinson
farm, arriving there about 10 o'clock.
True to her word, Mrs. Parker re-
fused to see her husband and he was
| denied admission to the house for a
| talk with her. He turned to go and
as he did, his little 5-year-old girl
came running TO greet him and kiss
him. On the impulse of the moment,
the father picked up mis- little girl, told
her he was going to take her with him
and put her in the buggy. Climbing
in himself, he started to drive on
amid the frantic cries of the mother.
who had watched the whole -affair.
AT this juncture ioung came to the
scene. He Jprang to the heads or
1 the horses, calling on Parker to stop
and threatened him. The sight OF
| Young angered Parker and he drew
a 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 effec il tn baci; 6f Pa :
kers neck and the second striking
him in the left side of the face. Par
ker fell from the buggy MORALLY
wounded and later was 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 when
the officers arrived to arrest him. He
insisted that he had acted merely in
self-defense. Young's relations with
Parker are not fully understood. 1t
| is known that he is a former Hardin
county young man and that he and
Parker were partners in conducting
Denver billiard hall for about a
year. 1t is also known that Parker
was jealous of the friendship between
his wife and Young and he believed
that this intimacy was responsible
for his wifes 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 sneriff
arrived, and he did not die until 400
o'clock in the afternoon. He was un-
able to speak, but he reused enough
to write on card, Cant you save
me? Save mel"
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