The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-15

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extending several inches. No evi-
dence was taken before the coroner's
jury until Monday, the inquest being
held at Justice Pryor's office in Leon,
and the same evidence was used be-
fore the coroner's jury and at the
preliminary examination OF, Hugh
Teale. Ed and Tom Young both
waving preliminary examination and
were bound over to the grand jury
by Justice Pryor without bond. The
Young boys have as yet retained any
attorneys, and the Teale boys have
retained c.. w. Hoffman and Marion
Woodard to defend them. At the
preliminary hearing only sufficient
to show that, the crime had been
committed, and the defense put on
no witnesses. The aim in holding
a preliminary was to secure the re-
lease of Hugh Teale on bonds. Af-
ter hearing the evidence and the
arguments of the attorneys, Justice
Pryor took the matter under advise
ment and will render his decision on
Thursday.
The coroner's jury returned the
following verdict:
State of Iowa, Decatur county, SIS.
An inquisition held in Long Creek
township, in Decatur county, at the
residence of Levi Zornes, in said
county and state, on the ninth day of
December, 1910, and continued from
day to day until the 18th day of
December, 1910, before A. M. Pryor,
justice of the peace, in and for
said county aforesaid, acting as
coroner of the said county, upon the
body of Mrs. Bertha Zornes, there
being and lying dead, by the jurors
whose names are hereto subscribed:
The said jurors upon their oaths
say, find and return, that she, the
said Mrs. Bertha Zornes, came to
her death in an untimely manner
and through the use and effect of
blow upon the left side of the head,
by some blunt instrument, in the
hands of a person known as Clarence
Teale, and that he, the said Clarence
Teale, was assisted in said assault
and killing by Thomas Young, Ed
Young, and Hugh Teale, then and
there being present at the time of
said killing of the said Mrs. Bertha
Zornes, and that said killing was
feloniously done.
In testimony whereof the said
jurors have hereunto signed their
names this 18th day of December,
1910.
r. G. LAYTON,
PHILLIP F. KOPP,
B. F. SMITH.
with striking the blow hich killed
Mrs. Zornes, is about 50 or SO years
old. For many years he resided at
Kellerton, and was postmaster at
that place. He is the eldest son of
A. H. Teale, one of the most highly
respected citizens of Kellerton, and
has been married, but we Understand
is divorced from his wife. Last
spring he moved on the farm known
as the old Shaw farm near DeKalb,
which is owned by his father, and
has been keeping batch in a small
house on the farm. His brother
Hugh, who is about 23 or "a, had
only gone to the farm short time
previous. Hugh was quite well
known in Leon, having worked for
some months at the Ballew lumber
yard in this city the past summer.
1t is rumored that the Teale boys
and the Young boys had been drink
ing prior to going to the home of
Zornes, but this is only hearsay.
Neither of the Teale boys have ever
been in any serious difficulty before,
Sc %o
quite quarrelsome when under the
influence of liquor.
The two Young brothers under
arrest are the sons of H. H. Young,
who lives a half mile south of the
Zornes place. Ed Young was ar
rested some years ago for shooting
a lad named Allen in corn field at
the home of Young's father. He
made confession showing that the
killing was accidental and plead
guilty to manslaughter and served
term in the penitentiary, being
released couple of years ago, and
has since lived on the farm. His
brother Tom who is younger also re-
sides at home. Neither are married.
There has been more. or less trouble
and ill feeling between the Youngs
and Zornes for several years, but
there was never any trouble to speak
of between the Zornes and the
Teales
Mrs. Zornes, the woman who was
murdered, was 3S years old, her
maiden name being Bertha Hendrick-
son. She was the mother of four
children, three boys and one girl,
and had lived with her husband on
the farm where she met her death
for the past five years. Her funeral
was held on Saturday, interment
being in the Funktown cemetery,
and large concourse attended the
services.