Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-09
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IDS LAD SHOOTS RELATIVE
DEAD.
ouARRELEp OVER DOG,
DARED YOUTH TO SHOOT
Earl Matteson Sends Bullet From Rife,
Killing Him Almost Instantly -
Matteson Under Arrest - Says He
Did Not Know Gun Was Loaded
Other Iowa News.

Cedar Rapids, May a.-'1f you don't
think 1 will sic your dog on you. take
this gun anud shoot me-" These were
the words uttered by Walter Glover,
yesterday afternoon when his 1l-year-
old nephew. Earl Matteson. jerked the
Winchester rife out OF his hands and
obeyed the command. Glover was
killed almost instantly. dying without
uttering a sound and making but slight
moves. Before physicians arrived he
was dead The bullet had entered his
stomach and almost bored its way thru
his body.
The tragedy was enacted at the home
of the boys parents. Mr.. and Mrs ).
E. Matteson, 11G3 North Seventh street
west It occasioned but little excite
nlent, for the matter ives kept quiet, and
the neighborhoqd did not even know
Of the shooting until after the authori-
ties had arrived. Coroner King, with
Detective Cook, answered the calls, and
were on the scene short time after
the shooting had taken place.
The youthful murderer was inlmedi-
ateIy taken into custody and he APP
peared calm and fearless. His parents
also took the INCIDENT with calmness
that was surprising. The hoy told his
story straightforwardly enough. but
parts of il rather conhicted and were
improbable. According to his state
ment. Mr.. Glover, his uncle, came to
the Natteson home early in the after
noon. He had not been working for a
few days and was in the habit of COM
ing there occasionally. more frequently
Of late since his mother had been visit
ing out of the city.
Quarrelled Over Dog.
Yesterday Glover entered the house
and sat down. and read while. The
boy says he was not drunk, but Mrs.
Matteson asserted that he was tntoxi-
Gated The boy has q dog which was
frisking around in the room and the
animal became the subject Of a dis
cussion. Glover made some remarks
which the boy did not like. Finally
Glover walked into a bed room, in
the house and the dog and boy followed
him in The discussion over the dog
continued. A % calibre Winchester
rifle lay on the bed. The words be-
tween the boy and the man became
warmer. and finally the lad states
Glover made the command as above
stated The boy calmly took the gun,
aimed. and pulled the trigger.
Glover fell to the floor limp and
dying. Mrs. Matteson. who was in the
room adjoining. was disturbed and
she discovered the man on the floor
and at once com nnunicated with Cor
oner King and Dr. McConkie. DR.. Nc
Conkie arrived first but the man was
about dead when he arrived. When
Coroner King arrived he had breathed
his last. The peculiar par; Of the story
about the conversation occurs with
Mrs. Matteson's statement that she
heard no discussion or quarrel, such as
the boy described
Take Boy in Custody.
The boy was taken by Detective
Cook to the police station and held in
the wpnan's department pending an
investigation This will be made today.
County Attorney Linville, will look into
the case with Coroner King. and the
police. 1t is hardly probable that the
boy will be committed to the peni-
Tertiary, but he may have to go to the
reformatory. According to the reports
he was classed among boys who have
their heads filed with Diamond Dick
and Jesse James ideas
The murdered man was 81 years old
He lived with his mother at Ala
avenue west.