The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-30

hit Tom on the back of the head and
Tom broke loose from Roy and went
wild and the fight started. On cross
examination he said he had no feel
ings toward the Zornes family, ex-
cept when they were after him with
gun. When asked who he had
heard speak of their reputation said
his wife and Harrison Young and
others but did not name them. Said
what he knew himself was enough
for him. Said Mrs. Zornes had
brought a gun to Lee Zornes and
told him to shoot the witness, call
ing him vile name. Witness de-
MED that he shot at Lee Zornes
twice in front of his house.
MRS. ISAAC WEST
Testified that she was acquainted
with Lee Zornes and his wife. Was
acquainted with the general reputa-
ton of Mrs. Zornes as to her being
vicious, dangerous, blood-thirsty
woman in the neighborhood in which
she resided and that it was bad. Was
acquainted with Tom Phillips for Is
years. On the night of Dec. 7, 1910,
Tom Phillips came to their house
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in regard to what occurred at the
zornes home, in which he stated
the fight started about something
said about Jane Young. That Lee
Zornes got shot gun and Tom
Young knocked him down. Ed
Young got the gun and took the
loads out. That Roy Young caught
Tom Young around the waist and
Henry Young struck Tom Young on
the back of the head with stick of
wood and Tom broke loose and the
fight started again. That Roy Young
took no part and only tried to stop it.
On cross examination she said she
simply asked him how it occurred
He was there half an hour or more
Came there to phone for DOCTOR
Got the doctor soon, but he stayed
there. Had heard DR.. DeKalb say
Mrs. Zornes' reputation was bad
Heard Mrs. Sharp say they were all
bad set, also heard Mrs. Baxter and
Mrs. Fry say the same. Heard Mrs.
Harrison Young say so. Heard Mrs
DeKalb say they were a hard set
and ought to be removed. never had
any trouble with the Zornes. They
made great deal of trouble for my
husband.
On redirect examination said the
shooting affair was on their land,
and Mrs. Zornes carried a gun to
Lee Zornes and told him to shoot
him, using very bad language.
On re-crOss examination said Lee
Zornes, Mrs. Zornes and Willie and
Ora Zornes were present. Did not see
Maggie Green. Was not positive as
to purpose of her husband in going
where the trouble occurred. Said her
husband had killed chickens belong
ing to Zornes, because they were eat
ing up his wheat.
CHARLES GRIMM
a merchant living at Lacelle, Iowa,
testified that he lived at DeKalb,
Iowa, in 1910, ~ miles from the
Zornes place. Had known Lee Zornes
for 9 years. Was acquainted with the
general moral character of Lee
Zornes, and it was bad.
HENRY L. BRAMMER. .--
Testified that he lived in Richland
township and was justice of the
peace in December 1910. An in
formation charging Clarence Teale
with murder was filed before him on
the night of Dec. 7, 1910. by Lee
Zornes. Said Zornes made some
kind of statement at his home in re-
gard to Roy Young being present
but that he did not take any part
in the trouble, but he was busy max
ing out papers and did not pay much
attention to what he said, and would
not be positive just what was said.
On cross examination he said Elias
Hendrickson and Leander Mcconnell
were present in the room at the time
Zornes made the statement.
MISS NORA DOBSON.
testified that in 1910 she was
county stenographer of Decatur
county, and took the shorthand
notes giving the testimony of the
witnesses at the preliminary exami-
nation held before justice A. NJ.
Pryor. She read extracts from the
notes in which Tom Phillips testified
at the preliminary examination that
he saw Tom Young and Clarence
Teale club Lee and Henry Zornes
through the fence. That he was in
the northeast corner of the yard at
the time he claimed Mrs. Zornes was
struck. That Ellie Zornes testified
they were in their cussing and fight
ing and that he went out before his
father and Henry. That me did not
remember of hearing anyone say
anything after Clarence Teale hit
her. That Hugh Teale did not say
or do anything out of the way that
he knew of. That they were in there
when he went out. Several other
variations in the testimony of the
illnesses were gone over with nu-
merous objections On the part of the
attorneys, and on cross examination
tie. witness admitted that her tran
6; ,ipt OF the testimony did not in all
cases read exactly as her notes did
AS many of the witnesses had been
excused to 60 home over Sunday
| court adjourned at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon until o'clock Mon.
day afternoon.
When court convened Monday at !
O'Clock the first witness called was
MISS NORA DOBSON,