The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02

prised do not generally put up a
fight which is always losing game
and the officer anticipated no trouble
In arresting both of the men; in fact
he was wholly unprepared for what
ensued. Burton grabbed him by the
throat and for time had the officer
foul. A lively tussle ensued in which
the agent was getting decidedly the
worst of 1T. Burton had a grip of his
neck that left the marks of the fin.
gers. In the struggle Mehan had coat
and vest and shirt practically torn
from his body and some fast work
must have been DONE Mehan reach
ed his gun, which up to this time he
had not drawn He first dubbed it
the head, believing that would quiet
him. The blows cut to the skull and
they seemed only to infuriate Burton
who came back more fierceiy than
ever. In few moments a small boy
came running up and seeing the man
on the ground began crying Another
lad and young girl quickly appeared
from somewhere between the cars.
The girl threw herself across the
PROSTATE form of the man and cried
piteously and both boys We're crying
| loudly.
William Stotts, drayman, was
near the depot and heard the shots,
and running along between the strings
OF cars he came upon the officer and
the wounded man. He Immediately
called the police. Officers Marion
Dunwoody and Eph Allender went
with the patrol, located the trouble,
and the wounded man was picked up
and hurried to the hospital. 1t was
discovered that ffty-one pint bottles
of beer had been taken out of the
barrel. A partially filled sack was
found. but the sack containing most
of the bottles was not located. 1t is
believed that BurtOns companion
took this sack with him when he
made his escape and that he imme-
diatelv notified the Burton children
of the trouble Quantities of broken
beer bottles were found about the
Burton house Sunday. bearing the
stamp of the brand of that taken from
the car. Rex Lash found several full
bottles of the same brand and sever
al broken or empty bottles scattered
along South H street, about three
blocks from the scene of the robbery.
G. Fl. Burton, the dead man, is
police character, having been mixed
up in numerous troubles, and was
only recently released from Jail after
serving court sentence following in
dictment and plea for assault with
intent to do great bodily injury on
the person of one James Hope OF
Barnes City. 1t was alleged that
Burton used a knife at the time.
Hope was severely cut. Burton re-
ceived a police court sentence OF $75
and the matter was later taken up by
| the grand jury and indictment fol-
! lowed Burton has been resident
of Oskaloosa for several years and
owns the property upon which he
lives. The house was recently de-
stroyed by fire and since that time
the family has been living in
smaller building on the place made
over for the emergency. The family
formerly lived in Jasper county, in
the Lynnville neighborhood.
Officers have been busy almost con-
tinuously since the shooting, working
upon features of the affair. Naturally
they are anxious to find the man who
was with Burton at the time and as
sisted in the robbery. Still others
may have been concerned in the al
fair and the police are looking Tor a
number of fellows who have suddenly
disappeared and whose conduct the
J officers would like to have explained.
/ They hope to have results from their
efforts in short time.
! Coroner Eugene Cheesman after
| investigation into the case concluded
that there was no question as to the
cause of death of the man and decld-
ed that no call for an inquest existed.
Pleads Not Guilty.
William Mehan, the NJ. 4 st. l..
special agent, PLEADED not Sullts W
the charges preferred against him by
the state in connection with the
shooting. Preliminary hearing was
held Monday morning before Mayor
Is. V. Reynolds. Subpoenas were is
sued for the following: William
Stools who was among the first to
reach the side of the officer after the
shooting, Fred Speed, NJ. II. Burton
and his brother, George Burton, sons
of the deceased; Marion Dunwoody
police officer; +. NJ. Chesman, who
had charge of the body; Doctor Nor
gan, who was with the deceased al
the hospital; Homer Little, who
drove the ambulance and Frank Much
who drove Edgar Bricker and his wife
a daughter of Howard Burton, to Un
ion mines near Buxton.
Bricker was arrested by Officer Epl
Allender, at Union Sunday night ant
with his wife was brought to Oska
loosa, at noon today.
Muck gave information OF an inter
/, esting character. Among other thing
: he stated that Bricker came to hin
Saturday night and wanted to be dri'
on IN IInion He said that Bricke