The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-20
DOUBLE MURDER AT
IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE

IRON MOUNTAIN LAKE.
Gent Gibson and Mont Hall were
shot and killed by James Schrum
and his son Harvey Schrum last
Saturday morning at Iron Mountain
Lake. DR.. J. II. English, County
Coroner, held an inquest over the
bodies Sunday. at which the follow
ing salient facts were elected:
Gent Gibson and Mont Hall went
to Abe Haile's, who has "A fishing
place on the lake, and Gibson told
Halle he wanted to get a couple of
fish for his father. Halle said he
didn't have any fish, but they could
soon catch some. So they all sat
down on the bank or levee OF the
lake, together with James W. For
shee, Sr., who was also there. While
they were fishing James Schrum
and his son Harvey Schrum came
up, the former having Winchester
rifle and the latter a shotgun. Halle
asked them If they were going to
fish and they replied that they
thought they would. Halle then
told that they might catch some fish
down at the falls, IL which the ell
der Schrum replied There are two
id fish right here that IN go
ing to get, and I'm going to get
them on my string right away"
Halle started to the house, and
Forshee, In his testimony, said that
the elder Schrum said, "Gibson,
I'm getting tired Of this shotgun
shooting and we are going to settle
1t right here, and Pm going to get
you, tOo.' Gibson said "All right, :"
and started to get up, when the ell
der Schrum shot him with the Win
chester, the bali entering on the
right side --0f the shoulder blade.
Mont Hall then got up and started
to run to Haile's house, aud had got
about thirty feet away when both
Schrums fired at him, the one with
the WinchestE and the other with a
shotgun. The Winchester ball
struck him just under aud back
of the left armpit and ranged across
the body. The shot from the shot
gun struck him on the back of the
neck, shoulder and right arm, break
ing the arm, forty-0ne shot taking
effect as was developed at the in
quest. Han succeeded in reaching
Haile's house when he fell.
The Schrums reloaded their guns,
and the elder Schrum remarked that
"that fellow Gibson might get up yet
and I'm going back and shoot his
--- head Oh, =" when FOrshce stepped
between him and where Gibson was
lying aud told him that he had al
ready killed him and couldn't do
anything more. T he younger
Schrum went to the house aud tried
to get in to shoot Hall again, but
Halle stopped him. The two
Schrums then shook hands with
Halle and told him the next time he
saw them he would see them iu
Pennington. Gibson and Hall lived
about two hours after being shot
aud before medical aid could he sum
moued and reach them.
The verdict Of the roroner'- Jury
was I'm effect that Gent Gibson
came 10 his death by gunshot wound
inflicted by DANES Schrum, and
Mont Hall came to his death by
gunshot wounds inflicted by james
Schrum and Harvey Schrum, both
with felonious intent.
Sheriff London received infnrma.
fion of the murder Saturday morn.
ing and telephoned the facts tn the
Sheriff of Iron county to he on the
lookout. While he was getting
ready to start for the Mountain he
received telephone message from
the elder Schrum that they would be
in Pennington on Monday To give
themselves up; but Sheriff London
didn't change his plans for that
he started at once. The Schrums
had left the Mountain and gone to
/ Graniteville. From there they tele.
phoned to the Mountain to inquire
whether their victims were dead.
The Sheriff of Iron county getting
word of this went to Graniteville,
placed them under arrest and took
them to Iron Mountain where he
turned them over to Sheriff London.
Tney are now IN Jail.
PLANS ACCEPTED.