Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26
/ SHOT DOWN IN. "A FIELD NEAR,
GREELEY ON SUN,
DAY MORNING.
DIED HERE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
Posse Erronecusly Believed Hin To
Be a Fugitive From
Justice.

fatally wounded last Sunday morning
north of Greeley while i party O
farmers who reside in that neighbor
4 hood were attempting to capture him
y From the facts which were brough,
out at the Coroner:s inquest 1t 'ap
pears that the negro had committee
no offense y While iii that yicinity
but from word which Ias--sent out
from Greeley, the residents in that
neighborhood We're lead to believe
that the negro was 9 fugitive from
Justice ana that there was ia large
reward offered in some other state
for his capture dead or alive. There
has been nothing however sho wn that
would indicate that there.eswas amy
truth in; this claim This deplor.
able affair seems to have been the
result Of a combination Of misinfor-
nation and wanton racklessness,
While the name Or namessef !. those
who fired the fatal shots at the ne
gro are not known, at this writing,
1t seems unbelieNable that any sans
man or men would under the circum
stances shoot down to death an in
offensive and unarmed person.
The. Verdict Of the Coroner's jury
IS not available at this writing and
will not be given out, if it is found
that crime has been committed, un.
til after those accused have bael
placed under arrest. Those re
sponsihle for the death Of the negro
will undoubtedly be prosecuted
.criminally. ~;
1t appears that tie nan nad bee
in Manchester during the afternoon
OF Friday Of last week. and on sat.
5nrday was seen on the streets OF
Greeley. During his stay in Grselss
he visited the two horse importing
companies seeking employment No
being able to secure work he Start
II. out OF town on foot. At about the
supper hour he arrived at the joe
ssssh8eider. farm hons about Two
n lies north of Greel ~ and inqNiree
for lodging and supper. He was Civ
en- supper, but was informed that II
would be impossiblesto accommodate
him with lodging. When asked ii
he wou!:. be willing to sleep in the,
hay loftgof the barn he gladly aecepts:
cd the offer. He was shown to the,
barn by Mrs. hnsiaers who Is saw.
that he was. made. comfortable for
the nights, UpSo5in reaching the house
after having prepared "a sleeoihg
place for the colore[. man, Mr.
Schneider found THAT. the winner
folks .of the home were somewhat
nervous because Of the presegfe Of
the colored man. on the PLACE and
wanted him sent away. Marshal
Hansel Of Greeley was tkereupon
notified to come ana look otter tn
needs OF the man. Mr.. Hansel .and
number of.sinen drove to thefSehnei
der farm ana upon reaching the
barn Mr.. Schneider called to the
man, .,who was sound asleep. Wher
he came down from the hay loft he
was covered by two. gins, and or
dered to throw up his .'hands. He
refusea and MarshalsHansel took
hold of him, whereupoh the negro
fe,l to his knees and prayed, Eyi.
dently fearing that handouts We're
to be placed on him, he sbrang to
his feet ana in a secona was out OF
the barn and disappeared in 1ht
darkness. After an unsuccessful at
tempt. to locate him, word was sent
out by telephone that the man was
at large, and the entire neishbor-
hood became wrought up.
Sunday morning the man was dis,
covered walking along the public
highway, north Of the Schneider
farm, going in a northeasterly Girec-
ton. Acting upon instructions from
the Greeley marshal to "get him
dead or alive (according to the tes8
timony of number Of the witnesses
before the Coroner's jury) a party
Of dozen or fifteen men started
out to capture the negro.
Reaching the John Hook farm,
with the pursuers gaining on him.
the colored man jumped over 5-tht
fence and started through a piece OF
brush and timber. According to the
testimony Of many Of the witnesses
little shooting was done until after
he was driven from the timber. AS
soon as he was in the clear dozen
Or more shots are said to have been cen
fired III the direction of the negro.
It is said that most OF the men in
the crowd had shot guns, while " "some
carried revolvers, and one, rifle
A number in the party carried no
firearms OF weapons of any sort. AS
he was running over piece OF piow-
ed ground on the Hook farm the Ia,
I I'LL SAOtS were liASU. e# 5ss.
DR.. A. w. Kresensay Of Greeley
was summoned and took charge o1
the wounded man. Justice of the
Peace John Hockaday of Greeley
communicated, with the county attor
ney and the sheriff, who ordered the
man brought to Park View hospi
tai as quickly as possible. He was
operated on Monday and died late il
the afternoon.
On Monday evening coroner
jury was empanelled and the takin'
of testimony started on Tuesda'
morning at ten o'clock in Justlc'