The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-04-24
DECATUR CITY MURDER.
r. E. ROSS.
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r. E. ROSS.
Testified that he was the proprie
tor of drug store at Decatur City
and that Willis Woodland came into
the store little before IL O'Clock
Sunday morning A few minutes
later Earl and Charley Riley came in
and Earl stepped to the cigar case
to buy a cigar Woodland and Riley
got to talking and told them they
could not start anything in the store
that they would have to go outside
Woodland told Riley to come on out
and Woodland and the two Riley
boys went out of the store and. / did
not see anything more Of them. Did
not go around to where the shoot
ing occurred and did not see Wood
ard again. .-....,. ga.
CHARLEY RILEY.
Testified that he was brother of
Earl Riley, and went with Earl into
the drug store. Knew Woodland was
in there. Woodland says, Hello
there" and Earl did not say any
thing. Pretty soon Bill said, whats
the matter, why don't you speak?'
and Earl told him he did not want to
have anything to do with him, or for
him to speak to him, and Bill says
"We will settle this thing" or some
thing like that. Mr.. Ross spoke up
and said something to Woodland
about not starting anything in the
store, to go out doors. Bill said to
Earl, "Come on OUT and Woodland,
Earl and l went out. He led the
way around the corner Of the build
ing to the west. Earl asked him
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three of them, and jumping onto him
body had misled him into believing
that he had done something which
he had not done. Woodland said
Earl had been out to his house and
went through the window and across
the garden and that if he had been
there he would have left his carcass
lying in the garden. Earl denied
that he went through the window or
across the garden and said he stop
ped at the house for a drink. Wood
ard said Earl went in the house and
Earl said he did not. After some
more conversation l saw Woodland
get his gun out of his pocket and
said to Earl, Il will give you every
damned load in this if 60 to hell
the next minute" and threw the gun
in Earls face and then Earl shot
him. Woodard stumbled and fell
over on the ground, kind of one ell
bow. He had his gun in his hand
and Earl told me to get his gun, and
i wrestled with him and took the
gun, and threw it on the sidewalk.
Earl told me to draw, the loads and
i did so and threw it on the walk
again.
81 RAY HAVENS.
Testified he was standing in front
of Campbells restaurant on the east
side of the square and saw Woodland
and the Riley boys go out Of the
drug store and around the corner.
Heard the shot and went over there.
Bill had a gun in his hand and saw
Charley Riley take it and throw it
on the walk. Heard Woodland say
to send for Marion and Thomas, that
he was shot. IT,. -......
HORATIO WILSON. ~
Testified; he was in the butcher
shop on the east side of the square,
saw Rileys and Woodland come out
of the drug, store. Heard the shot
and went over with several others.
THURMAN CHAMBERLIN.
Testified he was the first person to
reach the scene of the shooting. Saw
Woodland lying on the ground on his
elbow. He had SO calibre revolv-
1er in his hand. Saw Charley Riley
take the gun from Woodlands hand
and throw it on the sidewalk, then
picked it up and broke the breech
and unloaded it. I told him For
Gods sake to drop it," Woodland
said, For Gods sake get a doctor