Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-02
0oRoNER'S JURY AT MOUNT
VERNON ExoNERArEs soYs
WHO KILLED "PEEPER."
HAD BEEN pEPuTIZED
70 HUNT DOWN INTRUDER
Howard Manning, Victim Of ssnsa-
tssnal Killing at Cornell College, Had
Dssn Hiding at Mothers Home Dur
ihe Six Months, After Having De-
ssrtsd From Army.


dents who killed Howard Manning.
deserser from the United States army.
who has neen concealed in his mothers
home in Mount Vernon Tor the past SIX
months, have been held blarleless.
Coroner King held an inquest IN
Mount vernon and the jury exoneraIea
the Ave Students who did the shoot.
ing. viz: Owen c. Lorett, Homer L.
Trimble, Albert Aad-ae, c. L Allan
SON, and Pau. Lee Shacer. There had
been many complaints about mans
face at the windows Of Bowman Hall
about the time the girls We're retiring
for the night. and the town marshal, Z.
B. Smith had daputized the students
10 help catch the offender. They we're
armed with revo-yers, but had been
Instructed DO. 70 shoot except into the
air. About 2 o'clock Friday night
they had Manning surrounded On the
fire escape. but he broke away from
them and they gave chase. Many shots
were fired and Naming was brought
down with q bullet which entered his
hack just below The ribs on the right
side Of the spine, and went thru his
body. Just how Il was fred ana by
whom was not developed by the tes-
tinony al lAe coroneTs inquest The
FIVE students who gaze chase appaT-
emily did rot know that Manning rac
been hi. Some tine later MS g-oans
were heard by Professor Mills who had
gone out of his house 10 consult Ms
Thermometer A. first the injured man
said he had been IN fight and gave
an assumed name. Later his -es! name
was ascertalned and he vas removed
10 the home OF his mother where ne
died Saturday forenoon
The affairs created z tremendous
sensation a. Mount Vernon, Sym
patty is wholly on the side Of the stu
dents for Manning has had bad rep
utation-
Hiding Six Months.
A eact which would seem !nc-ed-
ibla was ascerrsine6 when DR.. II. II.
Hill testified He declared that How
him tina. rer son was a dess-1er
ne came 10 Mount Vernon on about
sept - LIE stuI-k f4cSSc! DSSEcO
his mother 70 hide him IN hsr homo
until he would leave 10 fnd work IN
the country. He remained IN the
town since that date. and managed 90
remain undiscovered By the residents.
This IN spite Of the fact that he was
we'll known by every resident, for he
was born and reared in the town and
for several years worked for a grocer
l..E
The mother informed the doctor that
the son remained in the house during
the day and went out only about twice
each week for exercise. This he cid
early in the evening. Sire said that
Friday night she was worried when
her sen did Tot arrive 81 home Is early
as usual.
After the inquest some ot the resi-
denre stated that severa! months ago
strangers visited the town and in
CURED about Manning II Is believed
these we're government detectives. The
residents of the cIllege town wondered
how Manning could remain in Mt Yer
non SO long without being discovered.
His mothers house adjoins the lot on
which STANDS the telephone compsnEs
office Men and women work IN The
tc4cJ !4J4-S Sat-Nc cFc1s
never saw Manning Mrs. Ma1nings
house is in The heart OF the town. a5o0.
200 fee- from the busiest corner or
Main street
hannins's History.
The town marshall testified at the in
quest that young NaDning's reputation
was bad He was born in Mt Vernon
about Is years ago. He was reared in
the city, and until about Is years Of
age, vas Of good repute. After ina
he went wrong. causing serious trouble
TO MS aged mother Some years z 60
Manning married girl Of the vicinity
She was only about - years old. Man
ming lived with her about two years
and then left her. He had taken her Il
Denver. it IS said, some years ago, anc
returned withou: her. After he lef
her ne enlisted as a soldier. Strang'
stories are being Told about how he ant
his wife lived in Denver He is eur
vived BIZ MS mother, two sisters. Mrs
Arthur Oily Of Bennett, Iowa and Mrs
Case Of New York, and q brother, Pit
Manning. Of Nj Vernon.
The Shooting.
The testimony at the inquest shovet
that several attempts mad been made L
break into Bowman hall Miss Ger
trude Madison. dean Of Bowman hal