Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
LEVI CARTER IS
SHOT IN LEFT EYE
COLORED MAN VICTIM OF SHOOT.
ING ARRAY SUNDAY AFTER
NooN-coNDITIoN SERIOUS.
POLICE GIVE CHASE
Officers and Ambulance Pursue
Wounded Man Several Blocks
Before NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Still at Large.

An argument that started early Sun.
day morning at the rear of AIS East
Main street, resulted in shooting
ARRAY about 2 o'clock in the after
noon and Levi Carter a we'll known
colored man lies seriously wounded
at the' Ottumwa hospital, a victim of
the Workmanship Of "Goldie" Johnson
who with the third member of the
fighting party has made good his
escape.
Carter was shot just above the left
eve and thus far the bullet remains
lodged within his head. An X-ray pic
ture taken today may reveal the l0ca-
ton of the ball Carter was some
what better this morning when seen
at the hospital and has not lost con-
seriousness from the wound, although
he claims to have but vague idea Of
the events that eliminated SO dis
astrously to himself.
Feared He Was Dying.
After the shooting had been re.
ported to the police station and the
ambulance called for, Officer George
Ryttenburg was forced to give chase
for several blocks before he could
catch the wounded man and take him
to the hospital The near tragedy as
sumed comic aspect when Carter
sadly disheveled in appearance, with
blood streaming from his left eye,
ran wildly about as If pursued and
shouting at the top of his voice: I'm
dyin, Pm dyin," and fighting of
everyone who attempted to catch and
hold him while he ran. :.
Loo
men In the vicinity Of the shooting
that Carter had made a gun play on
two colored men, one of whom was
Johnson and later replaced the re-
volver in his pocket 1t was after
the gun had been put away that the
unknown member Of the trio is said
TO have placed his open knife at
Carriers throat and ordered Johnson
to take the pistol from Carriers peck
et Upon taking the gun Johnson is
alleged to have shot Carter in the left
eye, the fight Immediately coming to
an end and all in the vicinity scat
tering.
II Carter Not There.
The shooting was reported and the
ambulance called about o'clock Sun
day afternoon and while Chief Gala
CHER started out toward the Burling-
ton yards to locate the men who did
the shooting, Officer Ryttenburg with
the ambulance went to the Milwaukee
passenger station where it was re-
ported that the wounded man had
fallen in the mud. Arriving at the
station Mr. Ryttenburg found no
trace of Carter but ordered Oncer
w. Maloney to get in the ambulance
with him and aid in running down the
wounded man.
The ambulance started down Mill
street and turned up Union in the
wake of Carter who ran ahead scream
ing in great fear: I'm dyin, I'm a
dyin," until he reached the HODGE
barn near the Rock Island freight
house where Andrew Walker and
Charley Johnson, both colored were
attempting to hold him. He con-
tinually beat these men off until Chief
Gallagher took him in tow. Off1cers
Ryttenburg and Maloney soon arrived
in the ambulance. Chief Gallagher
and Mr.. Ryttenburg with the assist
ance of officer Maloney placed Carter
in the ambulance and he was hurried
to the Ottumwa hospital.
Had Little Argument.
Carter when seen this morning at
the hospital seemed very much i'm
proved and while his wound has an
ugly appearance, he seemed little the
worse for his Irritation with death.
The bullet penetrated the left side Of
his forehead just over the eye but
seems to have missed the brain as he
retains consciousness and talked
quite freely. He said that he suffers