The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-11-11
HARLAN TRAGEDY
DEEPLY FELT
Lloyd Hsmblin, Lad in His Teens.
Dead and c. j. Hansen, Busi-
ness Man, Urled Bonds.
HAMsLIN WAS SHOT IN THE HIP
Dies in Edmundson Hospital at Coun-
Gil Bluffs Sunday-Hansen Is
Held to Grand Jury.

4 tragedy occurred in Harlan, Sat
Urt!ay evening last. in wnich 'l"Nd
Hambln. a lad in his teens, lost his
lie through death from q reNoiN""
shot. and {. j. Hansen II local buSi-
l.ess man. lies in jail under a muir,
der charge The lad vas a son o.
Mrs. o. +. Allen. and was generally
Known rs Lloyd Allen.
The shooting occurred compare
lively early in the evening. posslbN
near . O'Clock. and the circumstances
l2ading up 10 ii. rs near as we eau
get tn m We're about as follows:
Young Hambiin was out with abon'
a dozen boys OF near his age dnlnS
nalluwe'en stunts They passed the
Hansen Implement promises. on EnS;
Duran: >f"oct. hauling; ri, old D'i%e>
whici lcy had gotten lsewheir.
"hc puG2y was taken - the east
end oi nurant street and l1in dn'h
The hill toward the Great Western
tracks.
1t would appear. from the story
told BY those VINO heard the test''
monv al the roroncr'S inquest. that
Mr.. Hansen was standing on the
steDs OF his office when the boys
passed hauling the buggy. II Woit!a
further appear that he went into ms
office. cot a revolver which ne kep'
there, and followed after the boys.
After the boys had left the bugs
On nurant street. they went across
the tracks and down toward thc
Northwestern depot. Mr. Hansen mad
= warehouse in that locality ana
rumber OF implements standing
.bou, Hansen tells his attorneys
that he supposed the boys were on
their way 10 the warehouse With the
intention of molesting and perhaps
damaging his property. Wherefore ne
thought to fire a lew shots from ms
revolver tc scare them from the
ncighborhood.
The testimony was not clear as 10
how many shots were fired. Hansen
himself said he couldn't say whether
he fired two or three shots. some o,
,be bows thought three. Hansen stood
at the north end OF the Niaduct over
the Great Western tracks. and the
bows were at the FOOT OF the llii' per
maps two hundred feet away
when Hansen began firing. most O.
tho hoys took TO their heels. lotlnS
Iiamblin ran too, and finally leil. CIV
inm voice to cry as he Weh' oo"h.
Hansen went TO the boy ana picked
him uD. The hoy was not sure ne Ma"
bcen hurt, H. y. Nackcy. who ilNeS
near by. hearing the shots. came ou'
~ ascertain what was UP ana ne
helu,d take the boy to llanSens $ Oh
flee.
An examination was made there,
and only then was it ascertalnea li'i
tho boy had been shot. The bali
hau cn.ereu the upper part OF the mp.
Hansen and Iackey then TOOK the boy
10 ;bn office OF Or. iiocken. wherc
co,nn!etc examination was made,
The boy was then turned over 10
the doctors and his parents 10 ne
cared for. and Hansen was placed uh
dor arrest. He gave the required
bond Tor his appearance" at a succeed
mo hearing He WAS also taken pack
10 his office. where the sheriff secure"
,,,r wranon which had been used III
the shootinS.
Ii soon developed that the boys
huri was worse than was at irSt
suspected. He grew constantly weak
rr iils condition was Such thal
was considered necessary TO laAe nun
IN - hosuital. which was done sunday.
hn hriuu taken TO The Jennie Edmund
son hospital. Council Bluffs. on NO
: He died in the hospital about
O'Clock Sunday evening.
coroner Cutler OF pottawa,tamie
county held an inquest Oh the boaE
,t Council Blufs Monday The jury
rouud that the hoy came to his death
,p1 sh Il
w,,pou in the hands Of G. j. Hansen.
Hansen had been re-arreslea Snh''al
nieht after the death OF the boy. ana
taken from town, it be'n% '"A'e
violence against him might possibly
be attempted should he % ntp. nc =.
While the affair created ltelihS
against The defendant. so lar no known
r,iampt to organize tor his harn was
attempted here.
a post-mortcm cNamilalioh re-
rcal, d the fact that the ball entered
,hc upncr part OF the hip and passed
into the abdominal cavity, Wherc IT
was found |, had cut through the
.;mall bower in three places
Tnc time of the preliminary hear
i'm. was set for Wednesday before
Justice Dunlayy at Harlan.
There is intense regret in Harlan
over the death Of the boy. couple"
with further regret that Hansen
should have so far lost control OF ms
hotter Judgment as 10 iiie at or 10
ward the boys. While they might
L,yr destroyed or damaged some
uroperty. il would have been much bet
fer to sustain much loss oil property
,b.n 10 have taken action Whlch re-
sul,cd in loss of life
There is also Il moral i'll the 'ncl-
don't for BOYS. When they so upon
,yueditionS OF this character. theE aft
li,riv to ran up against the preludlreS
of mcu who have been 'rriatea by
,..uy seemingly sensele5S attacks on
tteir property Not by the boys VINO
,aay get hurt, but by Il long I'm" OF
vs.. Our celebrations Of All Hal
,Ws Eve have departed from the
}q;mlcss games OF the early day OIL
H., :...1 a""ant attacks on persons