Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-03
ONE HOBO SHOT FOUR TIMES
AND FATALLY WOUNDED, 20.
LicEMAN STOPS BULLET.
THRILLING DUEL IN WOODS,
MANY SHOTS EXCHANGED
Young Man Named wiIeexssn, Of
Baltimore, Dying at Rsinbeek-PaI
Lodged in Jail at Grundy Center,
Man Who Shot Myers in Earlier En-
eountsr-Poliee Captain Wounded.
Special to Times Republican.

robbery and shooting OF John Myers
q tramp, early Monday morning, one
man lies dying here, a Waterloo police
officer is in the hospital with a bullet
wound in the shoulder. and the dying
mans pal is lodged in the county Jail
at Grundy Center, facing several SER
ious charges. The wounding Of the
two men and the arrest of the second
hobo was the result of one Of the most
thrilling battles fought between officers
and criminals in this part Of the state.
The wounded man, who is not expected
to survive the day. was shot four times,
two Of the possess bullets reaching
vitalespots. He says his name is Will
coxsen, that he is % years of age and
the son of a travelling man living in
Baltimore, Nd.
Hounds Trace culprits.
Following the shooting of Myers yes
terday morning, when he and his pal
were compelled to change clothing with
W!!coxsen and his companion and were
then fired upon without provocation,
bloodhounds were procured from Wa
terloo and posse was organized
among citizens and officers, headed by
eFeTuL bldChs OIL 1IuHuy Guilty
off Gff Shores, of Black Hawk county;
.sauyMarshal Bean, of Reinbeck. Po-
flice Captain H. T. Wagner. of Water
loo accompanied Sheriff Shores and
assisted in the work Of handling the
hounds.
Find Men in Timber.
The shooting of Myers took place at
a point about q mile west of town.
The dogs took up the trail after some
delay, and while the fugitives had gone
a distance Of only two miles in a direct
I.ne. they covered territory in lodging
thru cornfields and weeds. Finally
about o'clock they were discovered
In the timber along creek one mile
east of town.. Altho the men had but
one gun between them, they made good
use OF 1t, and answered the demand to
surrender by opening fire on the posse,
which consisted of a dozen or more
citizens and the four officers The
tramps took refuge behind trees, and
members Of the posse were quick to
follow their example.
Battle Lasts Half Hour.
While wilcoxsen handled the 44-cal-
iber revolver he and his pal possessed.
the other man kept him supplied with
shells For more than half hour the
battle continued, anu ILo1S sAon MY
shots were exchanged.
Finally while the posse was keeping
nm the fight from the front of the bat
tie line, Sheriff Shores made flank
movement and succeeded in getting in
the rear of the position held by the two
tramps. Before they were aware of
his presence the sheriff was within a
few feet of them and demanded they
surrender firing one shot at their feet
from a shotgun to convince them that
he was in earnest. He covered them
with the gun and the men at once
agreed to capitulate to the allied arm
les OF the two counties.
Wfteoxsen MortalIy Wounded.
During the early minutes Of the bat
tie police Captain Wagner. of Water
loo. was hit in the shoulder by shot
from Wilcoxsen's gun. The wound is
severe but not necessarily dangerous.
The officers and members Of the
posse did not know that Wilcoxsen had
been wounded until after he surrender
ea and to show the remarkable nerve
~ the man he remained standing and
continued shooting until outgeneraled.
THAT he had been hit four times and
was mortally injured was not known
until he had been lodged in jail in
ReInbeck. There he was examined,
medical assistance was summoned. and
the physician declared the man could
not live thru the night. However. he
was still alive this forenoon. and was
able to give his name and tell where
his relatives reside. He was removed to
the physician's office, where he was
given the best Of care.
Pal. Shot Myers.
His pal was later taken to the coun-
ty jail at Grundy Center. Officers are
convinced that while Wilcoxsen Is a
desperate criminal, it was his pal who
shot Myers earlier in the day.
OF wilcoxsen's four wounds. two are
believed to be sufficient to cause his
death. One shot entered the Leg an
other the thigh, one penetrated the liv-
er and the other is lodged somewhere
in the body.