Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-10-06
DAMAGES ASKED FOR
Staying OF \ NEGRl NI|:liiI!l
GREELEY MEN TO BE MADE D
PENDANTS IN BIG DAMAGE
SUITS. -
100000 IS ASKED OF EAt
Much Interest Centers About Nc
Course Of Action by Foreign
Attorneys. g.5

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The following article sent out
Cedar Rapids has appeared in
eral newspapers over the state
forshadows sensational legal deve.
ments. The matter is the o
growth Of the unfortunate affs
which happened near Greeley abo
two years ago, when a strange negl
through a mistake lost his life. Th
true facts and circumstances are a
fresh in the minds of the public
The article follows:
Cedar Rapids, Oct. L. Suits ar
being prepared in this city which
whe filed, will attract q great dea
Of attention from all sections tof til
state because Of the inordinat
amount of interest taken in the cas-
which brings them about at the tir
Of the happening. They are TO
filed in the next few days.
The men involved are Ross Oh
Chester Willard, Frank Spral
Walter Schmock, Ben Brady and !.
ers. all Of whom live in and n
Greeley, Iowa. The sum deman,
Of each is $4,000.
The suits are based on the de
of Robert Williams, negro, in D.
ware county, who was shot
death, it is alleged, by these m
who are said to have been menb
of a posse summoned by the n
shal of Greeley to assist in the
rest of Williams in December, 1
Williams did not surrender, and
attempting to make his escape
was shot to death. The marsh
tho town was under the impre
that Williams was wanted +
crime committed in another
and that there was. a reward O
900 for his capture, dead or ali
Escaped by Paying Fine.
The shooting occurred on THE
of Joseph Schneider. The & mel
volved were arrested an ill
and escaped by paying a finefo
each Mhic recenlr
tion the attorney general
said.
= Joseph Schneider testified
tho Delaware grand jury in
ber, 1913, that Williams came
house en- a Saturday night
the shooting and asked to be
nished his supper and q plat
spend the night. Schneider sa
gave the man his supper and
took him to the barn, wherei
vided him with a bed; that hi
ghter became nervous on acco
the negro being in the barn al
telephoned to the marshal Of Gl
and he came out. The marsha
Schneider went to the barn
called the negro to cG.ae dowr
tho haymow. The marshal b;
moned other persons, and VIII,
liams appeared he was orde
take his hands from his p
Schneider testified that tn
were armed. and that wher the
finally removed his hands fr,
pockets he thrust them abov
head for an instant and the
down on his knees and pray
God to save his life. The
then ran between the men ant
ed toward the door. He was
ed that if he went out of Il
he would be shot. He conti1
run, and when he got oustide
by the name Of Fitzpatrick
him. Marshal Hensel the~
to Schneider's hcme and -
the neighbors that Wilnmas
away and they were told to
the negro on sight, according
testimony before the grand
Schneider also said the mars
a rifle and cartridges with Il
his son-in-law, and they w
structed to shoot Williams.
Had Committed No crii
The negro was supposed
escaped from a jail in Illin,
has since developed that h.
committed a crime, but wa
way to Canada and was wa
dong ODD jobs through tn
to pay for his keep. He ca
Virginia. "&
A sensation was created
state when the men accuse
murder were permitted to
payment CT fines aggregat:
each. The matter was all
drop for the, time being, bu,
several white men took tn
up and engaged Rickel &
this city to file the suits. tt
ably will be filed early mex
The men involved, with til
tion of the marshal, are sa
farmers.
HOYT.-JAMES.
Her Manchester frier'
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