The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-19

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west of where Mr.. Cave was and we
saw some men coming down through
the field. They waved to us and we
went, on to the top OF the hill and
stopneu, and it was John and Cliff
he wanted him to go, and get that
and 60 home. Cliff began to cry and
lean AGAINST the post. He told us he
was crazy drunk. Before we turn
ed in the sheriff said we had better
go to Cave s, if his father was there
get them; if he was. crazy maybe
they coulu pacify him. we turned
and went back ana when we got to
the railroad grade there was bunch
of men standing there, down behind
the grade of the earth like soldiers
behind breastwork. They said we
shoot us. We went on up there. pr.
Eiker was there and he went with
us When we got up within short
distance of the house | saw an object
lying on the plowed ground. says.
/ There is Charley, now. Or. Elker
and | went to where the object was,
and the sheriff and his deputy pro-
house When | got within twenty feet
of it | saw it was man, and says,
He is alive; he is still breathing
| ran up to where he was and he was
lying on his back, his feet TO the
north, his head in the blood in de-
preston in the ground. raised up
his head He was still breathing, but
hard.
Dr. Eiker was there and he leaned
down and unbuttoned his shirt and
took an instrument out of his pocket
and tested his heart Just before
that he asked ME what time it vas,
and | said I'll. By that time these
men came up and gathered around
there. Tom Sly was one of them, !
looked up once and saw the sheriff
and the deputy taking man out OF
the automobile in front Of the house.
We picked him up and took him to
the house. The house was locked.
Someone went in and unlocked the
him down on the bed and made him
as comfortable as possible.
Q-You staid with him until he
died? A-Yes, sir.
Q-When did he die? A-7:55.
Q-(Asked Arthur Andrew About
what time did this shooting occur?
Aust around six O'Clock, it might
Dr.. F. A. Bowman, being sworn,
testified as follows:
Age As years, occupation physici-
an, residence Leon, Iowa.
Q-Tell this jury whether or not
you professionally attended upon
Charley Mccain on April II, 1917?
A-On April 10, 1917, l accompani-
ed DR.. Layton to about two and one
half miles north of Decatur to see
man by the name of Charles Nc
Cam, supposed to have been hurt.
We went to Ed Caves house and Ar
some Of the circumstances about the
shooting and told us not to go over
yet, they were over there trying to
get Art,c Cave, the sheriff had just
gone up. We waited until we thought
everything vas quiet, and drove
across to the house We found Mr.:
Mccain on a bed in the southeast
pulseless, suffering from a bullet
wound made in the left side of his
head, ON a line an inch above his
eyebrow and about two inches back
OF the artery of the eye, by guessing;
we had no way of measuring. the
brains were oOzing bright red blood,
showing an artery had been cut. No
We could do no good. DR.. Eiker was
there few minutes before we were.
John Woodland, being sworn, tesu-
fed as follows:
Name, John Woodard; occupation,
farmer; live on a farm in Decatur
township; age, 81 years.
Q-On April ~, 1917, were, you
present at or near the time of the
death of Charles McCann? Ayes.
si"
Q--Commence at the beginning. at
Decatur City when you first saw Ar
tie Cave, Charley Mccain and Ar
thur Andrew, and tell what trans
pired. A-The boy and |, Cliff,
were going out home. We drove UP
in front of the hardware store of
Miller 4 Gooding where Charley Nc
Cam used to be. We met Art Cave
Were Ut s'; are they they att" He said they
were up home. | asked him what
he wanted for them and he sale h
would take four dollars a head.
says, Lets go and lock at them,
and he and | got in the car. Charley
Mccain came out of the store and
told him | was going to look at some
pigs. he said he would go with Us
and got in the car with us. Arde
Cave. Mc( ann, Cliff and drove up
there. When we got there his wife
was at the railroad crossing and an
other lady with her. We drove up to
Art Caves house and there was An
drew Sell, Mr.. Cave and Mr.. Andrew
looking at the pigs. ! wasn't going
to butt in on Sells deal. When We
got there Art got out of our car, and
that left Cliff and | and Charley Nc
Cam We went up to the chicken
house and Mr.. Andrew and Art Cave
and Mr.. Sell were looking at ne pigs.
When they got through Mr.. Cave
came up and Andrew and Mr.. Sell
came up to us and Andy called me
up and asked me what thought they
were worth. | wouldn't make any
price until after he left. Then Artie