Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-04
A SUNDAY KILLING
Arthur T. Friend Shot and
Killed on Public Square
in Mansfield

about half an hour later at his
home, where he was taken in an
auto. Chester Grain was taken
to Hartville the same evening by
Prosecuting Attorney Q. d.
Jackson and committed to the
county Jail, charged with doing
the shooting. He made no at
tempt to escape, but went to his
home Immediately after the
shooting.
Grain was released Tuesday
on a $4,000 bond, which was lib
orally signed by business men
and others and pronounced good
for 100000 and many others
volunteered as signers after the
bond was completed.
Grains attorneys are N. j.
Craig of Mansfield and a. M.
Curtis of Hartville, who was here
Tuesday on business connected
with the case. The plea, we un.
derstand, will be self defense,
Grain and witnesses of the trag
edy asserting that Friend accos-
ted him, had threatened his life:
and, from his actions after being
covered with the revolver, Grain
Judged Friend was after a gun,
and fired to save his own life,
Friend having been in previous
difficulties and having very near
| ly lost his life in a stabbing af-
fray in the D. w. Hoover camp
house several months ago.
The trouble took place on the
west side of the public square,
five shots, we understand, being
fired from a .3S calibre revolver.
1t seems Friend and Grain had
had some difficulty Sunday
morning, and also previously,
and that the altercation was re
newed that evening, while both
men we're in front of the U b
Garage. Friend ran north,
Grain following and firing as he
went. Friend ran through the
vacant lot between the Reynolds S
Garage and the Nugget, and
back again to the side walk or
J Commerciaf Street, we are told
One bullet entered the spine
at the first lumbar verterbra ano
} this alone would have proved ia
tai, medical authorities state
} His right arm was also fractured
! about three inches from tn
shoulder.
+, Drs. J. A. Fuson and R. M
T, Rogers we're called to attend tn
) wounded man, but he was be
1 yond all medical skill. DR.. Fu
+. son, who is also coroner, and {
Fl. Jackson, prosecuting attol
ney, decided that no formal ir
quest was necessary.
J. The dead man was 80 years G
age and was a pioneer in th
L Mansfield mining district. Il
G was vice. president and gener'
s manager of the A. T. Friend Mil
ing Co., with extensive minin
interests here and ih Shanno
county. He was also a directt
in the Pioneer Miting Co., whic
o is erecting a mill here. Befol
entering the mining field, /
dealt extensively in live stocl
He also conducted the City Dru
. Store here in the building no
: occupied by the Nugget. He W;
Z widely known throughout Sout
: west Missouri. A. ]. Clar
! president of the Friend and f
: oneer companies, says the mi
! ing operations of the compani'
( will continue. Mr.. Friend
Z survived by his wife and ty
! children, Wiley and Helen, b
7 sides his parents and numero1
! other relatives. Besides h
: mining interests, he owned co
3 siderable real estate-both ci
= property and farm lands--al
! much personal property, we u
( derstand. Mrs. Friend is
Z daughter of T.B, Montgomery
! Dadeville, where Mr.. Frient
\ parents also reside.
! He was a member of Fus
( Camp, No 651, Woodmen of t
Z World, carrying 81, 600 insurar
i Grain is q brakeman on
! Kansas City, Ozarks & Southe
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