Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-22
ALBERT BUCHANAN ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT
WITH INTENT TO KILL,
ALLEGED TO HAVE FIRED
.-- THREE SHOTS AT BOY
Shooting Follows Combat Between
Father and Son, In Which Former
is Accused of Using Pitchfork--
Latter Escapes Injury-Buchanan
Held Under $4,000 Bond.

Charged by his own son with as
$ault with intent to murder. Albert
Buchanan, g01 East Boone street. was
arrested at his home shortly before
o'clock Monday night by Night Ser
Scaut Frank Campbell and Officer
Charles Brcckel Charges were filed
in municipal court by Fred Ruchan-
an. aged %. who told a pitIfui story
Of differences between father and son
terminating in an alleged personal
attack by the father The cider
Buchanan is alleged to have pnrsucG
his son with a pitchfork and later 70
Rave fired three shots ut the son with
d .323s caliber revolver. All. the shots
went wide OF their mark.
The officers responded to hurry
Up call from the county bridge Yards.
near the Buchanan home. and the
elder Buchanan surrendered himself
without resistance. His bond was
fixed in the sum of $4,000. which he
could not furnish. and was locked in
Jail. His preliminary hearing was SCI
for late today.
Sen Tells PittifuI Tale.
Choking back the sobS, the Younger
Buchanan attempted to tell his story
| to judge r! o. Tankersley in mur:2i-
pal court Monday night. It was the
pitifuv recital of family differences
as related by a boy who had never
been long away from home and who
appeared heart broken by the ne
lceSsity of bringing such serious
charges against his parent.
According to Fred Buchanan's sto
iry his father had ordered him from
the place. Il didn't want to 60" de-
clared the boy between sobs, Il want
led to stay at home"
The father. ne charged had at
tackled him with a pitchforl. and he
had torn the weapon from mis- faith
er and had dragged the elder man TO
the ground. He did not wish TO hurt
his father, he said, and after the cid
er man had promised to cease his at
tacks nc was permitted TO arise.
When he regained his feet, however,
he is alleged to have again grabbed
the pitchfork and pursued the lad
about the yord.
Fires Shots at Son.
The chase became wearisome and
the father gave up the pursuit.
whcreupon Fred went TO the house to
get his clothes, intending to leave
home, temporarily at least. 'believ-
ing his absence might have the effec1
of softening the fathers wrath.
The elder Buchanan, however, fol-
lowed into the house and ordered the
son out The boy walked into the
yard and was followed soon after by
the father, who is alleged to have Sc
cured a loaded revolver from his
room. Once more in the open, the
boy charges, his father raised the
gun and fired three times at Fred
who ran. from the home to the county
bridge yard, where he called for the
ponce.
The .Buchanan's, father and son
have been ENGAGED. in digging cellars.
and have worked together thru the
spring and summer. The younger
man has q team OF horses at the
i,home place, switch he values highly,
and he asked the court to be permit
ted to return to his home and take
care of the animals. When told he
might return and remain there he
was greatly relived in mind.
Both Apparently Regret Battle.
During the taking Of the young
mans statement the elder Buchanan
walked into the court room and the
sobs of the younger man, as he told
his story, were echoed by sobs from
the father. The elder man was at
once removed from the room. FREQ
signed the formal charge. bail BOND
was fixed at $4,000, and the father
,.-,c taken to iail