The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-05-25
". H. BUCK IS
SHOT To DEATH
Tragedy Occurred at Madison
Pass Early Today.
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
j. B. Kelley, Sioux City Railroad
Man, Held for Investigation.

The INFORMATION coming to Madi-
son at an early hour this morning
regarding a shooting affair at
Madison Pass, on the south shore
of Lake Madison, was all the more
shocking because the victim, w. III.
Buck, is prominent Madison bus
mess man and of high standing
among local Masons and especially
among Shriners.
Along near o'clock this morning
the sheriff's office was called and
notified that w. H. Buck had been
killed at Tom Marshall's cottage.
Sheriff Dyce and his deputy, Col. C.
s. Price, also the county coroner, DR..
r. s. Westaby Immediately, drove to
the location given and there found
the remains of Mr.. Buck, all indica-
tions pointing to instant death from
a shot fired at distance of thirty
feet of slightly more. The bullet
that came from the muzzle of a 32-
caliber Colts revolver, of the cylinder
type, struck the victim behind the
right ear and emerged just beside the
left ear, puncturing the head in
diagonal line.
Sheriff Dyce placed under arrest
Sioux City railroad man who re
his name as J. B. Kelley, man of
heavy frame and about 40 years old.
AS the story of the affair unfolded.
it seems that Mr.. Buck and John (fa-
miliarly known as "Jack") Hunt left
Madison in an auto some time be-
tween the hours of l and o'clock.
After driving to Wentworth, trip
was made to Madison Pass and there
the terrible tragedy took place about
2:45 a. m.
Mr. Hunt phones to the sheriff and
coroner who, with Col. Price, has
tened to the scene of the shooting,
made the arrest as stated above and
brought in the remains of the vic
tim. The body was taken to the
Hallenbeck undertaking rooms,
awaiting coroner's inquest called
for IL o'clock.
States Attorney H. H. Holdridge,
being in Muscatine, Ia, the inquest
investigation proceeded by calling L.
H. Blagen, j. A. Johnson and Bert
e. Ketcham to hear the testimony to
be presented by several witnesses
summoned to tell what they knew of
the affair.
John Hunt, being sworn, stated
that the shooting occurred between
and o'clock near the Tom Marshall
cottage at Madison Pass. Along
early in the morning Mr.. Hunt went
outside of the cottage and between
1t and the summer house next beside
| 1t. He stated that he was in front
of the building that himself, Mr..
| Buck and VIM. Barnes occupied
when flashlight was thrown, shot
fired. and Mr.. Buck fell. He heard
no warnings given.
The witness testified that his par
ty left Madison at 1870 a. m. today
and went around the lake to Went
worth, then back south. After the
shooting Hunt stated that he went
to the west side of the cottage when
Barnes came out with light and
both went to where Mr.. Bucks body
lay. Mr.. Hunt called to the Siou,
City men in the next house and asked
what they were trying to do. A voice
replied that they shot to scare ava,
prowler "Scare hell!" said Hunt
you've killed a man."
/ Mr. Barnes, of Wentworth, wa.
next sworn. He stated that he wa.
with Mr.. Buck and G. B. Barnes IL
the Tom Marshall cottage. When hi
Madison visitors were ready to leav,
the place he showed them down {
plank, lighted match and directed
the way to the car beside the house
The men. all said good night" theI
Barnes started to pass between tn
two cottages. He stated that h
heard something like chair fall
then came shot. He hesitated {,
go between the buildings. thinking
} it a danger zone. He went west o
} his cottage and met Mr.. Hunt on hi
way to his auto. Mr.. Barnes aske,
} what was the matter. Hunt sal
: Someone was shot" They brough
lamp and went between the cot
} tages, calling to the railroad men a
) to what had transpired. The ans
wer came that the shot had bee
fired to scare someone away. Goo
: job" said Barnes, you've kille
= someone"
!, Both men knelt by Mr.. Buck
e body, finding him shot in the head
9 They next awakened Mr.. Hargrave
and called the sheriff and corone