The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-05-25
SION, SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY rs, 1922
He was sure the shooting happened


He was sure the shooting happened
near 2:45.
Earl Jefferson, Il Sioux City rail-
road man who was stopping with j
B. Kelley, was next called to tes-
tify. Mr.. jefferson stated that he
and his friend, Mr.. Kelley, had au-
toed up to Lake Madison from, Sioux
City at a. m. yesterday morning.
arriving at p. m. Two men at the
cottage, Lewis Olson and Mr.. Barnes
invited them into their cottage.
Lacking bedclothes, they slept on the
they heard noises outside and in
vestigated. Jefferson said that Kel
ley arose and looked out of the win
dow. 1t was about 3 O'Clock then.
They went to lie down again but
heard other sounds. Kelley got up
and brought gun from bag he
carried. He went to front room
and ii was then that Jefferson heard
the shot, Upon returning Kelley
said, Bet those fellows won't fool
around again" Soon someone call
ed, What are you doing there?"
Kelley explained the effort to scare
away prowlers. On looking out of
the window Jefferson saw man
with light He said to Mr.. Kel-
ley, You've shot man." Jeffer-
son, nervous at the time, tried to
console Mr.. Kelley, who was much
upset by what had happened.
M. G. Williams story corroborat-
ed much of the details given by
the first two witnesses.
Col. C. S. Price stated that the call
came at 3:45 a. m. and that he and
the sheriff and the coroner arrived at
the scene of the tragedy near 5
O'Clock. Mr. Bucks body lay about
80 feet from the cottage occupied by
Barnes.
j. B. Kelley, in giving his version
of the shooting, stated that he and
Earl Jefferson came to Lake Madi-
son By auto, driving from Sioux City.
He testified regarding the disturbing
sounds heard outside the cottage and
how he started to investigate. Once
he arose and went TO the cottage
window, seeing beside the building
the outline of a man. He went back
to sleep and heard strange noises
again and going to the window he
said to person between the two cot
tages, Come here" Upon receiy-
ing no response he fired, hoping to
scare the intruder. Mr.. Kelley
identified the revolver on exhibit as
his and also the cartridges. Mr.. Kel-
ley testified that the first sounds he
heard must have been near his auto
in front of the cottage. His further
testimony ran about as the recital
given by Mr.. Jefferson.
After deliberating on the evidence
submitted the coroner's jury
found the following verdict. namely
that w. HI. Buck met death by be-
ing shot through the head by re-
volyer i'm the hands of ]. b. Kelley.
Mr.. Kelley is still in custody but
at the time of going to press no for
NAL charge had yet been made.
w. HI. Buck, the victim of this
| mornings tragedy at Madison Pass,
was born in Ogle county, ILL.,, about
! 81 years ago. He is of a family of
| seven children, six sons and one
daughter. George +. Buck resides at
Watertown, J. l.. and A. E. Buck are
residents of Huron; w. M. Buck lives
at Pipestone, H HI. Buck resides at
Spirit Lake, Ia, as does also the sis
ter, Miss Mary Buck. Deceased came
to South Dakota over thirty years
ago, engaging in the wholesale egg
business. He was resident of Mad
ison all of these years and was best
known for the energy he threw into
his successful business. Deceased
was also in high rank as a Mason
respected and good friend and
neighbor.
/ There remain as survivors of the
immediate family circle the wife
two sons and two daughters. Will.
liam and Robert are the youngel
children. A daughter, Mrs. Claire
Cole, resides on farm ten mile.
northwest of this city. Miss Agnes
the second daughter, is a student o.
the State University at Vermilion.