Hamilton-Clinton-Jackson County IA Archives News.....Alleged Murderer Captured In Jewell August 8, 1898
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Maquoketa Excelsior August 8, 1898
Maquoketa Excelsior, August 8, 1898 

The man whom it is supposed is the slayer of Frank Beard, the young man 
recently shot and killed by tramps at DeWitt, was captured by the city marshal 
at Jewell Junction Friday morning. The marshal of course received the printed 
description of the men who were wanted for the terrible murder and had placed 
it back in his pocket a day or so ago, but he has a good memory. A reward of 
$1,000 is enough to make any man keep his eyes open. That morning the officer 
was on his beat between the east end of the town and the depot. The whistle of 
the train attracted his attention, and he wandered to the depot. It was his 
business to look at every new comer that reached Jewell Junction, and when he 
saw a man jump from a box car he sized him up. "It may be a mistake" he 
thought, "but that fellow looks mightily to me like the telegram describes." 
He took the little yellow paper out of his pocket again and looked at it. "By 
cracky," he said aloud, "thats the fellow." He approached him and told him to 
come with him. Jewell was hardley awake then, but a desperate encounter ensued 
between the men. Almost hand to hand they fought. Four times the sharp crack 
of the revolver in the hands of the murderer rang out, but each time he missed 
his aim, and five times Marshal Lingle answered the shots with his trusted 
weapon. The battle between the men raged so fiercely that the attention of the 
train men was centered upon them. The engineer placed his hand to the whistle 
cord and a steady whistle followed that brought out half the town. Everyone 
rushed to the scene. They saw the predicament the marshal was in and closed in 
on the murderer. He was captured and is now in the Jewell jail. His 
description that is familiar to every office in Iowa, is that of a man short 
and heavy set, dark complexion, wearing a dark brown suit with a light crash 
hat. He had on a pair of broad toed shoes. 




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