Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1919 — SHOT GUN USED IN SHOOT. ING SCRAPE NEAR MOROCCO. [ARTICLE]

SHOT GUN USED IN SHOOT. ING SCRAPE NEAR MOROCCO.

Brook Reporter—--On the Saylor farm, east of Morocco, occurred a shooting scrape on Tuesday afternoon about 2:00 j o’clock. i It seems that Ed Cole and J. C. Saylor were in a dispute about some straw, and Cole began abusing . Saylor. Finallythe son, Jame» Saylor, came out and protested against Cole’s abuse of his father and a few blows were struck. Cole then went into the house and got his shot gun and finding young Saylor shot him in the hip. Prosecutor Murphy was summoned and not being able to get a warrant in Morocco on account of the absence of the justice, came to Brook and swore out a warrant before Justice Hawkins for the arrest of Cole.

It seems that the Saylors and Coles live together. Later—At the hearing before the justice, Cole claimed innocence on hie grounds of self defense. He was bound over to court by the (justice. Saylor was taken to the | hospital at Rensselaer, but was brought home and is now in bed. It ' seems that Cole has been running i the farm and living in the lower Ipart of the house, which was occupied above by the elder Saylor and Wife 'ancl Tiis son ancT wife. The son and wife expect to. run the farm in the spring and Cole was to move away. The trouble was over the use of feed by young Saylor or Cole which belortged to the father. He accused Cole of the deed. Cole claims that both of them threatened him and he went into the house and secured the gun to use in self de£pnse and when they came at him he shot young Saylor. - • •