Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1902 — KILLED BY IOWA MOB. [ARTICLE]

KILLED BY IOWA MOB.

Infuriated Citizens Avenge Murder of a Town Marshal. At Jefferson, lowa, Saturday morning a desperate murderer for three hours defended himself iq his house against the city officers and an angry crowd. The fire department drowned him out of the cellar, from where he was firing at the crowd, and his body was riddled with bullets. City Marshal Swearingen was shot and instantly killed by S. M. Shipman, whom he sought to arrest. The- trouble originated when two boys on the way to a circus passed some remark about Shipman which caused him to throw stones at them. They swore out warrants for Shipman's arrest, and the city marshal visited Shipman’s house to serve them. Dr. G. H. Grimmell, Shipman’s family physicinn. went ahead of the marshal to persuade Shipman to surrender .peaceably. Shipman agreed to this, but when Swearingen and Deputy Sheriff Fred Kendall appeared at the door he warned them not to come in under penalty of death. Swearingen started to draw hirevolver and Shipman fired a load of shot, striking the marshal in the lower part of the’face and killing him instantly. Dr. Grimmell and the deputy beat a retreat, leaving the body of the marshal upon the porch. The fire company was called out, and a hose run into the cellar. The water drove Shipman from the cellar. He appeared at a window an<l fifty shots were fired at him. It then became quiet inside and Shipman's body was found on the floor, full of bullets.