People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — SHERIFF FEARS TROUBLE. [ARTICLE]

SHERIFF FEARS TROUBLE.

Ipwa Murderer May Be Dealt With b a Mob. Jefferson, lowa, Jan. 29. —Doctors say that John Brown, Jr., one of the victims of the battle at Paton Sunday night, cannot possibly recover, having been shot through both lungs. The elder Fleck, who planned and headed the attack upon the Brown family, was removed to this city yesterday morning by the sheriff, because trouble is feared from the people in the vicinity of Brown’s home. There are ugly mutterings from that section of the county, and the sheriff is preparing to protect his charge in case of an attack, which is not unlikely if Brown dies. George Fleck, the 16-year-old son who carried the revolvers and did the bulk of the shooting, is under guard at Paton. No apprehension is felt on his account, as his father is regarded as responsible for the tragedy. Excitement Dying Down. Sullivan, Ill.', Jan. 29. —Everything is quiet, with no Indication of a mob here. Mrs. Roxy Atterbury is very ill. The second suspected party is not arrested yet.