Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1901 — WALLICK SHOOTS A RAN. [ARTICLE]

WALLICK SHOOTS A RAN.

A Former Resident of Rensselaer Shoots His Wife’s Admirer. J. Y. Wallick, a machinist who formerly lived here, and who caused a disturbance here at one time through Jealousy of his wife, seriously shot a man near Monticello Monday night of whom he was jealous. A dispatch from Monticello gives the following account of the shooting:

J. Y. Wallick, a wealthy farmer, living two and one-half miles north of this city, last night shot and perhaps fatally injured Elmer Reynolds, a young man who with some neighbors was calling upon Mrs. Wallick. Wallick is a veteran of the civil war and sixty years old. His wife is young and handsome and Wallick is said to be Insanely jealous of her. He returned from a business trip to Sheldon, Ill..last evening and as he entered the house Wallick claims that he saw Reynolds in the act of embracing Mrs. Wallick. He immediately opened fire, shooting Reynolds through the arm and in all firing seven shots at him. Reynolds ran across the road and into the house of Ephriam Wyson, a brother-in-law, who immediately started with Reynolds for Monticello, that he might re ceive medical attention.

When about one hundred yards east of Wallick’s house they were ambushed. by Wallick and Reynolds’ hands were nearly shot off. Wallick then repaired to the road in front of Wyson’s house and shot out the window panes, Wyson’s children narrowly escaping being killed. Reynolds was brought to Monticello, where his wounds were dressed. A warrant was placed in the hands of Deputy Rothrock, who arrested Wallick and brought him to this city. Wallick has a bullet in his neck,one in his arm and one in his leg, and claims they were put there by Reynolds. Wyson, Mi two brothers and Reynolds claim that they were unarmed, and that Wallick did all the shooting. All the participants are highly respected people and public interest is at a fever heat. Reynolds served through the late war with distinction. Wallick gave bond in the sum of $2,500 for his appearance at the preliminary hearing tomorrow.