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Wallace Staley Killed Monday Near Frisco
Fred McIntire was Released Tuesday Evening under $3500 Bond Fred E. McIntire was charged by complaint with the murder of Wallace B. Staley, Jr., Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock, the trouble taking place near the Ramshay place south of Frisco on the old Dallas road. A shot-gun was used by McIntire, one shot striking Staley just over the left lung and ranging toward the right side. The shot was fired at close range. Staley was standing in his wagon it is said. The two men had argued over an old business deal concerning some threshing which was done some time ago when the two men were joint owners of a separator. This was the culmination of a series of arguments the two men are said to have had during recent weeks over the same deal on which they seemingly could not come to an agreement. Mr. McIntire came to town immediately after the shooting and surrendered to Justice of the Peace Tom Mohon, who called the constable, Ben Marshall, who took Mr. McIntire to McKinney pending the outcome of the injury to Mr. Staley, who was rushed to a Dallas Sanitarium by his physician, Dr. J. M. Ogle. A telephone message received about 7:30 stated that Mr. Staley died just before they reached the sanitarium. Owing to the condition of Mr. McIntire's father, J. H. McIntire, who has been in very poor health for many months, Fred was permitted to come to his father's home on the physician's advice that the elder McIntere's life was in the balance and that he might pass away during the night. The County Attorney Jewel Abernathy granted the request that the son be permitted to attend the bedside of his father under guard of the Constable Ben Marshall, who returned to the jail with Mr. McIntire Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock, pending the outcome of an investigation then being held here by County Attorney Abernathy and Sheriff Will Kerby. The body of Mr. Staley was brought to Frisco Tuesday afternoon and funeral services held in the local Methodist church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, burial being made in Bethel Cemetery, north of Frisco. |
