No news is murder…. Dr. John T. Lindsey killed in 1930 by George Cramer over a disputed 40 acres of land

Thursday, March 20, 1930
A five-year feud with court suits between Dr. John T. Lindsey and George Cramer, neighbors of Gilman City, had a tragic climax yesterday afternoon, when the two men met in front of the post office of that little city and Lindsey was shot down by Cramer. Both men were past 70 years of age.
Witnesses to the shooting said the two men met on the street, when Cramer, without a word of warning, whipped out a revolver and started firing at Lindsey. The latter turned and ran into a drug store. Three bullets struck him as he fled, two in the back, right of the spine, and the third in the upper right arm. Cramer followed him into the store and fired the fourth and fatal shot. The bullet, striking the veterinarian in the forehead, killed him instantly.
Lindsey was not armed, according to Dr. R.H. Betts, coroner, of Bethany, who said an inquest would be held this morning.
After the shooting Cramer surrendered to Justice Alva Stringer, was taken to Bethany, and placed in the county jail. He made no statement regarding his motive for the shooting.
The trouble between the two men, it will be recalled, dates back five years to a dispute over a deal involving 40 acres of land lying between their farms, about four miles south of Gilman.
Shortly after this dispute Lindsey and one of his sons were driving past the Cramer farm when allegedly Cramer appeared and shot at them, wounding them both. Cramer was tried at Gallatin on a charge of felonious assault and was acquitted by a jury.
A week prior to the murder, Cramer’s life was saved by neighbors who rescued him from his burning farm home. Acquaintances said that Cramer believed the fire was of incendiary origin.
Lindsey was survived by his wife, three sons, and a daughter. Two of the sons, Alva F. and Roy Lindsey, were attorneys at St. Joseph. The former once was city counselor of St. Joseph and a law partner of the late Charles L. Faust, representative in congress from the fourth district. The third son, Lewis, was a famer living near Gilman. Their daughter, Miss Nellie Lindsey, was still at home.