The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-05-05

OsAvA, Nsnsna Co.. lava.
April o5th, 1850.

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OsAvA, Nunsna Co.. Iava.l
April 18th, 1860.
Na. Epr,os Once more cons before
yoa vita ny budget Of neus from the
North Cosnsrie.n As Nsoooa County
NAV .ometin. make stir 10 the world, i
10 vel! ,sa. she be not fo,gosses. Allow
q. srss 70 draw your s,sentsss u
Yag pHArH OF CRIMINAL.
Las. Ts.sday an Indictment vas found y
the Grasd Jsry sgs:nss George Huber Ter
s.ssu.siss Mr.. Babcsek with IN AKA
Tha: night Hahler's only remaining friend
informed hsa Of this fact, upon which be
threatened 70 take Babeset's life. Accord
inzly, the EsIs morning, 10 get bis hand 10,
Hsbler shas ons Of Babeoek's oxen dead,
aa,i crippled another. A constable vas
.eas fram 0saua to arrest Huber, bat re-
,arn.a, fearing TO make the attempt alone.
Huber yo.s3 thar be would aos be taken
alr,e; and. arming ~ith ris>, revolver,
and bowl. knives. with easpss-Ssg in hand,
be started Tor the Missouri River. Coas'asls
Homer Fasehild, xl.h posse Of thfes rasn
IT. II. Flowers. Marshal WoEmley, and
Frank Mat, set out in pursua. Approach
iax Mr.. Cpok's cabin, about noon, they
spi.d Hab.sr's rife and carpet bag lying ey
. log, not fu from the door. Deciding
that the rife must be secured, they made .
sudden ru.h. reaching j, just before Hub
Ter, who sas dining. and had been aroused
By the noise 81 the oilers, strobe out Of the
cabin. Finding that be could not recover
bis ria", Huber quickly turned, ran through
the c,bin, and started across . piece Of
ploxsd ground, the officers m hot pursuit.
wormiey ~as nearest, and called upon lin
TO surrender, but he continued running and
tagging away at his revolver, which bad
becoms en,apsiei IN bis bolt. A. stis eriii.
cal mom~ni, Fsirehi!d ordered Flowers to
.hsss, which, after SHINE hesitatron, be did.
y, soone. did the bullet str,k Habler, than
be turned, and raising his revolver three
time, tried to shoot worm!ey but he Sas
50 faiu, aud confused, from sudden loss OF
blood, he could not fire. Wormley threw
hin down, and in twenty minutes be e1-
pircd. 1, WI, Mr.. Flower intention TO
e,iypfe him, and BE- therefore aimed at the
.igh, bat the bullet severed the main arte-
~, quickly hlscdiog him |" death. Before
( Huber died hs only said he dill not hear
thrn cry ouE for him to stop. The Grand
Jury alI not Sad bill against Flowers.
| Huber vas buried At Ashton. lie was
/ young, aud in = certain sense, good looking.
T! lie let, about $3.50 worth Of property
no relatives hereabouts. The unanimous
verde, Of tho Coun,y 10 .'Ssrved him righ,!'
Although ~ e,sixsn would like to shoot a
human fellow. yet We all feel that We oSe a
vote Of thanks to Mr. Flowers Tor Kidding
the community VI n most dangerous villain.
/ Huber has been n terror aud u shame to
our people for several years. Many feared
him - all Wished him away. Ills irss exploit,
xs. To rteaI "A part Of the machinery of the
/ snthIani sas.mi,l. Tho proprietors Of
The nd were obliged to quit saving for u
t,u,s, but finally discovered portion Of the
mi.s,,g property Huber vent unpan'shsd.
/ ", next hear Of him attempting the life Of
NJ. Wiley, Of Napoleon Township. lie
richly deserved severe punishment for this
aIsn.e, bu, for reasons which my haste VIII
not allow mo TO snumeralr, he wen. clear.
Again ~s fad him running away with the
OK team Of n Woodbury. County man. lie
killed both oxen--sotd one, threw the other
INTO ths l. tile S,oux-stova the wagon to
,,ecss and burnt IL. At this time be was
tho companion u Dr.. ordway, OF Be'vldere
Township. After this, no went to work nj
rbem,.on,. .uiii, and II seems that the res,
dent, were /, co,,inual fear for their lives.
Hub!,r threatened t, kill jurors aud others,
rendering himself feared wherever 10 went.
( Thu, fear was tho secret II bis unbounded
assurance; but, an overriding Power that
he did not rscosaizs. ordained that the
,ssdeu sla, Which hs drove homo with evil
! intent, should end bis turbulsns, career on
earth.
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