The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-15

elected: That he left home on the eve
ming of February 22ud, about five o'clock,
and did not return until after sun rise the
next morning, and that he failed to give
any satisfactory answer to his wiies in
curry to his nights absence. That he was
engaged during the entire day of the 23'l
of February in removing the missing
mans effects to his own house, telling his
wife that Klider was coming 10 live with
them on his return. That on the oath he
went 10 Princeton Mo-. and traded off II
horse belonging to kiider, WHICH. he had
concealed since his disappearance. That
! he offered to sell a note OF klider's for $50
on MIR. J. l.. sullivan of this place, but on
account of some crooked statements he
made i'm relation to the note, failed to dis
! pose of it, and the note together with the
pocket-hook, pocket knife, and othertrink-
cts identified as the property of the mur-
dered man were found on the prisoners
| person ut the tinn OF his arrest. The muir
! dcrer must have hren engaged i'm his dew
| iiish work OF burning the remains during
the entire night of February ODD. 1t was
with the utmost difficulty that the cilzrns
could Ike restrained from wrenking sum
mary vengeance ON the prisoner. Lle,iS a
large muscular man about thrty-iivo
years old, with abrutal cOuntsnnil,.e which
you scan i'm vain for II single Indication of
he finer feelings Of humanity. Ike is now
in Jail in Princeton, No., aNv;titing trial
The only motive fcsx the hc!iishac appears
to have been tla~i "a aaiis. Yours, dc.
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DIED.-.tt MoultonbOrouyh, n. II. Fob
years and one month; an uncle of the
editor Of taiiS paper. ... .....
Mr.. Bean was IA native of Moutonbor-
ough, where he always lived with the cx-
ception oftemporlry absence while i'm the
discharge of public duties. BY occupation
he was through life, a practical farmer
His father, Moody Bean, came from Deer
field, and vas one of the early settlers of
Northumberland. The deceased was II
last surviving member of Il family of
twelve children. His advantages for OBJ
tanning an education included thc district
school and II few months spent under the
instructions of Rev. Robert towie, former
ly an Episcopal clergyman at lIolderness
Mr.. Beams superior native abilities and
sound Judgment served 10 bring him ear
~ into public lifp. lie WAS elected one of
the board of the Se!cctmrn for Norton
borough in ISL and with the exception of
lila, held the same Office till 1888. For
fourteen years in Succession he was chos-
Ell moderator at the annual town meeting.
Mr.. Beam first appearance in the legis-
lative halls Of New. Hampshire was as
Representative in 1873. He WAS reelected
to that Office in ISl6, IL, 10, 20, d, III
and ~.
In lS24, however. he wasa candidate for
the State Senate in the Sixth District
Three nominees being i'm the field, there
was no choice by the people, but in the fol-
lowing June the deceased was elected by
the Legislature, and resigned his seat aS IL
Representative. He wis reelected to the
Senate i'm 1873, % 30, 81 and b. During
the last two wears he WAS the President of
that body. In 1929 he was chosen MEM
Der Of the. Executive Cetncil of Governor
Pierce
Mr.. Beams faithful services in conn"c-
ton with State offices We're rewarded with
an election "a representative to Congress-
in 1888, and IL reelection to that body in
/ 1889.
| from the private. and we may say. hum
BILE walks of life, into high public stations
oftrust ANA responsibility. have left IL rec
ord SO enviable and sn,honorable as the
above. The clements OF Mr. Beans sue
cess were fine natural talents, excellent
discretion, remarkable iirmness of ci,arac-
ter, sterling integrity and constant dilli-
gence and perseverance i'll all unuerta-
kings.
In politics he was Il life long and un-
swerving Democrat. His last vote was
given for Gen. Mcclellan in 1861. From II
revered father who WAS - private in the
Revolution, and who Was present at the
surrender of CORVALLIS, he inherited n
patriotism which pcrvaded his entire life
and character.
AS citizen. the deceased was univrrs-
ally honored and respected, while in the
domestic circle he was Il kind and indul-
gent husband and tai her. In 1917, he mar
Tlcu ANiSS DttStN lifiilSt'N bi llDluhfItSS,
who died within the year OF her marriage
In 1917, he was again married To Miss iv .
dia Adams OF Centre HarbDr, now living
Ivy whom he had ten children. Six ofthem
now survive. Mr.. Beams last DAYS were
passed pleasantly upon the old homestead
farm which his father had reclaimed from
the wilderness. In his death, New Uamp-
shire loses eye of her oldest and most ,s-
teemed public offices, whose duties. consci-
entiOusly performed, will long live in the
records of the State and the nation.-N. II
Patriot