, 1869-12-30
THE RECENT IOWA SAFE RuBBERY.
The Assistant Treasurer Of Tama
County Confesses the Robbery,
Disgorges the Money.
and Shoots Him.
self

On thc 9'h Of December last, TAnA CITY, Iowa.
was thrown into an extraordinary atA'e Of cx-
c1tement on accouAt OF the robbery Of
the County Trcnsurers safe, OF money
aEountllR to be1w.en $500 aud $4,000.
About O'Clock on the evening Of that day one
Of the equity omcals, named Newcomer, heard
moans and atoAns proceeding from the Treasu-
rer's ONCE, aud, on entering. found the Deputy
Treasurer, Denton CAmery, lying nuder tue table
10 pool Of blood. ne wa apparently 1ntep@ioie4
IN Tue b1east, that his nand was Eashed across,
ard that BITS head was nadiy brutsed, On coming
to be gave the GLOWING version Of the Gaze:
AtoIt 80 p. N. he W1a In the oEa,e prsparoR
to 70 home, when tWo men OF RzraEe Aspect came
10 the coauter and called for IS worth of internal
y IN H. b III Of
SAFE to ees tne Change. while doing so lne Iarzer
Ct ns men 9'SE a IN ans
ID bis bfeaAt Nih q knie whlio lhs othsr man
occupied the time In po1cdtlK hfs head wttn =
wousd 10 hi. hand was caused ny hims.lf. as he
Rrasped the knife with which his ksEa,lant wns
cn,tiog him up. The ihieses then tanaacked the
kAte-
The entire community te1t deep lnteleae In the
CASE, for Ar. caperJ was near3 II ted ta protecs.
ing public properly. He rece!sed The sJHphrhy Of
uan who sac1tnces hlGself for the public goot
Then he was always kuo~a rs respectable clt-
gen. Of tired worth 1nh honesty. and, MoFa than
s,1, FAD been married on!J SIX weeu 10 the pref
Hts friends acd uetehnoEs vowed vengeance on
the perpet1nsota Of tho outrage, and = sort Of
vsnoe fos%sa 70 haa. .na dos
kIAr1caopk character Io7 miles around Waa closely
watcnco, Int with no aAtafsetorT result, a. no
cc1ue conid Be ootatned to faatsn tho crime uPon
H. q. Il. Warren, banker IN tbs town, WAS de-
tssmined to haze sne Mys,ety solsed =: say cost
ID tue hsnd. ot P,Dkertons S..'oul Deceive
sesn. Tofs % sae ease ne a1ouna
| tke1o lor week, following up the csse. At the
end Of trat time he becAme convinced thst mona
of the lno.n pad characters Of the community
were guilty ol The crime. The stoty told By
Camery did cot noid together IN ali it, parts.
Tnero were Inconsistencies IN ia de.al's that
when the lamp wss thfo~n down 1t did not vet
onethtnX on TIRE, and It was more strange thu,
the wounds, though defr, we're nos stFons: Dol
| were they knch As a man would bt likely 10
receive IL struggle Of ltc and death. The detec-
I'VE made up hls mind that Cauery indicted TIT
Nourda upon hmsef. a. c'iad 70 screen sse roo
CaHery ~ induced 10 come 10 this city on Thurs
day latt on prrIepce OF searching for the roolscr
hero. He came ~1thout much healta'on And va
| taken to P1nkettons once. ~nere hn Has pu
| th;otgh cousst Of what detectives call 4'awtat
1rg," End after three hours c1aMil ation be o. ID
ed up and confessed the crime
He stated that the u orey YES IN the SAFE 1t NJ
mercy, ard that he became po:tcsfed o. Au M
aesrc ,e steal r ra. 19ss II as
| yx1d where It hrs plnee been found, not dolla
muBinR Tue Neutds be made With q knife, an
| men Bumped h,s head axa,ntt toe vail TO psJdnc
| the bruttek lie NUT hkfe been q tuan OF aufposs
,t1 ccotuers, comnined With great tenscliy Of pus
pose 10 deliberately plan and execute such
| scheme
| Tr Waa taken hack whence he came aud give
IN CUSTODY of tie authorities. The surprise OF p
people on learning The tue state a. snairs may
| in AgtnAd. Ennlcrt, overcome With AhaInc ~
disappointment, shot n.u.e'f On Tuesday. TIM
ta.s!ur igroIuiEipusly Away as tho early age or =.
| when bts nru.pcc.s we're bright, and leaving hs
hI.u hiuc, TO nontn hts l1shonor and hia loas, tn
| bIl1e oE a few weeks.
Tnrrr Wcus to b. no adequate motive for til
| robstrs, TIE unfortunate usn Sas c1Duatn'ry'
u ueIl ot the owner Of some vatnahe real est.t'
! IT i IN TIC enjoyment Of \ good sslsfy. II Is bt
epolbev lossapCe Of tue Ne%Epess OF human n
lure ard 1he inability OF the human heat 10 r
| 6iat iemrtat1cn.
ssHoN All the sight II neana
~ do N1dcedt, n Akc4 Ill dee14 DONE