The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS house OF
%. w. Porter was entered by would
bc-thief on Wednesday night of last
week. Mr.. p. was awakened about
O'Clock by slight noise, and without
any thought as to its cause, reached
out OF bed and gave the door of the room,
which was just at the head of the stairs,
q violent kick. It seems that the thief
had entered through window below,
crept up stairs into the room occupied
by Mr.. p, and had secured his poke ct
book, containing about $50, and was
just outside the door when it was kick
ed as above stated. The force of the
blow and the fright together caused
him to stumble and fall down stairs
with tremendous clatter. Once at the
bottom he hustled out Of the window as
quick as possible, having dropped the
pocket book in his fall, which was
found OH the stairs. That trip didn't
pay Mr.. Burglar very huge, even if he
never be discovered.
DISTRICT COURT.-The June term Of
this court for Cedar county commenced
on Monday, the 7th inst, Judge J. H.
Rothrock on the Bench.
Thirty Equity cases were or the
docket, among which were nine petit
tions for divorce, 40 follows:
Amelia Finefield VS.. John Finefield,
dismissed; David w. Dykner vs.. Cath
! crime Dykner. dismissed; King Sedg-
wick vs.. Sally Maria Sedgwick, dis
missed; Lydia J. Stun VS.. John Stull,
granted; Samuel Mather vs.. Lydia
Mather, granted; +. Herbrachter VS..
Louisa ]. Herbrachter, dismissed; Anna
+. Green vs.. Charles Green, granted;
Sarah Il. Belts vs.. VIM. A. Belts, grant.
ed; H. F. Pierce VS.. Esther NJ. Pierce,
continued.
Ninety -four cases in law were docket
ed, only two of which were tried before
jury, namely:
Hoag and Armentrout vs.. $. f. Gun
solus-verdict for plaintiff, of S435.s9
and costs, $500. Judgment on ver-
diet.
J. Sechrst VS.. J. Graham-appeal
from Justices court verdict for plain
tiff Of 80 cents and costs, 1915.
Among the State Cases we notice
State of Iowa vs.. John Mizner-Larceny.
Bond forfeited-P. Miller, Bondsman.
State of Iowa vs. H. Ackley-Forgery
Rand fnrfoifnl ;.,n
bondsman. State vs.. John NJ NJ
Prize Forgery. Defendant sent to Re-
form School. State vs.. McNulty and
II. V. and Z. T. Smith-cheating by
false pretenscs. Demurrer sustained by
the court, and defendants discharged.
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all popular new books, as issued.
SUSPECTED MURDER.-Mrs. Mary
Boyle, All aged lady, died very suddenly
at the residence of her son, Patrick
Boyle, some four miles southeast of Tip
ton, on Monday night of last week; and
the circumstances attending her death
and burial were such that Il suspicion CT
foul play was raised in the neighbor-
hood, and excitement soon ran high
The Coroner being absent, Justice Sweet
was petitioncd to hold an inquest. Ac-
cordingly, Coroner's jury consisting of
Messrs }. w. Crisman, &. w. Smith
and Jno. Weaver, was empanelled on
Thursday afternoon; and Oh the follow
ing morning, having secured the servi-
ces OF Drs. Maynard and Kennedy, \
party consisting of the acting Coroner
and jury, the physicians named, S. l..
Smith, DIR. Geo. Focht, S. l.. Wilhelm,
VIM. Hall and Deputy Sheriff Ii. Viii
helm, proceeded to the Catholic Gene
terry southwest of town, and disinterred
the body of Mrs. Boyle, which had then
been buried about fifty hours. After a
careful examination of the body by the
Doctors, and II visit to the house where
the old lady died, tho jury rendered the
following verdict:
The jury upon their oatlls do say that
they believe Mary Boyle came to her
ocAlA La tIc HiSul Vi June TN, hN
means OF a deadly weapon in the hands
of Patrick Boyle and Mary Boyle, his
wife.
Signed by all the jurors, and attested
by l.. l.. Sweet, acting Coroner.
A warrant was at once issued for the
arrest Of Patrick and Mary Boyle, aud
their preliminary examination COM
menced Oh Friday afternoon in the
Court Room, before Justice Sweet. The
following abridged report Of the trial
will probably be found to contain all the
material facts elected thereat:
j. W. Crisman s,cOrn Testified that
he was q juror in above ease: INQUEST
held at Catholic cemetery at 8 o'clock a.
H., 18th inst; corpse WAS disiuterred
and taken out of coffin, and examined
by Drs. Maynard 4 Kennedy; witness
saw mark or abrasion OH left wrist.
marks around neck AMI discoloration,
cut on left side Of head from ear back
ward, II inches long, by measure, show
ing skull bone; evidently done by blunt
Instrument; head near right ear marked
by heavy blow; neck on left side much
swollen; wounds and marks on neck
seemed to have been caused by hands