The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-13
THE TAMA COUNTY SAFE
ROBBERY.
The Confession Of the Deputy
Treasury---He Refunds the
Money---And Attemps
Suicide.

! From the Toledo Republican, Dec 80.
/ 1t is with no pleasure that we lay
before our readers, this week, Til,
deaopemeat Of the County Safe Rob
berry. The head limos above tell til,
story, briefly, but with precision
Cameryis, himsoif the robber ans
his own assassin. He has made q
full confession OF all facts in the case
has returned the stolen money, and
agrees to aefray the expenses to
which the county authorities have
been 10 the matter. To add to the
establishment and sadness Of the case
when, last Monday, Camery saw that
! bis father.in.law know his cr .nc and
that his young wife should in few
moments know it also, he had not
courage and tortitude to bear up and
then attempted to take his own
life.
The confession OF Camery is to
this effect: He bad not long contem.
plated the commission of the crime.
he says the idea was suggested to
him while reading novel. in which
a robbery OF a bank in California
had been cfected in the same man
ner, even 10 its minutia. His oppor.
tunity was SO manifested, aud the
temptation 50 strong, he could not
resist. As soon, on the evening OF
the 9th, as the others had lott tho
Court House aud it WAS sufficiently
dark, he took the six thousand dol.
lars and leaped from the window,
and secreted the money under the
plankwalk running TO tho north. east
corner Of tho Public Square. Return
ing to the office, he cut holes in his
cont and inflicted tho wounds aud
scratches upon his side. He over
turned the lamp and clock and beat
his head with such violence against
the safe that he was considerably
stunned and bruised. lie saws that
he had no confederate, either before
or after the act.
The detective who was employed
TO ferret out the robbers. had been
here but few days, when tho sus.
picion was strong with him that Ca
merry was the man---bcfore hc left he
waseonfiden. oft, ,bnt could not prove
it. Onsome sham protenre he got
Cameryto go with him to Chicago.
last week. When there, though Ca.
merry was dealt with no harslness or
ungentleness, the confession was cx-
tracted from his lips. Auditor Free
was immediately sent lor. and he
went to Chicago. Jaturday morning.
Sunday night he returned with Ca
merry, aud tho money was obtained
from its hiding place! On Monday
forenoon Camery WAS ii town and at
the Frcssuror's oflieo, aud up To Mon
day noon he had not been arrested.
Soon after dinner, a warrant was H.
sued by Justice Fisher, and Consta-
bles Granger and Murray and F.
Newcomer, were on their way to his
residence to arres5 him. Before their
he had shot himself.
1t seems that he did not have the
courage to tell the truth to his wife
and Mr.. Arb, even when he knew
that they must be apprised OF thereal
facts before the close oil the day. Mr..
Arb had been informed of the true
state OF the case on his way from dln
ner aud he immediately started 10
ward Camery's residence. c:lmery,
convinced that his father.in law
knew, and that his wife must soon
know all, he ran into the back room,
and, with revolver, attempted TO
kill himself. lie shot two or three
times, as he says-and three cham.
bers OF the revolver were found emp.
ty-but only oae ball took effect
The ball entered his right side, stri.
King the lower rib and giancin.
downward, struck the hip bone,
thence passed inward, aud is suppo.
sed to be lodged in the pelvis.
Doctors We're promptly ii the
house and rendered all the assistance
practicable. All efforts to find tho
ball, up to this writing, Tuesday NOR.
Mug, have proved futile, aud all
speculations as to the final issue OF
the matter are useless, at present.
As we so to press, Wednesday af
ternoon, Camery's symptoms are loss
favorable. and his recovery consider
ed doubtful.