Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-06
BLOOD.
Terrible ARRAY in Jasper
County.
Heroisn, Of a Young Lady.

With four trials for murder now be.
fore the District Court of Jasper coun
ty, one would suppose the greed for
murder ought to be satisfied, bu. the
Headlight says that on Friday night
there was dance held at the new
barn of Thomas Miller near Prairie
City. Some fifty persons were pres
ont. Soon after the crowd had as
scmblcd, Alb, Brown tried in every
way to tempt James Cottrcll to fight
him. Cotircll refused, ssying he had
young lady with hin, and that un.
der no circumstances would he fight
there. Alexander Rhinehart and Mr..
Comedy intcrfcrcd and shamed Brown
and told him he should not fight there,
aud supposed the trouble at an end.
Brown was under the influence OF
liquor whom he camc.
Sometime previous to this, Brown,
when drunk, and another Young man
went to Cottrcll's late in tho night,
when Cottrell and wife were away
from homo, aud on being admitted TO
the house and invited 10 go TO bed,
refused to take the bed rendered, but
burst into bedroom occupied by a
Miss Jennie Lynn, aged sixteen or
seventee years, and Mr.. Cottrell's
daughter. aged fourteen years, and
without further ceremony jumped in.
to bed with them. At this point
James Cottrcll. aided by the girls. put
the young man ont Of the house. and
gave Brown something of a drubbing
in tho melee. For this, Brown held a
grudge against Cottreli. and this oc-
casioned the tronblc at the opening OF
the dance.
At the close of the dance. "a Cot.
trell had reached the foot of the stairs.
Brown, without warning. commenced
mnrderons attack upon him. and a.
most instantly cut him three times
with dirk knife, emitting two terrible
gashes in tho head, the third blow in
fiicting AN ugly wound on the neck of
young Cottrell This blow was ward
cd of by Mr.. Comedy, and it is said
by by-standers that it would have cut
Cottrcll's head from his body had not
Mr.. Comedy warded it of, VINO was
himself wounded on the wrist. At
the same time Miss Lynn struck Brown
blow in the face which staggered
him. Young Cottrel ran out OF the
house. Brown sprang after him like
demon. Cottrell fell ovca q log, be-
ing blinded by the blood running into
his eyes, and Brown .prang upon him
and stabbed him three times in differ
ent parts Of the body, and would have
killed him there had not Miss Lynn
again interfered. and with almost super
human strength dragged Brown away
from his victim. Others came up al
the instant, and Brown was secured.
Brown then and there cursed Cottrell
with terrible oaths, and told him he
had given him what he had laid up for
him for three months.
Young Brown fled, but his father
followed him, brought him back, and
surrendered him to the law.
He was examined and held TO bal
in the sum Of "a, 600. and the matter i:
now undergoing Investigation before
the grand Jury. We give the matter
No I. ~as, = ~ ,4x.s 4 !. g. S.ss.
tho grand jury.
The friends of 40 young men fec
sad enough over the affair. The young
men are both of good families, ar,
cousins. have been on friendly terms
heretofore, and whisky, that terrible
scourge of mankind, ia at the bottom
Of this awful crime.
Young Co!treli ia SLOWLY recover
ing from what seemed 10 threaten Ger.
tain death.