Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-04
Martin Burke, tho Winnipes


brothers" who are credited with being
DIR. Cronin's slayers. The person who
thus identified Burke is Expressman
Hakan Martinson, who was employed
by one of the Williams to convey the
furniture to the fatal cottage. Martini
son instantly and fully identified Burke
ut Winnipeg, picking him out Of 80
men drawn up in line in the Jail yard,
in the presence of the crown attorney
and Burke's lawyer. Burke was arraign.
ed before Judge Balm in extradition
proceedings
AT Oskaloosa, about ono o'clock
on the morning Of June 9th some,
culprit either drunk, crazy or naturally
fitted for cussedness, camo near ending
the life of little Alice Carey, the
eleven-ycar-old daughter OF the High
avenue photographer, near the Central
depot. Alice was asleep in her
room, which faces the ave.
nue.. Her bed is on tho west side
of the room, and n shot was fred
from east OF the house, tho ball pass.
ing through the cast wall of the house,
and across the room, striking Alice
just above the pit OF the stomach, and
passing to the left about five inches
and lodging. The screams OF tho child
awakened her parents sleeping iu an
adjoining room, who had not
heard the pistol shot. Surgical aid
was soon brought and the ball found
and cut out and the wound dressed,
and Alice is now resting quite easy.
No fears of her life are entertained,
unless Inflammation or blood poison
shall result.
Frank Roster, who was found dead
in his house near Maynard, in Fayette
county, with bullet hole in the back
of his head and a revolver by his side,
was murdered by his wife. Mrs. Roster
called for the sheriff and made full
confession. She claims that owing to
repeated quarrels, she and her hus-
band had agreed upon a division OF
property and separation. After
the agreement they retired in different
rooms. About 4 o'clock in the morn
ing Roster broke into her room, drag
ged her from bed and brutality beat her.
She escaped from him and fed into the
hall, when fearing further violence,
she fired at him, killing him instantly.
She then went to a neighbours house
and said her husband had driven her
out of the house. Rosters body was
found by tho cream-gatherer on his
morning rounds. Roster had been
married four times. His first wife
died from grief on account of his brutal
treatment OF her. He leaves three
grown daughters by his first wife, and
was wealthy-farmero ffayette county
before he became dissipatcd. Mrs.
Roster has been placed in custody.
Register Special A strange case
is reported from Union Mills. ten
miles south of Montezuma. A man
named Ferguson and son, aged 22
years, wer" blowing corn. When
evening came the father unhitchcd
and went home, supposing that his son
would follow. Night coming on and
the boy not arriving, hhe father went
to the field to ascertain the cause OF
delay. He found the team tied to tho
fence, but the boy was missing
Search was at once commenced. On
the bank of the river, half mile from
the team, the boys clothes were found,
and 1t was at once inferred that he
was drowned. The neighbors were
summoned, and all night the river was
dragged, but without success. In the
morning tracks were discovered lead
ing down the river. These were fol-
lowed toward u vacant house, which
was near by. The building was enter
cd and there in one corner was tho
boy, naked, with his hands and feet
tied and ? gag in his mouth. He was
almost helpless and wholly unable to
to give any account Of the affair. A
bruise was on his head as il made with
some blunt instrument. This is another
OF those mysterious occurrences OF
which not even conjecture can DO
given.