Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-06-12

her nest and offspring without passing
over one OF the traps. Next morning
they went out to bring the old wolf in,
but she was not there. neither was the
young wolf there, nor tho string nor
the stake. The old varmint had gone
around to the back Of the stack, tun-
neledd hole ten feet or more through
it, pulled up the stake and carried of
her baby.
District court opened an adjourned
session at Rock Rapids, Judge Geo.
w. Wakefield presiding. The case of
+. Nj. Hull. for arson, came imme-
diately on for trial. The facts in this
case are as follows; About year and
a halt ago +. NJ. Hull came TO Rock
Rapids from Fort Dodge and engaged
In the furniture business. He burned
out twice during tho year of 1889, the
last time on November 27th. At the
time of tho last fire he was over
insured and has been unable to settle
with the company. In the winter his
clerk, George knight, made con-
fession, or statement, in which he
averred that Hull had tried TO get him
to fire the buildings and, failing in
this, had told him he (HulD would set
fire to it at certain time. This, with
several pieces of strong circumstantial
evidence, formed the bulk of the evil
dence of the prosecution. The case
was given to the jury and verdict OF
guilty was returned.
The case OF the state against Jno II.
Sorlim, for the killing OF a supposed
horse thief, was tried at Humboldt on
preliminary information charging muir
der in the second degree. Sorlim Is II
farmer and keeps a fine lot OF horses.
On the night OF May IL he found two
strangers in his barn examining his
horses by the light OF matches, and
Sorlim made himself heard and the
thieves decamped Later, and after
Sorlim had procured a shotgun, while
he and n neighbor stood watching,
some rods from the barn, they saw two
men approaching and as Sorlim and
his friend started toward the barn, the
providers took after them on the run,
leading them lively race, but coming
TO the open stable door n little behind.
As soon as Sorlim got inside he whirl-
ed about and fired. One man dropped
and died In few hours. the other
has not identified himself yet. The
case was very fully Investigated before
Judge w. j. Taft, and the court held
that the shooting was justiiiable. The
verdict OF public opinion agrees with
the judge.
At Mason City, June ., Judge John
C. Sherwin made decision in the or
iginal package injunctions which have
been pending. In his decision the
Judge finds that the beer in question
was owned by citizens of Minnesota,
was shipped TO their agents at Mason
City in quart bottles placed in cases,
said bottles taken from the cases and
shelved and sold by the bottle as call
ed for; that the sales wero made to
minors, topers in the habit OF becom-
| ing intoxicated, and that the beer was
intoxicating and was drank on the
premises, and from the foregoing facts
he made the following conclusions OF
law: That the defendants as agents
of importers could occupy the building
for the purpose of selling tho beer in
original packages TO all persons, except
minors, and habitual drunkards, and
| that such use would not constitute a
nuisance, though tho beer was drunk
on tho premises by the purchasers,
and that the sales, although shipped
by the cases, were in original packa-
ges." He granted temporary injunc-
tion restricting defendants from selling
to minors and those in the habit Of be-
coming intoxicated.
On the morning of the 4th, Eldora
was in wild excitement as the result OF
burglaries which took place during the
rain storm the night before. The first
break and the richest haul occurred in
the general store and postoffice, The
The stock is owned by S. w. Daniels,
who also carries line OF watches and
| jewelry. The clerk who slept in the
back part was awakened about
IL o'clock by some one opening the
front door, supposing it was Mr.. Dan
iels, the clerk asked what was wanted
and partly raised up, only to be con-
fronted by three masked men, the lead
err OF whom told him to lie still or he
would be filed with cold lead They
then proceeded to go through the show
cases, taking all the watches, fifty in
number, miscellaneous lot OF other
jewelry, and about $40 in money from
the till. They worked leisurely, oc-
cupying about three hours in making
their selections OF plumber. Their
surveillance OF the clerk after the first
intimidation was OF rather careless
order, they allowing him to get up and
dress and 20 about the back part of
the store. Daniels loss is probably
$500. From there they proceeded to
the general store Of Hugh Mills & Son,
where the till was tapped for $40 and
a variety OF light dry goods carried
away amounting to about $25. The
door In each case was forced by CHS
els taken from the village blacksmith
shop.
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