Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-30

trlal ana the ueIenuant was found
guilty OF murder In the second degree
and sentenced to 10y years Imprisonment
ct Fort Madison. After Baldwin had
served about IS months in prison, the
court granted new trial ruling out
the strongest evidence the state had
produced. A week or two ago the case
came on for a new trial again, and
after a bitter contest, in which both
state aud defendant procured all the
evidence available, the case was given
to the jury and verdict OF not guilty
returned.
SEA commercial congress is to be held
at Denver, May 10th. Gov. Boies has
appointed the following delegates from
Iowa: +. II. Whitney, Atlantic; A. C.
Hutchinson, Burlington; Thompson
McCort, Burlington; John B. Hender-
son, Cedar Rapids; C. w. Eaton, Cedar
Rapids; VIM. Larrabee, Clermont; w.
II. NJ. Pusey, Council Bluffs; John T.
Baldwin, Council Bluffs; Phil A. Deer,
Creston; j. j. Richardson, Davenport;
Nathaniel French, Davenport; l.. M.
Martiu, Des Moines; Lowry w. Goode
| Des Moines; o. l.. +. Browne, Des
Moines; A. w. Daugherty, Dubuque;
Jas. II. Shields, Dubuque; T. NJ Lang
staff, Dubuque; Geo. b. Burch, Du-
buque; w. Cleveland, Harlan; VIM
Thompson, Humboldt; +. w. Curry
Leon; j. M. Gobble, Muscatine; S. b.
Evans, Ottumwa; Calvin Manning, OF
tumwa; II. W. Otes, Red Oak j. r.
Rateen, Shenandoah; Jones M. Cleland,
Sioux City; John II. Keatly, Sioux
City; John Young, Waterloo; Thomas
Cascaddon, Waterloo.
The location OF little 2Ox3o school
house has created a civil war In New
ark township, Webster county. In
the first place the school house was 10.
Gated in the geographical center Of
the township. OF late the thriving
little town of Vincent has sprung up
in one corner and has carried the CEN
tor of population in that direction.
A few weeks ago the citizens OF Vim.
cent called a meeting and decided
that they must have school house.
1t was decided that the easiest way to
accomplish this object would be to
move the center school house into the
town. When the school board was
petiti0ned to do this the trouble began.
A unanimous protest came from the
other three quarters OF the township
and counter petitions began to fly
around. The directors finally decided
against the town. The Vincent peo-
pie then appealed to County Superin-
tendent Carr, who held an impromptu
court and heard both sides. This time
the town people were victorious. Mr..
Carr reversed the decision OF the d.
rectors and ordered the building
moved to Vincent. Before this could
be accomplished the opposition filed
another appeal to the state superin-
tendent and got out an injunction re-
straining the removal of the school
house pending his decision. Both par.
ties are now resting or their arms.
Major j. L. Young, of Denver, Col,
who has been spending the winter in
Iowa, has entered suit in the federal
courts, through his attorneys, McIntire
Bros. & Jamison, of Ottumwa, for So.
900 against L. P. Siegler, OF Leon.
Several years ago Major Young was a
resident of Leon and was the attorney
for L. P. Siegler, prominent banker
of that place. These two gentlemen
formed a partnership known as the
Weldon Town Lot company, and laid
out the town of Weldon. After time
for reasons best known to themselves,
Major Young created l.. Z. Seigler his
trustee, turning over to him his prop
erty for some loans. Mr. Seigler was
to receive per cent for his services as
trustee and 10 per cent for the use OF
his money. Mr.. Siegler then sold the
town lots, it seems, and failed to ac-
count for the money. The amount
of these ascertained for the purchasing
parties showed the amount involved to
be high up in the thousands. In the
meantime Major Young had won per-
sonal danger suit against the q, his
share of which was $4,000. Siegler
now appeared as trustee and was paid
the money for which he receipted but
never accounted. Major Young has
entered suit against l.. p. Siegler for
$40, 900 for default as trustee. The
case will be tried in the May term OF
the federal court at Des Moines and
will be case of considerable interest.
Among the cases in court at Creston
is the famous criminal case OF the state
VS.. Z. }. Perrigo, which finlaly result,
ed in the acquittal OF the,defendant. In
May, 1888, r. j. Perrigo and John
Hidenger were prosperous farmers and
neighbors. They became involved in
a quarrel over the ownership OF a dog.
Two different families claimed the dog
and each had given it away, one to
Perrigo, the other to Hidenger. A
bitter quarrel was the result and it
finally eliminated in a fight, in which
Hidenger struck Perrigo with a pitch
fork and was then shot and killed by
Perrlgo. Perrigo then killed the dog.
Perrigo was convicted OF murder in
the first degree, but the supreme court
reversed the decision. About this
time farmer named Mckenzie brutal
ly murdered n neighbor named Riggs
in trivial quarrel about the right OF
way through gate. Mckenzie was
put in the Adams county Jail. The re-
versal OF the Perrigo case caused great