Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-07
AUDUBON AUDUBON co, IOWA
has caused her to defend him in all his

has caused her to defend him in all his
trouble. She is of wealthy parents,
and has declared it her intention to do
all in her power to clear her husband
in his last trouble. Mr.. Swartz, the
dead girls father, came in response to
telegram and taking the body in
charge gave it every attention and
tenderly laid it away in the cemetery
at Des Moines He declares he will
prosecute all the parties charged and
the police are untiring IN their efforts
to secure evidence to convict. All par
ties except Grafton are out on bail.
! A fatal accident occurred at Pacific
Junction, which resulted in the loss OF
life of c. w. Boyd, a travelling salesman
for Mennig & Slater, wholesalers Of
vinegars, pickles, elders, etc, of Des
Moines. A fearful storm was raging
in Iowa all that day which was partial
ly the cause leading to the accident.
Boyd was facing the storm and was
walking rapidly beside the track with
his head partially down, leaning for
ward in order to prevent the snow from
flying in his face, when he was acci.
dentally struck by switch engine and
thorwn some thirty feet. Both legs
were cut off and the head fearfully
bruised Mr.. Boyd has travelled for
Mennig &c Slater for four years. He is
member of the Iowa State Travelling
Mems Association in good standing and
holds membership No. 2,s74. He made
application for membership March 26,
1901, and just one year from that date
he met with fearful accident which
cost him his life.
Two meat market thieves, George
Waters and Thomas Owens, who were
working the chicken racket on the diff
ferent meat markets of Council Bluffs
and Omaha, were doing land Office
business in the two cities. They got
the best of William Keeline about 50
worth. Their plan was to call at the
market and inquire for chickens. The
proprietor, if he had any on hand, would
step back into the rear of the market
to show the chickens to one of them
and while they were inspecting the
fowls the other fellow left in the
market would go through the money
drawer-providing, of course, there
were no other parties around. They
did their work very smoothly and
managed to escape detection until they
appeared at Alderman PAGES market
Here the proprietor had been informed
to look out for them and he did. Al
soon as they made their appearance an
officer was called and the clever light
fingered pair marched to the station.
William Keeling lodged a complaint
against the two men charging them
with larceny from building in the day
ime
Bernard Hansen was found guilty Oh
murder in the second degree at Du-
buque. The minimum sentence is ten
years. The maximum Imprisonment
for life. The jury was out eighteen
hours, two being for hanging. Last
November Hansen and Lee, both II
years old, concluded to become high.
waymen. Sunday night they burglar.
lied hardware store and secured
some revolvers. Monday night they
held up several persons in the suburbs
of the town and laid in wait for an old
man named Lockner, driver on the
Eagle Point horse car line, whom they
considered an easy mark, as Hansen
put it. Both boarded the front plat
form of the car Lee thrust his revolt
yer in the old mans face and demand
ed his money. Lockner pushed him off
the platform and as he fell Lees wea.
pom was dischargedZ Hansen, who
stood behind the old man, who was un.
aware of his presence, then shot Loeb
ner in the back. The boys fled into
the darkness and concealed themselves
In box car in the Kansas City yards;
they were discovered after the train
pulled out and were arrested at Gel
vein after stubborn resistance. They
made complete confession. Lochner
died next day. Lee will be tried in
the May term.
The Mahaska county court sentenced
Cyrus Vermillion and David Gregory to
the penitentiary for two and a halt
years each for larceny. In the north
east part of Mahaska county, during
the past two or more years some nine
teen sets of harness have been stolen,
and it seemed impossible to get any
trace of the thieves Finally, about
one year ago, set was stolen from a
buggy one night and few circum-
stances seemed to point to Vermillion
and Gregory, as possibly the guilty
parties. They were young men living
at Barnes City, were much together,
and out at night great deal. They
were seen with their mule team and a
buggy in the neighborhood where the
harness was stolen on the night of the
larceny. The people employed a detec-
tive, and taking the clue above given,
they procured the evidence that re-
suited in the indictment and conviction
of these young men, and the severe
judgment of the court above stated. Ii
is claimed there is in Des Moines an
establishment that does no other bust
ness but receive and sell stolen harness,
doing large business, and that the
defendants are two Of the hundreds
that have been supplying this house
with its stock. Their attorneys have
made hard fight for them but they
have so far been unable to clear them.
The case will probably be appealed.
chicago Board OF trade.
CHICAGO. April 2.-Wheat opened &c lower
here at 7eIS for May sold 79hc and dropped te
1850, loss of ic from the close last night Corr
for May also sold off lie to 39ilc the first hour