Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-10

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The libel suit against the publisher
of the Montezuma Republican and w.
B. Warwick took something of sensa-
tional turn. The jury was impan-
clled and the trial was already to be-
gin, when A. w. Dafferty, for plaintiff,
dismissed the case, In an hour after
ward Sheriff White received dispatch
from Sheriff Timbrel, of Oskaloosa,
asking him to arrest Plaintiff Likens,
an indictment having been returned
against him by the Mahaska grand
jury charging him with stealing horses.
The affair created decided sensation.
Judge Smyth's court at Burlington,
is occupied with the civil damage case
of John II. Schwartz VS.. Samuel C.
Davis & Co. and Joseph A. Smith, a
change of venue from Lee county, in
which evidence for the plaintiff is being
taken. The case is unusual in more
ways than one. 1t involves a CLAIM for
damages amounting to some $40, 900,
and there are nine lawyers engaged
and all present to take active part in
the event that free fight should be
precipitatcd, in which contingency the
defendants forces would have an ad-
vantage Of one in point of numbers.
A rotten well platform caused the
death of Samuel Forgie, aged SO years,
farmer living seven miles south of
Brooklyn. While pumping water for
stock the platform gave way and he
with the pump went to the bottom of
52-foot well. His wife, who was stand
ing at window, saw him disappear
and Immediately called for help. For
gle called from below that he was all
right, and was able to tie rope about
his body by which he was hauled to the
top. On being brought to the air he
tainted and suffered from internal
pains until late at night, when he
died.
A friend of Ed Colwell the man who
is accused of raping 7-year-old girl at
Sioux City, called at the police station.
He said that Colwell is in the city and
that he had come to request for him
that an officer and ply sician be sent to
see the girl. Colwell claims through
his friend that he did not rape the girl,
and says it is a scheme on the part OF
her mother to get rid Of him. Colwell,
it is said, had been living with Mrs.
Houston and supporting her for some
time, but recently lost his situation
and was unable to furnish her with
money. He claims that because of
this Mrs. Houston desires to get rid of
him.
A serious accident occurred at the
farm of Luther futile. three miles
northwest of Drake University, Des
Moines. William Tuttle, the 13-year
old son of the family. was leading two
young and fractions horses to water,
when one of them becoming unmanage-
able broke away from him, and turn
ing, kicked him in the abdomen. He
fell to the ground uncons ,ious and was
discovered some time later and carried
to the house. His injuries were not
thought to be serious at first, but as he
rapidly grew worse physicians were
sent for, who pronounced his injuries
of an internal nature and likely to
prove fatal.
Five train loads of immigrants and
their movables passed through Mar
shalltown recently over the Iowa Cen
trail from Peoria. There were forty.
nine cars of their effects and five
coaches of the immigrants. They di-
vided up at Marshalltown, some going
to Clifford and west on the Chicago Il
Northwestern, others to Abbott, thence
northwest over the Burlington, Cedar
Mason City and west ON the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. st. Paul. They are all
young men with families, possessed of
considerable means, and will make
good citizens wherever they may 10.
cate.
There is a suspicion which is gaming
ground that the Burlington Hawkeye
building was burned by inccndiaries.
The origin of the recent fire is com
plete mystery. No fire is used in the
building, all the rooms being heated
by steam. There have been numerous
fires in Burlington this year, and the
Hawkeye has incurred the enmity of a
great many of the worst elements in
the city by its fight against saloons
and gamblers. The flames spread so
rapidly that it Is the opinion large
quantity of coal oil was poured down
the elevator shaft by some unknown
person and the oil ignited. The mat
ter will be investigated.
A serious accident occurred at Ames
by which one tramp was fatally and
another seriously injured. They were
stealing ride in box car bound for
The car was filed with heavy dressed
lumber, under which they had secreted
themselved. Upon the trains arrival
at Ames the car was switched off onto
a side track and collided with another
car. The lumber became looscned and
fell upon the tramps and crushed them.
They were taken out after an hours
hard work, but 1T is thought one of
them will not recover. He was badly
crushed about the head. One arm of
the other was badly lacerated. Their
names are unknown.
A suit was commenced in Page coun-
ty by John Strickler against Charles
Apple, John Padden and II. X. Gale
for SANDER, libel and threats to kill.
Damages are placed at $4,000. There
have been sensational charges against
Striclxler floating around his home to
the effect that he had assaulted with
intent to rape an eight or ten years old
daughter of VIM. Apple in January
last, and plaintiff denies this. He
charges the defendants with libel and
conspiracy to run him out of the coun-
try. He says they repeatedly threat