Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-18


morning recently about2 O'Clock, the
clergyman was Npused by a friend
who told him thatie saw five men at
his barn and thought by their actions
that they were up to some mischief.
AS soon as Rev. Brink could don his
apparel and secure his shot gun he
started after the miscreants. Going to
the barn he discovered that the men
had sheared the hair off his horses
tails; then following their tracks in the
freshly fallen snow he traced them to
a livery stable where he found four of
them with locked door sitting by the
Office stove. Preliminary examination
resulted in Henry Merceness, Frank
Conway, VIM. 0strander, and Owen
Madden being bound over for APP
pearance at the district court.
| The Pioneer Law Makers Associa-
tion of Iowa met at Des' Moines and
held very interesting session, There
were about seventy-ive members pres
ent, representing Iowa both as terri
tory and as state. A number of ad-
dresses were delivered and ex-Gov.
Cyrus c. Carpenter read paper on
''Recollections of the Winter of 1858 in
Des Moines." The following officers
were elected: President, George G..
Wright, of Des Moines. Vice presi-
dents, Edwin Manning, Van Buren,;
George G. Shipman, Muscatine; +. II.
Knoll, Dubuque; Reuben Knoll, Clay
| ton; John Russell. Jones; James Hilton,
Monroe; Lewis Todhunter, Warren;
Warren s. DUNCAN, Lucas. w. H. NJ.
Pusey Pottawattamie; Ira III. Ire
maine, Hamilton; r. A. Smith, Dicl<in-
son. Secretaries, G. S. Wilson, LATE
Young, Polk; Lewis II. Smith, Kossuth.
The members visited the legislature,
where love feasts were held in both
houses Ef.f EEl
An attempt was made on the life OF
Robert Yates, prominent member OF
the Ottumwa temperance council, and
gentleman with him, John Erickson.
The Williams intended to kill Yates.
The attack was made by ruuian
named Gallagher and companion.
Coming upon him when perfectly de.
fenseless he was pounded till apparent
ly dead and then dragged upon the
railroad track that a passing train
might cover up the desperate deed.
Yates regained consciousness and man
aged to drag himself to his home,
where he was found two hours later
bleeding from thirteen gashes in his
head, while the bruised condition of his
| chest and stomach showed that it was
| the intent of the would-be murderer To
pound the body into jelly. Both as
sailants were captured. Yates is a
witness in several liquor cases That
is the only reason to account for the
attack Gallagher admits the crime
| and win turn states evidence, giving
some very sensational evidence at the
preliminary trial.
In the Stormy Jordan habeas corpus
case in the United States court at Keo.
kuk, Judge Woolson filed a lengthy
and exhaustive opinion denying the
writ. In the petitioners application
two points were made, one that the
sales were made before the passage of
the Wilson bill, and after that the
petitioner had, when the alleged illegal
sales were made, paid to the United
States retail liquor dealers special
tax, whereby he was protected from
ctata iptarfarauoa ,yb;la ba l;snoeal -
the liquors AS to the attitude of the
petitioner with regard to original pack
ages Judge Woolson holds that the
courts which rendered the judgments
are of general jurisdiction and had
jurisdiction of the subject matter before
them, viz; alleged violations of state
laws with reference to the sale of in
toxicating liquors, and that petitioner
was provided with remedy by the
| statutes whereby he might have
brought into review before the supreme
court by any errors or irregularities in
proceedings or decisions. of lower courts.
The payment of special tax, it was
held, cannot in any degree operate as a
shield in the violation of state prohibi-
tory laws. II conclusion the opinion
of the court finds that under the allie
cations of the application Jordan could
not obtain his release If the writ was to
issue and that it appears from the PEE
tition itself that Jordan is not entitled
to the writ, and it is ordered that the
rule to show cause be discharged and
the writ refused.
Rev. L. A. Hall, for five years pastor
of the first Baptist Church of Mason
City, is again in serious trouble at
Council Bluffs. He was relieved of his
charge at Mason City, about year ago
and assigned the pastorate at Council
Bluffs. Since then two bad reactions
have occurred and few days ago
another still worse took place. Hall
called meeting a few nights before
and without charge bounced four in
fiuential members of the flock. They
and their many friends met the next
evening and decided that those exclud-
ed should be reinstated, and the night
aiISi Ihc iOSu idr pray cTIletIlnp WIS
set as the time. The room was crowd
ed and upon opening it was announced
by one of the flock that in response to
petitiona business meeting would be
held. Hall was on his feet in a mo-
ment and loudly declared that no such
meeting should be held. A chorus OF
voices responded that il should be
held. Hall announced a hymn and pro-
nounced the benediction and said, ''Let
me urge all who love the church to
leave the room at once. Let the mob
take charge of this place if it will, it
will only be for few moments for we
shall break up this meeting If there is
any police to do it." The janitor was
ordered by the irate pastor to extin-
guish the lights, but they were relit at
once by the opposition. Hall rushed
out and notified the police, but they
failed to interfere. A council will be
called at once to adjust matters, and it
is probable that Mr.. Hall will be re-
lieved.