Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-28


between two buildings. Both electric
lights in the stairway had been shat
tered. The surgeon thinks Gaylord
will recover, although he still bleeds
profusely. He regained partial con-
seriousness but was unable to give any
account of the affair. He had Sl25 in
his pocket when found.
The Council Bluffs Electric Motor
Company is in trouble, the cause of
which is the failure to pay for it's share
of the paving on the streets on which
the line is operated. Some time ago
an injunction was served on the com
pany which prohibited it from running
cars on Madison street unless the paw
ing assessment was settled. The com
pany did not settle, but did quit run
ming cars on the street. The citizens
along that portion of the line have now
begun action for the damage and to
compel the company either to settle or
take up the tracks On top of this suit
have been begun by residents on Pierce
street and Broadway, the main line, oto
compel the payment of pavement as
sessments and also for damages. From
all appearances there is likely to be a
general warfare against the railway
company, which will either bring
about a settlement of the claims
against it or stop its business. Should
the company adopt the course taken
when the Madison street suits were be-
gun, the result will be to stop the
operation of about ten miles of street
railway, including the line across tho
Missouri river to Omaha.
At u farm house six miles northeast
of Des Moines, and near the Polk coun-
poor farm, occurred the MOST awful
tragedy that the criminal annals of
that county have been compelled to re-
cord. Mrs. Nancy Cockerman, who
had been divorced from her husband
since last November resided on farm,
and man named w. y. Davis, of Des
Moinss, was paying marked attention
to her. Cockerman, it appears, had
become aware of this fact and being
insanely jealous he had hung around
the ncighborhood keeping an eye on
the goings on. On the night in ques-
ton he went to the mouse armed with
shotgun, navy revolver and such
other weapons as might come handy.
Stepping to window, through which
he could see Davis he fired upon the
latter, killing HIM instantly. Mrs.
Cockerman, who was seated in the
room. with woman companion, en-
deavored to escape, she going toward
the gate. while the companion ran
toward the poor farm. The divorced
wife was met near the gate by Cocker
man, who fred and she fell dead. The
murderer then stepped to the left of
the house and turning the fatal weapon
upon himself blew the entire top of
his head off. The woman who ran
toward the poor farm, went into a
hysterical state when she arrived there
and but little hope is entertained of
her recovery.
The end of an Iowa romance cul-
minated In the marriage of Mr.. Ed.
Farrell and Miss Ellen Ryan at the
latter's home recently. Something
like twenty years ago the above men
toned were both living in Dubuque.
Farrell was a young man of good ad.
dress and Miss Ryan was a charming
maiden. They met, loved and would
have wed had it not been for the stern
mandates of her father. For some rea-
son he had taken a dislike to young
Farrell and one evening unceremoni-
ously drove HIM from the house. The
insult was too much for him to bear
and he left the city. A year or two
elapsed and at Council Bluffs he loved
again and was wed, and two sons and
twenty years of married life. A year
or two ago his wife died and to furnish
his little daughter with home and in
the meantime give her educational adj
vantages, he placed her in convent
while he and the boys did the best
they could under the disadvantages of
broken household. A few months
ago he visited the convent to see his
daughter Delighted with his pres
euce, she undertook to see that he was
not lacking in entertainment and ran
| to fetch the tavorite teacher. The
teacher came and Mr.. Farrell, for the
first time in twenty years, saw the wo-
man he first loved, And she-well,
hot ,,ft
formation. The old affection that had
slept so long burst into life again and
| their marriage was celebrated.