Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-11
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

j. l.. Pease, who was held to answer
as the accomplish of Dave Ferris in the
murder of brakeman Tom Reynolds
at Creston two weeks ago, was adj
mitted to bail by District Judge II. NJ
Towner on habeas corpus proceedings,
she bond being fixed at g., 900.
In the case of the Accumulation Com-
pany OF Philadelphia VS.. the Dubuque
Street Railway company to recover
$4,000 for storage batteries, the jury
in the federal court returned verdict
for the defendant on the ground that
the batteries failed to meet the guaran-
tee respecting efficiency, cost and en-
durapce and necessitated the substitu.
ton of the over head system.
The notorious Sunday Sun libel and
eXtOrtion cases, taken to lie Mars from
Sioux City on change of venue, have
been set for trial by Judge Ladd May
20. Atlee Hart, of Dakota City, Neb.,
and Lewis and Crosby attaches of the
Chicago Sunday Sun, will be tried on
eight indictments for eXtortion, the
offenses having been committed against
prominent citizens of Sioux City last
fall.
The homeopathic doctors of the state
held convention at Des Moines and
elected the following otticers: Presl-
dent, A. p. Hanchett, Council Bluffs,
vice president, w. A. Hubbard, Cedar
Rapids; secretary, d. w. Dickinson;
Des Moines. The following commit
tees were appointed: Legislative com.
mlttee-George Royal, A. M. Linn, C.
r. GrogswetL University committee
+. Becker, i. Bantom, J. 4. King.
The body of Conrad Lenzendorfer
was found in his room at the Hoffman
hotel at Carroll with bullet in his
left breast. For three days he re-
manned IN his room and refused to eat.
He was of melancholy disposition,
given to brooding over financial and
domestic troubles lie went to Car
roll from Council Bluffs, where he was
engaged IN the butcher business, His
family still lives there. The coroner's
jury returned verdict of premedItated
suicide.
j. Weathcrbee, chairman of the ex7
ccutive committee of the Order of Rail
way Photographers, says the dispatch
from Vlnton charging Grand Chief
Ramsy with squaudering the funds OF
the Order of Rail way Telegraphers and
saying the committee is investigating
the charges against him is crroneo us.
The committee is making the annual
examination of the orders accounts
and funds. Every thing is in the most
satisfactory condition and Its financial
surplus much larger than usual.
The executive committee of the Or
der of Railway Tclegraphers are exam
lining the books and accounts of the
grand officers of Iowa. There are ,seri-
Gus charges that the grand chief has
recklcssly squandered the money of
the order to the extent that the
treasury is empty and money had
to be borrowed. 1t is stated
that between $40 900 and $50, 900 was
spent in the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern and Rock Island strikes.
Other irregularities are charged.
One OF the biggest sensations Bur-
lngton ever witnessed was caused on
the public street by arough-and-tumble
fight between DR.. Slomisll, ,proml-
ncnt physician, and Henry Cooper, a
colored bill collector. Slomiski denied
the correctness of bill presented him
on the street by Cooper, and both fell
onto each other, tooth and toenail A
terrific battle of ten minutes followed,
during which the doctor was wallowed
about IN the mud by the darkey and
both were badly used up. Each swore
out warrants against the other and
further sensations in the courts are eX-
pectcd. The doctor is said to be worth
pile of money and sports gold canes
and diamonds.
w. Stansbury attempted suicide at
Cedar Rapids by lnhahng the vapor
from a bowl of gasoline Stansbury II
o.. man about 81 years old who lived
alone for number of years. lie has
recently been quite sick and has been
confined to his bed. A few nights ago
some of the neighbors entered the
house and brought some food and other
things for his comfort. They were sur.
prised to find him unconscious He had
taken some gasoline from the tank of IL
gasoline stove which he used for cook
ing purposes, and put it in a bowl. He
then went to bed, covering his head,
and attempted to end his earthly career
by lnhaling the vapor arising from the
bowl which lie had placed under the
covering.
c. 6. Griffin, of burlington, who
caused IL sensation some time ago by
kidnapping his boy from former wife
IN GAINESVILLE, Wis. and was arrested
and taken back there, where he finally
secured the custody of his son, is again
in trouble. This time the arrest was
caused by c, +. Obermann, farmer
living near Burlington, who claims
that he persuaded him to buy farm
which he claimed to own down in Berry
county, Mo. Deeds We're made out IN
regular order and the money paid over,
but when Obermann went down to
take possession OF the farm and went
to have the deed recorded he discovered
1T was nothing but -unlmproved land
owned by the government. When ar.
rested, Griffin had on his person a num-
Der of mortgages and deeds.
Sixteen years ago Win Round lad
thirteen or fourteen years of age, son
of eH-Sheriff j. J, Round, of Page coun-
~, had desire to see the world at
large; so one morning he left, travelling
westward to the Pacific slope, and on
reaching that immense body OF water
49, had desire to become sailor and
shipped on board an American man-of-
war, where he has been ever since and
he has visited nearly every seaport in
the world. A short time ago his vessel
pr. Al 4