Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-05
VOL. VIII

CHdTRcu Will lnIONlcatlOu. HC tSsti-
mony was that be had been drunk tor
the past two months and had pawned
his boys watch for drink. Then he
gave his boys coat to some saloon
keeper for drink and finally he took
the dishes off the table and exchanged
them for drink. He admitted all this,
but promised that he would be good
man hereafter if the court would let
him go. However, his nerves were in
bad state and it was decided to send
him to Jail for fifteen days.
A passenger train and work train,
having big pile driver attached, col
hded about two miles west of Crescent
City on the Chicago & Northwestern
road. The passenger train had left
Council Bluffs for Crescent City and
the W rk train left in the morning.
Two workmen on the pile-drivlng train
were killed and two injured. Loren
Peterson and Bert Jackson are the
nahes of the killed. jackson is a Coun-
Gil Bluffs man. The injured men are
John Condor and Christ Hudson. The
latter will probably die. The trains col
lided through Misunderstanding, each
engineer thinking he was to pass the
other train. There was no one injured
on the passenger tram. The engine
of the work train was pushing the
train instead Of pulling it.
Knoxville is SAID to be suffering
from a severe epidemic of diphtheria in
a very malignent form. Four deaths
resulted within a week and four bad
cases are reported by the health Off
GER. In the family of L. II. Woodruff
two deaths occurred the same day.
A little 1O-year old girl went first and
a short time atterward the 6-year old
son succumbed. The city council
board of health and school board held
a joint meeting and decided to close
the West ward school, in which locality
the disease appears to be the worst.
The cause of the dlphtheria is unknown
but experts are of the opinion that it is
caused by bad water in the we'll at the
West ward school. Samples of this
will be sent to the state board of
health for examination. The author
tiles are taking every pcecaution to
prevent the spread of the disease and
1t is thought that the worst has been
passed.
United States Prison Inspector Perry,
OF the department of justice, Washing
ton, ID. c., was in Anamosa recently.
HIS business was to look after the con-
dltion of the United States prisoners,
and ne does the work most thoroughly.
There are ninety of this class in the
Anamosa penitentiary, and he held a
private interview with every man. Be
sides this he Investigated the cells,
bedding, the quality and variety CT the
food, etc. He told Warden Madden
that the condition of the United States
prisoners was the best in the Anamosa
prison OF any he had examined, and
his report would be the most fav ora bic
of any he had made to the attorney
general for years More United States
prisoners will be received at the Ana
mosa prison soon. A part OF the Ana
mosa prison territory has recently
been given to the Fort Madison by the
executive committee, and this will
make room for more United States
men. The prison at Auamosa is the
only Iowa prison where federal prison
ers can be kept, as there is no contract
work there.
During a row at Fay Martins dive
at 400 East Court Avenue, Des Moines,
between Frank Gray and Ed Pillow,
both colored, the former drew a re-
volver and fred fonr shots. two OF
which took effect in Pillows body, one
in the right hip and the other in the
muscle of the upper left arm. The
first intlmatlon of trouble was about
1880 o'clock, when Officer Joe Wharton,
who was crossing Court avenue be-
tween Fourth and Fifth, heard a shot
fired, followed by the sound of some
one running rapidly toward him. Be-
fore the officer could get his bearings
and grasp the situation, three addition
al shots were fred in quick Succession.
At the second shot Pillow, who was
fleeing, closely followed by Gray,
pumping lead at him, fell, one of the
shots having taken effect, as stated
above, In the right hip. Realizing that
TO stop meant great danger, Pillow
leaped 10 his feet and started down the
street as fast as his wounded condition
would permit. AS he arose from the
walk, Gray blazed away, the ball TAX.
ing effect in the muscle of the left up
per arm, SCATTERING the bone and
lodging Immediately under the skin on
the forward side of the arm. Gray
was in hot pursuit and was in the act
of sending another leaden messenger
after him, when officer Wharton, who
had been advancing toward Cray,
seized HIM 10y the arm and wrested the
smoking weapon from his. grasp. Phi,
low was seriously but not dangerously
wounded. Gray was locked up 1t 1:
not known just what the quarrel wa:
about, but it is supposed 20 have re
suited over some trifing affair. Pillow
has served term in the pcnitentiary
for murderous assault.
Dave Ferris, who was convicted o.
murder In the second degree for killing
Brakeman Tom Reynolds at Crestor
last April, was sentenced by Judge
Towner of the Union county district
court to twelve years in the peniten
tiary.
The McHepry Park herd of Aberdeen
Angus cattle, owned by w. A. McHen.
nv, of Denison, took the grand sweep
stakes over all beef breeds, on both
aged and young herds at the Kansas
City. Mo, inter state fair. These
prizes were for $500 and 500 respect
lively.
Miss Elizabeth Donohue of Williams
burg has brought suit against Milton