Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
AROUND THE STATE.

CLERK in the office OF the aSsls tant at
torncy general of the interior depart
ment at Washington, has resigned.
One of the richest veins of lead known
for years has been unearthed on Sem
mary hill in the heart of the city of
Dubuque. The vein is four feet thick.
FARM hand living west of Gray
named Lincoln O'Dcll, while turning
hand spring, was injured in the spine
in such q manner that death ensued
within twenty-four hours. He was
paralyzed from the neck down.
Some two weeks ago William Cove,
wealthy farmer living between Ames
and Gilbert, disappeared mysteriously.
Since then every effort has been made
to md him, but no clue to his where
abouts can be found. 1t is supposed
that he is demented and has wandered
away.
James Fay, recently convicted at
Des Mones of burglarzing store at
Bondurant, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary by Judge conrad in
court. VIM. Smith, who pleaded gull
ty to obtaining goods of j. ID. See
berger, was sent up for one year.
Near Low Moor, west of Lyons, two
farmers, Farnsworth and Conroe, of
Folletts, tried to drive across the track
ahead CT Northwestern freight No. "a,
and both were instantly killed. Farms
worth's body was found on the pilot of
the engine. Conroc was horribly
mangled. No inquest was held.
A car on the Ingerso!l Avenue cleo
trio line at Des Moines was held up 10y
three masked men. They secured the
watches of the mototman and con-
ductor and 81. IS from the former and
S4. Is and some tickets from the latter.
The conductors always turn in their
money at the end of each trip of which
fact the robbers were evidently not
aware.
Hawks, who went to Sioux City a
few months ago and began organizing
Sunday schools and missions, incident
ally marrying while he had another
wife and stealing a large amount of
money from his employers, recently
plead guilty of ENLIGHTENMENT and big
amy and was sentenced to two years in
the penitcntlary. His first wife lived
in Council Bluffs and the second in
Elkpont, S. ID.
MARcELLUs McGARY, the inventor Of
the Notary flying machine, has had
his invention on exhibition at BurlIng.
ton several days, but teIng unable to
secure the proper kind OF gas to initiate
it. has left for Chicago. where he will
attempt to launch the ship His at
tempts at Burlington were partially
successful. The ship resembles a huge
whale, and is propelled through the
air by fins like those of a fish.
The lightning rod agents held in the
Franklin county Jail at hampton for
swindllng farmers near Geneva, have
been released. Their attorney, S. &.
Abbott, of Chicago, has been negotiat-
ing n settlement with the attorneys
employed to prosecute the case for sew
ti"t way uHu a. ouhiSiuSlois
has been reached. The amount re-
funded By Attorney Abbott in the
claim and costs will aggregate So, 500.
In April Mike Doran, of Lyons, be-
come missing and nothing was heard
of HIM until his skeleton was found IN
vault in the rear of saloon in North
Clinton q few nights ago, into which q
man under the influence of liquor had
fallen. The coroner called jury,
which viewed the remains and adjourn
ed for one week to investigate. The
general idea is that the man fell into
the place AM smothered.
Judge Babb of Ottumwa took up the
motion for new trial of Jenlzin Evans,
convicted of the murder of Thomas
Lloyd at Keb, June 81. The judge re-
viewed the evidence produced in the
motion for new trial and after over
ruling the motion, pronounced SEN
tence upon Evans, which was lmprison-
ment for life in the Fort Madison pen
itcntiary and the costs of the prosecu-
ton. The sheriff at once took Evans
to Fort Madison.
A female burglar has just been re-
ceived at the Anamosa penitentiary.
Miss Lille Graves was sent from Mus
catine for twenty-sevon months for
breaking and entering. She is 81 years
old, very pretty and seems intelligent.
She is SAID to be an old hand in the
ways of sin, and man was released
from Prison on the day she was incar-
.cerated who owes his incarceration to
her. 1t is not often that women are
sent to the penitentiary for burglary.
Jack Keefe, an ex-prize fighter, and
Kid Hoyle, well known tough, are
under suspicion of being the men who
held up and robbed John Rohrer on n
prominent street in Sioux City and
then shot him, inflictiDg wound from
which he died four hours later. Other
arrests have been made, and the cf1i-
GERS have been securing Northeastern
Nebraska to find the murderers, re-
ward of $500 having been offered. The
officers are confident that Hoyle is one
Of the men they want.
The grand jury at Cincinnati indicted
Anna Taylor, alias Maggie Bell, whose
scheme was to advertise for husband
and then borrow money from victims,
among whom is Squire Wilson, of
Scranton City, la.
1t is now probable that the murderer
of Policeman O'Bren of Mason City is
in the tolls A man was arrested in a
saloon at 0ttumwa, perfectly answer
ing the description, and when arrested
he inquired If the policeman was dead.
Chief White and Clerk Tllletson left
Mason City for Ottumwa at once TO
identify him.
telegram was received by the rail
road commissioners ut the state capital,
announcing the death in Chicago of e.
q. Morgan, formerly secretary of the