Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-02

Deputy Sheriff Benner returned to

Prirnghar from Winthrop with Hugh
Iiors, who was attempting to get out
OF the state with team of mortgaged
horses. The sheriff had been follow.
ing his man from town TO town for
nearly ii week, and the chase was
quite exciting at times. llors was
headed for his old home in Illinois, and
was driving the team to buggy.
Jesse Cheek, deputy postmaster at
Dcs Moines, was. sandbagged in his
office in the federal building The
robbers waited until Mr.. Cheek opened
the doors to the vault in which We're
kept the postage stamps aud such of
his own money as could not be placed
in the bank. Then they quickly passed
INTO his room and dealt the blow which
caused insensibllity, Tho vault was
then robbed of all money but the
stamps were not touched, Mr.. Cheek
was also severely kicked in the side,
and the injury may prove a severe one.
The amount of money secured will not
exceed $500.
Mrs Adolph Neise and her S, month.
old baby were burned to death in their
home at Ottumwa An alarm of fire
was turned in at t:I5 a. m. from the
corner of Second and Burton streets,
about three blocks from where the
Neise family lived. 1t seems that Mrs
Neise was sleeping in room alone
Nth her child, the father and the re-
mnir,der OF the children occupying adj
joining rooms. There was fire in her
room and kerosene lamp burning
The supposition is that the lamp cx-
ploded. Ugly rumors are current re-
lative to the affair, among them one
that Mrs. Noises life was recently in.
sured for $1,000; also that there had
recently been trouble between Noise
and his wife because CT the hus stands
attention to buxom sister of his wife.
The coroner's jury is investigating.
The district court at Knoxville, with
judge Henderson presiding, has been
in session for three weeks, and as the
last case on a lengthy criminal docket
began the trial OF the state OF Iowa VS..
j. s. Williams for the murder of Jack
Wren on the sth day of January. The
case has enlisted great interest in Mar.
ion county and win be holly contested
and may last several days. Most of
the day was consumed in impanneling
tho jury, und the state at late hour
began the introduction of evidence.
The defendants parents reside near
Washington, and are sending their
means freely 10 secure I'M acquittal.
The murder was committed ia gamb.
ling den, and many witnesses have
been subp9naea. Warren Bros, of
Pella, and J. d. Gamble conduct the
prose cution and Hay Bros. the defense.
dar Rapids against Thomas Davis,
mayor; Buel Evans, recorder, and c.
b. Wilson, councilman, of Central City,
charging them with violating the new
Australian ballot law. The infor.
nation sets forth that on February "a
petition, signed by ten voters, was
presented these gentlemen asking
them to place the name of G. i. Gil
tillan on the official ballot as an indie.
pendent candidate for mayor, and they
refused, stating that the time had
passed for such entry. These gentle
men are also cited to appear before
i'm, nn ,vt
of Cedar Rapids, and show cause why
pcremptory writ of manCamus should
not be issued against Them d. T.
Holman, chief complainant, says he
will also file information against
Mayor Davis for assault and battery in
Kicking him ont of the Office when he
undertook to argue his honor out of
his position. Central City is IN furry
over the situation.
Grave robbers at Des Moines are in
trouble. A few nights since hack
man appeared at police headquarters
and said he believed that grave robbery
was about to be committed, as he had
been approached by party, who
wanted him to drive to Woodland Gem
etery. The police at once proceeded
to the cemetery and soon ran upon a
cab in a lonely place. The cabman was
soon under arrcst, with orders to keep
still. Soon another man appeared ana
he was similarly treated. In few
minutes three Others appeared dragging
body with rope. Royolvers were
showed into their faces and ali were
placed il the cab, together with the
corpse. and driven to the station. Later
the men were admitted 10 bail and at
torDeys were secured To defend. The
robbers are as follows: John w. Over.
ton, NJ. d., instructor at the medical
department of Drake University; John
W. Sbaeifer, observer at the United
States signal service station: j. W.
Martin, hostler for Harry Huegle, OF
Fifth street; John Il Sloan, night fore
man at his fathers, I. J. Sloan's, liv-
cry barn, at PA Ninth street; w. L.
Burris, of Gil Cherry street, son of l..
Il Burris, q cab driver for Sloan.
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