Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-20
Il. W. Healy and Hugh Robbard

tory statements of their wherea bouts
at the time the shooting took place
The authorities are confident they have
the right parties. The prisoners were
locked up in cells in the county Jail
All forenoon an angry crowd of people
gathered about the Jail. The sheriff
has placed guards around the jail and
will allow no one IN the yard.
r., w. Bidwell young farmer of
Warren county, is under bonds to APP
pear before the grand jury Of Polk
county. on the charge of uttering two
forged notes for $3.50 each bearing the
signature of George and William Dill.
lard. Some tiae ago Bidwen negoti-
ated loans. giving the notes as collater-
al and giving his own name as w. nj.
Wyland. The fura cries were dscov-
cred and after q l,ng search the alleged
Wyiand was disccNe cred in the person
of Bidwell. 1t is sa id that Bidwe!l Is
quite well.to.do, being the owner of
good farm, Since he was charged to
have uttered the forged noted he has
married.
The trial of Lounccr fer burglary
and rape was concluded at Clarinda,
the jury agreeing on verdict of guilty
on the first ballot Louneer main
tanned that he was innocent to the last
moment. In pronouncing sentence,
when Judge Thornell asked defendant
if he had any reason to give why SEN
tence should not be pronounced, he
arose to his feet and SAID he was inno-
cent and he hoped the people would
find II out some time. All he could do
now was TO serve out his sentence.
Judge Thornell sentenced HIM to the
penitentiary at Fort Madison at hard
labor for fifteen years. The sentence
meets with general approval.
Broke Jail, April -, at Grundy
Center, John Bunkell, aged 30 years;
) feet . inches high, weight, about $50
pounds, dark complexion, blue eyes,
long face, brown hair and light brown
mustache, brown hat, chinchllla over.
coat, gray black suit, square cut coat,
bag pants, brown flannel shirt. Also
William King, aged 2G years; looks
younger at first sight, five feet seven
inches high, weighs about $50 pounds,
dark shallow complexion, blue eyes,
very dark brown-sone would call ii
black-hair, very thick, smooth shaver,
long face. rather heavy chin, small
hands and feet, marks-Goddess of
Liberty-ou left arm, bracelet on right
wrist and friendship clasp hands II
right arm in red and black India ink,
black coat and vest, sky blue pants.
Peace officers arrest and wire. Thorn
as Brown sheriff.
Mrs. Ella Campbell! and John Gel.
ser, an clipping couple from Des Moines,
have been located in st. Louis, and an
officer from that city has left for st.
Louis to bring the maynard couple
back to Des Mones, where they will
be prosecuted for adultery. Mrs. Camp
bell is said TO be prepossessing young
married woman whose husband is en-
ployed as clerk in the Des Moines
house, on East First and Walnut
streets. During her stay th2re she be.
came enamored of a young Mr. Geiscr,
a cigar maker, and their intimacy is
said to have approached u fracture of
the law and they sealed their fate by
clipping. Warrants were sworn out
for their arrest and detectives have
been securing the country in search of
them. They were finally located in
St. Louis and officers secured requl-
sition papers for them and left for st.
Louis intending TO return with the
misguided couple.
The town of Akron, Iowa, on the line
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road thirty miles north of Sioux City,
which has population of about 200
people, was devastated by cyclone on
the 18th. Shortly after o'clock it
commenced to grow dark, and In half
an hour it was necessary to have
lights. About o'clock the storm
struck the place. 1t was a regular
whirlwird aud came from the north
east Houses were thrown from their
foundations and overturned and MANY
of them blown to pieces. A double
span wagon bridge across the Sioux
river was wrenched from the piers and
dashed up against the river bank The
iron rods were twisted and bent into
an inextricable mass. large elevator
was demolished and the debris carried
around the railroad tracks to where
the lumber yard was and deposited,
while the lumber yards and buildings
were carried back and deposited where
the elevator stood. Cars loaded with
stone that were standing on the rail
road tracks were picked up by the
wind and turned completely over.
Nearly every building in the town was
moro or less damaged. Chimneys were
blown down and crashed through the
roofs and many roofs blown off and
carried far from the houses. Latest
advices from Akron are that the loss
TO private property in that city will
be $780, The loss in the country
will probably far exceed that amount.
In Akron there was no loss of life,
only one person being injured. That
was man who had an arm broken.
The report comes that storm
passed southeast of Fonda, dong con-
siderable damage. Six houses, eight
barns and other buildings were des-
troyed. Near Pocahontas Center
numerous barns and houses were
destroyed. Damage to the extent of
about $500 is reported from Daven-
port Four miles southeast of Newton
the storm covered path about 100
yards in width. Barns, houses. fences
and trees were swept away. No
fatalities are reported throughout the
state, though number were seriously
injured.
"A young German named George
Hartz, alias George Kreiger, recently
discharged from the insane asylum at
Mt. Pleasant, drowned himself in
pond near Huntingdon