Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-09
VOL. VIII

enjoying the charms of the South Pa
cific shore and chatting pleasantly with
her friends, her speech suddenly ceased.
Examination by her alarmed COM
panions revealed the fact that she had
received a severe stroke of paralysis III
the right side. Since then her con-
dition has been characterized by u
great deal of sleep, but she suffered no
pain, although unable to talk. No en-
enlargement is given for her ultimate
recovery,
The preliminary examination of Il. j.
Fry for burglarizing the postofiice at
Newton on the morning of the 18th of
February, came of few days ago.
Squire Mitchell concluded his Office
would not hold the people who would
be on hand to hear the trial, so Sc cured
the use of the court house for the pur-
came near not getting in, owing to the
crowd. The evidence against Fry was
not positive or convincing as to his be-
ing the guilty one, but was positively
convincing as to his ability to engage
in such business. The defendant had
no counsel, because he had no money
to employ one. He had been in the
fruit tree business at Newton for
nearly two months, had sold about
$500 worth of trees, but could not name
buyer or show an order. Mr.. CHRIST.
ian, the postotfice inspector, was pre-.
sent with the United States marshal,
who held a warrant for Fry's arrest,
So the court turned HIM over to the
superior authority, who Immediately
took HIM in charge.
Billy O'Donnell, of Sioux City, and
Danny DAILY, of Hot Springs, light
weights, fought an eighty-One round
fight early in the morning in u circus
tent In Lyons county, ending in
draw. About 500 persons saw the
fight, which was for a 5000 purse and
side bet of $3.50. O'Donnell was the
aggressor at the start and forced the
fighting until the fifteenth, when he
broke his right hand and afterwards
could use only his left in striking. He
fought bravely and kept his opponent
level till the thirtieth, when he again
assumed the aggressive and rushed his
opponent till the slxty-seveuih round.
In this round both men received ter
rife blows on their jaws at the same
moment and fell in a heap. Time had
almost expired before they got up and
it looked like a double Knockout. At
ter this they were both weak but gamy.
Toward the last O'Donnell was the
fresher. Daily offered to cali it draw,
but O'Donnell refused Till the referee
| declared it SO at the end of round
cighty-one. Sports were present FROM
! all over the west
A new sensation has developed in re-
gard to the reported suicide of John Il.
| Young, a So uatter on :he disputed RAIL
way land in O'Brien county. At the
time of the occurrence, about two
weeks ago, Young was found suspended
by strap around his neck and tied to
beam in his barn. a coroner's jury
! declared it a case of suicide and the
| BODY was buried at once. Comment on
| the peculiar circumstances of the case
was rife at the time, for no good reason
for such an act could be given. How
ever, as Young was without relatives
in the county, or intimate friends, the
matter was dropped. A brother of the
! deceased from New York is now on
! hand and he has caused an investiga-
ton. which goes to prove it Il case OF
| murder. When found the feet of de-
ceased were resting on the barn floor
and his knees nearly touching it, show
| ing that if Young had hung himself he
would have had to bend his knees and
hold his feet up from the floor. Again,
the knot in the strap was tied IN
| bungling manner and it is claimed
could not have been drawn tight enough
| to stranglc. Again, the eyes and mouth
were closed and the features were not
at all distorted, as is usual in case of
| death by hanging. The undertaken
testifies to scratches and finger marks
around the deceased's throat. Several
| theories as TO who are implicated IN
| the MURDER if such it was, have been
| advanced, but as no arrests have yet
been made and the sheriff and county
attorney are Investigating the case,
the names of suspected parties are MOI
| yet made public. The body will re
exhumed and careful examination made
| to learn if possible the real cause of
| death. The whole matter is being kept
very quiet and decided revelations are
expected in a few days.
The Polk county grand jury before
! adjournment returned indictments
! against DR.. OvertoD, John w. Shaetfer,
! w. L. Burris, John p. Sloan and j. W..
| Martin. The men named are the ones
concerned in the robbery of a grave in
the cemetery ten days ago The war
! rants of arrest were served, when
! Shaeffer and Sloan, who were out on
/ bond. were taken into custody by the
/ sheriff. The other two, Martin and
/ Burrls having been unable to procure
| bonds, have remained in Jail since the
! day of their arrest by Captain Morgan
| and Sergeant Butin Doctor Overton,
| experimenting serious consequences if
| called to trial, took leg bail early last
week and left the country never to re-
turn If he can help 1t. The four men
| implica ted with him in the grave rob-
berry were arraigned before Judge Con-
rad, of district court and each entered
plea of mot guilty" JuGge Conrad
raised the bond to $3.50 for the appear
/ ancc Of the prisoners for trial. Shaef-
/ fer procured bail and was released, the
( others being less fortunate, were COM
mitted to Jail to await trial. Before
taking his departure from the city, Dr..
Oyerton, who MS stated above fed and
forfeited his bond of 500, made affi-
! davit that John w. Shaeffcr had not
knowingly participated in the desecra-
ton OF the grave from which the corpse
was taken. The substance of the afii-
! J,,,;t 4 .bat N told Shine fer that