Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-12-21
CONDENSED ITEMS.

The supreme court has decided tina
i the will of the late 2. G. Ballingall, o.
0ttumwa, making several requests to
that city, is valid, thus reversing tn.
decision of thelower court.
4 Judge William H. Sewers, Of Oslsa
loosa, was recently stricken with
i paralysis. Though conscious, he i.
still unable to talk, and one side i.
powerless. The attending physician:
have some hope of his recovery, though
1 his ages years-is against him. He
had been very busily engaged in cour,
the past week and unable to rest well.
1 The attack came on him while at home
reading.
Mason City dispatch says the Peter
Larson murder is about to be cleared
up. 1t is stated that VIM. barrow
1 wife has SAID that her husband com
mitted the murder and the body of
Larson was buried in grave in which
child had been buried buta few days
before. Larson Immediately upon ar
rival home from the penitentiary,
where he served out sentence for
grand larceny, was arrested by Hamp-
ton officials for forgery in connection
with the Larson murder
George Uhl was found lying dead
in country road near Smithland.
He had formerly lived on farm in
Wood bury county, but had lately been
living in South Dakota. He came to
Sioux City a short time ago, and late
at night walked to Smithland. He
went out at night and failed to return,
SO search was made for him with the
result Indicated He was drinking
man, and it is said that at one time
tried to commit suicide by taking
chloral. His death was probably
caused by too much whisky
The Citizens bank of Council Bluffs
missed $500 some time ago, and as
all of the employees of the bank were
under bonds in the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty Co, of New York, Detectives,
Cromwell and Hayden were sent to
investigate. They suspected John R.
Huntington, a clerk in the bank
receiving S45 month, and who was
believed to be living beyond his
income. a meeting was arranged in
the private office at which President
Edmundson, the detectives and Hunt
ington were present. After consid-
cradle questioning, in which little of
damaging nature was elected and in
which Huntington seemed very cool,
he arose from his seat as if to get a
drink, but instead drew revolver and
began firing. Cromwell was shot
three times, in the jaw, wrist and
back, but his woundsare not necessarily
fatal, while Hayden was shot through
the feshy part O. the neck and will
recover. Huntington then turned the
gun upon himself, inflicting wound
from which he died few hours later.
The evidence against Huntington is
not very strong and whether he was
guilty of the theft may never be known.
In the Van Leuven pension fraud
cases, on trial at Dubuque, sensation
was sprung when the defendant an
nounced that he was willing to plead
guilty to as many cases as the pros
ecution saw fit to bring against him
out of the thirty-fve indictments and
withdrew his motion for new trial in
the case in which he was already
adjudged guilty. He had had no OPP
portunity to prepare himself against
the many indictments, as his own
clerks in his pension Office at Lime
Springs had gone back on him and he
was unable to rebut the evidence of
witnesses, as he did not know what
they would swear to, and he was
satisfied that he could not escape con-
viction. Prosecuting Attorney Sells
stated that the prosecution had no
desire to know anything further than
ment and the American people. He
therefore limited his cases to five, the
one on which Van Leuven was already |
convicted and four others. Smith,
broken voice pleaded Tor mercy. Van
Leuven was completely broken down
and wept profusely. The court then
sentenced defendant to pay 81, 900 fine
fined two years on each in Anamosa |
prison, the date of each to commence |
at once. This is practically two years
confinement, as all five sentences are
being served at the same time.
Do you wear shirts? Order of Tilden,
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For farm loans write to the Security
Loan & Trust Co., Des Moines, La.
A double tragedy occurred three
miles south of Eldon, few nights
ago and two farmers, Ambrose Daugh-
erty and George Huffman, boy of 1s,
are the victims of a foolish quarrel.
They had attended the country lyceum,
and when driving home both insisted
on driving across the same bridge first.
An impromptu duel took place and
Huffman was shot in the groin and
was pierced through the
lung. Both are fatally wounded.
is married man with
family.
A few days ago the fve-year-
Did son of L. Ryan, living six miles
northwest of Lone Tree, was accident
lily shot and killed by an eight-year-
Did boy named Golsbury. The elder