Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-12-06

dence, getting away with about $500
worth all told. Efforts to burglarize
three other houses were nipped in the
bud Later four of the thieves were
jailed and most of the stolen goods re-
covered.
In the district court at Keokuk Chris
tine Haeffner, administrative, brought
suit against Lorenz Rinckel for $40, 900
damage to the estate of Gustave Haeff-
ner, who was shot by Rinckel October
%, and killed. Rinckels farm of 80
acres was attached. The charge of
will be investigated by the grand
jury.
A few nights ago burglars forced the
rear door of the Commercial bank at
Lamont, blew open the vault doors,
cracked the safe and so damaged the
time lock on the burglar-proof chest as
to render it imperative, but without
| gaining an entrance. The day cash
box sat on a chest with the contents,
about $50, which, with some jewelry
| for safe keeping belonging to Mrs.
| Myers, value not given, is missing. A
brace and several drills, short steel
crowbar, apackage of charcoal powder,
bellows and tube with a wet blanket
were left behind Some of the tools
were identified as the property of Jos.
| Robidou blacksmith, located in the
same block. A reward of $3.50 is offered
for the detection and conviction of the
"obbers.
The financial part of the mysterious
disappearance of 81 900 has been set
| tied at Lake Park, but the mystery
surrounding the disappearance of the
money package is as deep as ever.
About year ago the United States
Express company at Cedar Rapids
received package said to contain
81. 200 in currency, which was to be
| delivered to the State bank at Lake
Park. The bank claims never to have
received the money, and brought suit
| against the company to recover the
amount. The courts gave the bank a
verdict for the amount asked, and the
judgment has just been paid. The
express agent at that point at the time
the money was supposed to have been
delivered claims that the money was
turned over to the bank and claims to
have taken a receipt for the same. On
this point things do not seem just clear
and it is not known who got the money
outside of the bank and it is thought
later developments may throw some
light on the subject.
A telegram from Grundy Center was
received on the LIST by one of the gen.
tlemen interested in the search for the
missing college president and ex-con-
gresham, w. II. Butler, who disap-
peared from Oelwein so mysteriously
on the evening of November %, stating
that Butler was in that city and re-
quested the city marshal to put him in
the lookup for the night. Upon being
refused he Immediately left the town.
The marshal was not aware who the
party making the request was until
too late to apprehend him. He APP
peared to all who saw him to be in a
demented condition. The officers at
Grundy Center claim they are on
Buffers track and will have him in
their charge soon. This does away
with all theories regarding him leav-
ing on account of financial troubles or
that he had committed suicide, as was
commonly supposed. Parties who saw
Butler claim his clothes were in a very
bad condition. He talked and appear
ed greatly excited. His appearance
was that of person who had walked
long distance.
In the Impeachment case against
Supervisor Walter Strange of Woodbury.
county, on trial at Sioux City, it was
testified by witnesses that Strange
drew a warrant for road work, in the
name Of John Perry, his bookkeeper,
for 81, 500, when the facts, as alleged,
are that Perry never worked for the
county day, and so testified. 1t was
also testified by Road Supervisor Nc
Near, who worked under Strange, that
he put in duplicate bills for nearly
81 900 against the county, which were
allowed, and on which Strange got the
money. He also testified that bills for
nearly 50 900, in the names of Charles
Wigand and John Rosenbaum, who
worked in his gang, and the warrants
for which were receipted for by Strange,
were bogus, as they were paid by him
and had no claim against the county.
At one juncture in the trial it was
insinuated that some of the attorneys
had been bribing witnesses. In a
moment there was wild scene of con-
fusion and all the attorneys in the case
were on their feet giving the lie to
each other. The court secured order
by threatening to enforce contempt
proceedings. Mr.. Argo, for the
defense, then said he would ask the
court to set time when a hearing
could be had on the charge that the
prosecution had tempered with wit
nesses and jurors. The judge said he
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