Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

| liquor.
Chas. Lage, of Fort Dodge. suicided
by shooting himself through the head.
His foot was crushed last spring and
he was respondent over it's slow re-
covery.
| A series of clever check forgeries
have just come to light at Keokuk.
Banks cashed two checks each for $50
presented by well dressed strang
who. on being asked for Identification,
went out and returned with the in
dorsement of ID. L. Hughes, manager
| of the opera house, and secured the
money. Since his departure checks
| drawn on the Commercial Bank of
Keokuk have been sent to Keokuk for
| collection from bank at Freeport, ILL.,,
one coming by way of Chicago, Cedar
Rapids and Davenport. They each
had every indication of being genuine.
| The opinion is there is an organized
gang along the Mississippi Valley
The Farmers and Mechanics bank
at Malvern was burglarized The
vault and safes inside of the vault
were blown to pieces, the concussion
completely wrecking the inside fixtures
of the building. Three distinct eXplo-
sions were heard, the third awakening
the residents in the neighborhood, who
arose and repaired to the scene, but
did not arrive until the robbers had
flown Some of the money was found
in the street and some bills and secur-
tiles were found in the debris by the
bank officials. Not until the wreck is
| cleared up will the exact loss be known,
but it is estimated that the robbers got
away with between ten and twenty
thousand dollars. The country is be-
ing searched for miles around for the
robbers. The bank officers state that
the depositors will lose nothing, the
bank sustaining all the loss.
4 sensation was sprung at Audubon
when the grand jury returned indict-
mentS against dozen people for con-
spiracy to rob the Davenport Glucose
works. The sheriff at once arrested
Arthur Schwennecker, Joe Hall, Bill
Ferris, Al Heath and a man named
Bell. 1t appears that Heath was en-
ployed in the big elevator owned by
the glucose company at Audubon and
that while the manager was at dinner
he had charge. 1t is alleged that he
entered into conspiracy with the
others to have them go through the
motions of selling loads of grain to the
company. He made out the checks,
which they presented at the bank and
got the money. Then it is alleged the
men shared the money. The elevator
company had known for some time
that it's grain was running low but
could not find reason until this eX-
/ posture. All the others implicated are
young farmers who have borne good
regulations. The amount taken by
this means will amount to several
hundred dollars.
The criminal charges against John
c. Kelly, of the Sioux City Tribune of
fee. have been dismissed in the
justice court by the county attor-
ney, who stated that he would
Immediately dismiss all the eases of
this nature which have been brought
against Kelly by the accused super
visors. The county attorney, in dis
missing the cases, filed motion giving
the following reason for dismissal:
First, said case was instigated by pri-
vate parties without seeking to confer
with or consulting the proper prose-
cutting officer and without his knowl-
edge or approval; second, said case had
been instigated for the purpose OF bind
| ing over to the grand jury well
known citizen whom there is every
reason to believe and know will be
| present when wanted and called upon:
| third, that this case is, with others, in
! stituted for the apparent purpose of
| furthering private ends, and with the
effect of involving the county in need
| less and unnecessary expense and not
| calculated to further any public good.
Charles Collyer is young man who
lives Ill lJdHNllIt. ILL.,. dHt.. against HIS
| will. he is a bachelor. Long before
this he had hoped to have wife. In
fact he had made arrangements with a
| young lady of Carroll, Miss Edith
| Young, to become Mrs. COllyer. The
wedding was all arranged and was to
have taken place few DAYS ago. The
Young man came to Carroll and an
nounced that all was in readiness for
his bride when they should reach their
home in Illinois. The wedding had
been publicly announced, even being
! noted in the newspapers. Elaborate
preparations had been made for it, in
which the prospective bride took a
part. But after the guests had COM
menced to arrive, and the ceremony
was all but performed, the girl de-
clared the match off. having arrived at
the conclusion that she could not love
q railway engineer well enough to
marry him. He lost no time in getting
out of town; he did not stop to argue
the case. but concluded that he had
had very narrow escape from being
allied with very unreliable mate.
No explanation has been made of the