Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-03-15
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A Burlington dispatch says: Williar
Gamer suicided by asphyxiating hin
self with gas in the family house. Hi
dead body was found on the 18th. H
has just began divorce proceeding
against his wife for adultery and TIL
case was to have come up yesterday
1 He was a prosperous farmer living a
1 Latty, Iowa, and leaves six children.
There are new developments in TIL,
Blosser forgery and suicide cas-,
/ which occurred few days ago a
/ Cromwell. New paper is turning W
every hour. The extent of the forg
| cries is still unknown. There appear.
/ to be theory among certain Cromwell
1 people that Blosser had an accomplish
! to do the forging. as it is said he was
| not a smooth enough penman to do the
work. Another theory is that he was
| victim of blaclsmail and that there
was woman IN the case. Some
additional facts are anticipated. II
I now transpires that persons who held
other notes that had been fraudulently
issued had been pressing Blosser
quietly to settle matters without
exposure, which he did in number of
cases.
The town of Cromwell is very
much disturbed over the suicide OF
David Blosser, an influential citizen.
The Creston National Bank found that
it had collateral on Blosser that was
forged and the Investigation revealed
that the populations of Blosser extend
ed over a period of three years. 1t is
variously estimated that Blosser's
forgeries viii reach possibly $4,000.
Besides this he has borrowed large
sums from wealthy citizens on his own
notes. This amount will probably
reach $4,000. The bank fled attach
ments against Blosser for 81, 35O the
amount that CLOSER had forged on
the bank. When the officer went to
the blacksmith shop owned by Blosser
TO arrest him he endeavored to evade
the officers, and failing, drew re-
volyer and shot himself IN the right
temple. 1t was learned that within
week he attempted suicide by taking
strychnine. What he has done with
the money is mystery.
Council Bluffs dispatch: Geo. E.
Colvin, farmer of Hamilton county,
and DR.. Goldstein, resident of the
same locality, We're in town looking
after interests they had acquired in
Lafayette addition to Council Bluffs.
Although this swindle has been writ
ten up scores of times and given the
widest publicity by Council Bluffs real
estate men, every few weeks some
fresh victim Turns up to inquire the
market value of the bogus lots. It is
true that there is such an addition and
that it has been recorded in the county
recorders office. but it was plated
solely for the purpose of fraud 1t
lies south of Lake Manawa, five miles
from town. Seventy-fve per cent Of it
lies IN the Missouri river. and the re-
mainder is a swamp covered with
young willows. There isn't lot in it
worth a 1-cent postage stamp, and if
the property had any value it would
be subject to endless litigation, as it
would be subject to claims of adioln-
ing property as river accretions. 1t
would also require a decision of the
federal supreme court to determine
it is in Iowa or Nebraska
For farm loans write to the Security
Loan & Trust Co.. Des Moines, Ia
j. b. Harsh, of Creston is announced
as a candidate for governor.
Edward Lovejoy, commercial tray
aler for Cook & Frick, wholesale
grocers Of Cedar Rapids, is reported
TO be 1000 short in his accounts The
firm admits q shortage. but w1thholds |
Loveioy denies having
the firms money, and in
licates as an explanation of his dis |
,repancy failure to take into con
sideration the discounts on collections. !
Lorejoy is one of the best known tray
cling men in Central Iowa. The firm |
las dispensed with his services.
drunken mob Of trampS attempted /
o run things in the Chicago and I
northwestern railroad yards az Boone
It 2 O'Clock a. IN. recently. Officers
Anderson, Cartwright and Campbell
we're sent to the scene and attempted
o handcuff the men ard bring them
c the jail desperate fight resulted,
turing which Officer Campbell shot
wo of the tramps, killing one instant
y. The others viii probably recover
'here were about twenty-five of the
ramps. and the people commend
a1npbell.s action. Had he not fired
IS likely some Of the police would
ave been killed =