Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-29
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Col. Frank Risely, the hotel man,
! died at independence few days ago.
The monument commission has de-
scided to place three-foot medallion
of General Heron on the monument.
Dubuque dispatch: Hans Allen,
a wealthy farmer OF GO years, killed
William Cross, a fisherman, shot and
badly wounded Ida Mink, a12-year-old
girl. and sent bullet into his own
heart. The tragedy occurred at Nc
Gregor. where Allen lived with his
wife and thirteen children. For some
time Allen has been enamored of Mrs
Mink, widow of that city, but has
had a rival for the woman's affections
in William Cross. Allen, on taking
some meat to the widows house. found
Cross repairing a ceiling. quarrel
between the two men ended in Allen
drawing a revolver and killing Cross
instantly. Cross brother and Ida
Mink ran out of the front door,
screaming. Allen followed, revolver
in hand, and in au instant fred, the
ball striking the girl in the spine.
Allen quickly returned to the house,
and failing to find Mrs, Mink, who had
fled by way of the back door, shot
himself in the heart. 1t is not thought
the little girls injuries will prove fatal.
Frank Curran, who boarded with
T.all ,,-lo ID
broke down and told the officers he
was ready to tell everything. He then
went to the house and gave the officers
all the details When Tom Lallv
learned everything was known he
made full confession. He said that
he had been drunk for two DAYS and
nights, and while at breakfast he and
his mother had quarrel. After thew
had finished breakfast Curran went
into another room for some tobacco.
and while there Tom became SO anger
ed at his mother that he grabbed a
chair and Struck her on the head.
knocking her down, He then struck
her a couple of times while she Law on
the floor. Realizing what he had done,
he picked her up and carried her to the
bed, where she died short time after
ward. When arraigned he waived
examination and was held to the grand
jury in the sum of 1000 He saws he
does not want bond, but when the
time comes he will plead guilty and
ask for sentence.
At Iowa Falls few days ago Henry
Clancy, a farmer, while intoxicated.
fell from sidewalk into a gutter. a
distance of twenty feet, escaping with
out scratch. a few minutes after he
took a fall from high lumber wagon.
again escaping injury.
Mrs Nancy Bussey, residing at Cres-
ton, has been granted divorce
from her husband, Cornelius, on the
grounds of cruelty. They had lived
peacefully together for forty five years,
the trouble occurring during the past
year. Mrs. Bussey is CO, and her hus-
band 60.
A What Cheer dispatch says: Warren
Cook, young miner engaged in put
ting in pulleys under the tail rope at
the North Star mine, was struck by a
train of loaded pit cars and had his
right leg broken in two places and his
shoulder blade dislocatcd.
At Des Moines few days ago Charles
Dale, reporter for the Ottumwa Courier,
who was convicted in the federal court
of impersonating an officer, was SEN
fenced to fifteen months hard labor in
the penltentiary and to pay fine of
$3.50. Ihe sentence was suspended
curing good behavior on payment a63
the costs in the aase 5000 more