Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-05-09
news FROM over iowa

the steamer Chauncey Lamb on which
he was employed, and drowned.
According to the census just com.
pleted, Dubuque has about AZ, 900, and
takes rank as second city in the state.
At a meeting of Keol1ul1 business
men, preliminary steps were taken for
the organization of a company to put
in cheaper telephone system.
At a recent election Clinton and
Lyons both gave majorities for a
proposition for consolidation OF the
two towns under the name of Clinton.
/ J. c. Wilder and VIM. Wylie, convicted
at Ottumwa of burglary from a store
at Keb, were each sentenced to
eighteen months IN the penitentiary.
In the case of the government VS.. A.
II. Edgington, convicted at Council
Bluffs of making false atfidavits in the
pension claim of his mother, Edgington
was fined 81, 500.
Edward Holland, two miles south of
Monroe, while the owner was digging
well. The oil appeared thirty feet
below the surface.
Des Moines police discovered fence
in the house of Pike Lynch, and re-
covered lot of carpet, silks, etc,
recently stolen from dry goods stores
in Stuart and Des Moines.
Sill Cappellar, aged %, son of c. II.
Cappellar, of Atlantic, was found dead
in bed. Heart disease is supposed to
be the cause. He appeared to be in
usual health on the previous night.
Sargeant's livery at Spirit Lake
burned recently. One horse, fine
trotter, was burned. Supposed cause,
tramps. The night policeman claims
he saw an explosion in the second
story just before the fire.
George w Carr. a wealthy farmer
who was recently caught burglarizing
a drug store at Webster City. is now
charged with counterfeiting, dies and
moulds for making silver dollars hav-
Ing DeGH on MS farm.
Twenty-Five men and boys were ar
rested and fined at independence for
illegal fishing. Commissioner Delavan
states the law has been violated to a
greater extent and more openly in
Independence than any place in the
state.
Mrs. Harden, wife of a prominent
stock raiser living near Moravia, was
thrown out of her buggy, the wheel
dropping into rut, and was fatally
injured. She was thrown out on her
head and it is thought her neck is
broken.
In the federal court at Council Bluffs
Judge Shiras instructed the jury in the
case against w. S. Richmond, of Des
Moines, charged with using the mails
to defraud, to return a verdict of ac-
quittal, and the defendant was dis
charged.
Albert Cummings, who claims to be a
son of Sheriff Cummings, of Sioux City,
pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny
in the criminal court at Chicago and
will be sent to the reform school. The
boy says he ran away fromohome some
time ago. He broke into cigar store
and stole cigarettes.
James Mayne, aged 20, committed
suicide at Clinton by tagging his
jugular with pen-knife. He had suf-
fered for years from consumption, and
had wasted away until away until he
weighed only thirty pounds. There
was not more than teacup of blood in
his whole system.
A wild man was captured about two
miles north of Geneva. He was first
seen by Frank Finn in the edge of a
small grove, where he was pulling
grass like a wild animal. Afterwards
Finn saw him start across the plowed
field on his hands and feet and, dis
covering that the man was entirely
naked with the exception of shirt, he
called his brother and, securing a large
rope, started in pursuit The man
saw them coming and gave them a
desperate chase, keeping on all tours
like an animal. He ran with great
speed for about half mile until he
came to the bank of Nayne's creek
He then turned and seeing that his
pursuers were gaining on him gave a
desperate leap and, striking in the
middle of the creek, started down
stream like a water dog. His pursuers
were soon on the bank and after one
or two attempts succeeded in throwing
the lasso over the mans neck. He strug-
gled with great desperation until his
wind was completely gone and he was
forced to give up from sheer exhaustion.
The young men securely tied him and
took him to town, where he was
provided with clothing. The man at
first refused to talk, but finally said
that he had been hypnotized by his
enemies and driven all over the world
for eighteen years. He said that he
came from hell but refused to give his
name. He stated that he had been in
the grove for four days without cloth
ing or food, but he was not hungry. as