Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24

revolver to sign a petition dismissing
her action against Thomas Sewers, of
Oskaloosa, for breach of promise, in
which she is suing him for SIS, 600. denies
the allegations. He said Miss Brooks
did everything voluntarily and with
full knowledge of the proceedings.
Hughes was placed under arrest and
taken to Oskaloosa.
The county attorney of Plymouth
has been instructed to bring suit
against the bondsmen of absconding
Treasurer Kirsebom, unless settle
ment is made by April /. When
kirsebom fed, leaving a shortage of
SIS, 305, it was supposed that the bonds
men would be liable in proportion to
the responsibility which each had
assumed. The bond was for 800, 900.
There were twenty-four bondsmen and
the sums pledged were from $1,000 to
$4,000. After Kirsebom defaulted,
the smaller bondsmen were filed with
CONSERVATION to find that the liability
was per capita and not pro rata. This
will make about 5000 for each bonds
man to pay. The men who signed for
1000 protest against this as an
injustice, and will leave the case to the
courts.
Conner Lewis, the 5-year-old son OF
John Lewis, of Williamsburg, was the
victim of singular accident. He was
shot, but not fatally, with an unloaded
gun. His brothers were trying to get
wad out of the gunbarrel, when their
father suggested that the stick be
taken from the gun and the barrel
placed in the stove to burn the wad
out. The suggestion was adopted and
the muzzle was left pointing toward
the center of the room. Then the
family sat down to supper. In few
moments there was an explosion, and
Conner, who was sitting in a high
chair with his back toward the fire,
fell forward against the table. The
parents are positive the gun was not
loaded. They claim that the explosion
was caused by the expansion of the air
confined behind the gun wad as it
became heated. The back of the chair
was broken before the force of the
wad struck the boy.
A fatal accident occurred some ten
miles north of Mt. Ayr. Charles Car.
michael was driving his team and
wagon loaded with wood along the
road when team came up behind and
frightened his team, which in some
way threw him under the wagon in
such manner that the hind wheel
ran over his neck, jaw and face, crush.
ing the bones in horrible manner.
He was directly in front of Mr.. Frazer's
house when run over, and he got up,
walked into the yard and up to the
house. Though well known by the
family, he was so disfigured by the
accident that he was not recognized.
He informed them of the accident and
gave his name, when he became I'M
conscious and remained so till late in
the evening. when he died. The de-
ceased was about 80 years of age and
leaves wife and five children to
mourn his sad and untimely end.
Suel j, Spaulding, secretary and
treasurer of the state pharmacy COM
mission, is in the Polk county Jail
charged with the larceny by embezzie-
ment of from $4,000 to $4,000 of the
states funds. AS secretary and treas
urer of the commission, Spaulding was
also custodian of the funds derived by
the state from the issue of licenses to
itinerant peddlers of medicines, and it
is this money that he has taken. His
thievings have extended over a period
of more than year. The information
charging him with embeZzlement was
sworn to by Fletcher Howard, w. l..
Leland and j. III. Pickett, members of
the commission. He entered plea of
not guilty to the charge in the infor-
nation first, and then waived examina
ton, and was put under $4,000 bonds.
He did not furnish bonds and was
locked up in the county jail. The
grand jury which will take up his case
will be convened on the afternoon of
April 6.
Carl Sampson Jr., farming n piece
of land in Grundy county about six
miles east of Eldora, left on the LIST
with two carloads of stock-onc OF
hogs and one of cattle. His destination
was Chicago. The stock was purchased
for the market by young Sampson, his
father gong surety on the notes. Carl
Sampson, Jr.. is married man, and
his wife and two children remain on
the farm. Nothing has been heard
from Sampson since he left-that is,
direct. A resident of Eldora, it is
alleged, happened to be in Chicago
shortly after Sampson and his stock
arrived there, and, as he was scanning
the arrivals at the Atlantic hotel. found
inscribed on the register Carl Samp
son and wife, Eldora, Iowa. Mrs
Sampson was all this time on the farm
in Grundy Carl Sampson, ST., is il
Illinois taking medical treatment.
During the winter a school teacher by
the name of Miss Cline boarded with
the elder Sampson and she left the
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