Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-10-02
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living few miles north Of Webster
City, was found recently in his
barn with suspicious wounds on his
head The coroner was notified but
the inquest led to no one being found
implicated in the killing. 1t is sup
posed that he met his death by the
kick of horse. Lord moved to Iowa
last spring from Illinois. He leaves a
wife and two children.
In the district court at Des Moines
recently Crede Bailey, accused of as
sault with intent to commit murder,
was found guilty. He is the colored
man who attempted to kill Bert Ross
on South Fourth street during the
state fair, and who, on that same
night, shot at Mrs. Cunningham of
Newton. through the window OF the
Rock Island depot, with murderous
intent. He was tried for the from
offense.
Fire originating from spontaneous
combustion in Seabloom s. Lindburg' s
L
stroyed that establishment and Strom-
berg's barber shop, A. Lindburg's
grocery store and G. r. Beach's res
taurant. A special train brought the
Red Oak fire department and the Shen-
andoah hook and ladder company
came; but effective work by Essex cit
liens saved the town. The loss is
Sl5, 900. about two-thirds covered by
insurance.
T. R. Dennis, Of Centerville, was
robbed of $3.50 at the Seymour fair
a few days ago. 1t was taken from
him by time honored method Of
crooks. There was a big crowd at the
fair. Two toughs got into fight.
Mr.. Dennis pushed into the crowd to
sec the fight, when someone deity
picked his pockets and escaped.
Marshal Pettigrew tried to arrest the
fighters, when he was struck with a
club. breaking his leg in two places.
He was knocked down and badly
to arrest three of the crooks. The
OuucTS gov away anu tooh Win thShA
Mr.. Dennis 81 $50. He had been
carrying this money in his pocket for
three months, being afraid to deposit
it in the bank for fear of the bank
breaking. No further arrests have
been made. The fight was bogus
one gotten up to attract the mans
attention while they got his money.
Iowa City dispatch: The section
gang on the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railway found the body of a
young man from Iowa City, Luke Jor-
| dan, lying beside the track, about four
| blocks from the depot. A coroner's
jury was impanneled, and it was ascer-
| tanned that he spent the previous day
! the $50 p. m. train, and mounted the
! steps OF one of the cars of the train as
it,pulled out of the depot at Iowa City,
eastward bound. When last seen alive
as far as now known, he was standing
on the second step of the car, about to
take his place on the platform, saying
he was going to West Liberty. Wheth-
err he was thrown off by the sway
! ing of the train or whether he fell off
remains to be told. The character OF
| the bruises at the back of the ear sug.
gests conclusion of the brain. Jordan
| had been dead several hours when
i found
| Harry Conway, of Clinton, was
killed recently at Chicago by Grace
| Clark. who shot him first and
| then killed herself. Conway was a
| brakeman on the Northwestern rail
way and came to Chicago last July
| with the Clark woman. They had
numerous quarrels. The disagreement
| which caused the shooting was over Q
| letter from woman in Fall City, Neb.
written to Conway.
At Des Moines recently John Belt
aged IS, pleaded guilty before Com
missioner Mason to robbing the post
! Office boxes in the Boone postoffice
| He was bound over under 81 900 bonds
| which were furnished by his father, a
we'll known railroad man.
Sioux City dispatch: Frank Fergu
son and Marion Osborn, farm hands il
the employ OF H. Olson, were shot ant
seriously wounded by Charles ane
William Workman, their neighbors
at point just below thompson
Grove. on the Sergeant Bluffs road
The men who did the shooting sale
they did not know they were shooting
at neighbors. They said they hat
been greatly bothered by thieves ant
| had been watching for them Wher
! they saw Ferguson and Osborn coming
/ to steal their melons and corn.