Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-22
IOWA CONDENSED.

WOrQ comes from Allcc. I-Iuu cOulI'
ty, that Aaron and Clint Elliot
quarrelcd over some matter rs yet I'M
known. Clint called at Aaron's home
with gun. Aaron tried to take it
from him but was unable. and there
upon started to run. Clint fired. the
charge hitting him in the side, infiict-
ing wound from which he cannot re-
cover. Clint is at large.
Several months ago the residence
OF D. J. Batchcldcr, the wealthy re-
tired ]umberman Of Lyons, was en-
tered and several hundred dollars in
money, silverware and diamonds We're
taken The rebber.. was committed
in daylight and there was no clue.
The coachman. Peter Nelson, has just
been arrested. charged with the crime,
and will be taken before the grand
jury, now in session.
Council Bluffs dispatch: Thomas
Carey, postmaster at Modalc. was re-
Gently discovered to be short in his az
counts sos. The bondsmen fixed the
matter and Carey went on a protracted
drunk. The officers got after him and
he was brought before Commissioner
Stcadman to answer to the charge of
embeZzlement. He entered plea of
guilty, declaring that he used the
money to buy medicine for his sick
family when he had no money Of his
own.
William Friend has been incarcer-
ated in Jail at Bedford on the
charge of numbering his wife, who
died at the farm home near Siam, on
January 9. of strychnine poisoning.
1t is said Friend went to Hopkins and
secured some strychnine for rats. lie
also got some headache capsules for
his wife. 1t is supposed he removed
the contents of the capsules and in
serted strychnine. for Mrs. Friend
died shortly after taking one of the
capsules. The coroner's jury decided
II was case OIL suicide.
At Burlington recently, on the con-.
plant of negro. Chief of Police
Greiner arrested travelling fortune
teller named James Moody on suspicion
of having intended to effect the death
of George Jones. a colorcd plasterer OF
Burlington, in order to benefit from
the 1000 life insurance which Jones
carries. The colored man who makes
the allegation said that he had been
asked to take hand in the affair, and
charges Moody with being the prime
instigator. The informer's story was
to the effect that Moody and Mrs.
Jones would profit by the death of the
]atter's husband. the insurance the
latter carried being in favor of the
former. The informcr says that the
murder was to have been committed
within few days If there was any
such intention it has been effectually
baked by the arrest of Moody, who
asserts his innocence.
Ed Jennings, of Prescott, was killed
few days ago. lie was hauling
load OF hay, when it upset and the
team started tori away. He became
entangled in the lines, and his neck
was broken. Mr.. Jennings leaves q
small family to mourn his loss.
Mrs. Turncy, mother Of Cheste,
Turney. will file petition with the
legislature asking indemnity amount.
ing to $4,000 for the alleged unlawful
conviction and wrongful imprisonment
of her son in Anamosa penitentiary
She is said to be hard at work among
the legislators seeking support for the
claim.
At Abel recently in the breach Of
promise and seduction suit of Schlosse,
VS.. Wise, the jury gave 81 500 damages
to the plaintiff. The case occupied a
weeks time and forty-five or fifty
witnesses were examined.
At Fort Madison recently two boys
placed a ''push'' car on the track OF
the Chicago, Fort Madison & Des
MONIES railroad just outside of town,
intending to coast down hill. A
freight came in sight and realizing
what they had done they ran away.
They are in Jail, and while the offense
is punishable by imprisonment for Ave
years, it is believed they will not be
prosecuted.