Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-12-14
IOWA CONDENSED.

Jerry CuuuIupHdul. EudTu az IHc
Anamosa penitentiary, was killed a
few days ago by what is supposed to
be an accidental discharge of his gun.
No one was with him at the time and
reached him he was dead, the bullet
having passed through his head.
The jury in the Leonard-Picotte
breach of promise case on trial last
week at Boone, returned verdict for
the plaintiff, May Leonard, for 81, 300.
She sued for $4,000 Pcotte is
brakeman on the Northwestern. The
fair plaintiff is an au burn haired young
lady. who sued Leon Picotte, a pop
Mar young man, for $1,000 damages
for refusal to marry her when she was
in readiness for the occasion.
c. L. Husband, a pioneer farmer,
was killed about two miles north of
Shell Rock. He had crossed the rail-
road tracks with heavy load of lum-
Der on his way home, last week. when
the team became frightened at Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
train. In trying to stop the horses at
their heads they turned, throwing the
weight of the lumber on him and kill
ing him almost instantly.
At Davenport recently in the second
trial of Mrs. Claus Behrens the jury
in the first degree, fixing the penalty
at life imprisonment at hard labor.
L his is the first instance in which \
woman has been convicted of murder
in the Second congressional district.
The case has become celebrated, and
has cost the county two trials, with
another one following. The evidence
showed that Mrs. Behrens administer
ed paris green, causing her husbands
death in order to get his insurance
and then marry Henry Bendt, who. it
is alleged, gave her the poison. He
will be tried next week.
Judge c. Z. Whiting died at his
home in Whiting on the I'd. He was
76 years of age and had been ill for
long time. Judge Whiting was an ex-
senator and one of the pioneers of
Iowa. He was for fifty years resi-
dent of Monona county. He was
born in New York state in 1921 and in
1887 his family removed to Ohio.
Then he went to Alabama, but was
caught by the gold fever in ls49 and
went to California bv wav of Panama.
lie removed to Iowa in 1853 and locat-
ed in Iowa City. In 1855 he removed
to Monona county, and there with his
brother he bought T. 500 acres OF land.
In 1857 he was elected county judge
and held the Office for ten years In
1874 Judge Whiting received the de mo-
cratic nomination for congress and
made the race against Addison Oliver
but was defeated. In 1888 he
defeated Oliver for state senator and
held that office for four years. He
was nominated for governor in 1885
and made the race against VIM. Lar
rabee. Although beaten he reduced
the republican majority. This closed
his political career. Since then Judge
Whiting has spent his time looking
after his large property interests.
DECEMBER lst closed the open season
for shooting quail, ruffied grouse and
prairie chickens and it is now unlaw-
full to kill any of the first two species
prior to October / next, the prairie
chicken season opening September !.
Dealers in game are given five days to
dispose of birds on hand and after
that length of time it is unlawful for
any person to have the birds named in
their possession. The penalty Tor
killing quails, pheasants or prairie
chickens out of seas on is $40 for each
bird, part Of the fine to go to the
informant.