Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-10-12

been indicted for rlurderous assault !
on Jacob Vey, from whom he collected
a bill and engaged in a controversy
ending, it is alleged, in Vey being
wounded. Mrs. Rick was indicted for
murderous assault Taking caller
for 'Peeping Tom" she shot him.
Amelia Darby Evans died at the
home of her parents at Hiteman few
days ago and was buried in the Alba
cemetery. Mrs. Evans died of con-
sumption, from which disease she had
been a sufferer for some months, and
it was on this account she was released
from the Anamosa state prison, on
pardon from Governor Drake.
a fire at Riverside, a few nights ago
did damage to the amount of $1,000.
1t broke out about midnight IN the
butcher shop of Skobal & Paimer and
when discovered was beyond control.
1t spread to adjoining buildings and
consumed Ritz & Co. S drug store, the
postotfice and mail matter, Bott N
Butterbaugh's Office, Charles Tho
mann residence and o. Loweli's bar
Der shop. The insurance was light.
At Grand Junction few days ago
a frame building occupied as barber
shop by Quinn Bros. took fire, and
before the flames could be eXtinguished
four buildings, all wooden, were
entirely destroyed One building was
owned and occupied by L. Seistre as "a
iewelry and barber shop; one con-
fectionery and lunch stand, owned by
James Sanders aud occupied by G. W.
Harvey: and the other owned and
occupied by e. w. Blalieney as n tailor
shop The furniture and movable
property were mostly saved.
Sucl j. Spaulding, ex-secretary OF
| the state pharmacy commission,
| charged with ENLIGHTENMENT of some
S13, 900 belonging to the state, IS going
to escape justice because of a technical
point. and a decision of the supreme
court absolutely cuts off the last
chance of the state to criminally pros
| ecute Spaulding. The supreme court
holds that the lower court was right
in ruling that Spaulding was not Il
| public officer within the meaning of
the law and therefore could not be
| tried under the statute providing for
punishment of officials who embezzle
public funds.
Fred Quade, a farmer living in Cal
houn county, near Barnum, was foul
ly murdered few nights ago. The
| window screen was removed and en-
trance made through the window and
the victim killed with load of buck
shot. There are considerab bic rumors
as to the cause. Mr.. Quade was in
Manson on the night of the murder,
and one of his sons was in the city
also They have had considerable
domestic troubles, one of his daugh
ters being in a critical condition, and
it is surmised that he may have been
threatening someone with the fore
going result.
A most disastrous fire and one of the
largest the residence portion of De'
Moines has ever known, broke out g
few days ago on the j. X. Hurlbu'
premises, at 1924 West Ninth street
Within an hour five of the most fash
ionable residences in that portion o
the city, and as many barns and othe1
property, had been destroyed. The
total loss is at least $50. 900. 1t wa
only bv the greatest efforts of thu
firemen that the fire was prevented
from making a clean sweep to tn
river, five blocks north, so great wa
, the force of the wind. Time and again
the houses north, east and west caugh
, fire. and it took the utmost vigilance
to combat the clouds of flying embers
The supreme court has released
from the penitentiary Mrs. Bets,
Smith. who was convicted II
the district court of Polk count,
of administering poison to her hus
: band and was sentenced to the peni
tentiarv for life IT. is held that sh
: could not have been legally convicte'
, on the testimony of an accomplic
: without some other corroborating ties
! timony. The indictment charged tha
/ April "A, 1897, the defendant commi,
: ted the crime of murder in the frs
5 degree by wilfully and with premed
tation and malice aforethought ad
1 ministering to Michael Smith deadl
: poison. which caused his death on tn
D next day.
: a frightful accident occurred at tn
little town of Moscow, twelve mile
north OF Muscatine. In a building o
frame. covered with sheet iron an
occupied in its different parts by
: saw and feed or grist mill, also
creamery separator, two men were IN
$ stantly killed, one injured, very like
l ly fatally and four others received in
4 iuries or wounds. The engine an
d boiler which was under the manage
= ment or care of w. Il. Speers, exploc
ed under the pressure of 100 pounds c
steam. killing Spccrs, the fireman
and farmer named Marolf instantly
n The former was thrown forty or lift
j. feet. the back of his head torn off an
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