Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-09-28

ne Juulpeu from d lnoNiHS Tram GU
Rugby junction and escaped from
Sheriff Shaeffer. A large posse OF
farmers in the vicinity of Rugby have
commenced search for the fugitive.
Frederick Hahn, an old settler Of
Lee county, and one of the best known
men in that section, committed suicide
last week by shooting himself through
the head. When his wife discovered
his dead body it was cold. Mr.. Hahn
was proprietor of the Gault house at
Montrose and at one time was in quite
La prosperous condition, but in recent
years became unfortunate.
The grand jury of Clinton has re-
turned indictments on thirty-one
counts against Joseph Cuddy. private
detective and merchant of Clinton, for
obtaining money under false pretenses,
forgery and uttering false instru-
ments. 1t is charged that he secured
several thousand dollars from parties
in Davenport, Clinton, and nearby
points by his operations. He has been
allowed time to plead.
Mrs. Andy Burnett, wife of a Burl-
ington route engineer, of Creston, took
a teaspoonful of carbolic acid and told
the doctor when he arrived not to try
to save her life, that she wanted to
die. She refused to take the medicine
and it was forced down her throat.
She now says she took the medicine
by accident, evidently changing her
mind as to her intention after recover
in g her better senses.
Gen. Hiram Duryea, the Sioux City
starch king, has let contracts for the
oubling of the capacity of the Sioux
City starch works, of which he is the
principal stakeholder. In addition to
this the company will at once erect
large warehouse and barns for the
feeding of large number of cattle.
This means that Sioux City will be a
center of the starch industry, in the
west, and will involve the outlay of a
great deal of money and will give en-
ployment to large force OF men.
In the district court at Council
Bluffs, Judge Macy sustained the
motion for continuance in the Dick
erson case, and it was taken out of
assignment and carried over to the
next term. In support of the motion,
affidavits were offered showing that
Dicllerson's daughter is lying at the
point of death. Other atiidavits showed
that the health of the defendant is
very frail, and the strain of trial at
this time would put his life in jeopardy.
Diclerson is now at his farm in
Missouri.
A little child of George III. Freeman,
Of Fairfield was accidently poisoned a
few days ago. The little one went to
sleep and the parents went about their
household duties until dinner was
nearly ready, when the little one came
into the room with its mouth all red,
having eaten number of tablets that
had been left there as medicine for its
mother. Shortly afterwards the child
was sliced with cramps and in short
time died. Later it was found that
the tablets contained belladonna and
strychnine and death was the result.
Edwin A. Nye, the new managing
editor of the Des Moines Daily News,
who recently came to Des Moines from
Danville, ILL.,, was recently appointed
consul to Hankow, China, with q sal
airy of 80, 900 and fees of the Office.
Mr.. Nye will decline the appointment.
1t is supposed to have been rendered
him for services rendered in Illinois,
where he did effective work against
Joe Cannon and the Cullom machine.
Mr.. Nye was formerly appointed audi
tor of the war department by Presi-
dent Mckinley, but refused to accept
the place.
John G. Steele, the defendant in the
Steele Werner murder case, on trial at
Abba, testified in his own behalf a
few days ago. He is IS years of age.
He told straight story and was not
at all disconnected by the prosecuting
attorneys. He said Jacob Werner was
digging ditch by the railroad track
that would drain water onto his
ItSCeele 81 ldnu. lie SAID: Il asked
him not to do so until the question
was settled by the trustees. He swore
at me and said he would blow my
brains out. He then grabbed his gun
and threw it up to his shoulder and
fred at me. then shot him. He
died in few minutes"
William Justice, a weil-to-do farmer
living a mile north of Berwick, was
killed on his way home from the state
fair. His body was found under the
bridge which crosses the Chicago
Great Western tracks near Berwick.
His wagon was found about quarter
of mile below the bridge and it is
supposed his team became unmanage-
able, threw him out and injured him
severely. How he fell from the bridge
cannot be explained, unless he started
after his team and became faint ut the
bridge and fell to the ground, about
twenty feet below. His head and
body were considerably bruised, but
circumstances do not indicate foul
NAV Mr. Justice had lived in Polk