Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
zimmerman's Meat Market Rob.
bed of One Hundred Dollars.
SECURED THE CASH FROM THE SAFE.
Manner of Gaining an Entrance to the
Building Mystery-Other Police
and Court News OF
Interest.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

William Zimmerman, the proprietor
of the meat market at 4O6 West Second
street, was robbed of 500 last night.
Burglars entered the shop and secured
the money by demolishing the safe.
Those are the bare facts OF the case,
although there are other things in
connection with the affair which have
not been fully divulged. Just how the
burglars gained an entrance to the
building is not known. When the deed
was discovered by II. Cravatzo, who is
employed by Mr.. Zimmerman in the
market, the doors were securely locked
and the windows were fastened down
the same as they were when AIR. Graz
vatzo left the store at o'clock. He
was gone about an hour and returned
to the store to get some meat to take
home. On approaching the building
he noticed that the curtains had been
drawn since he left, but the front door
was locked. He entered the store and
discovered that the front door OF the
safe was standing open and the cash
box was found on the floor. The 500
which he had a few moments before
locked in the safe were gone. Mr.. Cra-
vatzo then examined the back door of
llC UuilNiilS, put II, toO, WIS SHut anu
locked, although the casing bore sew
eral marks, which were evidently made
while attempting to force the lock.
The only supposition is that someone
committed the robbery who has key
that unlocks the front door OF the
store, and that after he had secured
the booty he locked the door after him.
The safe in which the money was kept
| is small insecure iron box, and was
easily opened There is no clew TO the
theft.
[From Wednesdays Daily.]
Two damage suits have been filed in
district court, one against the city of
Ottumwa for $4,000 and the other
| against r. c. Dimmitt. The former is
brought by Jennie Norton, who alleges
that she sustained injuries from fall
on account of defective sidewalk on
South Moore street, July %, an on ac-
count thereof she asks the city for the
above sum. The second case is for ma
licious prosecution. The plaintiff is
John Cheek who AYERS that the de-
PENDANT secured search warrant and
in company with Constable Slaughter
ransacled the plaintiffs home for al.
| legged stolen property, and that in view
of the fact he has been damaged in the
sum of $4,000. The defendant in the
suit AYERS that his cave was visited by
burglars on the night of October IL
A quantity of provisions were stolen
and the above proceedings We're insti.
tuted, on the grounds that the defend
ant entertained the opinion that the
stolen property was concealed in ths
| plaintiffs house. The plaintiff asks
judgment against Mr.. Dimmitt and
the sureties of Constable j. C. Slaugh
| ter.
A petition for divorce has been filed
in district court entitled Sarah Mough.
Ter vs.. Charles Moughler, in which the
plaintiff charges cruel and inhumar
treatment, avering that on one occa
sion the defendant threatened to cu1
plaintiffs throat. The plaintiff asks
for temporary alimony in the sum o.
| 500 and permanent alimony in tn,
sum of $500. and also asks the court tic
grant her the custody of her three mi
nor sons, Guy. Arthur and Ray.
Mary Owens VS.. Walter Owens is thu
title of petition for divorce which
has been filed in district court. il
which the plaintiff charges desertior
and non-support, and adultery, naming
the correspondent.
A. A. Sheppard, residing just west ot
the city was robbed Monday night O
S25. He is an old soldier and had JUS
received his pension, which was thu
loss sustained. The burglars gained
an entrance to the house by simply
opening the doors, as the family is no
in the custom OF locking them a
night. The robbery was not detected
until the family awakened the mex
morning. The matter is being inves
tigated by the police, although there i:
practically no clew on which to work