Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-12

Oh Ine TOuO 10 EUTC MuulSUu.
j. S. Russell, living about seven miles
north of the city, reported to the police
this morning that a team and buggy
while on a visit to one of his neigh
bors. The team was hitched in front
of the house, and upon coming out OF
the building Mr.. Russell could see
nothipr of It. He came to town early
this morning, but the police have heard
nothing Of it.
From Saturdays Daily.]
In police court this morning four
n:en and two boys constituted the
Wray, of Lincoln, Neb., and Thomas
near Kirkville, asked for lodging last
evening. Both told good story this
morning and were released. John
Shea and John Shea, that is to say two
John Shea's, were charged with intoxi-
cation. One John Shea plead guilty to
the charge and was fined IS and COM
mitted. The other John Shea was
somewhat beaten up, said he was not
guilty and will be tried next Monday
morning.
Ben Trimble, aged IS, white boy
and Frank Elliott, aged IL, colored,
were charged with disturbing the
peace. 1t came out in evidence that
they had had small scrap with Ralph
Arrison, Phillip Phillips and lad by
the name of Dingerman in Fairview
last evening. The Trimble and Elliott
lads it seems were the aggressors in the
matter and Judge Hall sent both OF
them up to Judge Eichelberger for the
purpose of committing them to the re-
form school. The court said that that
was where Trimble belonged and as he
had given the police much trouble be-
fore this, efforts would be made to-
have him sent there.
Captain Gray unearshed two butts of
tobacco yesterday in shock of corn
in Central addition that had been stolen
from Milwaukee freight car about
two weeks ago. Al Of the property has
now been recovered uninjured with the
exception of about two pounds of fine
cut tobacco which had been taken
from one of the buckets recovered yes
| terday.
Lee Wheeler reported to the police
this morning that a man who gave his
name as w. H. Nelson rented a bicycle
Iof him last Tuesday which he has fail
ed to return.
VIM. Menee, the man against whom an
information has been filed by May Fay
! in Justice Campbell's court, charging
him with the crime OF rape, has been
apprehended at Givin and Constable
Slaughter went to that place this after
noon after the prisoner. The woman
charges that Menee committed the
crime last Thursday evening at her
home on West Mechanic street, and
( then fed when she raised an outcry.
| It is said that he is a horse trader,
and gathers old iron for living.
| This forenoon Judge Eichelberger
sentenced w. S. Sponsler to term of
thirty days in jail. Sponsler after his
conviction filed motion to set aside
| the verdict and attached an affidavit
from one of the jurors who alleged
that he does not believe Sponsler to be
guilty; that he voted for conviction in
the jury room, because of the appeals
of one of the jurors who was i'll. The
4 court 'overruled the motion.
The case of Clarence Walker VS.. Ed
4 Walker, an action to set aside deed,
which was commenced before Judge
Eichelberger yesterday, was decided
this morning in favor OF the plain
tiff.
From Mondays Daily.
4 Diamond Dick" or George B. Nc
Clellan, was indicted by the last grand
jury on the charge of obtaining money
land property by false pretense, and
Sheriff Suits arrived this morning
from Muscatine with the gentleman.
The Indictment gives no hint OF the
identity Of the gentleman, other than
George B. Mcclellan is wanted on the
charge, but in the hotel register at the
Ballingall the name is enscribed "Dia-
mond Dick, Ell Reno, Indian Territory"
The indictment says, that he defrauded
Charles P. Bennett and wife, OF Colum-
bia township, out OF sum OF money
by representing that he could cure
each Of them of certain ailments for
+ the sum OF $500, $25 of which was paid
down. Jaques & Jaques, of this city,
have been retained to defend, and the
man is in quest OF bail this afternoon
The indictment charges that George B
Mcclellan adid unlawfully and with the
intent to defraud one Charles P. Ben.
nett and his wife, Lydia Bennett
represent to them that he was an emf.
nent physician and could cure each Of
them of their ailments, to-wit: Stom
ach trouble, suffered by Charles p
Bennett, and deafness by Lydia Ben
. nett" The indictment further says
that the agreed price for the cure was
. $500. That he received $25 on the con
tract and made out note, which he
represented called for Si5; that undel
those representations the note wa.
! signed. The indictment says the not.
so signed and delivered to the defend
ant calls for the sum of $175 instead o.
: SIS, as was the understanding of tn,
!, prosecuting witnesses. Jaques
= Jacques are his attorneys.
William Menee, charged with TIL,
, crime of rape upon May Fay, wal
brought into Justice Campbell's cour
this morning, waived examination ant
was bound over to await the action O.
the grand jury.
Two cases in bankruptcy were filed
with Referee Lewis Saturday with as
{ sets aggregating $1,000 and liabilitie
of $5,265. Dudley P. Fagerstrom, o
Chillicothe, schedules no assets aux
e liabilities at $1,565. The first meeting
+ of creditors has been set for Decem
4 Der %, at the referees Office in Ottum
Co,,,aJ p,,ony,