Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
[From Wednesdays Daily.]

lfrom wednesday Daily.
Miss Louise Rabens, bookkeeper for
Drs. j. n. and l.. I'll. Armstrong, had a
five dollar bill taken from her pocket
book this morning in the offices of
those gentlemen i'll the Holman
block. The police were notified and
Officer Myers soon had Robert Allen
under arrest charged with the crime.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning u
young man wearing 4 light colored
macintosh came into The Office and
stated that he desired some dental
work done. Miss Rabens was absent
i'll the laboratory and DR.. L. Ii. d IL
strong stepped into the rear room for.
a moment to prepare 10 wait on the
visitor when he heard suspicious
noise in the front room where the Wis
itor was and stepped to the door lead
ing from one room to the other but
was unable to see the man who WAS in
aac corner. Not wishing to embarrass
the visitor and supposine his inten-
tons We're all right the doctor did not
Investigate further. Upon coming in
10 the room the young mar picked up
his macintosh which he laid on the
lounge and said that he would call
again, and left. Miss Rabens came in
10 the room soon after and upon exam
ming the pocketbooil discovered the
1ossao OF the money. The police We're
notified and Officer Myers, after still
hunt OF Il very few minutes located the
man who had visited the offices a short
time before, in Main street business
house. Wishing TO make assurance
doubly sure he sent for the elevator
boy in the Holman block, who said
it was the same man. When brought to
The station he gave the name of Rob-
err Allen and when searched had over
SIS in silver in his possession.
An informatinn was filed this morn
ing by G. w. McReynolds before Judge
Hall charging John Doe with the
crime of larceny. John Doe may be
anybody or everybody, but in this case
it is supposed to be a canvasser, name
unknown. who solicited orders for the
transfer of photographs upon glass,
guaranteeing the safe return of the
original and representing that if the
work was not entirely satisfactory
that it need not be paid for, otherwise
the charge for doing the work was
$1.50. II is said that the canvasser
came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. McReynolds. who live on Ward
street, South Ottumwa, and against
the protestations of Mrs. McReynolds
took photograph of departed rela-
tive with the intention of doing the
work. After the picture or medallion
was finished the canvasser brought it
to the house and Mrs. McReynolds re-
fused to take it, and they say the pic
ture was not returned to them, hence
the information this morning. "A prin-
ted slip was shown the reporter which
the canvasser left at the house when
soliciting the order which read: 1.-The
Convex Medallion. These pictures are
not copied. We transfer the original.
You pay no money in advance. Z. A.
Barnes & Co., All East Second street"
A decree was ordered in the case of
Paris Caldwell, Clara A. Graves, adj
ministratriN, substituted as plaintiff,
VS.. the Ottumwa Brick & Construction
company, a suit brought by plaintiff
during his life time to enioin the de-
PENDANT from the collection of paving
tax. -
A decree was signed by Judge Eich-
elberger today in the case of C. L..
Walker VS.. Ed Walker, administrator
OF the estate of Eliza Walker, deceased.
The decree quiets the title of plaintiff
in and to parts of lots IL and 10 in
Hammond's subdivision of lot 8. The
court set aside the sheriff's deed made
to defendant under execution sale and
held that the debt under which the
judgment was obtained, was contract
ed subsequent to the occupancy of said
premises by plaintiff as homestead
and it is therefore not liable to execu-
ton sale for said debt.