Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-10
TWO THIEVESESCAPE.
Brown and Peters Liberated From
Fremont Jail Last Night.
A BARBER IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
9. A. Major is Charged with Passing
Forged Paper-Late Proceedings
In District, Justice and
Police Courts.

Police Courts.
From Fridays Daily.
Sheriff Frank SHUTS and the city po-
lice received word this morning from
the authorities at Fremont that Eu-
gene Brown and John Peters, two
men who were in the calaboose there
waiting trials on the charge of steal
ing chickens, escaped last night and
are still at liberty. Brown and Peters
had just completed thirty day SEN
fences in the county Jail in this city,
on similar charge, and had been TAX
en- to Fremont where it was, thought
that they would again be sentenced
for chicken stealing. Browns term
here expired Tuesday and Peters term
was up yesterday. The men had
friends on the outside who it is
thought unlocked the Jail and let
them out. The authorities here are
responsible for the capture of the men
in the first place. Early one morn
ing about six weeks ago they were
captured after long chase, after two
or three shots had been fired from the
officers revolver. 1t is not probable
now that the men have gained their
liberty, that they will come near this
city.
A Barber In Trouble.
c. A. Majors is the name of man
who, week ago yesterday, entered
The Model and asked to have check,
for $40 on the Third National bank
of Sedalia, Mo-, cashed. The man was
not known personally and was told
that he could not get any money on
The check unless he could identity
himself. r. P. Baer, salesman at
The Model, had had some dealing with
The man and believed him to be what
he represented. He stated this to Mr..
Sax, and on this the money was al
lowed, small purchase being the ex-
cuse. The check was banked as usu-
al with the receipts of the house, and
nothing more was thought of the mat
Ter until yesterday when the bank
with which Mr.. Sax does business re-
ceived protested check through the
Kansas City clearing house. No such
person had an account at Sedalia, No.,
and therefore the check was void.
Mr.. Baer Immediately investigated
the matter and soon found out that
Major had gone to Sigourney. He
went to County Attorney Enoch, had
the necessary papers for the mans ar
rest made out, and wired the author
tiles in Sigourney to hold him.
This morning another check turn
I'd up, which it claimed to have been
given by the same man. 1t was given
TO Kirkhart Brothers, who conduct a
chop house on East Main street, in
payment for a board bill. This check
is drawn on the same bank as the 9TH
er one. 1t is for So, but it is signed,
A. j. Major. This check was also
turned over to County Attorney Enoch
for investigation, Mr.. Major, was en-
ployed, up to week ago, in the barber
shop of Henry Graham, corner Main
and Market streets, and was thought
to be an honest fellow. He will be
brought to this city by the Sigourney
authorities, to answer to the charge.
other Police and Court News.
Yesterday afternoon in district
court the case of Henry Rulings VS..
Frederick Lomack, foreclosure pro-
ceeding, was dismissed. The case of
A. j. Fairchild VS.. w. A. C. Brown, the
same being to reform contract, was
settled and dismissed. A decree OF
foreclosure was entered in the case of
E. E. McElroy, receiver, VS.. Wesley
rwedell ct al.
There was disturbance at the Gil
bert chop house, on, South Market
street, little after noon today, and as
a result William jenkins, colored
man, wears horrible looking face. So
far no arrests have been made. Jen-
llins says that the cooks in the chop
house accused him of saying unbecom-
ing things about Mrs. Mary Owens, the
proprietress of the chop house, and a
Mrs. Carter, both colored women.
When the two women accosted him
about it, jenkins denied that he had
said anything, but the cooks declared
that he did. Both Mrs. Owens and Mrs,
Carter, it is said, attacked him and
proceeded to beat him numerically
lie claims that Mrs. Owens hit him
with a rolling pin, and that Mrs. Car
Ter used her fist. jenkins face is bad
ly swollen and bled profusely.
From Mondays Daily.
A petition for divorce entitled LYDIA
LETTER VS.. William LETTER has been
filed in the district court. The de-
PENDANT charges habitual drunkenness
and cruel and inhuman treatment, and
asks for the custody of their seven
children and alinony in a sum that the
court NAV deem inst Teff1ar ;r }ho
man with whom the authorities have
had considerable trouble within the
last few months. He was recently re-