Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-21
BURGLARS ARE BOLD.
Enter Residences Of H. L. water-
man and Mrs. J.w. Edgerly.
FAMILY AWAY FROM HOME.
Property to the Value OF About 5000 Ii
Taken From the Waterman Res-
idence-Edgerly Loss Will
Not be Very Large.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
There was shot time in the old
town last night" and the police were
kept busy with reported burglaries
dead men, shooting scrapes and vags
and DRINKS.
The residence Of Fl. L. Waterman, 232
East Fifth street, was burglarized last
evening. while the family were at
church and nearly 5000 worth of prop
erty taken. The thieves broke the glass
in the front door and turning the night
latch boldly entered the building. They
ransacked every room, opened bureau
drawers, scattered clothing over the
floor and made no attempt to conceal
the fact that they had been there and
were after plumber. Mr.. and Mrs. Wa
terman upon their arrival found things
turned topsy turvy and after taking
an inventory found jewelry and cloth
ing missing to about the amount of
5000. Mrs. Waterman this morning es-
timated the loss to be in that neigh
borhood and said that many of the ar
/ ticles were valuable because of asso-
Citations and money could not replace
them. The matter was reported to the
police but the burglars had time to
4 get away before the sleuths were put
on the trail. Among the articles taxi
en- was gold watch and chain belong
ing to Mrs. Waterman together with a
large amount of other jewelry and
suit of clothes belonging to Mr.. Wat
lerman.
4 The residence of Mrs. j. w. Edgerly,
4 No. PIT East Fifth street, was also en-
tered last evening during the absence
Eof the family, Mrs. Edgerly being in
Omaha. 1t will not be known until
Mrs. Edgerly's return just how much
property was taken here and the value
of it but the loss is not
thought to be very great.
The thieves opened the storm
door, which was unlocked, at the front
| of the building, broke out pane of
glass in the front door and reaching
inside turned the night latch. Neigh
bors saw no lights in the house last
evening and but two burnt matches
were found on the floor.
Dan Slattery, Jr., was brought to the
station last evening at 10 o'clock, hav-
ing been caught, it is said, i'm the act
of burglarizing the news stand of j.
i w. Templeton, corner of Iowa avenue
and Main street. The building had
been entered before this and as
the proprietor had found suspicious
indications previous to this he deter
mined to watch, and about 10 o'clock
the back door was forced open and the
lad entered with the above result.
Young Slattery was taken to the sta
i ton by Mr.. Templeton and after hav-
| ing been put through the sweat box
was released upon his promise to re-
form, Mr.. Templeton refusing to pros
lecute.
| 1t was reported last evening that a
dead man was lying beside the Keb
railway crossing west of the city and
4 Coroner O'Donnell accompanied by Of
i ficer Myers hired carriage and left
for the scene to gather up the mangled
remains. Upon their arrival the corpse
could not be found. They returned to
theicity and about 11o'colcl the police
arrested an intoxicated stranger in the
4 West End who could give no account
of himself but indications point to his
being; the supposed dead man.
1t was reported to the police last
Eevening that burglars We're abroad in
the West End and had been seen look
ing into the windows of the residence
at the corner of Clay and Sheffield
streets, occupied by Mrs. Almira Davis.
1t was also reported that suspicious
characters had been seen lettering
around the residence of Walter He'd
rick, corner of Clay and, Russell streets
but the jolice soday have received
no account of anything having been
taken.
In police court this morning six men
and one boy, charged with offenses
varying from vagracy to intoxication
were before the court involuntary seek
ers after justice. Chas. Gold, charged
: administration James Harris, vag,
who said his residence was Philadel-
phia, and claimed to be photographer
by occupation; William Welmer, who
gave his residence as Burlington, and
who asked for lodging last evening, and
/, James Hayes, a combination vag and
drunk, We're each given three days on
the rock pile. Max Kanady, colored
man, from Oskaloosn, on his way to
Burlington, also asked for lodging and
will serve the city for three days at
1898 per. James Smith, who said his
occupation was that of a coal miner, on
his way from Lucas to Mystic, and
Carl Moody, tailor employed in one
of the shops in this city, We're pinched
last evening, charged with intoxica-
ton. y The court fined each of them
$40 and suspended the fine provided
the former would get out of town and
the latter would quit lushing. The
promises were readily made in each
case and will be kept-until broken.
Geo. w. Randall, the young man who
admits shooting John Howard last ev-
ening in front of the Ottumwa Nation
al bank, was brought into court this
morning and released on $500 bond
pending his preliminary examination
which will take place next Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Scott & Ayres
will defend him.