Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07
Receives Eighteen Months in the
Penitentiary.
A VERDICT AGAINST JOHN ADAMS.
Jack Dawson Reverses His Plea and
Was Fined $50 aud Committed
Other Police and Court
News Notes.

In police court last evening. Eugene
Brown, of Oskaloosa, was fined 500
and committed, on the charge of re-
ceiying stolen property, the charge OF
larceny against him being dismissed.
Cora Crutchfield, the 1s-year-old
daughter of Mrs. George Wagner, of
637 Fellows street, attempted to kill
herself last evening as the result of
remorse over an attempt at theft. She
dissolved the heads of several matches
in a cup of water and drank the solu-
ton. Early in the evening she at
tempted to retain from the rightful
owner a pocketbook which she found,
and upon being arrested was COM
PEELED to turn it over to the police.
1t is alleged that grief over the affair
was the cause of her rash act.
About 1870 o'clock this morning the
police were notified by George Wag-
ner, the step-father of the girl, that she
had attempted to commit suicide, and
that while she was very ill she was not
then in serious condition and would
recover. This is the first trouble that
the girl has ever been in, hut she has
no one to blame but herself. She has
heretofore enjoyed good reputation
among the colored people of the city.
[From Wednesdays Daily.1
This morning in district court Judge
Sloan sentenced George Weston to
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
Weston is the man who, on the even
| ing of July "a attempted to rob Rev.
Shippey, of Lamona, while passing
through the city on Burlington No. A..
He was brought into court yesterday
to receive his sentence, having pleaded
guilty to the above charge. The Judge
postponed the announcement of the
sentence for the purpose of investigat-
| ing the Indictment. Weston's wife,
who appeared in court yesterday, in
behalf OF her husband, created anoth-
er scene in court this morning when
the sentence was announced. She was
present as a spectator only, and upon
hearing the fate Of her husband be-
came hysterical and was removed to
the recorders office where DIR. Herricle
was summoned. Later, Mrs. Weston
was removed to her room in carriage.
She said that he was driven TO the act
which he committed in this city on the
evening of July 6 by letter which he
received from her telling him of the
serious Illness of their baby, and in his
desperation he was driven to robbery
to secure money with which to reach
his home in Chicago.
| Yesterday afternoon Jack Dawson
was brought into court and changed
his plea of not guilty to guilty, on
the charge of assault and battery, on
which he was indicted. He was fined
$50 and costs, aud committed
The jury in the case Of the State OF
! Iowa VS.. John Adams, who was indicted
on the charge of assault with intent to
commit murder on the person of Eliza
Hubbartt. returned a verdict of guilty,
Mt IL O'clock this morning. Adams
sentence is still pending. The case
of the State of Iowa VS.. L. Sigel. in
dicted for receiving stolen property
was dismissed. The personal damage
suit of Anna Smitz VS.. Ottumwa Flee
trio and Steam company in the sum OF
$4,000. was settled and dismissed. the
plaintiff receiving $500 and defrying
the costs. This morning Judge 7. Nj.
Fee overruled the demur of the plain
tiff in the case of A. c. Sleek VS.. John
+. Pope, in which the plaintiff brough,
suit for $500 damages. The case was
first brought up about a year ago, and
grew outAof the defendant shooting d
dog belonging to the plaintiff. The
suit was to recover 500 actual and $40O
exemplary damages A jury was EN-
Ipaneled in the appeal case of the State
of Iowa VS.. j. B. Mingus. which is oc.
cupying the attention of Judge Sloan
this afternoon.