Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-22
Denies Charge Of Embezzlement,
on Which He Was Indicted.
ARRIVED WITH SHERIFF LAST NIGHT
George d. Rand, Charged with Grand
Larceny, and s.Dingey" Utterback,
Serving Time for Intoxica-
ton, Talk to a Reporter.


a. Mckern, the man recently indicted
blythe grand jury charging him with
emDezzling the sum of $3.50 from lis
dale Bros, wholesale grocers. Mr..
Mckern was seen at the Jail today and
while he did not deny that he took the
money yet he did not say that he did.
He intimated that he had some soru OF
an agreement with the firm but just
to what effect he would not say. He
said that he travelled for Tisdale Bros.
and was empowered to collect money
due them. He said that he severed his
Connection with the firm last October
and did not give any reason for his
action. He denied the charge of en-
bezzlement contained in the indict-
ment and said that he thought he
could fix the marter all right with the
firm when it came time to have con-
ference with them. Further than this
Mr.. McKern refused to talk.
Rand Talks.
While in the Jail George d. RAND, the
young man indicted on the charge of
the larceny of horse and phaeton be
longing to Ed. Daggett & Sons, be-
came quite talkative and said that he
was not guilty of the charge on which
he is indicted and that it was his
firm belief that he would be able to
prove his innocence. He said that he
formerly worked for the Wyman-Rand
company in this city and that if he
had been crook he had had several
chances to get away with several thou
sand dollars. He also said that he was
a relative of the Rands of Burlington
and then in the next breath said that
the reason he did. not give his right
name was that he did not want his
folks to know about the predicament
he is in. He ayerred that his father
lived in ST. Louis and that he was
connected with the NJ. X. & L. railroad.
When asked in what capacity he said
he did not just know what his posi-
ton was but that he was stockholm
er at any rate. Rand said that his
father was connected with the Bur-
lington road for thirty-five years; that
the parent had temporarily deserted
him in his time of trouble but he
thought the old man would come
around all right in time to help him
on the trial of the case. Rand init.
mated that he would make somebody
smoke for the things that had been
said about him being crook. When
asked about the Jail delivery which oc-
CURED few weeks ago, Rand said
that the door had been unlocked with
key and when pressed to say some
thing further said that he knew more
than he dared to.tell. He said that he
walked the entire distance from OF,
tumwa to Agency and when he struck
farm house he was very glad to get
L do IL I, n
was to only to go about twenty-five
miles where he would get some money
and then he would be sure of not get.
ting back into Jail. He refused te
state the name of the town he wa:
making for or how long the plan o.
escape had been brewing in Master
sons brain, the man who is supposed
to have engineered the Jail delivery
and who escaped with Rand. Rand j.
a queer genius with very fertile
imagination.
utterbaek Gives His Experience.
"Dingey" Utaerback, who was re
Gently given a sentence in the county
Jail on the charge of intoNication, also
had something to say. 'Dingey," sale
the reporter, F.why is it that you per
sist in breaking into jail?' an tel
| you," said Utterback, ut is, peaches
] had hi of a time when they
| pinched me the last time. Why,
even borrowed money from the cope,
to get the booze with. He asked mt
what wanted with the money and
| told him that wanted to buy ticke1
| to the dance. The jigger gave me ;
dime and had 40 cents-just needed
| that dime to get a pint with. l goe.
down and gets the pint, drinks it NJ
and buns another copper for quar-
| ter; goes down and gets another hal
! pint, kills that and goes down to Peg
| with Teller. The Teller says: 'What'l
We have?' says whisky; the feller''
friend he says: 'What'l We have?'
says whiskey. I kills all the whistles
them fellers would buy and runs on
to another guy and he sets 'em up
'What'll we have?' he says, an tool
whisky. 1 kills all he'll buy. Afte1
that /, runs onto some other Teller
and they sets 'em up but takes small
bottles Gee, hut / was havin' goot
time when that copper pinched me.
Utterback is about II years of age bu
when he gets filed up with rock AM
rye he generally lands in the city jai
after scrap with the police.
DISTRICT AND JUSTICE COURTS
Trustee Elected In sloan Bankruptc!
| Matter.