Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-10


said, he may have hard work 20 keep
from going over the road. One night
this week portion of the barn siding
of Sol Hartman's barn on the South
Side, was removed and set of harness
taken. Complaint was made to the
| police and still hunt instituted. The
harness was found at Hale's second
hand store on East Main street. The
| proprietor gave the police 4 descrip-
! tion of the young man who sold the
| harness, and Martz was placed under
arrest by Officer Harris yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Hale Immediately identi-
| fled MartZ as the man who had sold
him the harness for $3.50. one day this
| week. In police court this morning
slartz was arraigned on a charge of
breaking and entering a building in
the night time and his bond fixed at
$500, which he expects to be able to
give. Scott q Ayres are defending
Martz and the preliminary eNamina-
ton will take place tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
One peculiar thing about the matter
is that yesterday afternoon the boys
mother was in Scott & Ayres' office
talking about her son. when she hap
pened to glance out of the window
and saw the officer with her son in
custody. This meant more trouble for
the mother and she delegated the
attorney to investigate. which he did,
with the result that the firms serv-
ices were engaged to defend the boy.
Mrs. Martz says that her son is I.
frequenter of gambling rooms, and
every cent he can get goes in this way.
In, 1,I,f 80 ,frn
not present a bad appearance, but he
| seems to have commenced at the right
place for swift ride down the scale.
Some time ago Martz wa- accused of
breaking and entering farmers
house, south OF the river, at was ac-
Quilted
Iii police court this morning Clar-
ence Mcdonald admitted that he had
been intoxicated, and when asked il
he did not insult some ladies last even
ing, said that he simply said, Hello,
| girls!' and passed on. Mcdonald was
| fined $40 and committed. w. w. Davis,
OF Mystic, was still under the influence
this morning, and when asked il he
was drunk last night, said: IF | was
not drunk then am now, your hon
or. The court said open confession
went a long way in this court and fin
ed him SIS and committed him. Will
lam Kelley, employed on the Flick d
johnson railway contract, had stood it
JUST as long as he could and came
to Ottumwa and flied up last night.
He was just u plain drunk, and the
court taxed him So and committed
him.
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to her petition for a divorce today in
Which she reaffirms all the allegations
made in the original and makes other
charges of cruel and inhuman treat
ment, which she specifies. She says
that her husband did, in a cruel ana
inhuman manner, hold her under a
pum- and pump water on her; that
at other times prior to that he held
| her down in q we'll, threw her in L
hog pen, threatened to throw her into
a fire and at other times than those
alleged in the petition did choke her.
1 As "a further amendment she says
| that before and since February %,
1900, her husband has committee,
adultery With different women, whose
| names plaintiff refrains from stating.
but she says she car and viii give
them any time the court so orders.
| c. c. McIntire and Steck q Smith are
her attorneys.
HAS Turned tho Tables.
A few weeks ago Weldy Lutz, Of
Eldon, brought an action against his
wife, Bertha NJ. Lutz, asking for a di-
vorce. lit seems that The wife was in
a western state and knew nothing Of
| the matter until served with a notice.
She at once boarded train and came
home. Shortly after the husband dis
missed the case, but Mrs. Lutz today
filed motion asking that it be rein
stated. She also filed an answer and
cross-petition, asking for a divorce for
herself on the grounds OF extreme
cruel and inhuman treatment. John
w. Lewis is her attorney.
Partition Lumsdon Estate.
Charlotte S. Lumsdon, widow of the
| late John Lumsdon, has filed petit
ton thru her attorneys, McNett &
Tsdale, against James Lllmsdon and
fourteen Others, asking that 80 acres
of land situated in section IA, township
T2, range IA, belonging to the estate
of John Lumsdon, deceased, be divided
among them after setting off her one
third interest, to which she is entitled
as widow.
Cases Consolidated.
BY queer coincidence two partition
cases We're filed by heirs TO partition
the same estate, the first of which was
entitled Jehu Young ct al VS.. Ellen
Stocker ct al, and the second Nancy
Young ct al VS.. Jehu Young. In the
second case the parties desired to con-
solidate the two cases and have divis-
ion of the property made in but one.
10 this, parties in the first case OBJ
jected, but the court saw no reason
] why it should not be done, and accord
lingly ordered that the cases be con-
solidated.
Will Probatcd.
The will of the late Isaac Webb has
been admitted to probate, aud the
widow, Mrs. Emily Webb, has been APP
pointed eSecutriN with bond in the
sum of $500.
| New London Minor, Sold.