Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
Prominent Ottumwa Young Man
Arrested On Burglary Charge.
CUT A HOLE IN THE REAR DOOR
Secure s2e.7s from South Side sa-
loon Early This Morning-Himself
and Companion Arrested at Park
Hotel-Third Man Has Left.
From Tuesdays Daily.

j. Miller, said to be the assumed
name of a young man, son of prom
inent Ottumwa man, and companion
named J. ]. Giles, lately of st. Joe,
Mo-, were taken from their beds in
the Park hotel early this morning
charged with burglarizing South Side
saloon, while companion said to be
a former employee of the saloon, is
fugitive from justice. This completes
sad chapter in the Ottumwa young
mans life. Cocaine is said to be re-
sponsible for his misdeeds, but it is
not likely that it will save him from a
felon's CELL A broken hearted father
and mother blame certain tin horn
gambler who is said to have given
their son his first lesson in the use
of the drug which has dragged their
boy to the lowest depths.
When Harley Allison, the bar ten
der at William Watson's saloon, on
Church street, South Ottumwa, open
ed the place this morning he discover
ed that hole large enough to admit
mans arm had been cut in the upper
panel of the back door. Further
search revealed the fact that $26.75
eeilo q low lJlCtCS
some dice had been taken. The back
door was secured by a bar placed
across it and resting at either end in
the iron braces fastened to the casing.
Slots had been cut in the bar to fit
into the braces and the door was also
locked, it is said, with an ordinary
key, but it is believed that the catch
was merely thrown without locking
with the key.
Miller, Giles and the man not yet
arrested, it is said, took their booty
including the dice to Pasnau's saloon
on South Market street, about 4 o'clock
this morning stating that they desired
to leave it until 8 o'clock this morning
and asked the bar tender to put it
in the safe for safe keeping. The
bar tender Immediately recognized the
dice, it is said,s and knew that they
Pasnau, who had lent them to Watson.
He said nothing and when the men
left called up Captain tray. telling
him of the circumstances. The Cap
tain located Miller and Giles at, the
Park hotel and sent officer Pitts and
Desk Sergeant Morrissey over to ar
rest them, which they did. The cap
| tain started out on still hunt for the
third man, who lives in South Ottum.
wa, and secured search warrant to
search the residence of his parents
They repaired to the house Dut the
| bird had flown and has not yet been
captured. 1t is thought that he has
gone to Davenport to attend the races
| he being something of Jockey, and
his arrest is but a matter of time.
1t is said that this man was for
merly in the employ of Watson and
knew where the money was usually
kept in the place. 1t is also said that
evening when the place was
closed and volunteered to lock
the rear door. 1t is thought that in
stead of turning the key that he mere.
| ly fastened it with the catch aside
| from putting the bar up in the usual
| way.
The young man said 70 be the son
of prominent Ottumwa family, has
been going fast pace, it is said, but
has lately accelerated his speed on
the downward road by doubling the
doses of cocaine. 1t is said that an
Ottumwa ii nhasdowo spcte1s Hualo
Ottumwa tin horn gambler taught the
young man the use of the drug and
when he would get under it's influence
would tell him how easy it is to get
money without work and suggesting
robbery both from business houses and
drunken persons as means of secur
| ing it.
Frank Noble, the third man charged
with the crime of burglarizing Will
lam Watson's saloon early this morn
ling, was captured shortly before noon
today by Officer Frank Harris at the
race track on the South Side. It was
thought that Noble had gone to Dav
4 export, as he had limited yesterday
that he might leave for that place to
might. 1t is understood that one of the
men, said to be member of q we'll
known Ottumwa family, has turned
states evidence or what amounts tc
/ the same thing, told the whole story
to the police and has been released
under bonds in the sum of $780,
DISTRICT COURT NEWS.