Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-15

This ought to set at rest and directly
refute these matters. even if the in
tegrity OF the sheriff and his turnkey
were not so well known.
Bench Warrant Issued.
A bench warrant was issued for
Thomas Hampton, who recently plead
guilty and was sentenced to pay fine
of $500. Yesterday Hampton was not
paid up and he was taken to Jail,
where he will stay until the fine is
paid at the rate of $3.50 1-3 for each
day he is incarcerated.
Says No Prejudice Exists.
Flora Bier, by her attorneys, Me-
Nett & Tisdale, today fled motion
supported by affidavits in resistance
to her eN-husband's motion for i
change Of venue on account of an al.
legged prejudice of the court. The di-
vorce was granted Mrs. Bier in 1897.
Her husband took the case to the
supreme court on the question of ali
mony, and the finding of the lower
court was reversed. Tt now comes back
for a new trial, and plaintiff, Frank
Bier, says the court is prejudiced and
wants it tried before some other
judge. Mrs. Bier says this court is
not prejudiccd and also says that g.
w. Kinds, William Wilson and n. L.
Arrison, who made the affidavits that
in their opinion plaintiff could not get
a fair trial, base their statements en-.
them brought into court to determine
hot Al L., 81,
An Editor Arrested.
j. A. Mcdonald, of Bussey, one of the
editors of the Tri-County Press, was
brought to Ottumwa charged with in
terfering with the United States
mails. He was given a preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner f. NJ. Hunter, who, after learn
ing the, facts, released him.
Taken 10 Des Nloines.
John X. Boyd, of Amsterdam, Penn,
who was recently given a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner f.
N. Hunter, on the charge of robbing
the mails, in that it is charged that he
did rob q mail box at the Keokuli
Medical college, at which place he was
student, was taken to Des Moines
this morning by Deputy United States
Marshal Harry Fulton, where Boyd
has been indicted.
Wanted to Commit Suicide.
Miss Scarlet. in police court this
morning, where she was summoned as
a witness, says that George Garrison
attempted to hang himself on her ac-
count last night, and cited as evidence
of the truth of the assertion that she
saw rope hanging from the rafter of
the barn in the rear of her residence.
She said that she did not know what
was the matter with George, because
every time he was around her and her
mother, he would sit on their laps,
and, finally, she says George wanted
to marry her. Miss Scarlet could not
see it that way, and last night she
thought he intended hanging himself.
An officer was called and Clarkson was
taken into custody. In police court
this morning he denied each and every
allegation made by Miss Scarlet and
said that she and her mother had
been abusing him. He had been pay
| ing the house rent and buying the
largest part of the groceries, and did
not think it was right that he should
be treated that way at all. He said
he did not intend to hang himself last
evening. or any other evening. Life
was still sweet to him, and he had
made other arrangements to live, just
as he had for many years. The court
locked over the statutes and could find
no law that prohibited man hanging
himself if he wanted to, and Clarkson
was released until this evening when
he was told to come back. In the
meantime the court will look I'm the
authorities on suicide by hanging and
otherwise.
John Long, a farmer residing near
this city, was in police court on the
charge of being drunk aud disorderly,
with a breaking and entering attach,
| ment. Long satisfactorily explained
1scommitted. 1t is said, and Long adj
Units the fact, that while intoxicated
last evening, the front wheel of his
buggy was wrecked while driving in
the East End about o'clock this
morning. He went to house in the
East End, where a friend of his used
to live. lie said he found the door
open and walked in, when man ask
GU It'll WudU ne Wanted, Long explain
ed that he wanted some place to stay
and the man, who happened to be Rob.
ert Farnsworth, so Long says, invited
him in and then called an officer. Long
was taken to the station, where no ap.
pearance was made against him, on
1heScharge of entering the house, and
he was fined on the intoAication
charge.
James Morrissey, railroad laborer
was. found asleep in the Shepherds
rancho barn last evening. 1t was
thought that he had stolen pair OF
breast straps belonging to set Of
Harness, but as they were not found
on him and no evidence that he had
taken them was at hand, he was re
LEASED.
[From Saturdays Daiiy.]
The coroner's jury empaneled to in.
quire into the cause of the death OF
Josiah Carr, who was found murdered
at the foot of the cellar steps at his
residence northwest of the city two
weeks ago this evening, has returned
Il sealed verdict. This means that the