Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-27
f.. After the Fishermen. ~
From Saturdays Daily.1
Farmingson Bank Robbery.

An additional fact in regard to the
Pennington bank robbery, which oc-
Cured in that place a few weeks ago,
was learned today thru a resident of
Keosauqua. ID. C.lPetit, sheriff of Van
Buren, county, was in the city today
Visiting between trains with Sheriff
SHUTS. Mr.. Petit said that he had
learned that on the Saturday evening
previous to the day the robbery was
discovered, two of 7 the directors were
in the bank, as is. well known; that
one of the directors closed the safe,
there being no vault, and threw
the combination. Seeing book
lying outside on the counter
| that should have been put in the safe,
one of the directors essayed to work
the combination and put the book in
its proper place. 1t is said that he did
not succeed and the other director said
that he had the combination written
down on a card, but that it was at his
home. It is said that he volunteered
to get it, which was agreed to by the
other director. Accordingly one Of
them went after the numbers which
would work the combination, leaving
| the other in charge. 1t is said that
when he returned the other director
had worked the combination, had open
ed the safe and had put the book into
it, so the first director had his trip
for nothing. The next Monday morn.
ing, it is said, the. first director who
had gone for the combination the pre-.
vious Saturday night, was the first to
enter the building. He worked the
combination and found things on the
Iinside to be in confusion. He immed.
| lately shut the doors of the safe and
called the officers. The rest is known
and these additional facts which have
never been given to the outside world
may or may not tell anything. The loss
lit is said, was $500 in currency. A
Hike amount in gold was left in the safe
untouched, the supposition being that
the burglar considered it too heavy
Ito successfully get away with.
Before CommissIOner Hunter.
Richard Carr, of Centerville, was
brought to Ottumwa last evening, an6
was Immediately taken before Commits
sioner Hunter, where hearing was
| had. The defendant is charged with
violating the internal revenue law, ano
was held to await the action of thu
federal grand jury under bonds in thu
sum of 5000.
Squire Billiards. Court.
Mrs. Henry Pertum, a young colorsi
woman, appeared before Justice Bal
lard today and said that she desired
that something be done with her hus
band, who, according. to her story, haG
belten her. 1t finally developed thai
Mrs. pertum chargessthat her husband
has another living wife, from whom hi
has not been divorced, and all kind.
| of trouble may be in store for hin
lit the facts can be proven.
Their Troubles Are Over,
i A marriage license was ISSUED today
to Newton Garner and Mrs. Elizabeth
j Price, on the testimony of Samuel Gar
ner. This is the couple against whom
an information for, lewdness was filed
4 in police court some time ago, and wht
subsequently failed toaget marriag,
j license on account of no decree of di
vorce being recorded legally separating
4 the woman from her former husband
II The COSTS in fh.a case were paid. aIlC