The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-11-15
POLICE COURT
KEPT BUSY
OFFENDERS BIG AND LITTLE
BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT
Serious Charge Against Arthur Lenz
Who is Held to Grand Jury. YOUTH
full Tough Shoots at North
Western Brakeman.

full Tough Shoots Mt North
Western Brakeman.
This has been a busy week for acting
Mayor Vim. McLennan. Numerous
cases of more or less degree of wicked
ness have been brought before him.
On Monday Arthur LEM, a young
man of about twenty, was arrested
charged with criminal assault upon the
eleven year old daughter of Geo Reden-
baugh. The testimony as brought for
ward at the preliminary examination
showed that Lenz was working at the
opera house and saw the girl going
past. 1t is alleged that he enticed her
into the opera house on the pretext
that another girl had left letter for
her. In the ticket room he is said to
have committed the offense, the girl
crying and protesting. About this
time Jim Melton came along and Lenz
released the girl and told Melton that
she was his sister and that he had
been scolding her. As soon as re-
leased the Redenbaugh girl hastened
home and told her mother with the re-
| suit that an information was filed.
What we have stated above are the
facts alleged in the case and if they are
proven to be true it should go very
hard with the young man. 1t is said
that this is not his first offense of a
similar nature.
la our last issue we mentioned the,
case of the three boys, who were ar
rested for shooting at a North Western
/ brakeman. Upon the hearing two of
the boys were released, but the third
boy, young degenerate, was held to
await the action Of the grand jury.
Leigh Rhodes is the name given by the
i youngster and hS seems to be genuine
tough from Toughville. The shooting
occurred at the siding just west of
Denison. Train No. s stopped there to
sidetrack, and as the brakeman, Mike
1 O'Connell, went back to set the switch
he drove the boys, who were, stealing q
ride, from the train AS soon as he got
away from the train Rhodes opened
|, fire with forty-eight calibre revolver
shooting four times, the last time when
O'Connell was but feet from him and
missing him by . hairs breadth.
Upon being brought before the court,
the young culprit showed no signs of
remorse or trepidation. He said he
was sorry he didn't hit O'Connell and
that he came mighty near it, and that
J if he was sent to the reform school he
would put bullet in O'Connell for
every year he had to stay there. Jus
tice McI4ennan held Rhodes to await
J the action of the grand jury and re-
leased the boys who were with him.
1t is probable that Rhodes will be sent
to the Eldora reformatory.
A row took place near Klinker's
saloon in which the help of the au
thorities was called. One of the fight
: ers ran for it when he saw the officers
} coming and took refuge in Mr.. King
} barn. At the time Mr.. King was at
I work in the barn with an old broom.
When the man rushed in Mr. King
: went after the intruder with the broom
and soon the marshal appeared on the
& scene and took the man up town and he
paid the small fine OF 50 and costs fol
s the trouble he had made.
A neighborhood row in broken Eng
\ lish and rapid German was aired before
Justice McLennan on Thursday. Mrs
Phillip Giss swore out a warran
3 against Mr.. and Mrs. Theodorf charg
5 ing them with throwing stones at her
! Marshal Wilson and Deputy Retmal
! made the arrests and brought Mr., an,
Mrs. Theodorf into court. The torren
& of words that was let loose when tn
& case was called simply dumb.founde,
z the court. the interpreter and marshal
= and McLennan swears he will burn u
8 the information before be will listen t.
G the thing again. If he does have t
& have another trial he has threatene
e to call the editor OF the Review as in
q terpreter and to summons jury &
Hamburgers to sit on the case. TIL
: case is called for ten O'Clock on Satul
day morning, and we should advis
: everybody who is apt to be called on
~ Jury to get out of town. This case is
II trivial back-fence quarrel and shoul
re never have been brought before an
IN court.