Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-27
OVER THE STATE

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a stranger passed four forged checks
OF s. each on the business men o.
| Aca.ir. claiming TO be f2rm Eann
working for q rich stock1an nezr
town and receiving the checks IN pay
mRnt
Nra. Dan schnnrer OF SeE Hampton
attempted to kindle IRE with kero
rene, but hy mistake used gasoline.
the cans being kept together. Ter
ribIe explosion followed and she IL SO
badly buraed that her death ID e1-
pected IT any moment
Palmer college has succeeded m
raising $40 900 to complete an endoE-
ment OF $4,000 offered by r. A Pal
uer. founder OF the college The
| board OF trustees, j. r. BFatt and a
r. Lynn, recently went to New YORK
for the purpose OF raising the required
amount and telegram TO the presi-
dent OF the college announces the sue
cess OF their mission.
S. G. Tfdele. ~hc stabbed his VINE
20 death ru the stYesr in Villisca last
June, because she woulf not live with
him after he mad deserted her. and
whose attorneys made the plea OF m
vanity for him, was pronouncsd guii1y
VI murder in the first degree by
Jury in the district court at Red OAK
and his punishment fixed at life i'm
prisonnaent The Jury was out FIVE
hours Thsele's crime was the first
murder committed in the county for
twent. years.
In the federal court at Dubuque
fudge Shiras handed down the de-
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lstrator of the estate OF J. McNaily,
who was killed while crossing rail-
| way track in Chicago. McNally car
ried s. .DvJ insurance in the Masonic
Accident association OF Westfeld,
\ Mass The company refused to pay
| because deceased crossed several rail-
way tracks where passengers are Tor
hidden to cross. and In doing go he
was struck by a train. The company
| held plaintiff was guilty OF contTibu-
.ary negligence. This view was sus-
.ained by the Judge and he decided in
,ayor of the company.
| The Ottumwa Loan and Building as
ISOLATION, which began business in
March, 1878, and the oldest concern
| ,f it's kind In Ottumwa, has passed into
| he hands of a receiver. The appii-
| cation was made by the president OF
| he concern. George F. Hall, and G. T..
| 2oude was appointed receiver. Ac-
| .ording to Halls petition the liabilities
/ Of the company are $4,000, while Its
assets are $4,000. For many years
| he company was one of the strongest
IT its kind in southern Iowa. In 1893
| is assets were about 100000 over its
| liabilities. After the passing OF the
| amous loan and building law IN 1896
| was practically put out Of existence,
Ind since that time it has received
no new business.
Charles Johnson, proprietor OF sa
DON in Des Moines was stabbed in a
light in front of his place and died at
Mercy hospital the next morning from
the effects of the injuries received
The fight occurred on the sidewalk
In front of the saloon after it had
been closed. The detectives worked
On the case all day without being able
10 ascertain positively the identity OF
the man who did the stabbing. VIM
Johnson, brother of deceased, wht
claims to have been present, told thu
officers that William Smith made The
knife thrust tina, caused the death O
Charles, and Smith was soon found
and plsGed under arrest. He denied
the accusation and insisted that sons
one else must have dealt the blow
claiming he had not knife in hi:
possession at the time.
Sheriff G. E. Clinic, Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Clinic and Justice of tn
Peace thinner OF Centeryille, hay'
each been again indicted by tn
grand jury Sheriff Clinic was espe
cially well remembered, as there wer
three indictments found against him
IN, inn yyifh Tncfion Vim
mer for conspiracy; one for gainini
money under false pretenses, and on
jor perjury. The indictment agains
Deputy Thomas Clinic is also for pei
Jury. Both perjury indictments wer
founded upon affidayits made in tn
application of the state to suspend
Clinic from the Office, which wa
heard at the last term of court. TIL
Clinic boys made affidavit of certain
things which were alleged to happier
In the clerks office the evening afte
against Clinic last fall. The conspir
acy indictment and the indictment TO
obtaining money under false pretense
are founded upon the alleged unlawful
transactions in committing tramps an
collecting fees therefor.
Fish Commissioner George A. Liz
coin of Cedar Rapids was in Algon'
few days ago. and after PROMISING
to put some fish in the Des Nome
river at that place next spring, wen
to the authorities and settled tn
Judge Hubbard and Judge Trimble mat
ter by paying the fines and costs II
full which were assessed against tees,
gentlemen last summer 1t will be re
membered that the two judges wen
to Kossuth county and shot tire
prairie chickens on August 81, JUS
one day too soon, according to the In
depreciation of the law by the author
tiles. They were taken to Algona an
fined. whereupon Judge Hubbard pu
up the most unique defense that ha
ever been presented in a case of tina