Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-16
Three 0ttumWa Citizens Beaten and
Stabbed Thursday Evening.
SEVEN MEN ARE ACCUSED OF THE CRIME
Peter Grips Bert Houston and Henry King, Injured;
Charles Robert and Fred Pasnau, Henry Munger
man. Al Fowler, Lewis Jones and John
Curran Are the Accused.
LFrom Fridays Daily.]

IFrom Fridays Daly.]
Chas. Pasnau, Robert Pasnau, Fred
Pasnau, AL. Fowler, Lewis Jones,
Henry Mungerman and John Curran
are under arrest, and all except Chas.
Pasnau, are in the county Jail, upon
the charge of intent to commit muir
der. The outrage is alleged to have
taken place in Grips Bros livery
stable and as result, two men are
seriously, one of them perhaps fatal
ly injured, and the third, received sew
eral small cuts and bruises, as a re-
suit of free for all fight alleged to
have been instigated by Chas. Pasnau,
at the head of the crowd of alleged
gamblers.
The Injured.
s. p. Grips, one of the proprietors
of Grips Bros livery, left arm broken
above the elbow, elbow dislocated,
and several severe scalp wounds on
the side and back of the head.
Bert Houston, an employe Of Grips
Bros, stabbed on the left side just
above the heart, may prove fatal
Ben King, an employe Of Grips Bros.
slight cut over the eye, and head
bruised by being struck with club
Doctors Spilman, Brockman and
Shelton were called to the livery
stable where they dressed the mems
wounds, and as soon as possible they
were removed to their homes. The
men charged with doing the stabbing
were arrested within short time after
the ARRAY took place and were ar
raigned before Judge Moon, and all
pleaded not guilty. Judge Moon set
the time of hearing for Monday at 2
o'clock, and held the men in bonds of
$500 each. All except Chas. Pasnau
were unable to give the bond required
and they were lodged in the county
Jail. Chas. Pasnau gave bond and
was released.
Story of Affair.
The story of the affair as near as
could be learned from by ISLANDERS
took place at GAS o'clock. 1t is said
Chas. Pasnau went into Grips livery
barn, at the head of gang of alleged
gamblers with the avowed intention
of cleaning 1t out.
AS they stepped inside Ben King,
an employee of the barn. made his ap-
pearance coming down the drive way
from the second story. AS he came
into sight, it is alleged the gang
made rush at him. Peter Grips,
met the crowd as they came inside,
and asked them to keep out, but was
met with a blow over the head with a
club, knocked down, trampled upon,
his arm broken and elbow dislocated.
BY this time the crowd had gotten
hold of Bert Houston, the only other
employe present at the time, and he
was stabbed just over the heart with a
knife
BY this time the police had been no.
titled and Officer Pack arrived on the
scene. The alleged gamblers all broke
+ and ran away upon seeing him, AMI
the attention of those present was
directed to getting assistance to the
wounded men. Physicians were tele.
phoned for and Drs. Shelton and
Spilman Immediately respond
ed. DR.. Spilman began dressing
the wounds of Mr.. Grips but before he
had gotten very far he called DR.
Brockman to his aid, and both physi
clans set the broken arm, and ban
daged the other wounds as best they
could. In about two hours Mr.. Grips
was able to be moved and he was TAX
Z en- to his home, 401 Chester avenue
in q carriage. AT late hour las,
night he was reported to be resting
easier, and no fears are entertained
at present but that he will recover.
DR.. e. Cass Shelton gave hi.
attention to Mr.. Houston, and after
wards he was removed to his
home. The most serious wound
he received was knife thrust
4 just above the heart, and DR.. Shelton
states that had it been an inch lower
would undoubtedly have proved fatal
AS ftis, the exact nature of the wound
cannot, be determined, and it is not