Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-27
A GOOD CAPTURE.
officer Thomas O'Brien Gets an
Alleged Missouri Murderer.
CRIME COMMITTED AT CHILLICOTHE


I a. m. and Have the Alleged Muir
derer in Jail at 2: 80 o'cIock-Name
Is John Smith.
From Saturdays Daily]
Officer Thomas O'Brien distinguish
ed himself at an early hour this morn
ing by the capture of an alleged MUIR
derer. After the man had been cap
tured he admitted having killed his
man. but tiles to make out case of
self-dciensc. The man captured by
Officer O'Brien is named John Smith,
and he is yellow negro. The man
whom he is charged with having muir
dered is Henry Brown, another mulat-
to. The crime was committed at Chill
lieothe, Mo-, early last night Captain
Gallagher received dispatch from
Marshal Bales of that city at o'clock,
and within short time after he had
notified all his officers. O'Brien had
the man in charge. He was on the
Milwaukee passenger train due here
at 2:3O o'clock O'Brien got on the
train at the junction and after having
| spotted his man rode down town with
him. When the train stopped, O'Brien
| tapped him on the shoulder and told
| him to come. The negro was appar-
with the officar withont ,nv trouhle
After he had been started to Jail he
confessed that he had done the muir
der and told the officers how it hap
pened from his standpoint
Quick Work.
/ Captain Gallagher Immediately mott
| fed Marshal Bales that he had his
man. and another telegram was soon
received stating that the marshal
would arrive at $50 o'clock this even
ling to get mis- man. Smith told Can
| tain Gallagher he would go back to
! Missouri and it is not believed that it
will be necessary for the Missouri Of
4 fetal 10 get out reouisition papers.
/ Smith is we'll known around Ottumwa.
1 The officers saw he is a gambler and a
tough negro. He was here about a
wear ago and at that time had a black
woman with him who he claimed was
his wife. The two had considerable
trouble and once or twice the officers
We're called in by the woman to arrest
Smith BEFORE an arrest was made,
however the couple would always
patch up their troubles. shortly after
lice have NOT heard of Smith until this
trouble.
m.,., n.
Brown, the murdered man, is also
well known here, having been here
many times. He is also said to be a
gambler, and has been given the repu-
tation of being bad man. While the
officers here do not know the exact
truth of the affair which occur
red last night. it appears to have
: been case of cold blooded
murder. Smith tries to make out that
Brown ATTEMPTED to draw a gun on
him, but from the information receiv-
ed from Chillicothe, Smith began
shooting at Brown as soon as he saw
him, and plugged six bullets into the
mans body, only desisting when his
cantain cal1aeher that tha exn itn , ent
! was pretty great at Chillicothe last
night, and that there were big crowds
gathering. He protested not to have
any fears OF the consequence, however
and said the only reason that he left
Chlllicothe was that he was excited.
e,,i+h,. s+oru
According to the story he told Cap
tain Gallagher, Brown had threatened
to kill him several times of late, and
he was prepared Tor anything that
might come up. He said he went into
'place" IN Chllllcothe last night and
that Brown was already there. He
claims that they had a few words
and that Brown made an attempt
to draw his gun, when he
tSmith) began shooting. Re ap
, peared to think he had done quite q
deed, and told Captain Gallagher with
evident pleasure that his man drop
ped at the first shot. He said he ther
fired two more shots into Brown as he
lay on the floor, but advices from Chi
locothe say he fired five more bullets
into the BODY of the PROSTATE mar