Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-16

| Within a short time after the assault
he was able to be moved, and was TAX
en- home in a carriage Ben King, the
other injured man, was not hurt so
badly as the former, and after receiv-
ing attention he went home
Search for cuIprits.
taken care of the search for the assail-
ants began. Chief Gray had just
reached home for his supper when the
alarm was first given. He immediate
ly returned to the station and directed
| the search. Within short time Chief
| Gray had located Al. Fowler and Lew
! is Jones, two of the ringleaders,
in a room belonging to Henry Munger
man in the third story over Peterson's
grocery store on East Main street.
Chief Gray crept stealthily thru the
long dark halls, up two flights of
stairs, and listening in the inky dark
ness for few moments, he heard a
rustling of feet. Going to where he
thought the door was Chief Gray
gave it a kick and walked in. There
he found Jones calmly eating straw
berry shortcake, and Fowler sitting
with him. The chief took them down
stairs and to the city hall where they
were locked in the city jail and a
search for the rest of the crowd began.
officer Pack located Chas. Pasnau in
his saloon at the corner of Market
and Commercial street and he was
taken to the city hall. Night Captain
Gallagher and Officer Pack soon locat-
ed Robert Pasnau in Peg" Sheas
gambling house, and Captain Gala
| CHER going to the front entrance, and
Pack to the rear they made descent
| upon the place capturing their man
and landing him in Jail. Chief Gray
| again went to Pasnau's saloon where
he found Henry Mungerman on duty
! as bartender and Fred Pasnau, the
third and youngest member of the
family sitting in the room. The chief
took them both to the city hall and
lodged them in Jail. John Cur
ran the seventh member of the party,
soon afterwards made his appearance
at the city hall and he was arrested
by Officer Noah and also placed in
jail. The charge of assault with intent
TO commit murder was not placed
against Curran, as the evidence so far
did not implicate him with doing any
OF the work. However, it is said. he
was with the crowd and was arrested.
FRANK O'Neal was also seen at the livery
parn while the fight was in progress
but he was not taken into custody, the
officers preferring to wait and make a
1ufther investigation. 1t is said that
there was two or three others who
took hand in the melee, but their
names are as yet unknown.
Plead Not Guilty.
AS soon as the gang was rounded
up, Police Judge Moon and County
attorney Emery were sent for, and
the men were brought before them.
All pleaded not guilty, and Judge
moon set the time of hearing for Mon
day at O'Clock, and held them all in
the sum of $500 bonds each. Then
came scramble to secure bail Mich
ael schwartz was sent for, and he con-
scented to go on the bond for Chas.
Pasnau, but would have nothing to do
with the others. He was then releas-
ed and he made another unsuccessful
attempt to secure bail for his broth.
ers. He was given fifteen minutes by
Judge Moon to do this and at the es.
plration of the time, and no bondsmen
appearing the five men were taken to
the county jail.
No Cause for Trouble.
A search for the origin of the trou
Bile has failed to find any. 1t is alleg
ed that Chas. Pasnau, Fred Pasnau
Bob" Pasnau and Lewis Jones were
under the influence of liquor yesterday
and had hired rig from Grips Bros.
barn. After running the team very
hard it was reported to the barn, ant
instructions were sent out to catch the
team and have it sent in. This wa.
done about o'clock, the barn foreman
taking charge of the team. The fou
men, it is alleged, wanted to fight a
this time. but there was q large GROVE
of stable employees present SO the,
made no hostile demonstrations, bu
} all returned to Pasnau's saloon, abou
a block distant, where they gathere,
crowd. John Curran is alleged by Gee
Baker, one of the Grips employees, t.
have made two or three trips to tn
barn for the purpose of finding on
how many men were present. FINAL
finring but three men on dut,
Curran. according to this, I
alleged to have run to the saloo
and telling the men there they starte
for the barn. 1t Is alleged as the
went from the saloon one of the part
yelled, who is running this town?
With a united chorus they all replied
"Pasnau! Pasnau! He's all right.
Chas. Pasnau was said to have bee
at the head Of the party by the wi
) nesses of the ARRAY, and it is he wht
it is alleged, made the first attack. H
J. was seen by Ben Grips to have pisto
and to point at at Wes Decker and toll
, him if he took any part in the troubl
he would blow his head off.
No Reason for Attack
w. S. Grips said he was not presen
: when the trouble occurred, but tina
he arrived short time afterwards. Fl
G said he had hired out rig to the Pa,
nau's in the AFTERNOON, and that the
:, bad run it very hard, in fact so har
!, that twas ordered in the barn. H
said he did not know who did the Gu
e ting, but that he knew all of tn
crowd that was present. He said Their
was no reason for the attack, and h
was unable to account for it.
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