Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-14
he IS FOUND GUILTY
Verdict in Mongoven Case Reached
at 3 O'Clock Friday Morning.
SENTENCE WILL Be PASSED TUESDAY
Verdict Same as In Jones case-Time
for Passing Sentence on Jones' Case
Deferred Until Tuesday-Bond of Al
Fowler Reduced.

tFrom Fridays Daily.1
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant,
Henry Mongoyen, guilty of an assault
with intent to commit manslaughter."
These were the words that Henry
Mongoven, one of the members of the
Pasnau gang heard at o'clock this
morning, when he was called into
court to hear the verdict which twelve
men had decided upon in the case,
charging him with assault with intent
to murder G. w. Houston. Mongov-
en- heard the words that mean a term
in the penitentiary or county Jail spo-
ken without changing color, and after
Judge Fee had fixed upon next Tues
day morning at 9 o'clock as the time
for fixing sentence he was remanded
back to Jail to await his fate.
Took Sixteen Hours.
1t took the jury in the case nearly
sixteen hours to reach it's verdict. The
jury retired at 11:15 o'clock yester-
day morning and an agreement was
reached about o'clock this morning.
AS soon as it had arrived at verdict,
the jury wanted to be released and
the bailiff was Immediately called and
ordered to notify the court that the
jury was ready to report. Judge Fee
was called from his hotel, Attorney
Emery was called and Attorney Scott
for the defense was notified by tele-
phone to come into court. 1t was
about o'clock when the court and at
torneys had reached the court house
and Mongoven was brought from Jail
counsel. After the jury had render
ol icf 1,1y
Judge Fee, and the court and attor.
neys retired to their beds.
Jones Not Sentenced.
Lewis Jones was to have been SEN
fenced for the part he took in the as
sault at Grips barn, when court open
ed this morning, and the court room
was nearly full of interested specta-
tors who were there to hear sentence
passed. This was not done
however, as Blake & Hall, attorneys
for Jones. asked permission to have
the sentence postponed, as they de-
sired to prepare motion for new
trial. The attorneys stated that they
had been busy in court ever since the
Jones verdict had been rendered and
did not have time to prepare the mo-
ton. The court granted their peti
ton and gave them until Tuesday
morning to prepare the motion for a
new trial, and fixed that time for pass
ing sentence.
Fowler's Bond Reduced.
Judge Hall, as attorney for Al Fow
Ter, one of the members of the Pas
nau gang, asked to have the bond o.
Fowler reduced from $4,000 in each
charge against him to $500 in eacf
case. After consulting County Attor
ney Emery. and getting his opinion
in the matter the court did as request
ed. Judge Hall stated that he coulc
get good and sufficient bond in thi:
sum. It has not been done up to {
late hour today, however.
Wants Reduction in o'NeaPs Case.
Judge Hall also asked for furtheI
reductionin the bond of Frank O'Nea
from $500 in each case to $500 TO-
both. This was vigorously opposed
by County Attorney Emery and tn,
court passed the matter until Tues
day morning when it will make it:
decision.
Adjourned Until Tuesday.
After these matters had been dis
posed of, there was nothing else to oc
cupy the attention of the court, an,
Judge Fee Immediately adjourned
court until 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. He departed on the morning
Rock Island train to spend Sunda