Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-05-24
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Nav "a, 1901,

charged with completely III the Mar
ion county alleged election frauds of
last November. Cases against John
I'll. Stubenrauch and John Reuvers,
both of pella, We're docketed The
charge against them is subscribing to
4 false affidavit for the purpose of
securing the issuance of naturaliza-
tion papers. No other cases were
uockrted, but it is understood that
other indictments were returned,
some OF them against prominent peo-
pie of Marion county, but that they
will not be docketed until arrests are
made. In a general way it is charged
that by false affidavits and by con-
spiracy in which several persons were
concerned, parties at Pella secured
possession of naturaliZatio papers
that has been dated back two years
by means of which they secured final
citizenship papers for thirteen Hol-
landers who voted in the November
general election for all the national,
state and county officers. This con-
dition was developed by contest
over the office of county attorney, in
which proof came out that thirteen
votes cast for Strong, democrat, were
was declared elected. 1t is not like
ly that the trial of these cases will
be reached at this term.
The long pending Vincent case has
Deen withdrawn from the railroad
commission. j. +. Vincent, until re-
Gently owner of the Des Moines
union stock yards, visited the office
of the railroad commission and ask
ed that the controversy be dropped.
He gave as his reason for not de-
string to press the case further that
the control of the stock yards had
passed out of his hands into the pos
session of the Agars. He said fur
Their that an understanding had been
reached between the Agars and the
Rock Island and other roads whereby
there would be no furthmer difficult
tv about the shipments of live
stock to the yards here.
Postoffice Inspector Stewart has re-
turned from Foote, where he went
to examine into the accounts of j. M.
Harris, the postmaster who recently
deserted the Office and is claimed to
have gone away with Miss Ottie Fer
man, a young lady who left there at
he same time thai Harris did and
because OF whom Harris had had
trouble with his wife. .-. --... ~
Mr.. Stewart said: II found that
Harris accounts with the government
are straight and that there is no
charge tnat we can bring against him.
The talk of issuing warrant on n
charge Of deserving the mails is bosh,
as the section does not apply to the
leaving of mails after they have been
received at postotfice. SO far as the
government is concerned Harris cap
conc home.
Ills employers are after him, how
ever, and charge him with embeZzle-
ment of from $500 to $1,000 of their
| funds. Harris was employed by Jay
| NJ. Jackson Of Lorimor and p. y.
Thomas of Williamsburg to manage
a general store and was appointed
| postmaster at their instance"
| Governor Shaw has paroled William
| Harris of Des Moines, who was SEN
| te,ccd in 1896 to twenty-five years in
| the. peniteItiary for the murder of
George Frank. The petition for pa
role was signed by the court officials
! who had to do with the prosecution
| and by number of persons who
were acquainted with Frank. 1t is
merely {; suspension of sentence dur
ing good behavior and the require
mCnts are that Harris abstain entire
ly from the use of liquors and keep
away from bad company. The crime
for which Harris was sentenced oc-
Cured on the night of September Q,
1856, at the corner OF Sixth and Wal
nut streets and at a time when the
streets were crowded with state fair
| visitors.
| A ~ II <<,1,
din county, states that right Of way
has been secured through that city
for a distance of six miles on each
side of the town for an interurban
road. to run between Waterloo and
Des Moines. The dispatch states that
the Des Moines Inter-Urban company
is behind the railroad scheme and
that contracts for right of way are
| being made in their name.
| DR.. Frank {. Hoyt, superintendent
of the state hospital for the insane
at Mt. Pleasant, died at Kansas City
on the 21st. He expired shortly after
reaching Kansas City while on his
way home from Fort Worth, Tex,
where he had been i'll for the past
month. DR.. Hoyt's wife was with him
at the time of his death. The cause
Of death was complication of dis
eases. but it is learned that tubercu-
| losis was probably at the bottom Of
| the superintendent i'll health.
| The state board Of medical exam
ners decided to admit to an eXamina-
ton the two students from Barnes
college of st. Louis, who We're re-
fused an examination by DR.. J. f..
Kennedy, secretary of the board. II
short time ago. DR.. Kennedy took
the ground the college did not live up
to the course prescribed by the Iowa
law. Suit was brought to compel
the board to admit the students to an
examination. This suit was to have
been tried in the district court, but
the action of the hoard disposes of