Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
IT MAY Be MURDER
j. B. Bradshaw ip Jail on a Serious
Charge.
HE STRUCK COURT MUSGROyE
Boys Skull Is Fractured and He Has
Been Unconscious Ever Since He
Was niured-Sradshaw Admits Do
ing the Deed-Claims Self Defense.
[From FriGay's Daily.l

IFrom fridays Daily.l
j. B. Bradshaw co1ored man, is
confined in the county Jail under 81
600 bonds, with q charge of attempt
ed murder hanging over him. The
crime for which Bradshaw is in GUS
tody is said to have been committed
last Saturday night about l o'clock,
on the sidewalk in front of the Hen
ricks saloon on South Market street.
Bradshaw is accused of striking Court
Musgrove over the head with a squee.
gee, causing the young man to become
unconscious, and in which condition
he yet remains. Bradshaw admits the
charge but claims in eXtenuation, tnat
he was protecting himself. Bradshaw
was given a hearing before Justice
Campbell last evening. and his trial
was set for 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
He was committed to Jail in default of
$1,000 bond. Constable Pack arrested
Bradshaw while he was on his way
home last evening about 6 o'clock.
History of Affair.
The history of the trouble as near
as can be learned by Chief Gray, is
that young Musgrove attempted to go
into the Hendricks saloon about 1
O'Clock Sunday morning to purchase
liquor. Bradshaw was on duty at the
time scrubbing out the place, the aa-
loon having been closed up. However,,
the doors were open, as Bradshaw
was working, and when Musgrove at
tempted to go inside Bradshaw refus-
ed to let him enter. The men had
some words, when finally Bradshaw
struck the boy with the squeegee, with
which he was working, and he fell un-
conscious to the sidewalk. 1t is also
claimed the negro kicked the PROSTATE
man after he had fallen.
Lay on the Sidewalk.
After Musgrove fell to the sidewalk
he lay there for several moments I'm.
til Officer Pack happened to see him
and the officer called the patrol wag
on, and he was taken to the city Jail
He was still UNCONSCIOUS, but the Off
GERS believed him to be simply intoxi
Gated. He was kept in jail until Sun
day about noon when several of his
friends went to Chief Gray and asked
for his release. AS the boy was only
booked for intoxication, this request
was granted, but when they went tc
get him, he was still apparently
asleep. Chief Gray told his friends tn
come back again a Few hours lacer
and perhaps he would be awake This
was done, and when they came later,
he was not yet conscious, but the men
were allowed to take him home. He
was at once put to bed and a physi.
clan called who discovered that he
was badly injured.
Taken to Hospital.
Yesterday afternoon he was remov
ed to the Ottumwa hospital where af
ter an examination it was found the
young mans skull was fractured, and
it is announced today that he is in q
very precarious condition, and it is
feared he may not recover.
Musgrove is about twenty years Of
age, and has been employed as fire
man at Ainley & Weidenfeller's mil
on the South Side. He was paid Sat
urday as usual, and it is thought aftsl
he had come over to this side he hat
been drinking some, although it can
not be learned that he was intoxicat
ed. His home is on Bedell street.
Started Investigation.
AS soon as Chief Gray learned tina
the man was injured he set abou
making an investigation. He 500,