Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

While playing about a Milwaukee work
train at Ottumwa 12-year-old boy fell
beneath the wheels of the train and was
ground to pieces.
Joe Alter, laborer at Tama, while
wrestling with his companions had his
back broken and died within few hours
from the effects.
A sneak thief entered room occupied
by John Custer in an Ottumwa chop
house and relieved him of pair Of trous-
ers, a gold watch and $15.41.
Waterloo has woman in black" who
is frightening women and children and
has thus far eluded the efforts of the
police to capture her, him or 1t.
G. Miller of Dcs Moines was held up
at Madrid and relieved of $50 in money
and gold watch. and all the clothes he
had on. The thieves were not caught.
A long man and short man, the usual
characters in hold-up, performed very
good job in Dave Fitzgerald's saloon ut
Fort Dodge. They secured about $40 in
money.
Ben f. Beard, farmer near Iowa City,
was found dead at the roadside with
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volver in his hand. 1t is undoubtedly a
case of suicide.
While imprisoned in the Waterloo city
Jail on the charge Of drunkenness, Il. FL.
Parker, butcher from Iowa Falls, at
tempted to commit sui tide by cutting his
throat with a razor.
Frank Roehl, fireman employed on
the Chicago Great Western, was instant
ly killed at Dubuque by falling from the
platform Of the cab on to a pile of rails.
His skull was crushed.
c. Miller of Des Moines was held up
and robbed of $40 in money, n gold watch
and all the clothes he had on, while wait
ing for connecting train at Madrid.
The thieves were not caught.
While working in coal mine near
Boone Ralph Arnfeld was seriously in
jured by the falling of a large quantity
of slate. Three thousand pounds. of
slate and coal completely buried him. He
will probably recover.
The two pickpockets, Connors and Will
iams, who robbed Farmer Cummings at
Garner, have been convicted and will get
ten years citizenship at Anamosa. Con-
nors is also wanted in Chicago for the
hold up and murder of street car con
ductor.
Glenn Boyle, young boy residing at
Dubuque, was tainted by some compan-
ions because he could not shoot well. He
Immediately drew a bead on one of his
playmates eyes and shot him. The ball
from the air rifle will probably ruin the
lads eyesight.
Henry Stefin, who was convicted for
the killing of John lessen and against
whom verdict of manslaughter was re-
| turned, has been sentenced by Judge
| Wakefield of LeAars. He was given the
limit, eight years at hard labor in the pen
itentiary, and ordered to pay 81 and costs.
His attorneys moved for new trial. The
motion was denied.
A. C. Conway, Corning well digger,
was imprisoned in well for forty-siX
hours and collapsed entirely after his
tardy rescue. He was thirty-two feet
below the surface. When the cave-in
occurred some Of the curbing wedged
above him in such way as to protect his
head. He was, however, pinioned SO he
working order so the water was kept out
/ OF the we'll ilteE MOlhluS ulSllL anu uuy
/ the rescuers finally released the suffering
man.
Judge Shiras of the federal court at
Dubuque refused a new trial in the case
| of James Peters versus w. G. Malin.
Peters is an Indian on the lama reserva-
ton, and Mnlin is the government agent.
AIalin, as guardian, undertook to force
Indian children to attend the industrial
school, Peters brought suit in the Unit
ed States Court and was awarded dam
ages. Judge Shiras holds that the, State
courts had no authority to appoint Malin
1 guardian over Indian children, the tribe
being under control of the United States.
The dead and mangled body Of an I'M
known man was found on the Illinois Cen
trail tracks near Redmond. The head and
neck were completely severed from the
body. 1t is supposed that he was walk
ing on the track and was overtaken by
train.
Henry Miller, the colored man who was
seriously cut up by Walter Scott, anoth-
er colored man, in fight, was given his
preliminary hearing at Charlton, and held
to await the action of the grand jury on
the charge of attempted murder, in bonds
of $1,000 which he was unable to fur
nish.
Charles d. Fulen of Ottumwa has sued
the Pullman Palace Car Company for
$1,000, on account Of an alleged assault
made upon him by one of the company's
conductors while passenger in its car.
A company made up from the West Des
Moines high school students is likely to
succeed Company A Of the Fifty-fi
regiment of the Iowa National Guard,
which was lately mustered out Of SER
vice.
4 A rural free, delivery system will be
instituted in Hardin County, commencing
Nov, Is, to cover the entire county. Thir-
ty-two carriers will serve to population
Of 14,4OO with 2,70S houses on routes of
1884, miles long.
Three prisoners on their way to the
Fort Madison penitentiary attempted to
escape frolA officers while waiting for a
train in the depot Mt Burlington. After
hard fight they were overpowered and
placed in charge of the officers.
As result of shooting ARRAY in East
Iowa Falls Albert Holmes is laid up with
3S-caliber bullet hole through the calf
of one of his legs and Harry Adams is
not to be found by the police. This affair
was the outgrowth Of an attempt on the
part of number of young men to give
Adams coat of tar and feathers. They
proceeded to Adams home, but were held
of with gun. Next evening Holmes and
J Adams FLASHED Rud HalmeB was shot,