Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-28
DUBOSE IN COURT TO HOLD CONCURSUS
Arraigned on Charge of Embezzle-
ment and Will Plead Tomorrow.
NUMBER OF GAMBLERS INDICTED
Names Were Announced Today But
in Most Gases Men Are Not Under
Arrest-Martin Netf Pleads Guilty
Other Court News.

tFrom Mondays Daily.l
G. G. DuBose, charged with the en-
bezzlement of 81 $50 from the Iowa &
Illinois Fuel Co., was brought into
court today and arraigned. He was
represented by Jaques & Jaques as at
torneys. He said he was indicted by
his right name, and he was given until
tomorrow morning to plead.
Thompson Arraiened.
T. E. Thompson, a prominent stock
man of Blakesburg, who is ugder in
dictment, charged with the larceny of
steer from nearby farmer, was ar
ternoon. Mr.. Thompson plead not
guilty and his case was assigned for
trial Tuesday, February 4.
Alleged Gamblers Indicted.
Indictments have been reported
against number of alleged keepers Of
gambling houses. None of them has
4 been arraigned as yet, but in major
ity of cases they have been informed
! that they were under indictment. Fol
I lowing is the list: Peter Rush, Will
liam Watson and Charles Pegg.
Charged With Nuisance.
| An indictment was also made pub
lie today charging James Smith with
nuisance. Smith lives in Blakesburg
and is charged with having sold Ii
quor contrary to law.
o'Brien Arraigned.
Thomas O'Brien indicted on a
charge of nuisance was before Judge
Roberts today, and waived arraign-
ment, and plead not guilty.
A Case Dismissed.
The charge against d. NJ. Reese for
nuisance has been ordered dismissed
providing the defendant pays the at
torney fees in the case, amounting to
nearly $50
Plead Guilty.
Martin Neff, charged with keeping a
gambling house. was taken before
Judge Roberts this afternoon. He
waived arraignment and plead guilty
He was fined $500 and his bonds were
reduced to $500, and Wednesday was
set as the day for judgment.
From Mondays Daily
No action was taken by the grant
Jul III tliS NdoG VI IICS Vain, WIZ
it is alleged, was murdered in this city
about month ago. This announce
ment was made by County Attorne.
Emery this afternoon. He also an
nounced that the grand jury spent sew
eral days investigating the case, ant
while there appeared several instance
where foul play might have been sus
pected the evidence was not stron
enough to warrant action by that body
Skull Fractured.
1t will be remembered that Lei
Clark. a resident of Central addition
was found unconscious on the ice nea
the Benton street bridge about 1
o'clock on the night of January 2. Hi
skull was fractured and after linger
ing several days in an unconscious
condition his life ebbed away A col
| oner's jury returned a verdict that h.
had come to his death from causes I'm
known. About the time Clark died ug
ly rumors began making their appear
ance, and some people went so far
to charge that he had been murdered
No specific cause was advanced, how
! ever, as to just why this should hay
been done, but the talk was so stron
that the case was brought to the al
tention of the grand jury at its recen
session.
l Heard Many Witnesses.
That body heard great number c
: witnesses regarding the matter BIT
. nothing was introduced that woul
: tend to connect any one with the mu
der. Several persons have been SUI
pected of having known somethin
:, about the manner in which Clar
. came by his fatal injuries, but no
: that the grand jury has investigate
9 the matter and was unable to find an.
thing tangible, it is probable that tn
case will be allowed to drop, and tn
mystery of how Lee Clark received hi
death wounds will probably never /