The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-16
OVER THE STATE


into the books of Charles Emerson,
ex-county superintendent of schools,
resulted in report from the experts
that there was shortage of nearly
$500. This charge was made during
the last campaign, when Emerson was
candidate for the legislature from
this county, and was strenuously de-
MED.
One of the four major generals from
owa during the rebellion was Gen
eral Francis j. Heron, who died re-
Gently in New York, who was also
captain of the original Governors
Gray that went out from Dubuque
General Heron was one of the most
honored officers of the war. He com
manded at Wilson's Creek, was elect
ed colonel of the Ninth Iowa and com
handed at Pea Ridge. he also fought
at Prairie Grove, after marching his
command ia miles in three days.
He served with Grant at Vicksburg
and commanded the Thirteenth Army
corps. He received the surrender of
the ns-Mississippi army of 10000
men. After the war he became resi-
dent of New York
1O1A WoiISlS, WIZ vas I6lGdSGu
from the county jail at Atlantic few
days ago, after serving a thirty day
sentence for being drunk, was at once
rearrested by Marshal Root, of Cum
berland, upon the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder. While
Walters was enjoying the spree for
which he paid with thirty days of
his labor, it seems he went home,
where he at once began making kindl-
ing wood of the furniture His wife
ventured to demonstrate with him,
when he got out shotgun and said
he would kill her. A terrible time was
had, and hole through which man
could easily push his feet was to be
seen in the door where the load, in
tended for the body of the woman,
struck. Mrs. Walters made her es-
cape to the home of a neighbor, and
1t is to answer the assault upon her
that he is now again in the tolls.
Another big damage case has just
oeen started in the district court at
Atlantic against the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad. The basis
OF this action is an accident sustained
by Arthur. minor son OF G. F. Dierlzs,
OF Marine, on the evening of October
rs, 1901, by reason of a heavy sack
OF mail being thrown from train No. a
passing through Marine at from forty
and fifty miles an hour. The bow
was standing fully % feet from the
track, and the discharged mail sack
struck him, and he was thrown 20
feet by the blow, falling on the side
walk with C11oh fnrca 70 I,
unconscious for some time afterward,
By reason of this accident, the peti.
ton states, the plaintiff has sustained
several injuries. suffering a severe
shock to his nervous system and con-
cussion of the brain, and asks a iudg.
ment of $4,000 and costs against the
defendant company.
In the case of the state VS. Chester
tyler, colored, on trial in the Jasper
county district court, charged with
the murder of Dr. B. M. Failor of
Newton last September, the jury re.
turned verdict of guilty and placed
the penalty at life imprisonment This
ends one of the most important erin
inal cases in the history of the county.
On the night of September II. 1901.
DR.. B. M. Failor made professional
call near the G. R. l. & P. depot in
Newton, and on his way home, about
lO:45 p. M, he was Knocked in the
head with club and robbed of his
watch and money, near the northwest
corner of the Jasper G. Sons lumber
yard. Many clues were run down
and many arrests made, and finally
Tyler was apprehended, and Dr. Fail.
er's watch was found in the possession
of Tyler's sweetheart, who resides
in the vicinity of klondike coal mines,
near Des Moines. There was no cues.
ton about the identity of the watch
for it had DR.. Failor's name engraved
in it. This evidence, together with.
the fact that Tyler was seen in New
ton on the eventfu night about the
time the deed was committed. left
no doubt of his guilt in the minds of
the jury.
At West Union few days ago
Homer M. Neff. county surveyor and
former county clerk of Fayette county
shot and killed Miss Rose Nalb To
whom for several years he has been
paying attention and wounded I'm.
mel Sullivan, his rival, and then killed
himself The deed was committed :,
the room of Miss Falb at the Comme,.
clal hotel. Sullivan and the girl wer,
visiting when suddenly Neff appeared
in the doorway, firing five shots in
rapid succession. -Four of the shots
took effect, two entered the girls
head and one penetrated the right
breast. Sullivan was struck in til,
face, the bullet glancing. He will re-
cover Then Neff turned off the light
and went across the park to his room
where he deliberately locked the door.
removed the empty shells from his
revolver, reloaded it, turned off the
light and shot himself in the temple
Death was instantaneous. Neff has
lived in West Union the greater part
OF his life. He was about As years
old. He has borne an excellent repu-
tatlon although considered somewhat
eccentric. For some time he has
owned and operated in company with
his brother the local electric light
plant. There is little question that
he was prompted to the deed by in
sane jealousy. The girl had seemed