Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-05
Charles Logan Cut With Ice Hooks
in Fight Saturday.
BROWN IN JAIL FOR De
Is Charged With Assault With Intent
to Commit Murder-WilIiam Wagner
Gets Thirty Days-Coats and Har-
ness Disappear-Police News.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Charles Logan, who is employed at
the plant of the City Water Supply
Co. at night, is at his home on
East Main street, suffering in
tense pain as the result of in
juries received in set-to, he is said to
have had with Charles Brown, por-
ter at the Erbacher saloon, corner of
Main and Wapello streets. The fight
took place about 5 o'clock Saturday
evening in the rear of the saloon, and
according to Browns story, Logan
was the aggressor. Brown says the
man was intoxicated and attacked
him, whereupon he seized a pair of
ice-hooks he had been using and
struck Logan with them. Logan,
however, denies that he was drunk
and says that Brown started the trou-
Bile by calling him name.
Brown was arrested soon after the
trouble, and this morning Logan's wife
swore to information charging him
with assault upon her husband with
intent to kill him. His hearing has
been set for Wednesday morning,
when it will take place if Logan is
then able to appear in court If not,
it will be continued. Meanwhile
Brown is in the county Jail, and his
bonds are fixed at $500.
Stories regarding the affair differ.
However, the general opinion of those
who were near by at the time seems to
| be that Brown went further in punish
ing the man than was justified under
the circumstances. They say his rage
made him do more than he would have
done had he had time to think of the
consequences.
| DR.. A. o. Williams, who was called
as soon as the trouble took place and
who dressed Logan's wounds, is of the
opinion that although Logan is badly
hurt he will recover from his injuries
| in time 1t was reported several
times Saturday night and Sunday that
the man was dead but there was no
foundation for these reports. He was
| taken to the home of his brother,
James Logan, as soon as possible
after the fight and was removed to his
own home last night, and, although he
| is weak from the loss of blood and the
pain resulting from his injury, it is
thought that in comparatively short
time he will be able to appear at court
| ana DlOSSCulC llC lluL Will w liohi ilS
had the trouble.
Logan's injuries consist of several
cuts about the breast and head and
serious injury to the right arm, where
the ice hooks tore the flesh and mus
cles frightfully. Contrary to reports
his skull is not fractured and there is
said to be no reason why, unless BLOOD
poison sets in, he should suffer Ions
from the wounds received.
Charged With Stealing Coats.
John Conroy who was arrested Sat
urday afternoon ON a charge of vag-
rancy and also on suspicion of stealing
two coats from the residence Of Harry
| Miller on South Court street, was Civ.
en- three days for vagrancy this morn.
ing by Judge Moon. Meanwhile the
coat affair will be investigated. 1t is
said that Conroy was seen to enter the
house in which Mr.. Miller
| lives wearing black Goa
and to emerge therefrom {
i few minutes later wearing gray one
Two coats, one belonging to Harry
Miller and the other to his brother
Ralph. were hanging in the hall at the
top of the stairs and it is thought thai
Conroy, or whoever got them, simply
opened the screen door and took then
from the hooks on which they were
hanging. Conroy was easily found a:
he carried crutch. He claims tina
he was injured in tunnel in Montan;
and is on his way to Kansas City fol
: treatment. He could tell nothing o
what he did Saturday afternoon, saying
that he was intoxicate. and did not re
member where he was.
In Police Court.
William Wagner, who was in police