Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-01
B. Browhard Wounded in Quarrel
With Huddleston and Shelly.
OFFENDERS HELD TO GRAND JURY
Fred HuddIeston Pleaded Guilty to
Charge of Drunkenness and Ed. Shell
ly to That of Assault in Justice
CampbeI's Court This Morning.
[From Wednesdays DaIly.]

tFrom Wednesdays DaIlyJ
Late yesterday afternoon Fred Hud-
dleston and Ed. Shelly, while under the
influence of liquor, engaged in a fight
near the corner of Court and Main
streets, i'll which B. Browhard, an eX-
pressman, received several ugly cuts
from knife, alleged to have been in
the hands of Shelly. Huddleston was
taken in charge soon after by Con
stable Peck and Shelly was later az
rested by Patrolman Beeman in the
East End, while attempting to make
his escape on the street car. Both
men were lodged in Jail and appeared
in Justice o. l.. Campbell's court this
morning. Huddleston plead guilty to
the charge of drunkenness and Shelly
to that of assault and attempt to do
great bodily injury. Both men were
sentenced to serve ten days in Jail and
were bound over to await the action OF
the grand jury.
Were Hunting Trouble.
1t is alleged that Huddleston and
Shelly were walking along Court
street late yesterday afternoon at
tempting to pick a fight with persons
| oll lhC llSCl 1Nedl lllG vi
Court and Main streets they addressed
their challenge to B. Browhard, with
the addition of several insulting oaths
Before they scarcely had time to real
lie what had happened, Browhard had
delivered several telling blows upon
his assailants. Huddleston was evil
IDENTIFY too much under the influence
| of liquor to make much resistance. In
the melee which followed, Shelly, it is
charged, drew knife and succeeded
| in stabbing Browhard in the arm, cut
ting one of the large arteries.
Has the Wounds Dressed.
Mr.. Browhard went to the office OF
Dr. E. A. Sheafe where his injuries re
ceived immediate attention. 1t was
| necessary to take several stitches tc
bring the wound together properly
Mr.. Browhard is a driver of an ex
press wagon and resides on Madison
avenue in South Ottumwa, where he
was taken.
Shelly Arrested in East End.
Shortly after this affair Huddleston
Peck. Shelly, however, not being so
pduly luIohlCdleu Iudue HIS escape
Going east on Main street he entered
one of the billiard halls where he wait
ed for street car. AS the East End
car passed he made a run for it anG
| succeeded in boarding it, but not unit
Patrolman Beeman had caught sigh
of him. Being unable to catch the
car he pressed nearby express wa
gon into service and gave chase to the
escaping offender. After lively run
he succeeded in overtaking the car a
| the corner of Main and Ash streets
Shelly was arrested and placed in the
express wagon and was taken to the
city hall, where he was lodged in Jail
Held to Grand Jury.
When Huddleston and Shelly appear
ed in the court of Justice Campbell
this morning, the former plead guilty
| to the charge of drunkenness and the
latter to that of an assault. They
We're committed to jail for ten days
Shelly was bound over to the grand
jury on the charge of assault with in
tent to do great bodily injury and Hud
dleston was held to await the actor
of that body on the charge of an af
fray. Huddleston and Shelly reside
south of the river in what is known as
the bottom.