Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-02
ROBBERY CHARGED
Ed Eagan Bound Over to Grand
Jury on Serious Accusation.
SIX OFFENDERS At THE ROUNDUP
Haines Given Ten Days Jail Sentence
or $50 and Cost for Intoxication and
Indecent Exposure of Person-Lar.
ceny Case to BE Heard.

Ed Eagan, young man who
claims that he is grader, who
recently worked on the railroad
work near beacon, and came
to Ottumwa for few days stay af-
ter quitting work, was last evening
held to the grand jury by Justice o.
L. Campbell. acting police judge, the
charge against Eagan being highway
robbery He is alleged to have beaten
Tom Dolan, farmer residing 8 few
miles from the city and to have
robbed him of few dollars while he
was intoxicated on Tuesday evening,
September 20. The affair occurred not
far from the La Clede hotel building,
and was witnessed by the merchants
policeman, Ed Johnson. who made the
arrest of Eagan and appeared against
him last evening.
Eagan claimed that he and Dolan
had been drinking together and had
started to find room to go to bed.
He said that after they had tried one
place unsuccessfully, Dolan got angry
with him and pushed him, and that
he then struck Dolan but did not
take any money away from him. After
examining the witnesses, the court
held Eagan to the grand jury in bonds
of $500, in default of which he went
to jail
The Morning Round Up.
Six law breakers lined up before
Justice o. l.. Campbell at the opening
of police court this morning charged
with attractions of the law from in
toxication to larceny. The first case
to be called was that of Mrs. Carrie
Wit init
Dean stated to the court that her
home was in Chicago and that she
had just stopped off in Ottumwa for
few days She stated that she had
been staying at the Central rooming
house and that she had simply been
having good time and supposed that
she had imbibed too much of the fiery
liquor. Mrs. Dean plead guilty to the
charged of intoxication and was SEN
fenced to fifteen days in jail Upon
promising to leave town Immediately
the execution of the sentence was
suspended.
Got Ten Days or $40.
w. w. Haines was given a sentence
of ten days in Jail or fine of $40 and
costs for being found in a state Of
intoxication and charged with indie
cent exposure. Haines plead guilty to
the charge of drunkenness but
claimed that he was not aware that
he had been guilty of the. latter ac-
cusation.
| According to Haines story, he ia I'M
the employ of a firm in Council Bluffs
and has been in this city but a few
days. 1t is stated that while in an in
toxicated condition the defendant was
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son on the streets of Ottumwa. 1t is
stated the the police We're first mott
| fed of this offense on Monday even
ing, but all efforts of the officers to
get the man failed. However, watch
was kept for the person described. and
yesterday Haines was taken in charge
of by Officer Pitts for a repetition Of
the offense.
Charged With Larceny.
James Terrell appeared in the po-
lice court this morning to answer to
the charge of larceny. 1t is stated that
on or about September %, Terrell took
from the south end of the Wapello
street bridge water pipe valued at
$40. This case was passed in the alb.
sence of Judge Moon from the city
and Terrell was given until o'clock
Ills eilelHooH W make his pea.
Gets Five Days.
Joe Sweeney, who appeared this
morning to answer to the charge of
intoxication, plead guilty to the
offense and was sentenced to five days
in which to sober up.
Charged With vagrancy.
M. E. Benton and F. W. Cline plead
not guilty to the charge of vagrancy
preferred against them in the police
court this morning Benton claimed
to be railroad man and Cline stated
to the court that he wasSa wood turn;
er by trade and that they had Just
stopped in Ottumwa yesterday. Both
men were given ten days in JAIL the
sentence being suspended on condi-
ton that they would leave the city
Immediately