Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
BATTLE OF WORDS
Charlton Attorneys Present Ar
guments in Murder Case.
STATE or IOWA vs.. LEE WHlILACH
Case is Plead Before Crowded Court
room-.Deferlant Charged With Kill
ing of Joseph Buchanan Last octo.
ber-Other Charlton News.

Charlton, Oct. 17.-(Courier Spec
ial Service)-In court room crowded
with spectators with a most minute re-
view of the details of the case woven
into the strong appeals to the court
and jury, the attorneys in the case OF
the state of Iowa VS.. Lee Whitlach
waged battle of words which lasted
from Wednesday noon throughout the
day yesterday. The defendant is on
trial for the murder of James
Buchanan, which was committed dur
ing the month of October, 1901. At
torney w. B. Barger is representing
the state and j. A. Penick is attorney
for the defense.
Funeral Of Noah Little.
The remains of Noah Little arrived
last evening from Monterey, Califor-
mia. Last January Mr.. Little enlisted
as private in company M, Fifteenth
Iowa Infantry and left for the Philip
pines. He had severe sick. spell
while there and was taken care of at
the hospital, when about month ago
he returned to the United States, feel
ing much better and was at the fort
at Monterey, when he became insane,
and on the evening of October s he
shot himself while in the Monterey
shooting gallery, causing instant
death. The funeral was held this
morning under the auspices of COM
pany H, l. N. G., after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the family
cemetery near Freedom His many
friends here mourn his untimely
death
N. G. Byers is in Knoxville today
on business.
Mrs. w. c. Grimes of Columbia
was in the city yesterday for a brief
visit with friends.
Miss Lucy Cole of Russell was
county seat visitor yesterday.
Comrades j. F., Cohen and T. D..
Swan of Lucas were in the city yes
terday attending the old soldiers re-
nnion.
The Lucas County Veteran associa-
ton held it's annual reunion yester-
day. There We're a great many old
soldiers there to participate in the
exercises of the day.
Mrs. d. G. Van Benthuysen of CO..
lumbia was county seat visitor yes
terday.
Mrs. Fred Waight is enjoying a Wis
it with her father of Leon.
Henry Schilling of Oakley were
transacting business in the city yes
terday.
Charlton, Oct. 2O.-Mrs. B. Fox of
Oakley was visiting in the city Satur-
day with her father, John Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Knipe and little
son, OF Ottumwa, spent Sunday in the
city with friends.
Inc little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Clouser continues to be verv sick
with pneumonia at their home in East
Charlton
Miss Nora Cary spent Sunday at the
home of her mother. in Whitebreast
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Pepper returned
! home Saturday morning from a bust
ness trip to Pawlett, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Scott of Corydon
were in the city Saturday for visit
Yat the home of ex-Sheriff Gartin.
Mrs. Amanda Bell left Saturday
morning for an extended visit with
relatives in various parts of Nebras..
ka.
Mrs. Susannah King died at her
home in this city Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock. The funeral was con-.
Quoted from the Baptist church yester.
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. Pal.
mer. Mrs. King was an old resident
OF the county, having lived on farm
Just west OF town many years, but for