Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-06
CHARGES MURDER TO LEWIS
Arrested at Instanos of Attorney Carpenter
for Peterson Killing.
WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SUSPECTS
Trustees of StRte Normal and AEri-
cultural College Have Much
Important Business to
Transact.
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DIES MONIES, Sept. 5.-(special.)-
Thomas Lewis was arrested today by Con-
stable Sunberg and arraigned before a jus
tice of the peace on the charge Of being
the murderer Of the Peterson children in
April last. Thomas and Lena Peterson
we're murdered in the suburbs of the city.
in a section known as Highland Park,
about three miles north of the postofice,
on Sunday night, as they we're on their way
home from church, which they had attended.
Their bodies were found soon afterward
and several arrests followed. At that time
Thomas Lewis was taken into custody by
the sheriff's force and examined. He and a
cousin and a friend had been seen on the
Des Moines river bridge on the night In
question, and It was found that the three
had been together in the early part Of the
evening, and Lewis accompanied the other
two as far as the bridge on their way
home. But he was released, as there ap-
peared to be no evidence against him.
There was great excitement over the MUIR
der, the governor offered a reward and
citizens raised a large fund to hunt out
the murderer. H. G. Carpenter, a lawyer,
has been working quietly on the case ever
since and filed the information, accusing
Lewis of being the author Of the crime.
Carpenter has not divulged what evidence
he has, but declares his belief that Lewis
is the right man. The preliminary trial
is set for next Tuesday and the father Of
young Lewis has employed able counsel to
defend him. Lewis Is q coal miner, who
lives at Arquisville, a coal mining sta
tion just beyond Highland Park. He Is 2S
years old and unmarried.
Building New Sewage systems.
Chairman oownie OF the State Board Of
Control today returned from Davenport.
The work of building the new SEWAGE sys-
tenn at the State Orphans nome there has
already been commenced, and the work
on the septic tanks there and at Mitchell
vile and Mount Pleasant is under way.
The new sewage systems are to be got
under way before next winter. Arrange
ments have been made for giving the 400
orphans Of the home d steamboat ride on
the Mississippi river. The work OF re-
building cottages at the State Orphans
home is also well under way. The report
from the new deep well at Cherokee is to
the effect that the we'll at that hospital
is abundant and wifi furnish all the water
needed. 1t is only SEQ feet deep.
Meetings of College Boards.
The board of trustees Of the state Nor
NAL school will meet September 9 and II
is probable that the board will take UP
the matter Of meeting the requirements OF
the War department ms TO the military In
struction given The school has not been
giving instruction 4 quite as strongly az
the War department requires now and II
is doubtful II the students can spare the
time for full military instruction. The
board of trustees otSthe state college a,
Ames is also to meetChaxt week on Sep
TENDER II and at that meeting the matter
of the presidency ofSthe college may be
informally considered. Nothing has beer
done as yet by the board.
Assistant Secretary of State Hites today
replied to an inquiry from q republican
committeeman from Missouri, similar in
nature to many inquiries received from
that state, as to the financial condition Of
Iowa. He stated to his Missouri inquirer
that there is no bonded debt in Iowa and
nearly 1000, 900 in the treasury. The
statement is being circulated in Missouri
that Iowa is hopelessly in debt.
German Editors Meet.
The meeting Of the German-Americar
Press Association of Iowa was held today
Among the editors present were: H.. Nah
raum, secretary, Iowa City; ], F. Harthun
ZeitungS Denison; August Hilmer, treas.
uiG SdTl OtmulHt NbCnT1CnJen, S1Oul
Falls; Adolph Peterson, Iowa Reform
Davenport; Ed fischer, Der Demokrat
Davenport; John Wagner, Journal, Of
tumwa; Carl Lohmann, volksfreund
Tribune, Burlington; Henry Heinz, Core.
spondent, Muscatine; Gustave Weis, An.
zeiger, Muscatine; Charles Beck, Beo.
bachter, Marshalltown; Pau Dommann
AnZeiger, Clinton; J. w. Weippiert, Des
Moines; Alois Becker, Freie Presse, Coun.
Gil Bluffs. The convention will continue
tomorrow. ~
WOuId-Be Suicide Will
Mrs. J. D. Taylor, who attempted t.
commit suicide along with her husband
yesterday. is reported as being much bet
ter today. There is every chance tina sh,
will recover. She is at the Methodist hos.
pital. L. A. Taylor, son Of the dead man
arrived in the city from Thompson thi.
morning. He has made arrangements t.
take the remains to Perry for burial. TIL,
couple lived at that place long ago. VIII.
liam H. Taylor Of Barnes, Ia, a brother
to the dead man. arrived this noon, as dit
also a daughter. Mrs. Taylor, who is a
the hospital, was the second wife of tn
dead mai and she is therefore L. A. Tay
lor's stepmother. A private letter was left
which was delivered to the soc this morn
ing. 1t relates to the disposition of tn,
property and leaves the mothers trunk Il
the daughter. while the fathers is lief
to the son.
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