Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-18
FOR SHOPLIFTING
John Moran Arrested Under Sus
picious Circumstances.
TOOK CLOTH FROM PHILLIPS STORE
Was Watched by Clerk and Arrested
Hearing Set for Wednesday Morn
ins-Yuen Trial Continued Sunday.
Police Court News.
From Mondays Daily.


Saturday night was night of crime
and three of the men who did the
work We're captured, only those who
assaulted John Wagner escaping. John
Moran was captured at about 1880 in
the evening while attempting to make
his escape from Phillips department
store with a bolt of cloth valued at SIS.
II. H. Childs. the head clerk at the
store, saw the man get the goods
from the counter and followed him
into the street. where. with the as
sistance of w. N. Rockwell, who
CHANGED to be passing at the time, he
effected the mans capture and held
him until Officer Chris Myers. who
was called from the police station, ar
rived and placed him under arrest. He
was arraigned in police court this
morning on the charge of larceny from
a building and asked for time to get
an attorney. He was given until We'd
nesday morning at O'clock when his
preliminary hearing will take place
Was Bold.
Moran, who has been arrested in OF
tumwa before for larceny, but who re-
Gently came here from Omaha and ST.
Joseph, as he claims, walked into Phil
lips store Saturday evening and after
standing near the dress goods counter
for a few minutes was seen to start
away hurriedly Miss Annie Fisher,
one of the clerks, saw him and no
ticed his suspicious action She noti-
fled Mr. Childs, the head clerk, who
followed Moran into the street and
caught hold of him. The man did not
want to stop and pulled Mr.. Childs
off the sidewalk. At this juncture w.
N. Rockwell, who with his wife was
walking along Main street in front of
the store, came to Mr.. Childs' aid and
together they took Moran into the
store where he was made a prisoner
and held until Officer Myers came. He
was taken to the city Jail. where he
remained until this morning After
the time for his preliminary hearing
was set he was taken to the county
Jail.
4 Police Court.
The regular session of police court
had some interesting cases this morn.
} ing. T. B. Yuen, Chinese laundry
, man, was one of the defendants, the
| charge against him being that of dis
| turbing the peace by abetting a dog
=, fight on the public streets. He Is
| charged by Officer Beeman of refusing
to take his dog away from the scene
{ OF battle between it and another ca
nine, which was promptly removed
when the officer interviewed. The af-
fair took place yesterday morning, and
Yuen, when brought to the police sta
ton, was released after depositing
cash bond in the sum of $25. This
morning the case was continued for
, a few days.
II Matte Robson was arrested Satur-
day night by Officer Nelson, and put
in Jail on charge of conducting a
disorderly house. Matte is colored
a woman and it is claimed that she
! over stepped the bounds of Smoky
. Row laws Saturday night. She plead
ed not guilty to the charge and will
be tried this evening. Mary Chesser
!, who was arrested last night on the
= charge OF intoXication, and pleaded not
! guilty. She will also be tried this ev.
= ening.
Five common DRINKS We're given
a three days each on the stone pile, as
n follows: Fred Gallatin, AL Wachtler,
a Frank Johnson, George Williams, and
- Edward Byers Three more were
: found guilty of vagrancy and got
+ three days apiece. They ape: William
: Johnson, w. j. Hall, and AL Stern,
William Wickham, for vagrancv. got
ten days.
a The receipts at the Des Moines post
a office for October We're $37, 1881. an in,