The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
OVER THE STATE

his departure, but his peculiar actions
have induced the belief that he may
have destroyed himself or wandered
away in a demented condition. Nc
Namara was one of the brightest mem
ibers of his class, and his friends knew
no cause for mental worry. During
the last few days prior to his disap-
pearance, however, he acted queerly,
seeming preoccupied and worried He
took no one into his confidence. He
was in Grinnell on the 18th, but since
then has not been seen. The college
authorities have wired his father,
Congregational minister at Onawa,
but he had not communicated in any
way with his parents. Active meas.
ures will be taken to locate him, and
If not otherwise successful, Sanders
pond and Lake Nyanza will be dragged.
This case in all Its particulars paral.
lels the Bagley case of three years
ago. Student Bagley, who disappear
ed then, has not yet been found.
John w. Pierce was arrested at
Waterloo few nights since by Depu-
ty United States Marshal Healy,
charged with tampering with the mail.
He was taken to Cedar Rapids, where
he will be given a hearing. He is
charged with taking check for about
SIS from letter belonging to H. T.
Fisher and endeavoring to cash it.
The letter was expected there few
months ago by Mr.. Fisher from par.
ties in Nora Springs. After long
delay he received duplicate of the
check. After securing the money he
gave little attention to the matter. A
few days ago he received letter
from an unknown party at Galena
Ill. The missing check was enclosed
in the letter and he was requested ia
cash 1t and send the money at once
to an address at Galena. He reported
the matter to the postoffice authori
ties and the matter was referred tt
Inspector Stewart. The latter went
to Galena and found a clew. This he
followed to Dubuque, independence,
Manchester and finally to Waterloo,
and as result Deputy Marshall Healy
arrested Pierce.
AS a result OF burning an oil house
It Sanborn, one man is dead and an
other seriously burned and will die.
About midnight the house was discov-
cred on fire by train crew. Conduc-
tor Enright rushed to the building in
time to see one man issuing from a
window. Two men were inside. En-
right smashed open the second win
dow and succeeded in dragging an.
other man out, but not until the lower
.extremities were horribly burned. The
,groans of the third man could be
heard, but he could not be reached.
AS soon as thu fire could be extin-
'guished, the charred remains of the
man were discovered. He could not
be identified. The three men broke
into the building to stay over night.
The superstition is that they belong
to the Brady gang, notorious organi.
cation operating over that section.
Some are Of the opinion that the dead
man is king" Brady, but it is only
guesswork. Brady was seen in San
born few days previous, and has
not been seen since. The man so
badly burned refuses to disclose his
identity or identify the dead man.
The first man who jumped out of the
window cannot be found. 1t is rum
ored that this man undertook to do
away with his companions and at
tempted to cover the crime in this
way. Evidence show that all had
been drinking.
On the 9th of February one E. S.
loads of cattle at 'Havelock, agreeing
to pay for the same $500, and sight
draft on the Bank of Denison was
drawn for said amount. Schriyer
Bros, not desiring to take any chances
on the draft being honored, refused to
accept the draft until they received
word from the bank on which the
sight draft was drawn. Before deliv-
ering the cattle they received tele-
gram purporting to be signed by the
Bank Of Denison saying that the bank
would honor Barnes draft for $4,000,
and the cattle were then delivered.
Again, on March IA, 1902, the same
Barnes bought nine car loads of cattle
of Schriver Bros, agreeing to pay for
the same $4,000, and made check for
said amount on the Bank of Denison.
Schriver Bros, again, in order to pro.
tect themselves, refused to ship the
cattle until they received word from
the bank on which the check was
made, that the same would be paid,
before shipping the cattle. They re.
ceived a telegram purporting to be
signed by the Bank of Denison saying
that 1t would honor the Barnes check
for $4,000, and the cattle were then
shipped. On Marcn 10 the Cchriver
Bros, received notice of protest of the
drafts and Immediately accompanied
by their attorney, John A. Senneff, Of
Britt, went to Denison, and upon in
vestigating the facts found that the
kilograms purporting to be signed by
the Bank of Denison were in fact for
geries; that the same had been tele-
phoned to the operator at Denison by
some person unknown. After having
thoroughly gone over the situation
they went to Omaha, where the
cattle had been shipped by Barnes.
but found that same had been dis
posed of and proceeds beyond reach.
Barnes has been arrested and is now
IN Jail at Denison, and the Schriver
Bros. have brought action against the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for S12 E00 IN tha Ground that tho