Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-18

Enlistment he met man coming out.
AS he answered the description OF one
OF those seen near the Wapello chop
house he arrested him and just as he
started after the other one OF the duet,
who could barely be seen where he
stood in the rear doorway OF the Fried
man store, Harry Miller, who had been
watching the men from his window in
the second story of the Wyman build
ing, hailed the officer and notified him
that the men had tried to effect an en-
trance to the store.
Chief Gray then summoned Officers
Gallagher and Mcbride from the front
OF the store and the men were taken
to the police station, where they were
searched. Carroll, the first man
arrested,had a small thirty-two caliber
revolver sheathed in his shoe, and
loaded with two blank cartridges and
two loaded ones. He also carried a
bottle of whisky, which in itself be-
lied the story of the arrested men to
the effect that they had simply been
trying to get into the store, thinking
that it was saloon, in order to get a
drink
Although Mr. and Mrs. Miller. both
1 of whom watched the men working at
the back door at Friedmans store, say
that they had keys which they were
| trying to work in the lock, none could
/ be found in their possession when they
were searched at the station. They
were locked up in the county Jail.
Saw the Attempt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, whose room
has window opening upon the
little court where the men We're arres-
ted, We're awakened by the noise they
made at the door soon after they
arrived there. and without making a
noise they went 10 a door just above
where the men were standing and
!, watched them until the police arrived.
They say that several Intellectual at
tempts were made to break the door
open, and that falling in this, the men
tried several keys, none of which, how.
ever would unlock the door, 1t is evi,
dent that they had decided to cut the
glass, as this morning examination re
vealed deep scratch evidently made
for that purpose. 1t is probable that
when Chief Gray arrived the men were
bent on cutting the glass from the dool
to effect an entrance to the alley fol
unwelcome corners, but was surprised
by the too sudden arrival of the au
!; thorities.
One More Place.
After daylight it was discovered tina
a window in the small store located a
the rear of the Ottumwa Exchange sa
loon on Market street was broken, ant
the traces of the marauders were
found there. However, nothing il
missing, as the room contains nothing
but empty bottles. This makes lis
of four Attempts at burglary, three o
which can be laid directly at the doc
of the two men arrested.
Trial Thursday.
: Curran and Walsh were arraigned il
. police court this morning and thei
} trial was set for Thursday morning
} They pleaded not guilty to the charg
of attempted breaking and enterin!
preferred against them with regar,
to three places. the Swenson, All
derson and Friedman stores. TIL
+ Friedman case vii be taken up frs
4 and the preliminary hearing has bee
i set for 8 o'clock Thursday morning
8 The penalty for the crime of attemp
] ing to break and enter is five years i
the penitentiary, and these two men,
] found guilty on all three counts, ma
get fifteen years each.