Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
IS SERIOUS CHARGE
Frank Dean Said to Have At
tempted to Commit Sodomy.
MAY BE BURGLAR AND SNEAK THIEF
Three Charges May Be Made Against
Him Instead of One-Quick Recov.
cry of Stolen Property - Deans
Hearing Set for This Evening.

cry OF stolen Property ~ Deans
Hearing Set for This Evening.
A man giving his name as Frank
Dean, tramp, was arrested last even
ing by the police on the charge of at
tempting to commit sodomy. He is
charged with assaulting a youth nam
ed Charles Durk, who halls from Mich
igan and was in Ottumwa last evening
enroute to the line of the Milwaukee
cutoff north of this city for the pur-
pose of getting work. He is to be
tried this evening, and should he by
any chance fail to be held to the grand
jury on that charge the police will at
tempt to show that he owned and
threw away last evening an outfit of
burglar tools. The tools were found
this morning at a point where Officer
Maloney, who made the arrest, claims
that he threw something away, while
being taken to the police station.
Last evening while Officer Maloney
was walking along Main street near
Washington, he was accosted by the
youth Durk, who was minus his hat
and who informed the officer of the as
sault which he claims was made upon
him. Maloney started to investigate
and soon found the man, whom the
boy Identified, in Main street saloon.
Dean was taken to the station and
locked up and this morning he was
sent to Jail by Judge Moon pending
the hearing of his case, which is set
for this evening.
Young Durk claims that he struck
up an acquaintance with Dean here
yesterday and that he and P. J. Nc
Mahon, who is held as witness in
the case, were together at the time.
He says that Deans invitation to
accompany him to the river was ac-
cepted. and the two started off togeth-
er, leaving Mcmahon on Main street.
Durk tells of the advances and the as.
sault made by the man as soon as the
two We're behind the starch mills at
the foot of Wapello street. He told
his story to Judge Moon this morning
and the result was that the Judge de
cided to give Dean hearing on the
charge OF attempting to commit So
domy.
Burglar Tools Found.
Officer Maloney remembers that
while he was bringing Dean to the
station last evening after having eff
fected his arrest, the prisoner made a
motion as If to get something from
his pocket. The policeman thought
then that he had thrown something
away but could not Investigate then
Later on small leather case contain
ling fine set of skeleton keys was
found at this exact point, and it il
thought that beyond doubt Dean threw
these away last evening to keep Ion
: being found in possession of them
1t seems also that he threw away
revolver with which Young TURK saw
he tried to force him (Durk) into sub
mission.
May Be Sneak Thief.
Dean answers very well the descriI
ton given the police of man VIII
yesterday morning stole from tn
check room at the depot hotel tw
grips belonging to a guest of the he
2 tel. The mali climbed into tn
2 check room through window tina
t happened tobe unfastened and took tn
grips. He was seen as he was lea,
ing the depot and one of the employee
5 at the hotel gave chase. The THE
2 threw away one of the grips seein
3 THAT he was being followed too close
ly, but kept the other, which containe
I set of samples including dress good
: and notions, worth very little exceI
9 as samples The grip that the ma
S dropped contained valuable persona
e property OF the owner.
S Goods Recovered.
l.. Last evening Chief Gray was sun
9 moned to Central Addition and on a
-l,,sxrt ,,c he hot
: son of B. Benson, living in that PAL
+ of the city, had some of the good
! which had been in the grip retaine
: by the fleeing thief. The parents @
s the boy had learned that he had Tn
goods and Immediately notified Chic
Gray. On questioning the lad the of
, Ger found that he and two playmate
a had discovered the missing grip unde
:. some leaves near the City Water SUI
! ply Co.'s filter. The boy said he an
9 his playmates had found that grip, ur
;. packed it and divided the contents be
y tween themselves. After spendin
: considerable time finding the goods
2 Chief Gray finally completed his CO
o lection, repacked the grip and return
n ed it to its owner, who was well pleas
! ! ed with the work. AS yet no attemp
4 has been made to connect Dean wit
v this crime, but it is though possibl
: . that he may be identified as the THE
q Minor Business.
!. Five dodgers and five DRINKS wer
). this morning released by Judge Moo
= after they had promised to leave tow
q immediately. They were all huntin
= for work and had never been in ia
= in Ottumwa before, so in order to GU
a down expenses they were turne
!. loose.
= Dr.. H. j. Watson Promoted.
g DR.. Harry J. Watson, formerly {
$ this city has been appointed chief {
the medical department of one of tn
largest brigade hospitals in the Phi
ippines. DR.: Watson is graduate