Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-17
TAKEN TO THE Pen
Henry Mongoven and George Will
son 90 to FL. Madison.
FORMER WAS WITH PASNAU GANG
Wilson Goes to Serve Three Years for
Burglary of Harry Thrones Resi-
dence on Benton Street - Taken
Down by Sheriff.

From Mondays Daily.
The second member of the "Pasnau
gang" has gone to the penitentiary in
the person of Henry Mongoven, who
this morning left in charge of Sheriff
Cremer to begin the service of a SEN
tence of three and one-half years in
the TT. Madison prison to pay the pen
atty for the part he took in the riot at
the Grips livery barn on April IL, 1901.
George Wilson, who was convicted Of
burglary during the March term of
court and who was Saturday sentenced
to serve three years in the peniten-
tiary, was also taken to Ft. Madison
today.
The Pasnau Gang.
The trouble in which the Pasnau
gang became involved arose when a
party of men, all more or less intoxi-
Gated and lead, it is claimed, by
Charles and Robert Pasnau, were Or
dered by one of the firm of Grips
Brothers to return to the livery barn
with a team which it was thought they
were mistreating. The men, it is said,
did not like the order and although they
returned to the barn, had some words
with some Of the employees there.
This happened about o'clock in the
afternoon, and about supper time the
gang returned, more intoxicated than
before, according to reports. 1t is
claimed That they attacked S. P. Grips
of the draymen in the employ of the
firm, tried to aid Mr.. Grips, he as we'll
as his employer were injured.
Jones Gets Five Years.
The community was aroused when it
was found that the men were badly
hurt, but when the members of the
gang had been rounded up and arrest
ed the disturbance quieted down.
Lewis Jones was the first man tried
and he received a sentence of five
years in the penitentiary, which he is
now serving. Mongoven received a
term of three and one-half years, but
appealed to the supreme court, which
body recently affirmed the decision of
the lower court.
Robert Pasnau and Charles Pasnau
received Jail sentences and the for
mer has served his time and been re-
leased. The latter has appealed his
case and no judgment has been rem
lSlSo ny li0 SuplS luG SOulC. oIhCk
members of the gang are scattered
one being in the Philippines.
4 Wilson's Case.
George Wilson was found guilty
during the March term of court of thu
burglary of the residence of Harr.
Throne. on North Benton street. Viii
]son was caught in a pawnshop by
John w. Gray, the local chief of pc
Ilice, about seven hours after the bur
glary had been committed. He hat
gone into the store to pawn one Of
| the rings which had been stolen from
the house and did not know the off
Ger, who. seeing the ring, asked where
he had obtained it. Wilson answered
that he had stolen the jewelry ant
. was promptly arrested His indict
ment soon followed and he was con
victed after short trial.
i Soon after his conviction Wilson be
came very i'll and 1t was feared that
he would die. He was too i'll to b.
taken into court to receive his sen
tence and was taken to the hospital
few weeks ago. Recently he becam,
better and was returned to the jail
Saturday Judg Vermilion gave him 6
sentence OF three years and he began
serving time today.