Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-20
ARREST S USPECT
oScEoLA ATTEMPTED MURDER
MAY BE CLEARED.
TOM KING TRIES TWICE TO ESCAPE
Prisoner Throws Away Watch Identi-
fled Later by Officer sutton-At-
tempts to Break Jal.-other Police
Court News.

q Nfan giving his name as Tom King
was arrested last night by Officer G. u.
Sutton, and was seen TO throw away
some article just before he was caught.
The article was picked UP later and
proved to be a silver watch. 1t was
identified by Officer Sutton as the time
piece stolen from his home Tuesday
night. Last night King was caught by
Sergeant Grammar in an effort to es
cape from the Jail. He answers the de-
scription sent out by the sheriff at Os-
ceola of a man named q. B. King,
wanted for attempt to commit murder.
Chief Gray communicated with the Os-
oeola sheriff today and that official is
expected here tonight to identify the
man.
Actions Suspicious.
Kings actions before and after his
arrest were such as to arouse the sus-
picions of the officers. Officer Sutton
was walking down Market street when
he saw a man a short distance ahead
break into a run. The officer gave
chase and before he caught his prison
er, he saw him throw some article
away. The man was taken to the sta
ton and upon returning the officer
picked up the watch, which the fellow
had thrown away.
Attempt to Break Jail.
The attempt at breaking Jail was
made shortly after the door had clos
ed on the prisoner. The other prison
ers made as much racket, singing and
playing mouth harps, as was possible
while King piled up the benches and
started to work the bars of the high
window loose. One of the bars had
been loosened when Officer Grammer
became suspicious with the unusual
racket and investigated with the re-
suit that King was taken out and plac-
ed in the cage. In police court this
morning King was given ten days for
yagrancy and will be held until the
arrival Of the Osceola sheriff.
Suspects Held.
The discovery of the watch, identi-
fed as one of the articles stolen from
the home of Officer Sutton Tuesday
evening, will be used against the man
should the Osceola officer find that he
is not the man wanted. John Dawson,
a brother-in-law of Officer Sutton and
H. D. Huber, both OF whom reside in
this city, are suspected Of completely in
the robbery and they also were held
ten days on vagrancy charge. Officer
Sutton will appear against the men
this evening in special trial in po-
lice court.
Woman Charged With Fraud.
Nellie Dupon was arrested last eve
ming at Gilbert's chop house to an
swer to the charge of gross fraud,
which was filed against her by Mrs.
Kate B. Sumner. Nellie works adver-
Using gratis of various kinds. Mrs.
Sumner says she tried to work her.
She claims that the woman borrow
ed money under various pretexts and
forgot to return it. The case was
continued for few days as Judge
Moon thought that there was not a
very strong case against the prison,
er with the present evidence Mrs
Sumner is an aged woman and says
she is from well connected Keokuk
Z family. The Dupon woman was in.
toXicated yesterday, SO the officers
say. She claims, however, that she
had been taking quinine and whisky
for medicinal purposes. She is of good
appearance and when asked why she
was found at colored restaurant she
appeared to be shocked and stated
that she thought the negroes were ser
wants. The case will probably be
settled out of court.
The Other Prisoners.
Maud Mitchell don't worry any more
over ten days Jail sentence thar
she does over bad cold. 1t was ter
for Maudie this morning for going W
against the 3'frothy." Frank Arnel hat
a good graft yesterday. He was play
3 ing the blind racket at the Union depo
and raking in the coin in chunks unit
Officer Noah tumbled to the game
then it was Frank to the jungles. 1
was seven days for him. J. W. Rock
holt of Lucas county was DRUM
yesterday. He 'fessed up" to that. HI
did not remember, however, of havin,