Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-21
ROBBERY Gil ARCED.
BLOOMFIELD MEN ACCUSED OF
ENTERING WABASH DEPOT.
FARMERS In DAVIS COUNTY SWINDLED
CRATER Said to Have Been Working
In South Part Of the county--WouId
Be Medicine Man Has Disap.
peared.

Bloomfield, July 17.--(Courier Special
seryice.)-Wednesday evening an informa-
zion was filed in Justic Bryant's court by
u. A. Embree, detective for the Wabash
railroad company, charging Charles Sayles
ana Clark Battin with having burglarized
lhe WABASH depot at this place on Sun
DAY night, July u. Sayles appeared and
waived PRELIMINARY examination, and was
pound over to the district court and gave
bond In the sum of $500. Battin entered
a plea of not guilty and his trial set for
hearing by Justice Bryant for Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock. He gave bond in
the sum of $500. 1t Is claimed by the
Wabash detective, Mr.. Embree, that on
the night of-Sunday, July -, the Wabash
depot at this place was entered and a
quantity of beer, whisky and cheese We're
taken therefrom. He claims to have re-
covered part of the stolen goods, and
claims to have sufficient evidence for charg-
Ing Sayles and Battin with the offense.
Battin has been in the employ of the Wa
bash company for some time, as a pumper
at good salary. Sayles is a plasterer
by trade. and their arrest created consid-
cradle surprise among the people here.
Grafters at Work.
1t appears from recent developments that
some of the citizens residing in the south
part of this county, have been made the
victims of a swindling scheme About six
.
%. A. Frame, made his appearance in wy
condah township, and visited several fami-
lies and claimed to be able to cure certain
diseases. He secured advance payments of
from $50 to $50 from four or five parties
IN consideration of certain treatment and
medicines which he was to ship to the
parties. He named a day upon which the
medicines would be in Lancaster, NO.,
where the parties could obtain the same.
And 1t was not until the parties had called
for the medicines and failed to obtain the
same that they began to arrive at the con-
clusiun that they had been buncoed. The
party who called himself DR.. Frame has
not been seen since nor have the parties
heard from him. 1t Is also said that he
obtained the signatures of certain parties
to some papers and 1t is now thought that
the papers We're notes although they
have not been heard from thus far. The
party in question claimed to be travelling
regularly between Keokuk and Centeryille.
Bloomfield, July 1S.-Clark Battin, who,
together with Charles Sayles, is charged
with having burglarized the Wabash depot
at this place on the night of Sunday, July
u, and whose preliminary hearing was set
for Tuesday morning In Justice Bryant's
court, appeared yesterday and waived a
preliminary trial and was held to answer
to the charge at the next term of the dis
trict court. the amount of his bond being
fixed at 5000 which he furnished. Sayles
waived preliminary trail Wednesday and
was held to appear at the next term of the
district court in the sum of $500.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinnick,
{ Thursday,. July ;16, boy. u
Jas. N. HUFF and c. w. Huff, of Ash
grove, transacted business Friday in Bloom.
field.
w. F. stober. Of Monterey, was looking
after business affairs in this city Friday.
Alex Scott, Of Ashgroye, made trip to
Bloomfield Friday on business.