Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Marshal McGaugh, Of Eddyville, and Posse
Exchange Shots With Desperate Men.
OFFICER SHOT IN HAND DOWNS ASSAILANT
WIN. ST. PEA, ACCOMPANIED BY WOMAN TER
RoRIzE CITIZENS EDDYvILL EST. JOHN
ARM AND PEA WOUNDED sHouLpER-MEN BROUGHT
THIS CITY AND TAKEN HOSPITAL.

man. Sheriff J. H. Cremer was noti-
fed, but it was then too late to catch
the evening Rock Island passenger and
he left on freight at 8 o'clock. The
freight was held at Kirkville for the
southbound passenger and the sheriff
found that the injured desperadoes
and the constables were on the train.
The prisoners were in charge OF
Deputy Constable R. M. Beamer, Fred
Elliott and Phil Kussart, who had been
deputized to bring the prisoners to OF
tumwa.
Taken to Hospital.
Acting Night Captain Jesse Gram
mer had been notified and the ambu-
lance was brought to the depot short
ly after the arrival of the party and
the two men We're taken to the hos
called to assist DR.. Bray in dressing
their injuries. 1t was found that Pea
was not seriously injured and he was
taken to the county jail. ST. Johns
arm was in bad condition and the
physicians at once recommended am
putation. The man, however, would
not consent to this and said he would
take the chances of blood poisoning
setting in to save the wounded mem
ber ST. John showed quality of
nerve seldom seen when the physicians
were dressing his wounds. 1t was
found that several shot had scattered
and were imbedded in his left side but
these were not considered dangerous
The Abduction Case.
st. John carries another wound in his
1nff or, oh Nv Will n
number of shot are imbedded. He has
Last September he was arrested in
the name of g. w. Smell and woman
named Mary Johnson. With the party
was young girl, Jane Dohne, by name
whose mother, Mrs. Amanda Redmond,
stated had been kidnapped by the par
ties, who We're travelling in a covered
wagon. The two men and the women
were arrested by Marshal McGaugh and
were brought to this city by Constable
E. M, Campbell They were tried in
Justice Billiards. court and were bound
over to the grand jury which ignored
the charges against them after they
had served about a month in Jail.
Girl Was of Age.
1t was stated then that the girl was
but 13 years of age but it developed
later that she was Of age as her moth
er swore to this few weeks after
wards in order to get license. ST.
John felt that he had been given the
worst of this deal by the Eddyville
marshal and he is said to have stated
that he would do the marshal for
the part he had in causing the former
arrest.
Pea Known Here.
The other man, Harvey Pea, is also
known to the Ottumwa police He
worked in this city when the Market
street bridge was being rebuilt, after
the flood Of 1892, and has since been
seen here. The woman whom he says
is his wife is rather an attractive per-
son and seemed to take the affair
badly. Pea says that they buried a
baby few weeks ago in Cuba, Ill.
Police Have Theory.
The men were ostensibly junk ped
dlers, but the police believe that they
used this as a screen to hide depreda-
lions. They are believed to be re-
sponsible for a number of small rob
berries that have occurred in this vic
Unity recently. No charges have been
made against them as yet, but this
will probably be done by Marshal Nc
Gaugh today Peas wound is not con.
sidered dangerous and he will be held
In the jail until information is filed
against him. st. John still refuses to-
day to permit amputation and he is
still confined in the hospital. The
trouble yesterday fortunately did not
result in serious injury to any of the
| officers or citizens of Eddyville and it
is thought it will bear good fruit in les
SEEMING the number of travelling va
grants who are prey on the commun-
| ity and the authors of numberless
depredations and crimes.