The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-06-30
CRIMINALS AND
GRIMES OF IOWA
DAYS RECORD AMONG coNvIcTs
AND SUSPECTS.
SENSATION AT IOWA CITY.
Convincing Evidence That Joseph
stepanek Killed Frank castek to
Keep the Latter From Testi-
flying Against Him.
SENSATION AT IOWA CITY.

Special to Daily Herald.
Iowa City. June 29.-The coroner's
inquest was held yesterday over the
dead body of Frank Castek, who was
murdered at his home yesterday
morning. Castek was to have appear
ed in court trial against Joseph Ste
panek yesterday, and it is suspected
the latter put Castek out of the way
by deliberately numbering him. Ste
panek has been held under $4,000
bond to appear for trial. Harry
Schleuter testified before the coroner
in detail to the strained relations ex-
listing between Castek and Stepanek.
Castek caught the latter climbing in
to the window of his wife's bedroom,
and ordered him from the house A
quarrel followed in which Stepanek
tried to, choke Castek, who left the
house and went after Schleuter. The
two went back together, and Schleut-
er testified that the two commenced
to quarrel again, and he heard Stepa-
mex say Mrs. Castek was more his
wife than she was Castek's. Then he
put his feet on the table Castek
gave him a shove, and ordered him
out of the house, Stepanek picked
up piece of stove wood and tried to
hit MIN on the head. Castek ana
Schleuter then left the house.
Was Dennison In Davenport
Omaha, Nebr, June 29.--Tom Den.
niosns hope of establishing his alibi
and thereby escaping extradition in.
to Iowa has apparently narrowed
down to question of the Kimball no.
tel at Davenport, Iowa, in November.
1892. To diseredit the authenticity
of the signature, Dennison's attorneys
are straining every nerve. If the sig
nature is accepted as genuine. it
means that Dennison was in Iowa
very shortly after the robbery, and at
the time that the diamonds were dug
up from the .bround, where they were
Fburied by Shercliffe. The establish
tment Of this foot is the only point
that the state Of Iowa must prove to
secure his extradition
Satan Andrews in Jail.
Des Moines, June 29.-"Satan" An
drews, wanted here on the charge of
criminally assaulting a little seven
year-old girl, has been captured at
last After breaking Jail in Polk
county and eluding the police of a
dozen large cities, he has fallen into
trap set by the officials of Bates
vile, small town in the northern
part Of Arkansas. He was returned
to the Des Moines Jail today by Dep
uty Sheriff Charles Temple, who was
dispatched by Sheriff Lopez to return
the arch fiend.
May Be the Murderers.
Lincoln, Nebr., June 29.--The mar.
shall of Wayerly,a village twelve miles
east Of Lincoln made two arrests this
evening of suspects who are held on
the theory that they were the murder
ers of George Gallup. near West Lib
erty, Iowa, last week. At waverly
the prisoners held up and robbed a
telephone lineman from Lincoln, Sc
curing $50 in money They were
chased into wheat field and cap
tured after a show Of resistance.
Broke Wife's Back.
Davenport, Ia, June 29.--William
Durley, colored, today threw his wife
to the floor so hard, in administering
little home discipline, that her back
bone was fractured, and she was re-
moved to a hospital completely para.
lyzed. Durley was arrested. His
wife is not expected to live.
Des Moines Murder Mystery.
Dies Moines, Ia. June 29.-Fortuna.
do Pigneri. the Italian held on sus.
picion Of the murder of Thomas Cal,
lahan, the old shoemaker, was re
leased on habeas corpus writ today
The murder mystery deepens daily.