Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-05-17
FOURTEEN
TRUE BILLS
WAPELLo COUNTY GRAND JURY
ESTABLISHES A NEW
RECORD.
CHARGES ARE VARIED
John Harris Charged With Murder in
First Degree and Cannot Be Ad-
mitted to Bail Charges Against
Jesse Bertrosch Ignored.

Jesse Bertrosch ignored.
The grand jury established record
for Wapello county this morning
when it returned fourteen indictments,
the result of a five days session. The
charges range from murder in the first
degree to larceny.
The charges of malicious mischief
against Jesse Bertrosch were ignored.
Following the report, the grand jury
was discharged for the term by Judge
Robert Sloan. Following are the
names of those indicted and the
charges against them: John Harris,
murder in the first degree; David
Chesser and William McBee, breaking
and entering; Harry Graham, breaking
and entering; Lee Eyre and Harry
Graham. breaking and entering; Hen
ry Rose. larceny; Henry Johnson and
Arthur Fisher, assault with intent to
inflict great bodily injury; Henry
Johnson and Arthur Fisher, assault
with intent to commit great bodily in
jury, Oscar Mealy assault with intent
to, commit great bodily injury; Will
liam Peters, forgery; James Utterback
larceny; Patrick Mack, larceny from
a building; Patrick Mack, larceny
from building; Ed. White, burglary;
Ed. White burglary.
Held Without Bond.
John Harris is the coored man
charged with the murder of Levi
Woods, a farmer residing south of the
s.,ois April ~. The bill charges
that Woods was killed by az blow on
the head from hickory club in the
hands of Harris and that the crime
was committed with malice afore-
thought. Harris has been in Jail since
be admitted to bail.
Chesser and McBee.
David Chesser and William McBee,
both of smoky row and familiar fig
ures in the police and justice courts
for the past few years, are charged
with breaking and entering, it being
alleged that they broke into the build
ing occupied by Sanborn C Peterson
on April Id and committed the crime
of larceny Their bond was fixed at
$1,000 by Judge Robert Sloan
6OyS indicted.
Harry Graham is charged with
breaking and entering a tool car in
the Burlington yards on March 25 and
committing the crime of larceny. Lee
Eyre and Harry Graham are charged
with breaking and entering Burling-
ton way car on April A. The bond of
the two boys was fixed at $500 each.
Charged With Larceny.
Henry Rose, colored, is charged with
the larceny of five bundles of woolen
goods valued at $40 from the store OF
Swenson & Bro. on the night of Janu
ary %. The goods were found by the
police while searching the home Of
Dave Horn on East Mill street. His
bond was fixed at $500.
Return Two Bills.
Two true bills We're returned against
Henry Johnson and Arthur Fisher
They are charged with assault with in
tent to infiict great bodily injury or
the persons of Anton Elliott and Axe
Larson. The crime is said to have
been committed on Sunday evening
April "a. Their bond was fixed a
$500 each.
At the preliminary hearing of John
son and Fisher held before Judge e
G.. Moon in the police court, Jealousy
of attentions paid to two young ladie!
by Larson and Elliott was alleged az
the motive OF the assault
lndict Oscar MeaIey.
Oscar Mealey is big colored MAJ
who lives in smoky row and he is
charged with assault with intent tc
inf1ict great bodily injury on the per
son of his wife, Kittie Mealey. He i:
said to have assaulted her with
knife on April 5. He had his pre-
liminary hearing before Justice j. A
Ballard. His bond is $500
Charged With Forgery.
William Peters charged with forgery
is said to have forged the name O
+. M. Peck to a check for $3.50 on the
Iowa National bank. The crime is
said to iaave been committed Marcf
25 and the indictment states that Pc
tiers was convicted of burglary Apri
Z, 1892, and of breaking and enterins
January IA, 1894.
Stole Lead Pipe.
James Utterbacll is charged with the
crime of larceny, it being alleged tha
on May 8, he stole a lead pipe valued
at 81, belonging to the Milwaukee ant
Wabash railroad companies. The in
dictment states that Utterback hal
been convicted of petty larceny OF
four previous occasions and it il
thought that he will be sent to tn.
penitentiary under the common THE