Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-07

at Clarion a few days ago of $3.50.
have been a witness to the theft,
saying that Miller became intoxicated
and Peasley took the roll.
Herman G. Norgard. member OF
the Council Bluffs high school foot
ball team, died few days ago, from
an abscess of the brain, brought on by
injuries received in game at Har-
Ian, two weeks previous. He had
been suffering from ear trouble sew
eral years, and this was aggravated in
such way that It affected the brain.
Amos Seymour OF Anamosa, senten-
ced to life Imprisonment in the state
prison for the killing of his father-in-
law, an aged man named Fifield,
fourteen years ago, has been pardoned
by Governor Cummins, and left
Anamosa penitentiary on Nov. 80, the
day before Thanksgiving. Mr.. Sey-
mour's pardon comes too late to give
him many years of freedom, 1t is be-
lieved, the man having suffered for
years with abcesses and decay of the
bones. Physicians declare that his
death is matter of few months
only. On this representation the
chief executive of the state was in
duced to extend clemency. The
father.in-law of Seymour was bru-
tally murdered fourteen years ago
while walking on the Northwestern
railroad tracks near Anamosa. Some
time after the murder Seymour was
arrested for stealing, and his arrest
on this minor charge led to his con-
viction on the charge of murder in
the second degree, a suspicion that
he had killed his relative to hide
former crime taking root in the pub
lie mind, and later being substanti-
ated 1t was learned that the old
man had detected his son-in-law in
the act of hiding stolen goods In his
house, and the younger man murder
ed him to prevent his giving him over
to justice.
The climax of an exciting day in
the district court at Sioux City. came
when \. E. Bevington, attorney for,
Magner and Walsh, saloon keepers,
was elected from the presence Of
Judge Hutchinson by two bailiffs, ect-
ing on the order of the judge. The
court had held against Bevingtoa's
clients in contempt Of court pro-
ceedings, timing them 5000, and Bev-
ilgton insisted on discussing the case
with the judge after court had ad-
journed. Il. d. Becker tailor, some
weeks ago lost $4,000 in the gam
bling houses Of Magner and Walsh
and other firms. He demanded the
return of his money and was refused.
He brought action against Magner
and Walsh and got permanent in
junction. Then he proceeded to catch
the saloon men in violation of the
law, hiring Claude Klegin and Will
liam Greusel, minors, to purchase
liquor of them. PATSY" Magner was
arrested and arraigned in court on
the charge Of contempt. Affidavits
from Klegin and Greusel telling
Becker's scheme were part of the
record. Bevington spent two hours
in a most bitter denunciation of
Becker, who is a son-in-law of the
late Joseph Schulein, one of the most
prominent Jews and one of the rich.
est men In Sioux City during his life
time.
The case where Grace Shoop. the
wife of Conductor S. H. Shoop, was
shot in the head by 22-caliber bullet,
ho LOT oil oil hu
z. E. Stark, one of the Chicago &
Northwestern detectives, and John
Kruger, aged II, and Willie Kelleaney
aged II have been placed under ar
rest for the offense. Detective Stark
found out that the above two lads
left Deloit some time before the North
Western train was due with a %
caliber rife and box of cartridges,
and after going out to the residence
Of these two boys Mr. Stark found
out that the boys admitted shooting
just as the train passed them and
that Willie Killeaney, the younger,
had the rifle, and that he claims that
a flock of ducks arose out of the river
just as the train passed and that he
shot at the ducks in the direction of
the train, but he claims that he did
not know that he hit the train. De
tective Stark Is, however, not well
pleased with the story of the boys.
because 1t was dark when the train
passed and all the lamps In the coach
had been lighted some time and the
conductor and brakeman claimed that
1t was too dark TO see any ducks, and
for the further reason that the shot
was fred from higher elevation than
where the Northwestern track runs
at that place. and that the hole in the
window where the ball entered Is
higher than where the woman's head
was at the time the accident occurred
Mrs. Shoop, the injured woman, is do
ing nicely considering the wound re
ceived, but at present she is unable
TO hear out Of her right ear, but the
doctor claims that she will regain her
hearing In this ear after the swelling
has subsidized and is again healed.
In football game of Keosauqua
Joseph Lynch and Thomas Tracy OF
Burlington were so severely hurt
that they had 10 be carried from the
field. Lynch was cut about the head,
while Tracy's abdomen was crushed.
Miss josie Springer of Norway
jumped from the third story of the
National hotel in Cedar Rapids while
demented and fell to the basement
of an adjoining building. She was
taken to ST. Luke's hospital, probably
fatally injured. She was on her way
to the state hospital for the insane