Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-26
GETS THIRTY DAYS
GEORGE w. HALsTEAD SEN
FENCED BY JUDGE c. w. YER
MILLION THIS AFTERNOON.
Was Found Guilty of Assault and Bat
terry - o. D. Lawrence Gets Eighty
Days for Lewdness and Nellie Cas-
teel Thirty Days for Larceny.

From Mondays Daily.
George w, Halstead, indicted by the
grand jury on the charge of assault
with intent to kill and found guilty of
assault and battery by the trial
jury, was given the full limit
OF the law, thirty days in Jail, by
Judge G. w Vermilion in the district
court this afternoon. Halstead was
charged with shooting John Farm err
his son-in-law. with shot gun.
In passing sentence upon Halstead
Judge Vermilion said in part:
Mr.. Halstead you We're indicted by
the grand jury of Wapelo county on
the charge of assault with intent to
kill. You were tried and the jury re-
, turned verdict Of guilty of assault
and battery. | must confess that the
verdict of the jury was astonishing to
me. To my mind the evidence showed
you to be guilty of an unprovoked and
inexcusable assault If you take your
escape from the penitentiary to heart
and profit by the lesson then it may
be good thing for you, for your fam
lily and the community. But If you fail
to profit by the situation and continue
to harbor the revengeful spirit which
| l believe from the evidence you have
been harboring, then you will bring
yourself and family, your daughter and
son-in-law to a very sad predicament.
would consider myself neglecting my
duty if l did not give you the full pen
atty provided by law 1t is the judg-
ment of this court that you be SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county
Jail at hard labor, and Mr. Sheriff, this
does not mean that he is to be bailiff
or turnkey, but Imprisonment in the
county jail"
| Nellie Casteel was sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail for pet
| ty larceny and o. D. Lawrence to
eighty days in Jail for lewdness. Law
renee and the woman were indicted
for larceny from building and lewd.
ness. The woman pleaded guilty to
petty larceny and Lawrence pleaded
guilty to lewdness.
Petition for Divorce.
| Alleging habitual drunkenness and
non-support as cause for action Agnes
Stewart has filed petition for a di'
vorce from George Stewart. She
states in the petition that she was
married to the defendant in Ottumwa
in May 1S, 1902.
Other New Cases.
r. A. Houghton is the defendant in
two attachment suits brought in the
district court The Hall-Ekfelt Furni
ture company asks judgment for $74
and the Ottumwa Buggy Co., asks
Judgment for s110. G. w. Whitmore is
the attorney for both plaintiffs.
McGrath Bros, VS.. Charles Marden
is the title of petition for judgment
for $273.75 on account, filed with the
clerk Of the district court today. H
l.. Manion is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
e. D. Fair by his attorney Seneca
Cornell, has filed petition with the
clerk Of the district court asking for
judgment against Caroline Seeing for
$507.96 on a promissory note.
Prisoners Returned.
Deputy Sheriff j. D. Stephens re-
turned Sunday morning from Ana
mosa, having in custody John Johnson
and Edward Grendahl, who have been
confined in the insane department of
the state penitentiary but were re-
Gently pronounced sane. Johnson is
charged with an assault with intent
to commit murder and Grendahl is
charged with larceny.
j. p. Swanson Arrested.
J. P. Swanson, a farmer residing
near Blakesburg, was arrested Satur-
day night by Deputy Sheriff J. D. Ste
phens and is charged with being an
| inebriate. 1t is alleged that he as
saulted his wife and drove her and
his family away from home.
Johnson Peterson Wedding.
Munteryille. Sept. 25.-At Z o'clock