Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19


gun method was employed by both.
Their families are well to do.
| The coroner's jury found that the
recent wreck on the Rock Island near
Iowa City, resulting in the death of
Fireman Frank Rogers, was caused
| by the engineers and conductors
watches being four and seven min
utes slow respectively. They were
correct at Valley Junction, but were
not wound.
john San6 0rs, an old soldier and
a pioneer, has sued the city Of Os-
ceola for $500 damages for injuries
received from falling into a ditch
which was being dug for the placing
of gas pipes. 1t seems that while
crossing the street Mr.. Sanders fell
into the ditch, which he claims was
protected by no boards or signs Of
any description, and as consequence
ne blames the city officials
John Yount, aged IL years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Yount of Ana
:nosa, died few days ago from the
| SllCSlo VI a. COIu SOlC oh up
The sore broke out recently, and later
| it was evident that blood poisoning
| was setting in, and physician was
called. The poison spread rapidly
through the head and body, and the
| boys sufferings were great until
death came to his relief. He was
pupil in the Anamosa public schools.
prin of
comb, was acquitted by the Marshal
| county court of the Charge of chicken
stealing. O'Brien was charged with
stealing a large numDer Of blooHeo
chickens from his neighbors last
spring, and was bound over to the
grand jury, which found a bill against
him. Nearly every inhabitant of the
little town was present at court as
| witesses for one side or the other
The jury found O'Brien not guilty
after thirty minutes deliberation.
Thomas c. Carson of Iowa City,
president of the Johnson County Saw
ings bank, and the Iowa City Gas and
Electric company, was possibly fat
ally iIJulSu III L ilAiuSlDIAu NY
ping and falling as he alighted from
d street car. His skull was fractur.
ed, and his sons, r. N. Carson and II.
3. Carson, prominent residents af
Davenport, have received kilograms
that he is conscious, which resulted
in hope of his recovery, which it is
hoped will be furthered by an opera.
finn Mr &c Of
but is still in active business in Iowa
City.
William Mouck of Fairfield, a few
nights ago, stabbed his recently d.
vorced wife, tried to shoot her and
then put a bullet tito his own brain,
dying instantly. The couple was di-
| vorced a few days ago. Mouck ap-
peared at his wife's home and asked
| for an interview. Mrs. MOuck says
that he tried to persuade her to live
with him again. She refused and he
said she would never live with any
one else, stabbing her and attempting
to shoot, but the gun missed fire. He
then shot himself. Letters left by him
show that he intended to kill his wife.
He says that another man came be-
tween them. Mouck killed William
Fuller in LeavenwOrth, Kan, about
eleven years ago but was acquitted
after two trials.
! With it's throat slashed from ear to
ear with a dull caseknife, it's little
naked body caked with clothed blood,
the one-day old child of Miss Matte
| Teager, living at Mrs. Nellie Brewers
boarding house, SIP Seventh street,
Des Moines, was found by the police
officers doubled up and damned into
the bottom of a large trunk with a
collection of blood-stained garments
and other debris, where it had been
frantically thrust by the mother after
she realized the enormity of her Of
tense. Shortly after the deed had
been committed Miss Teager was
| forced to summon doctor to her bed
Of confinement, and it was then that
The horrible details of the murder be-
came known. The police were noti-
fed at once and Coroner Beck was
called to the scene of the crime.
Clerk of the Courts C. B. Clovis of
Atlantic has refused to issue a lie
ense to wed to Mrs. Lulu Tando,
aged about 35, and J. J. Dimick of Au-
dubon, aged 80. The souple applied
at the clerks office for the necessary
license, but were refused by Clerk
Clovis because of word he had receiv-
ed from the office Of the clerk of the
courts of Audubon county to the eff
feet than action was pending in Au-
dubon county which had for it's OBJ
Ject the investigation of Mr. Dimick's
sanity. Mr.. Dimick is well to do and
one of the best known men of Audu-
bon county. The woman was divorc-
ed at the September term of the dis
trict court on the strength of evil
dence which was so narrowing that
the court instructed the grand jury
to investigate the matter. The jury
made no report on it.
Or" ]. R. Baker of Odebolt, who
a few days ago pleaded guilty to us
ing the mails to defraud in the sale
of a fake medicine for women in
trouble" was sentenced at Sioux
City by United States Judge Keed u
six months in the penitentiary at An
amosa.
The body of man was found on
The Northwestern tracks near Rolfe
He had been killed by one of the
night trains. The name Of w. D.
Butler was found on his shoe, but nc
further Identification could be made
and it is not known where he is from
He was dressed in working clothes.