Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-10
NEAL KING, CONVICTED OF RE
voLTING CRIME, SENTENCED
TO PENITENTIARY
NEW TRIAL is DENIED
Judge Roberts Severely censures the
Mother Of the Prosecuting Witness
August LindhoIm Sues the ottum-
wa Traction Company for $4,000.

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Neal King, the young man who was
recently tried in the district court and
found guilty Of criminal assault on
Minnie Myrtle Matherly, a IA year old
girl, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary by Judge M. A. Roberts,
this morning. The motion for a new
trial filed yesterday afternoon by B.
w. Scott, attorney for the defense, was
overruled.
This morning Attorney Scott made
a strong plea for clemency for the de-
fendant, pointing out that the evi-
dence in the case showed that the
mother Of the girl was largely respon-
sible for the relations between King
and the girl. Judge Roberts in passing
sentence said that the woman appear
ed in worse light than almost any
that had ever been before him and
that it appeared that on the witness
stand her testimony was contrary to
that given by her before the grand
jury and that she showed great reluct-
ance in answering the questions of the
attorneys.
New Cases Filed.
William M. Edwards has filed a pc
tition with the clerk of the district
court In which he states that the
board of directors of the Hardsocg
Wonder Drill company disposed of 130
shares of stock at $1O0 per share and
that the shares were worth from $3.50
to SITS. He states that he is a stock.
holder in the company and asks hat
the purchasers Of the stock be order.
ed to return it and that they be en-.
Joined from disposing of 1t. He also
asks for Injunction restraining the
board of directors from selling any
more stock without the authority OF
the majority of stockholders. Gilmore
& Moon and Tisdale & Heindel are
the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Petitions for Divorce.
Alleging cruel and inhuman treat
ment as cause for action, Erastus
Hunter Jr, by his attorney. B. w
Scott, has filed petition for di.
vorce from Millie Hunter. He states in
the petition that his wife slapped and
struck him and that because his life
was in danger he left home to make
his residence elsewhere. He states
that they were married in Ottumwa
March 81, 1901.
Cora Thomas wants divorce from
Berry Thomas and the restoration OF
her maiden name, Cora Parham, She
states in her petition that they were
married in Yale, Kan, in July 1902
She charges her husband with cruel
and inhuman treatment and deser.
tion.
Sues Traction Company.
August Lndholm has filed petit
tion with the clerk of the district court
asking for $4,000 damages from the
Ottumwa Traction company. He
states in the petition that while he
was riding in a wagon on West Second
street he was struck by street cal
and thrown violently to the ground
sustaining a broken leg and severe in
ternal injuries. He says that his leg
had to be amputated. He also states
in the petition that the car was rum
ming at a high rate of speed. Charles
d. Fullen is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
To Recover Land.
j. B. Mowery, w. FL. H. Asbury an6
J. T. Hackworth VS.. the Wabash Rail-
read company is the title of petition
in which the plaintiffs allege that they
decided to the railroad COMPANY cer-
tain land for right Of way and that
the company laid a track thereon, but
for more than ten years have failed t.
use the same. They ask that the lanG
| revert to the original owners. Jaques
| & Jaques are the attorneys for the
plaintiff.
w. H. Shook & Son VS.. VIM. r. Ian.
ming and Sarah Fox is the title of o
suit for $622.10 for material alleged tt
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