Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07

very PROMINENT ClCiZen, udblHS Ucci
county supervisor for a number Of
years.
Frank Hamann, the Davenport sho'
merchant on trial for embezzlins
funds so that his crippled ward ha.
to go shoeless, went free on tech
nicality his attorneys showing the
court that he had been indicted I'M
der a law which was repealed by q
new act for Furnishing administrators
and guardians who were faithless to
their trust, which went into effect
in Iowa, April 3, 1906. County AT
torney Hamann, who by the way, is
not relative of the prisoner, will
probably seek new indictment from
the next grand jury. By curious
coincidence, a juryman named Ham
ann sat on the case related to neither
prosecutor nor prisoner.
With the assistance OF local police,
four railroad detectives recovered a
large quantity of valuable stolen
goods and the junk firm of Ruben
stein Bros. of Fort Dodge, was ar
rested. A car containing the goods
spotted at Freeport, ILL.,, was found 10
contain valuable brass fittings, cop
per wire, linotype metal, etc., con-
cealed in a consignment of rags. The
metal had AL been stolen from the
Illinois Central, Rock Island ana
Northwestern roads. Part Of the prop
erty recovered is boiler end engine
fittings that have never been used.
Men from tie local Illinois Central
shops identified part Of the goods.
The junk dealers were arrested on
charge of receiving stolen goods.
The failure of three cartridges In
a revolver to explode was the only
thing which prevented a murder in
Broadway barber SHOP at Council
Bluffs. Charles Hankins and Arthur
laborers, have long since
been enemies. They met on the roao
and it is claimed by Southwell that
Hankins beat him with a pitchfork,
failing in an attempt to lmpale South
well. The latter returned home, Sc
cured a revolver Of farge caliber,
and as he was passing the Harding
barber shop saw Hawkins inside.
Southwell stepped inside and fired at
head by a close margin. Three re-
naming cartridges failed to explode
and Southwell left the shop dis
gusted. He telephoned the police
from his home. telling them OF the
shooting. Neither man can now be
found.
Engineer Louis H. Shull was the
roof miami Of q bopnuot Of Donna a
few nights ago, given in his honor
by the officials of the Northwestern
for his heroic action in say.
ing the fast mail train from destruc,
ton early in January by climbing
over the tender of the engine to the
mail car and breaking in the door in
the face of revolvers in the hands Of
the messenger, to pull the air cord.
The dinner was made the occasion OF
the presentation of the magnificent
gold watch of the Northwestern sys-
.em. The guests included the local
officials and the older
engineers and conductors of the d.
vision, Superintendent w. H. Whalen
On his right sat Engineer
Shull and on his left Fireman Ed
McVey, the two railroad men whose
laring exploit on fast mail train No.
10 is a matter of recent railroad his
.ory.
Mrs. Maude Hutchinson of Michi
gan, the daughter of James Cullen,
who was lynched at Charles City
January 8, has been in that city look
ing after the property. She found a
will that was made last August, but
lust what the will contains no one
seems to be able to find out. Mort
cashier of Ellis Bros bank,
was appointed special administrator
and the will was filed with him ana
t has not yet been filed in the clerks
office of the district court. Mrs.
was very reticent regard
ng the recent tragedies, and seemed
somewhat disappointed and discour-
aged, and II would seem that she ex-
oected to be left some of the prop
,rty and perhaps was not. She asked
he sheriff to tell her who 1t was that
killed her father, but the sheriff was
Unable to enlighten her. A rare coin
collection which the deceased Cullen
owned was given to his brother after
Cullen committed the tragedy ana
before he was hung. Cullen had a
mania for collecting rare coins.
AS the result Of a bloody cutting
Iffray at the Northwestern depot at
Nevada Ross Fry lies at his home In
| serious condition with his body ami
lead badly cut. Morley Hardesty, an
,x-convict, is held for the assault
Iardesty with his father and three
With the purpose. it is said, Of clean
ng up the assembled crowd. Fry
With his brother, Clarence, and a
lumber Of others were soon the cen
er of struggling mass, and free
or-all fight was at once in full swing.
Norley Hardesty, with pocket
.nife, attacked Fry. He laid open his
'calp from the eyebrow to the back
If the head, stabbed him over the
leart and Under the right arm ana
nut cash five inches deep in his left
ide. The young man tainted from
oss of blood. Worley Hardesty, with
lis father and brothers, were arrested
md taken to jail Worley was re-
eaSeu from Ine PRISON at Fort MAIL
on last November after serving a
ERIN of two years for attempted muir
Ter, shooting man named Bartwicker
several years ago. He is cripple
Ind has one leg and is said to be a
bad man."
The interurban on the Iowa Falls
short Line will supplement gasoline
,ower with steam between Des Msines
ind Nevada. The object is to make
faster service and put the passenger
rain on a two hour schedule. New
motors will be installed and the ser.
yice will be started as soon as pos
;ible.
Govel nor Cummins has offered a re
ward of 5000 for the arrest and con-
fiction of the murderer of Charles