Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

employed in Mason City on the North
western States cement plant, fell nj
teen feet from the pier of the power
house and may be fatally injured
kabrick Is well known in the county
and has been q candidate for office re-
peatedly.
Breaking his mothers heart by his
various escapades, Alvin Barnard, a
Sidney boy of 10 years, has been sent
to the reform school at Eldora by
Judge Thornell. His last crime was
the theft Of some rings from a tray
in Lemons jewelry store. The moth
er Is widow.
The body Of William Farris OF Dell
Rapids, S. D., was found In the Floyd
river near the stock yards at Sioux
City. Farris left Dell Rapids with
a car load of cattle for Sioux City
Dec. 80. He tried to get a pass to
Chicago at the Sioux City yards. The
police incline to the belief that he
fell off bridge.
George Leonard. one of the safe
blowers convicted at Marshalltown
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years for burglary of the Mar
shall Vinegar company's office, has
applied to the supreme court for re-
versal, basing his appeal on the al.
legation that the presiding judge left
the court room once during the pro.
gress of the trial while court was In
session.
AS result of the sweeping charges
of graft made during the last cam.
paign the Scott county board OF su.
pervisors ordered an investigation OK
the hooks of all the county Offices. A
contract was let to Marvic, Mitchell h
Co.. of Chicago to probe every office
In Scott county, and as result the
books for a number of years back will
he examined. The expense will reach
$4,000.
Mike Kelley, aged sc. one-legged
shoestring peddler, attacked t"rn"
burly policemen who were arresting
him at Clinton for intoxication. He
pulled the collars off two, tore an
others watch chain from his pocket,
and trod on the toes of the bluecoats
with his iron shod peg until they
were ready to yell for mercy. 1t took
the three men half an hour to land
the pugilistic cripple in the city jail.
Tie art store operated at Dubuque
by two Japs with unpronounceable
names was entered by a thief. lie
evidently had skeleton keys, as no
signs Of his methods of entrance were
discernible. Over 81 900 was secured
but all bric-a-brac and Jap ware was
left unmolested The almond eyed
merchants were preparing to leave
Dubuque and it is believed that thu
place they kept their money was
known to the robber
In fit of jealous rage over ring
belonging to the daughter of M. l..
Stuart, a prominent farmer near Red
Oak, Fred Rush, II years old, shot
Harry Sain, the same age, with a re-
volver, the ball just grazing his cheek.
1t seems that the young lady had CIV
en- the ring to Sain some time before
and Rush insisted upon his giving 1t
up. Upon Sain's refusal Rush pulled
a revolver and fired. He was arrest
ed. He is ort on $500 bond, furnish.
ed by his fasler
Just after wishing his family hap
py New Year James Martin missed his
footing, crashing to the bottom of
long pair of stairs, anu met almost in.
slant death. Martin had arisen at the
usual time and was feeling in excel.
lent spirits. Shouting the glad tidings
Of the birth of 1907 in order to say
it ahead of his folks, he failed to
see the top step of the landing and
before he could regain his balance fell
the entire distance to the floor below.
Death was caused by an internal hem
orrhage and came a few moments
after his fall.
A new chain of evidence in the Bly,
denburg murder case at Des Moines
has been developed and, according to
Walter McHenry, one of the attorneys
for H. B. Dickinson, who Is accused
of the murder of Irene Blydenburgh,
it will involve physician of Eldora.
Mr.. McHenry declares that he has
been to Eldora recently, and has un.
covered a mystery which may entirely
change the aspect of the case. He de.
clares that he has affidavits which
will entirely clear DR.. E. E. Gadd Of
completely in the murder of the tele-
phone girl, and which will implicate a
physician there. While Mr.. McHenry
refuses to make public the nature OF
the testimony, he declares that start.
ling revelation will be made at the
trial, which will entirely free Dickin.
son, and which will clear the smirch
from the reputation Of DR.. Gadd.
Mrs. Kate -IcEllery, 80 years old.
died under mysterious circumstances
at her home in Windsor park. Chica.
go. The police of South Chicago took
her husband Herbert McEllery, into
fective work. -Aessrs. Murphy and Ted.
custody and ere holding him until a
more thorough investigation can be
field, Ia, recently. Mrs. McEllerry's
death was caused by chloroform which
had been poured upon towel
whether self-administered or otherwise
the police declare they have been un.
able to learn. McEllerry told the DO.
lice that he returned home early in
TIE cay to find his wife apparently
unconscious. He Immediately sent
for DR.. Nixon Davis. DR.. Davis ex.
amined the woman closely and found
that she had been dead for two hours.
After DR.. Day left the house. he no.
titled the police of the South Chicago
station that he beiieved an investiga-
ton should be made. They visited the
house and questioned McEllerry. AT.
ter short inquiry, the detectives took
McEllery to the South Chicago police
station. where he is being held
Burlington passenger train No. IL
struck Dee Fry at Knoxville cross.
ing, perhaps fatally injuring him. He
was thrown distance of $50 feet and
when picked up his collar bone was
found broken and FIVE ribs fractured.
Doctors do not hold out much hope
for his recovery. The team of horses