Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
WHEN DEs MONIES CONSTABLE
CONFRONTED HER WITH WAR.
RANT FOR ARREST, WOMAN
PULLED REVOLVER
SLEPT IN COUNTY
JAIL LAST NIGHT
WAS TAKEN. TO DEs MONIES
THIS MORNING WHERE SHE
WILL BE CONFRONTED BY
WIFE OF cscEoLA MAN

Lfthia Alice Barber, who has been
conspicuously in the lime light in OF
tumwa recently in the Tinsley-Barber
child enticing litigation, slept in the
county jail last night. This morning
she was taken to Des Moines by Con-
stable Chas. Kenyon on statutory
charge The complaining witness is
the wife Of a travelling man residing
at Osceola
When the constable went to local
hotel to take the Barber woman into
custody she drew revolver on him
and swore that she would shoot
him.
Threatens Officer.
"You will not take me alive" she
said "To get me you will have to
walk over my dead body"
Although the officer Of the law is a
single eyed man with only one arm he
was undaunted and while the woman
was making threats he disarmed her.
She was taken from the hotel loudly
protesting. A scene was almost pre-
cipitated but the constable got her to
the county jail without mishap. On
passing from the hotel she hissed a
local attorney who is her former hus-
bands counsel.
A travelling man registered at the
hotel-restaurant paid his bill immedi-
ately afterward and left the city. He
is not the husband of the woman who
brought the charges against Lithia
Barber.
Husband and Wife.
1t is alleged that she and the Osce
ola travelling man registered at a Des
Moines hotel as husband and wife,
While in Blakesburg. her erstwhile
residence and the home of her former
husband a few days ago, there was a
lieyely scene when a crowd gathered
about her and a student attorney in
formed them that they had better leave
the place They took the hint
and returned to Ottumwa. They
were in Blakesburg to secure
dispositions to combat the in
junction proceedings of the husband
which are set to come Up before Judge
Roberts tomorrow morning at II
o'clock. What bearing the absence
of the defendant in Des Moines will
have on the case is not known.
Got a Gun.
On the day following the threatened
mob the Barber woman again went tc
Blakesburg and she was unmolestec
as she had informed the mayor thai
she had a gun and the first man tha
attempted to detain her would be
'punctured.' Above all she said thai
she would get Frank Tinsiey This
treat was made to a Courier reporter
yesterday when she desired to make {
statement about the trouble at Blakes
burg.
81 have them cowed," said she
Il have fought many battles and dom
intend to lose this one.'
The Osceola woman steps into the
case Just as the fight between Lithif
Barber and her former husband, Franl
Tinsley, of Blakesburg, was about tt
come to head. An injunction hat
been asked by Mr.. Tinsley against hi!
former wife to prevent her from visit
/ ing or seeing their children.
A Hot Fight.
The fight between them was brough
about by desire of the mother to SEE
the children oftener than had beer
granted her by the court, when Franl
Tinsley was given divorce from her il
the 1907 January term in this county
The father brought suit several day.
ago in Justice Melick's court on
charge of enticing child from its par
ent. Mr.. Tinsley claimed that hi
former wife came to Blakesburg an,
put so much devilment into the chill
dren that they even broke his dishes
The Oldest girl aged 16, was almos
induced to leave the father. The cas-
had not been finally heard when the,
were temporarily stopped by the in
junction proceedings brought in tn
district court.