The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-05-06
Aimed at Sister Of Norfolk Man.

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trations, of the wrecking by dynamite
OF the home of his father, ]. A. Quick,
in the country near that place last
Saturday night
The dynamite bomb was tossed on
the porch of the home at about mid
might by some unknown person. but
woman doctor, Ida Guthrie, is in jail
charged with the crime.
Fortunately nobody was injured in
The explosion.
Miss Merle Quick, sister of the
Norfolk man, became the bride about
two months ago of DR.. Alexander Hall.
The young couple were staying at the
Quick home near Prairie City and 1t
is believed that DR.. Guthrie, who
claims to have been an old sweet
heart of DR.. Halls (Which he denies,
however, was seeking to kill Or. Hall
and his bride.
Concerning the affair, the Prairie
City News says:
The Explosion.
Shortly before midnight Saturday
the j. A. Quick family were awakened
by an explosion which was heard in
the city three miles distant DR.. Hall
and his bride of two months, who was
Miss Merle Quick, were asleep in
room just above the explosion. All
the household at once sought the out
doors to see what had happened
They found that heavy explosion
had taken place upon the front porch.
Marshal Waddell was telephoned to
and a short time later he placed DR..
Guthrie under arrest as she was re-
turning from what she explained as a
short walk into the country.
Had the dynamite or other eXplos.
;sive used been placed on the roof of
the porch in place of the floor, the
lives of DR., and Mrs. Hall would have
undoubtedly been sacrificed, as the
explosion would have been within
three feet of the head of the bed in
which they were sleeping.
DR.. Guthrie Game to Town.
Or. Ida Guthrie, whose home is in
BARRY, H., arrived in Prairie City last
Friday evening. Heavily veiled garb-
ed in black and seldom speaking, the
woman created attention.
Saturday morning she engaged a
livery team to take a drive about the
country. She did not disclose her
Liveryman Duntley. who drove her
into the country, failed to elicit an
answer from her when he inquired
the nature of her visit.
Il want to drive east of town." she
said, according to Mr.. Duntley.
AS they drove along the country
road, Mr.. Duntley asserted that the
woman inquired as to the names of
the farmers whose residences they
passed.
After awhile they reached the home
of ]. A. Quick. When asked who lived
there. Driver Duntley told the woman
that the Quick family owned the place
and resided there.
Mr.. Duntley did not know the ini.
tials of the family Miss Guthrie re.
quested that to make sure of the name
they look on the mail box.
y. A. Quick" said the yelled wo.
man as they looked at the name.
Then the driver was requested 70
drive south. But from that time on
ne says, the woman was apparently
lost in her thoughts. Not once said
Mr. Duntley. did she inquire as to the
names of the people whose land was
passed.
About noon DR.. Guthrie ordered that
she be driven to the hotel in town
Such was done. Once again, accord
ing to Duntley, he asked her business
an the town. The woman, he said
replied that she was travelling about
the country in search of health.
Il am heart sick and troubled" she
said, and am seeking a place where
7 can be free from worry
This was on Friday night. Until
SHrn1,daV niphf oft q
walked about the town or stayed IL
her room at the hotel.
During all the time she was seer
she was heavily veiled. a brown
veil and a black one underneath hid
her features.
The Quick family live on an eighty
acre farm, three miles east of town
and are old and respected residents
of this community and have a large
circle of friends who are sorry to heal
of the damage done to their home
which will amount to about $500, bu
are glad that they, together with DR.
and Mrs Hall, were not injured in any
way Mrs. Hall was born and raised
in this county and her many friends
among the younger people, are glaC
she escaped unhurt.
Mrs. Quck's Sister Talks.
In conversation with Mrs. Hall owe
the phone, she states that many mis-
takes are in the accounts as given b.
the Des Moines papers. She says tina
Dr. Hall talked with DR.. Guthrie TO
about a few moments at the Jail tn
morning following the arrest and tina
she denied the crime, and when ASK
ed why she was in Prairie City sh
stated that she desired a rest an
thought this would be as good plac
as any in which to spend few quie
days.
A letter received by DR., Hall las
week from Ottumwa, signed Smitl
asking him to come to Ottumwa o
professional business on the Saturda
evening train is said to have bee
written by DR.. Guthrie, who is SUI
pected to be the one who committe
the crime. 1t Is supposed that had tn
doctor gone to Ottumwa, he woul
have met with foul play.