The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-09-08
THE MILLS Oh. JUSTICE
Troubles Of People Sifted Through
Court Hoppers.

Officers raided the home OF Morn
and Hosea Smith, at Beacon, Monda,
morning at 300 o'clock, resulting il
the finding of Hosea Smith occupy
Ing the same room with girl named
Minnie Cox, aged Is years. Messrs
Smith were arraigned before Squire
O. G. g.. Phillips and read the charge
that OF "lewdness. They waived
discrimination at the arraignment and
the Squire bound them over to the
grand jury, They are held in Jail
awaiting the securing of appearance
bonds in the sum of $500. The infor.
nation against the defendants was
fled by the girls brother, Bud" Bee.
die. The girl is the adopted daughter
OF Sanford Beedle of Beacon. Il
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Marshalltown Herald: A police call
took the patrol to the tower at the
railroad crossing Saturday night. The
operator at the tower said there was
drunk man in that neighborhood
who had mistreated young boy.
When the police arrived they found
the boy but no drunK man, and after
questioning the lad pretty closely he
finally confessed that 1t was a fake
call and that he had run away from
home. He gave his name as Herman
.Glinghamer, and place OF residence as
oskaloosa, where ne said his father
was. employed in the railroad shops
as machinist. The boy was taken
to jail and his parents communicated
with. He was sent home today. IL
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The trial of Frank Campbell, r. Nc
Cullah, Mat Thomas, and James Tay-
lor, charged with the illegal transport
tation of Intoxicating liquors has
been continued and will be tried in the
court OF Squire O. C. @. Phillips
Monday, Sept. ~. d
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Information has been filed in the
court of c. Woodruff against Norm
Smith, Of Beacon, charging him with
keeping a house OF ill-fame. Smith
pleaded not guilty at, arraignment and
was placed under $500 bond awaiting
trial.
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Cornelius Bussey, an old man, is
charged with malicious threatenings.
and larceny. Bussey is accused of
threatening to beat and kill w. w.
Brown and he is also accused of
stealing comfort from the Harris
Hotel on Rock Island avenue. Bussey
pleaded not guilty at arraignment anu
through his attorney, o. N. Downs.
has secured. a change of venue to the
court OF Squire o. C. c., Phillips.
Bussey was released on his own re-
cognisance. He will be tried this af.
ternon.
G. A. Simkins was arraigned before
Squire Woodruff charged with cheat
ing by false pretenses. Simpkins
pleaded not guilty to the charge and
his trial is set for September 10. The
defendant was released on his own
bond.
The trial of the men who we're
found in the gambling joint raided re-
Gently by the police, which was set
for Monday, Sept. 5, has been contin-
ued and will be tried tomorrow. The
men were arrested when the gambling
joint over 118 First avenue West was
raided on the night of August 9th.
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John Swanson, of Evans, was up
this morning on the charge of intoxi-
cation. Swanson has been before
the mayor SO many times that his
name can be found upon almost any
leaf of the docket. Fines and JAM
sentences seem to have no effect on
Swanson and the mayor this morning
gave him a new punishment that may
have the desired effect. He fined
him $25 and costs and if Swanson en-.
tiers the city limits within six months
from today he will be placed in jail
to serve a Is day sentence. The lat
seen of Swanson he was walking the
ties between this city and Evans
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Chas. Lane, a contractor of Grinnell
and Thomas Morrisey, also of Grin
nell, were arraigned last evening be-
fore Mayor Bacon on the charge of in
toxication. They pleaded guilty and
were fined $485 each.
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Chas. Raines, an old offender was
sentenced to ten days at hard labor
this morning for intoxication.