Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-20
Confessed Murderer of 7.
M'Grah Accused Of Killinr
Burlington Brakeman at
st. Louis Last September
ACCUSATION DID
NOT DISTURB HIM
Warrant Read By James
Harrison at Jail In Qska-
loosa But Young Did Not
Change Expression.

Charles Young, the confessed MUIR
dered Of Thomas McGrah, was charged
last night by Special Burlington Agent
j. M. Harrison, with the murder OF
Brakeman j. N. Wine, short dis
lance out of st. Louis, last September.
When the warrant was read to him in
his cell at the Mahaska county jail,
Young did not change the expression
of his face In the least, remaining as
calm and peaceful as II he had been
told that his supper was coming. He
had nothing to say whatever OF the,
charge, neither denying nor affirming
it. The trial of this charge will prob
ably come at the same, time as that of
the McGrah murder in the Wapellol
county district court.
Although this second accusation was
kept secret until last night it has been
under investigation for some time and
the evidence must necessarily be
strong to warrant charge OF this
kind. The accusation states that
Young shot Brakeman Wine a few
miles out OF st. Louis In an alteration
on the train, killing Wine Instantly
This crime is alleged to have been
committed about 8oclock in the even
ing.
Young has stated to Sheriff Knox,
Chief Beeman and others that he was
in st. Louis working and the dates he
gave seem to indicated that he was in
that vicinity at the time of this muir
der. Detective Harrison left this at
ternoon for the east presumably to
work on this case. It Is understood
that he has gathered considerable
evidence.
Pleads Not Guilty.
When arraigned in the district court
before Judge G. w. Vermilion at 1880
this afternoon, Young pleaded not
guilty to the charge OF the murder 'of
Thomas McGrah Dillon Davis enter
ed the plea as Young's attorney. Judge
Vermilion stated that it was doubtful
whether or not the case could be tried
this term. He said that next week
completes the March session and since
the will contest now on trial will con-
sumo several days before it is finished,
he thought it may be necessary to
carry the trial over untikthe August
term. 1t was not definitely settled
and the possibilities of trial this term
will be considered further by the COURT
and County Attorney Steck tonight or
morrow and final decision made. An
endeavor will be made, however, to
have the trial this present term.
Court Room Crowded.
The report seemed to be over the
city in an instant that Charles Young
would be arraigned for pleading this
afternoon. The court room was f
with spectators, who were no doubt
somewhat disappointed since the pro-
cedure Of the entering of plea OF
not guilty was such that gave them
little Of interest. Some of them did
not know that plea had been entered.
When taken from the court house to
the Jail large crowd followed to the
Jail door to get glimpse OF Young
as he sat behind the bars. Young
smiles at times through t~All and
seems to enjoy the gaze of the public.
He was brought to Ottumwa this
morning at o'clock from Oskaloosa
over the Rock Island Handcuffed as
he was and in the charge Of Sheriff
hnox many gathered behind and trail
ed to the court house. I a