Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-05
Young Man Says He Was
Robbed of Watch and TAX
en- to Woods Near 4-Mile
Bridge; Tied to a Tree
CAPTIVE SINCE
SATURDAY NIGHT


Said by Youth to be His
Assailants.
Juiius Jacobson returned home last
night at $40 o'clock. His clothing
was covered with mud and his nhvai..
cal condition denoted that he had
gone through trying experience since
mysteriously disappearing Saturday
night about 8 o'clock.
The lads story is that he was grab.
ped by man In front of the STANDARD
grocery store and advised not to make
an outcry or he would be shot He
says ne was taken to the side OF the
LaCiede building at the corner of
Jelferson street where his captor met
another man, and the three proceeded
70 the railroad tracks where he was
roobed OF his watch. Young jacobson
declares his captors then gagged him
ana walked him on the railroad tracks
70 q point near the four mile bridge.
Where ne was bound around the waist
to tree, with his wrists fastened with
rope behind. He says the thugs told
MIN they would kill him ifshe tried to
get away. Nothing has been eaten
Dy him except some sugar cane found
IN the field nearby and some water
from the river.
His return home last night, althoush
ms appearance was that OF a person
nearer death than life, caused 10y
asaih 20 pervade the jacobson house.
nolu. ne said he released himself
rom mis- bounds yesterday afternoon.
ana waited till dusk for fear his cap
.ors would see him. He started to
Walk oack home. He entered the
hitcnen door of his home and stageer.
% INTO the dining room. where he fell
AZ tne 1eet OF his mother after mur.
,nuring ,.g Here | am" Loving hands
,lIteo MIN to bed, and short time
iater ne told his brother Earl that
Two men mad me- The story OF hid
escapade was told to Earl jacobson
piece meal following the administered.
l' ION OF restoratives by two physicians
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neighbor stated that she saw two
men bring Julius to the rear fence of
the house, and on the strength az
this statement Lester Hardsocg wa.
dispatched with Sheriff Knox IA
Agency for the Rodebaugh and Cow.
ger bloodhounds. The dogs followed
the trail OF young Jacobson from the
mouse along several streets in West
Ottumwa, but lost the scent al tina
north approach to the Blackhawk
street bridge.
The family physician stated that
young Jacobson when first seen bv
him last evening was extremely ner.
vous and upset and would not talk.
ne was not absolutely unconscious.
but would not respond to interrogas
tions. His pulse and temperature were
0. r.. but his tongue was heavily
coated indicating that he had IA
nothing to eat for some time. Rome
marks were noticeable around his
wrists. This morning the physician
discovered that julius was heavily
mosquito bitten around the ankles ana
wrists.
Youth Tells Of Experience.
To his brother Earl jacobson. young
julius told Of his frightful experiences
early this morning. Numerous oues.
lions were necessary In order to draw
from him some tangible information
that might lead to the apprehension of,
his captors. The story Of julius Jacob
son as retold by his brother Earl today
follows:
Julius said that he was about ia
cross the street after leaving the
Standard grocery Saturday night when
a rough looking man grabbed his wrist
with this remark: IL you yell, I'll kill
you.' julius was taken to Jefferson
street and turned south After turning
the corner OF Main, his captor was
Joined by another man and the three
proceeded to the railroad tracks when
julius was robbed OF his watch. After
taking his watch Julius asked them to
let him go, but they said: We are not
through with you yet They then tied
q black rag around his mouth and the
three proceeded west on the Burlington
tracks to point near the Four Mile
bridge, where they left the tracks and
went into the woods. He was placed
.lup against tree and bound there with
his hands behind his back with rope.
The men told him II he got loose from
the tree they would kill him. He nm
lally loosened his hands yesterday
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