Evening times-Republican., 1913-11-27
Southern Io1va Items
en- inches from tip to tip, and the
| hunter has been offered good sum
for it by st. Joe parties.

en- inches from tip to tip, and tne
hunter has been offered good sum
for it by st. Joe parties.
Council Bluffs.
With the arrest of c. E. Harvey. for
merly employed as a cashier in the
Great Western freight office here, III
Gadsden, Ala, Saturday, details OF the
alleged embezzlement Of about 5000
from the Great Western last March
have just been made public Harvey IS
under indictment here for larceny by
embezzlement. Several months chase
for the prisoner has extended from
Canada to the southland. G. T. Scott,
Of Clarion, travelling auditor of the
Great western, gave the testimony
which resulted in the indictment or
Harvey. Harvey left young wife who
was in delicate condition. A few
days after his departure Mrs. Harvey
gave birth to a baby.
ksokuk.
Paul Redmon, aged 25, was shot ana
killed by ]. III. Tucker near the Des
Moines river bridge, two miles south OF
this city. Tucker surrendered to the
Keokuk police and admits that he shot
Redmon. He alleged it was in self de-
tense. Tucker was recently injured In
an auto accident and Is lame. He was
lying down on cot in the back room
Of q small store which he operates near
the bridge. According to Tucker, Red
mon entered the store and started a
quarrel with him. He struck Tucker
across the face. Tucker says he reached
for a 38-caliber receiver behind the
counter and shot Redmon. The bullet
struck him in the head and he died in
stantly. Tucker is held in the city jail
on a charge of murder.
Council Bluffs.
While hunting with two companions
Sunday. Clarence Wright 20 years old,
received charge of bird slot in his
legs and body when one OF the guns
was accidentally discharged. His in
juries are not expected to result ser
iously altho he will require medical at
tention for some days. Wright, who is
employed by the Iowa & Omaha Short
line. was hunting squirrels near Kee-
line. six miles east of here. in COM
pany with Albert Dohse, year-old
son Of Henry Dohse OF near Treynor,
and Arthur Mass. It is not known how
the accident happened. but 1t is sup
posed to have been the weapon Of one
of the two boys. Deputy Sheriff Leuch
was notified, while Wright was cared
for at the homo Of Nels Pearson near
by. DR.. r. H. Stephens Of Treynor was
summoned and gave the injured man
attention.
Ottunwa.
Discovering she has two husbands,
both residents OF the state, Nora Spicer
Dickens has fled q petition in the dis
trict court asking that her second mar
riage be annulled and that she be re-
stored as wife Of her first husband. Ten
years ago last September she became
the wife Of Samuel Spicer by q COM
mon law marriage Effected by a written
contract entered into between the two.
Three children were born. Last spring
she was advised that she was not legal
ly married and had the right to become
the wife Of another. Under the belief
she became the wife OF William Dick
ems at Marion, Aug. /, 1913. A short
time ago she discovered that she was
wrongly advised and now Dickens has
been made defendant IN, the suit In
which she hopes to have the marriage
annulled. She appars as plaintin un-
der the name Of Nora Spicsr,