Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
sERvEN7Ez CASE
BEING TAKEN UP
SEVERAL MExlcANS ARE AMONG
WITNESSES BEING EXAMINED
ON THE STAND.
ARE SETTLED
State VS.. Charles Black Is Dismissed
On Account Of Defective lnd'ct-
ment and He Is Held To Next
Term Grand Jury.

The Jury in the case OF the o.ase
Of Iowa VS.. Jose Servantez ret'Feo
al 1880 this morning and at two
o'clock this afternoon returned
verdict Of guilty. The value OF the
rino has been placed at $50 and
Saturday morning, December at
nine o'clock has been set as inc
time for sentence. The next case
noted for trial is that Of Davidson
VS.. Breen, an action which involves
a suit for a surgical operation.
The district court has been busy to-
day with the case of the state OF iowa
VS. lose Servantez, charged with lar.
ceny. The Jury was called at 2:4o ana
sworn in at 3:15, Monday afternoon
the states evidence given and rested
before the adjournment of court Tor the
day. With the opening this morning
the work Of the defense was begun
Several Mexicans are among the VIII
nesses and the use of an interpreter
has been necessary to question them
and also the defendant who says that
he can not talk English. The jurymen
who are sitting on this case are Harry
Alcott J. M. Boggs, NJ. J. Ryan, A. j.
Rose. Jesse Hawthorne, O. F. Lager, ~
Johnson, S. w. Johnston, 2. }. Clay
pool. Ed Jones, L. G. Parks and Samp-
son Long.
Servantez is accused of stealing a
$50 diamond ring from the JeWelry
store of R. S. Field on West Main
street on Tuesday, October q. 1t is
alleged that the man entered the store
about three o'clock on the afternoon OF
that day and asked to look at some
rings. On looking over the rings ne
selected one, ruby valued at IS and
having insufficient funds, told the pro-
prie1or that he would 60 out and get
more money. and left. He is said to
have then gone to local novelty store
where he purchased "phoney'' Ola
mond for ten cents, which, upon re-
turning to the store he is accused OF
having substituted for real sparkler
valued at $50. The exchange of the
rings was noticed by Mr.. Field when
he nut the tray back into the case and
Immediately leaving his store he &C
costed the man a half a block distant
brought him back and held him at the
store until the arrival of an officer
The stran ger was taken to the police
station where search of the mans
clothing failed to reveal the where
abouts of the ring.
Black Case Dismissed.
The case of the State Of Iowa VS.
Charles Black, charged with breaking
and entering, when called for trial
Monday afternoon was dismissed or
the motion of the county attorney or
account of defective Indictment and
the man was held to the next term
grand jury. Black was accused OF
breaking into a car standing in the 10
cal freight yards and stealing some cot
fee and spices from it. He was hello
to the grand Jury from police court to
gether with Frank Reyes but the
charge against the latter was ignored
by the criminal investigating body.
When the case of the State Of lowe
VS. Fred and George Adams was call
ed for trial, Monday, it was dismissed
for want of prosecution as no one aD
peared to prosecute. This was an &C
ton which involves the sending O.
claims outside of the state for collec
| ton to avoid exemptions and was al