Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-14
Southern Io,ua Items

wound will prove fatal. He is sup
posed to be in prosperous circum-
stances on his farm and 1t Ia not be-
iieved that his rash act was caused
from worry over any financial or
domestic troubles. His many friends
hope that he will soon recover from
the self inflicted injury and be re-
stored to his mind. 2e@
Davenport.
At the instigation of the Illinois state
factory Inspector. the Rock Island
road was again fined $500 for viola
ton Of the state factory laws at the
Silyis shops. The factory inspector
has insisted that device for carrying
off smoke and fumes from the black
smith shop lie installed. The road
has not installed the device and for
the past few weeks the inspector has
had the company fined every time he
visits the shops, the total fines ag-
gregating 1895. -a
ksekuk. e
Ralph Wells, the 4-year -old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Wells. Of SCI South
Fifteenth street, died Saturday night
at o'clock. as result Of burns re-
i ceived Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
when he accidentally fell into a bucket
Of scalding hot water In the kitchen at
the home. The accident was a par
ticuIarly distressing one. Mrs. Wells
was preparing to scrub the kitchen
/ floor and had drawn bucket OF hot
water. She had left the room but 4
moment when she was called back by
the cries of pain from her son. and
rushed to the kitchen to find him bent
double in the bucket.
Davenport.
My father was a drunkard and / was
| driven away from home four years
ago" charged Albert Fladien. a youth
OF II years. when arrested on a charge
of stealing a bicycle by Detective p.
j. Phelan. F1adien continued that his
father had been an excessive drinker
and that he was driven away from
his home because OF his treatment
| when he VS. a boy Of lS years. i
! have been poaming around ever since
that time the youth said wistfully.
"and have been friendless in the
world. Ny people live at Lansing.
Mich, but have not been there since.
| I have done the best / could to make
my own way and sometimes 1t was
pretty hard" The boy had taken the
| bicycle from West Second street. be-
tween Main and Harrison streets, Fri
/ day afternoon. The wheel is the prop
| erty Of Edward Olson. 71s Belle ave-
nue. Albert took the bicycle to Rock
! Island and was apprehended after
| Davenport police had notified the ofsf-
GERS. He had made an effort to dis
.pose Of the bicycles
Burlington.
| Altho Truman Pond was acquitted
| last fail of the murder Of his friend
Karl II. Turner, whom he shot at his
home on the corner OF Main and
| Angular streets, last March II. he is
inow defendant in another trial arising
from the same case. The dead mans
father, Charles e. Turner. admins
! traitor % the estate 81 Harx n. TurneI,
4 is suing Pond for 5000 damages on
account Of thesdeathi of his son, which
ne claims was caused by the careless
ness 4of tthe defendant, and also de-
mandsr additional $3.50, the cost Of his
sons funeral. The case was started
Friday morning III THE district court
with Judge Hale presiding. The hrst
witness was the plaintiff. Mr.. Turner.
father Of the decedent He testified
4 that Karl was % years old at the time
of his death and was earning 800
a month At his trade A. q butcher. He
also testified regarding the funeral ex-
tpense. Mrs. Turner. the mother was
the next witness, and coFrobOrated the
4 testimony OF her husband. Kari's two
brothers, Eddie and arthur also testi-
fed. The last witness WAS Elmer
Amfs deputy sheriff who told about
. conversation with Poffd at the county
Jail after his arrest in which Pond
IA id the shooting was an ACCIDENT and