Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-13
Pedro Garcia Found Dead in
Street By Railway Men
on Way to Work
REVOLVER LYING
BY LIFELESS BODY
Fiancee Questioned Because
Of Having Been Last
One With Decedent

Pedro Garcia, aged about 20 years,
was found lying dead on North Moore
street near the Wabash tracks, at $50
| this morning by Ira Smith, Charles
Northover and Norval Smith, three
employees Of the Ottumwa Railway q
Light Co.. as they were coming to
their work. Upon examination 1t was
found that the man had bullet wound
through his right temple and revol.
yer was lying at his feet. The cor.
oner was called and the body removed
to the Sullivan undertaking rooms
where it is now awaiting disposi.
| tion. The man is understood to have
relatives In Mexico and the inquest
will probably be held some time Sat
urday.
Orders Woman Arrested.
Numerous theories are afloat in re-
gard to the manner in which the man
met his death and who is RESPONSE
BILE for it.. The county attorney has or.
dered the arrest Of Mrs. Okarita Ewing
colored woman, with whom the dead
man had been keeping company. When
questioned the woman stated that she
and Garcia left the Gilbert chop house
on South Market, where the man had
been living, at 11:15 Thursday night
and walked to her home, 325 North
Moore street She says that she and
the Mexican have been keeping cons
pany for some time, have been engAg-
ed since last July and have intended to
be married as soon as she could obtain
divorce from her husband, whom she
claims is in Chicago and has been sep
arated from her for the past sixteen
months.
Mrs. Ewing says that when she last
saw Garcia he was standing at the
place where the walk leads up from
the outside walk to her home. She Is
of the opinion that 1t was shortly af-
ter 1880 when they arrived there She
claims that she heard no sounds or
commotion and knew nothing of the
mans death until this morning when
the body was found. Mrs. Queenie b.
Taylor, Mrs Ewing's aunt, with whom
she lives, says that she heard noise
of some kind during the night, but
was of the opinion that 1t was consid-
erably after the younger woman had
returned home and was supposedly
asleep.
See Fire Flash.
Numerous parties living near the
Taylor residence have stated that they
heard shot fired and other noises
during the night Charles Wilson who
lives on Church street, near Moore.
says that he had retired andsWas look
yirl Huho a al w
fire flash, as from gun, and quickly
following upon it, came the sound OF
low cry and door slamming. JUST
then he saw a man run up Moore
street cross Church and down an alley
which leads to the river. He said that
he saw the man run under the light
at the intersection of the two streets
but could not say whether he wore an
overcoat or not, nor could he say as to
his color or size.
Body of Sidewalk.
The dead mans body had fallen to
the east of the sidewalk, his head ly-
ing probably four or five feet to one
side. About six or eight feet, directly
south fthe spot where the body lay, Ii
a large maple tree.and it is the opinion
of the offices that the party who per-
petrated the deed was in hiding be-
hind this tree. The night was exceeds
ingly dark and foggy and this would
permit the close proximity of another
person before discovery.
Several other theories have been
advanced by different persons to the
officers in regard to how the man met
his death, If he was murdered how II
was committed and other events lead.
ing up to it, out Of which there may
be further developments.