Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
Southern Io1va Items

his clothing and passing between two
ribs lodged itself deep in the lung. He
was taken at once 10 Omaha by DR..
Plimpton, where an Xray was made.
the negative showing the object very
distinctly. located in such manner
that 10 operate was deemed unadvisa-
bic, the surgeons seeming 10 agree tina.
the cutting necessary for It's removal
was such that certain and permanen:
Injury TO the lung would follow.
Muscatine. .-a
The happy honeymoon Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Haussman. who were
married Tuesday morning at the ST.
Mary's church. came near ending in a
terrible tragedy at 1880 O'Clock Tues
day night when an automobile in
which they were returning from an
afternoon in Davenport. crashed head.
on into an incoming D. & NJ. interur-
ban car. Three members of the bridal
party including Mrs. Haussman.- the
bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hauss-
man, of Cleveland, O.. parents of the
groom, were injured so seriously that
they are patients at the Hershey hos
pital. The chauffeur, Levi Conklir.
and the groom escaped injury other
than severe shaking up. The auto. a
new one, was demolished.
jefferson.
The coroner Of Greene county is in
vestigating the tragic death of Merit
Anthony, aged II, who was found in
his fathers barn. Fastened to a rafter
near him was double barreled shot
gun. Strings from both triggers were
near the body which was literally shot
to pieces, both barrels being dis
charged in the heart and lungs. Young
Anthony was the only heir to several
hundred acres of tint best farm land in
Greene county. He quit school be-
cause his fathers allowance did moi
suit him and short time ago forged
his fathers name TO several checks
Two days before he took his life he
showed his playmates a rope with
which he said he was going to hans
himself. They took the rope away from
him. 1t is believed suicide pact with
a girl friend in Jefferson was made
and she failed to carry out her part OF
the agreement. Anthony was ordered
not to keep company with the girl.
! Clinton.
Released from a penitentiary SEN
| tence for murder. thru pardon
| granted by the governor of Washing
| ton, Harry Carr former Clinton coun-
, Gilman, is now facing suit for $40,
! 900 damages in a court at Spokane
The suit is being tried this week al
! Spokane. 1t is brought by the heirs
! Of man named Franklin whom Carr
shot down in a western court room
after numbering one of the jurors In 2
trial there. Franklin was the defend.
| ant in a criminal procedure in. which
F. he was accused Of having assaulted
Cars daughter. Driven temperate,
! insane by the story of the assault, thu
/ former Clinton alderman rushed init
the court room and shot at Franklin
He missed his mark with the first bu;-
| let, killing one of the jurors instead
Seeing that he had missed Carr free
! again, this time killing Franklin. HI
was tried later on both charges. beint
| freed from the claim Of the murder o
1 Franklin, but being convicted in tn
! Ease Sf The j;a-er Cars defense il
1 the preset: damage suit is that Frank.
Inns death was no loss to his relative.
as he would have goneAto the peniten
tiary for the other crime for which III
was being tried, if he had not beer
shot.