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mo iii*ii were Junl now eliot by a po. ifin/1 Mid a newaboy, ruahliitf into (lio ttm ortloe Inal nl^ht about 7:1/5, and Nllately twt Oa«tt« reporter* were UimJutf the ii|Hll»r Imok to Aral prlu-a, it waa n horrible night* but Hie linil upread rapidly and the atr*eta aoon urowded with people, who wore ig multitudinous (|Uu%tiona about thn or, Hiving vent lo all aurta of exoluul-ia or mrprUe and annulment, ip reporter found tho police atatlon at m«'ii willing to ae* mid hoar what oouhl, nud it waa out/ a few minute i h« had found J, !lt;. Kune, a iuhii who da at the Tremout hou«te, nnd lt;mw the e of the tragedy, from the bcgluulutf to lime whim Otttoer OrJaainger II rod aat aligt, Mr. Kane mild that outlier ,i lt;veli11K ho hoard crle* for help up t nveime, and found I»y ItiVnMltfiUloii four moil wer« entry Iti** tho limp \ of n iimn near tho bill boarda rvl that a iu tin* region of tho aprln^ lt;r well ntid in Him viflinitr of II, \\\ Hoah* ’ii ni*Jdenlt;*0. lie rufth.id over Ui the lit, wlwro Olllour Criatlugor waa aland-mid told him that a mill hadi hnhl up for f3J or auinothtng r lti it niuomit, which ilio man Kano nnd tho oflloer, When Wngernud Kune wont up to the April r wln«ro the alu^lng oonnrred the rtHtoof tough* find Med nud the patrol on wna ordered and tho man whoae it* wit* given »t* Marker wan takmi to Jail. Crlaamger told Mr, K'ki»» to ntny lodutid they would probably I’.ml t*iem he wauted t.im to identify tlm num. «relt;ui the ttmn of the erb»* for holp on renue mid tho taking of the fiutlui to jut) tko quartette had alippwd uver lo Hvtnuigo pilo«n on Piral av«*iiu* n» Knnx hfld by chance anon them unit* hud Irft k*l!illjrfw tlie lt;itl)oer» wheni ------------M.itbuf invHT,fviUlariardleJit ravel pll. Oot here jeater-duj nnd went to the II. O. It. lt;t N.offloea at o*otook to aome inonej comtu^ to me about Thur told mo to oall 1n anlioiir. I did no and nft«r getting 1117 rnonej2 not «uiu» wUmUb/. Colorado Mlk* waa with ine» H’« went up ntio?e th® de pot and, with neToral othara, drank the whlakey, Tho three men 1 anw in the oolla unu the dead roan were the four men who who ware with uiu and drank the whlaNoy 1 ^nvo Colorado Mike” $'A whou we oarne out of tho 11. 0. K. lt;fc N* oflloo. AIjuo tlark we weut to ihe Tremoiit lloaae. I wa« ao full that t!»e proprietor would not hit me atay* Wo started out lo ^o to the Duhuqne llonei» and while on the waj they threw me down nnd one held me while the otlinr went through me, 1 called for polloe and anon a nlllsim oame to me. Theu the patrol watfoli oame nnd took me lo the station. t waa ahown the dead iimn thla mornluK end Imlentitled hlrn aa 0111* of thti parly who drank with me, aud1 believe ho in Ihe man who wan with 4lCol oradn Mike wl.en I waa robbed.MAuKKn'a aroui.Ohaa* Marker, tlu man who waa held up by the thu^H Uat ultfht, wm aot»er enough ll'ia morning 10 ^i?M uu auoouut of Mm *Hf nud lie waa brought Into the preatnue of the Ilian who worti arreated la«t nl^l.tan uneoinpHuoa of Uho. Hlmal» tho dtad man. 'the 11 will who ^h¥o hla mine aa U'rUhl to the potloe laa* ni^ht wua r«icx»^nl/w) by Marker aa a hard nharsoter and known throughout the Wfvatoru country aa Colorado Mlkn.M Marker asld ho knew him In Dakota two or three yeara a*fo. Tho dead mau and Mike” were lileiitllled by Marker aa the two men who held him up near the corner (if \ avpiiUM and rUth at rout and took hla money, about fun iu nit. The Tlotim of the rohbory paid ho wan drunk hut not ao Full but that he aould tell the men wore JntiMit on robtlu^ him and ha orlad 1 naitty for the polloe, wlio quickly oame to hla reaoue. Marker aald lie oatuo to town about *J o'nloek y^mterdaf from Oinrkftvjlle, whnro ho bad leon working tn a^rnvet pit. Nefwr anw tlmdead man, 111olt;m!v until yen-»■__!---- ‘^ii.. .. *t»ul.rM r^rwnriL Ilaat nltfhU Hald Uleod had botwe and ftiO when we loft Par^o. Met on the atreet yoaterday afternoon him a^aln at 7 o'clock at or near t ahatitfe. Took him oror to the 1 houat* to tfot him a bed. 1 am an I man when 1 am at home, Uavo 1 Nuw York and Miaaaort alnoe I 0 thla ooantry all yeara a^o.JOHN PUMOMDwan put all the etand. John la m diamond In the rou^h and looka ai no attempt had over been mado U him, lie t» rather the w'jrat lookti aoter of the outdt. Ilia toattmu about (he nnme na that of hla panli evidently had their atorlea well dried before thoyoameon the atm ter the hearing of the testimony den hied to bring hi a verdlot In anoe with the faeta broai(hl out bj Tentlicalton tlcj that (Mirgo lilm to Ida deatU by tho hand of an olllo h«i raninted in the diaaharjfe of and that aald otlloor waa JONtlQe4! ooume he pOmued,In aooordanoe with tho at0Te OriaMln^dr waa raleaned, TIim opinion ezpropaod Ja that Mr. Oi did the oommutilty n ^rrnt ^ood ii iu^ It of a hi^bwaymuD, hounelt; and dnnj{er6ua thujf,flurpota in nil tho new KtjrloH n that will plenMo jinuMt'Cnrlliy NellMontinmtitH ut AtiMOlutoHaving reoelved a lar^e aurplua Granite and Marble MMtmmeuta to Uuoorutlon Day, I will aell that the neat 1H) Unya at ootual ooat, ral oarry them over tmtU neit year, and look at the niounmeuta, ^e and aalinfy youraolf that you c from f!J,*l to #.U0 ci a monumeuf tit{ to alae.0»ua, HrewAHT,J*rop. llawkeyn Marnl11 ± Ml Third A1 Cedar Ur* • — T--•--
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

Tue, Oct 20, 1885

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