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rA,thedicu-ylishcon-511 tocvait-3therper-3 areariseigar-took pois-in a urely used, fatal sites, asy-,e in-THE NEWSIOWACOT LONG SENTENCES.End of a Sensational Criminal Case' atIowa City.Iowa Citv, Oct. 18.—The most sensational criminal case that Iowa City has had for years and one with a large element of tragedy in it, came to an end when Judge P. B. Wolfe, of Clinton, pronounced the following sentences: To hard labor at Anamosa for 10 years, William McDonough, John McGuan, John Sale, Harry Goody; for seven and one-half years, James McDonough. These young men are all Iowa City lads, who were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Clark and a posse of officers in August, charged with criminally assaulting Emma Gromas, a feeble-minded girl, 10 years of age. Another member of the party, Charles Fickler, alias “Chicago Pickle,’5 of Chicago, was shot dead by Clark while resisting arrest, and Luke Jordan, of Iowa City, was afterwards found dead, mysteriously free from wounds, at the side of a railroad track. Judge Wade having arrested one of the men at the revolver's point, gave way to Judge Wolfe in the trial of the case. Previous to conviction the men had made three unsuccessful attempts to breakjail. _......MUVeriDiwas secc He i Fra: was to slt; The mu r deal proi secc bv i frorRSan3VJnediiestsuicre vlt;suic of n of t tion on zPrelt;
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Roland Record
Roland, Iowa, US
Fri, Oct 23, 1896
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