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Nagel Collette case tied to early Iowa crimes in Fairfield
The Fairfield Ledger recounts William Nagel and Josephine Collette alias Edwards with criminal records. They were in Fairfield in March 1902, stole a team and bogey, drove through Washington into Louisa County, moved to Illinois, were arrested at Aledo, jailed, and later sent to Anamosa and Fort Madison penitentiaries. Nagel blamed Collette in part for the crime. both had reform-school histories and parole events are noted.
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