Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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Hine's pasture. Foreman had been working on the road that adjoined the pasture, not more than thirty or forty rods from Johnson. Prior to this, an Anti-Horse Thief Association, whose object was to bring thieves and law violators to justice, had been formed. At a meeting, the members voted to institute proceedings for prosecution for larceny against Robert Johnson. A committee was appointed to collect evidence against Johnson and bring the case to the District Attorney. Contributions were collected to aid the prosecution. In obedience to the directions given by the association, E.V. Miller and another member laid the case before the District Attorney and made statements to him of what they claimed were the facts of transaction. The case was then brought to the grand jury and an indictment for larceny was returned. Hearing that Foreman's calves were light colored, Johnson and his brother went to see Potter. Potter pointed out the four Foreman calves. These were light colored calves. it was then that Johnson realized he had not handled Foreman's calves. Potter still insisted these were the calves Johnson sold him. Johnson refused to pay the note because of his innocence. Johnson then started a civil suit that eventally cost him $1400. Johnson retained Col. I.M. Preston, along with Wheeler, for the larcency charge. it was fairly common knowledge that there would be a motion to quash the indictment because of an error in drawing and impaneling the grand jury. While pending, Johnson's barn was burned. Apparently Col. Preston had had misgivings about Johnson's innocence because he directed Wheeler to advise him to jump his bond and leave the country. Johnson angrily replied to Wheeler, “Boy, I never stole the Foreman calves, and by God. I will go the penitentiary off my door stop, before I will ever jump my bond". Shortly before the case was convened in court, Johnson found a rope with a letter near his home. It read, ‘In view of the present indictment, we understand that you calculate to have the indictment set aside. We advise you to appear and be tried under the indictment with the defect. if any exists. or take the lamented Greeley's advice and go west or take this — We the Committee.‘ The case was transferred to Cedar County which resulted in a hung jury eleven to one in favor of acquittal. There was a retrial and Johnson was acquitted. This was not enough for Robert Johnson who wanted to ‘get his character back‘. The third and longest part of the Jones County Calf Case, began on May 23. 1878. This was an action for malicious prosecution and $10,000 damages against E.V. Miller. S.D. Potter. and Herman Kellar. and known as Johnson vs. Miller, et al. There was a change of venue to Linn County. but before it was tried, it was changed to Benton County. Lawyers for the plaintiff were Col. Preston, J .D. Nichols, and C.E. Wheeler, and the firm of E. Keeler, Tewksberry Gr Traer for the defendants. No verdict was reached due to a disagreement among the jury. It was tried again in Benton County on October 22, 1878. At one of these trials. John Foreman testified. ‘that this organization had met these defendants and they had determined to prosecute, whether anybody told them or not.‘ A verdict of $3,000 in favor of Johnson was returned by the jury; but was set aside by Judge Shane on the grounds it was not warranted by the evidence. The costs of these trials was about $2,000. The verdict was appealed and the case was tried in Clinton county. A verdict of $7,500 was obtained in favor of Johnson, but was set aside on the grounds that one of the defendants should not have been included. The case was next tried in Blackhawk county. The ‘committee's’ letter was admitted as evidence. Benjamin Yost testified that at the time the indictment was found. one of the defendants stated ‘that if they could not get rid of (Johnson) no other way, they would burn him out.’ John Hines testified that he heard David Fall, one of the defendants, say at the time at which the original indictment was found, ‘we will drive him out of the county.‘ Who Fall included when he said ‘we,' the witness was unable to state. Another defendant, G.W. Miller, called as a witness by the plaintiff. testified to the effect that he was present at a meeting of the Anti- Horse Thief Association when a vote was taken to prosecute Johnson for selling Foreman's calves, that money was voted for that purpose and members were assessed to raise the money. The verdict was again in favor ofJohnson. The defendants appealed to the Iowa supreme court, where it was heard April 25, 1884. Attorneys were Horace Boies, Hubbard. Clark & Deacon for the appellants and Wheeler and Pratt 81 Carr for Johnson. The court's findings were that the letter was inadmissable against any of the defendants unless a conspiracy could be established. The court also found that the testimony of Hines could not be admitted. Evidence showed that the defendants contributed money in dues to the association, which was used in prosecution. The defendants could not be held responsible for the actions of the association. Evidence tended to show probable cause for the defendants to believe Johnson had taken Foreman's calves. The court declined to say that evidence might not be the same on re-trial. The decision was reversed in favor of the defendants. The case was retried in Blackhawk county, where an unidentified witness testified that one of the defendants spoke of the defendant and the prosecution and said, in effect, that they would like to do the same thing to Johnson as they did to Hi Roberts, who had been lynched by members of an 1850's anti-horse thief association. Johnson again won the verdict. The defendants then appealed to the high court which heard the case October 15, 1886. The verdict was reversed in favor of the defendants. The case was retried in Blackhawk for the third time. The jury was directed to find in favor of one of the defendants, Herman Kellar. whose connection with the association was not proven. The verdict returned was also in favor of Johnson, who was awarded $1,000. Miller and the other defendants appealed again to the supreme court. This case was heard January 27, 1891. Upon review of special findings, the court upheld the verdict of $ I .000 in favor ofJohnson. In 1894, and for the last time, the case was heard in the Iowa supreme court. Keilar died in 1891. and the remaining six defendants wanted to pay only sixsevenths of the $2,886 costs for which they were liable. The judgment of the lower court stood and the case that started twenty years before and was tried to 114 jurors in four counties, with court costs amounting to $30,000, was at an end. All those involved with the case were prominent men when the case was begun, but all had been bankrupted by the proceedings. Public opinion had not been with Johnson as he tried to clear his name. No one could say Robert Johnson did not have his character back. 153
Despite about a dozen trials and $30,000 of the taxpayers‘ money, he was able to say that being indicted for larceny did not hamper his social status in the long run. The defendants, however, were not as fortunate. These prominent men were bankrupted by their attempt to show the power of their organization They found that thinking a person is guilty until proven innocent only made matters worse It was that kind of thinking that instituted the malicious prosecution charge which was what ruined them @€@ *\w..._ loll 3 1 ‘~ *'* —-1 L "1 "'1'-~_'_ “-11: In Photo of Shaw's Block before it was torn down 9 February 26. 1987. (Cedar Rapids Gazette photo submitted by Bertha Finn)
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fooling several of the town's leadi
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his own bank. went down the alley a
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ted fever as a youth. There was no
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Waverly Democrat. Soon after his ar
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gangway. Superhuman efforts were ma
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Moe, Ernie Peet, William Port, Newt
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The Grand Opera House compiled by M
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North Garnaviilo street. The land b
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Railroads Come to Anamosa submitted
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directly to Chicago by the train on
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make the initial trip over the new
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America. will never be the same as
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and returned to the Joslin cabin. G
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Amasa B. Dumont. April 27, 1846 G.
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Page 189 and 190: V Getting Organized! Since Anamosa
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Churches — VII Places to Give Tha
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hall are on the top floor. Music ha
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Eve Candlelight service was begun a
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' VIII Schools — Places to Grow a
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people the use of their hall. It wa
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Teaching in a Country School by Mal
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Brandt. David Twombley. Virginia Pe
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IX Sports — A Time to Play Wonder
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Golden Gloves Tournament Big events
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nearly two years. and would cost ne
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electric baths with appliances, the
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Hospital Auxiliary submitted by Dor
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XI Anamosa: Grant Wood Country IP1
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the beginning of the change to a on
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i‘Y XII Clubs and Organizations
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Troop 99. according to the Hawkeye
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Masonic Lodge No. 46 A.F. 8: A.M. s
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The Order of Rainbow for Girls The
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Committees are appointed to promote
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The Concord Round Table was organiz
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In 1912. the Rebekah Circle was org
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In today's atmosphere of political
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oth groups thought the idea to be a
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World War I had a sobering effect o
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XIII Unique People, Places and Thin
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Excerpts of an article published in
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A I 915 photo ofRen Finnigan and hi
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In May I931 he started working at t
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‘vi Another time Don said. “A f
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from our house. There was a summer
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looking out to the north and commen
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for a while so that the kids could
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others and the Sheean boys. who liv
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In 1893 James Brown discovered a le
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XIV That's Entertainment! Small Tow
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XV The Way It Is Now 1987: Getting
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a fall from a tractor April 12. A f
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' watching from the hills south and
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Fourth ofJuly. I919 Celebration and
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Byme, John P. Calhoun, Charles W. C
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Emmert, Edward Emmert, John L. Emme
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Holub. Leroy J . Holub, Leslie J .
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Manning, Jerry R. Marek, Durward P.
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Power, Robert M. Powers, Darrell W.
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Stutt, Ervin G. Stutt, Leo G. Stutt
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The Post makes regular trips to the
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The Ladies Auxiliary members were m
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21" * 5, Carrie Wildey in 1897. The
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M’ S0; . fl"-1 Joe Yount, chauffe
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F An early Anamosa baseball team. (
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Photos and Advertisements as of 198
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Congratulations to Anamosa on 150 y
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0 Preparingfor the % W next 150 yea
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LINN-JONES FS SERVICES , Inc A FARM
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MAQUOKETA VALLEY RURAL ELECTRIC COO
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app 1 5Oth irthday namosa . . . H t
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Colleen Guhl if _ Wedding Consultan
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Jones County’s Oldest Family Owne
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l Ci 1 I r \ Left to right: Mary An
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Grant Wood Memorial Park "ii it Ant
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“Since I977" .',, -‘ '/r“ ' 1
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GOETTSCH, INC. i3 4"a_ ' Q. ' I" _
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.. I Doerr Electric, a well-known m
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CRlSTY'S DESIGN QUILTING THOMAS 8:
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The Town Crier, a full coverage sho
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Collins Defense Communications Anam
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Congratulations Anamosa! WEERS-ENGL
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Congratulations, Anamosa ‘X _‘4
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BLAKESLEY, E.E., 21$ BLAKESLEY, Har
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DAVIS, Louise, 294 DAVIS, Miner, 19
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HAGSTROM, Rev. David, 214 HAGSTROM,
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_ LACY, Jack, 246 LACY, Joyce, 275
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MULLETT, Dusty, 233 MULLIGAN, Diann
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SCHIRM, Dan, 105 SCHIRM, Eldo, 131
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WATTERS, George, 35, 67, 114, 123,
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