Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-30
'IA[F|S NOT NUMEROUS
Not Many Dspredations As = Result
OfOirous Day-Two Cases In
the City.
Rooms In Commercial Bank Entered
and Some Jewelry Taken
Suiting Stolen.
Soldiers Home Larceny Case on
Numerous Other Cases and
Police Happenings.

Considering the size Of the crowd in
the city Tuesday there were very few
arrests. and none Of them were for any
serious offense. But very few cases of
larceny were reported and no cases of
Between and z O'clock.
or during the supper hour at Wards
dining hall, thieves entered the living
apartments of the young ladies en-
ployed as mattresses. The rooms are
located up stairs over the dining hall
and were locked. Entrance, however,
was gained to one Of the back rooms,
and from there the thieves succeeded
in getting int all the others, working
towards the front Of the building.
The first notice taken Of the fact that
some one had been in the rooms, oc-
Cured after supper, when the girls
went to their rooms to dress for the
evening. Things were found in a topsy-
turvey state, bureau drawers were piled
promiscously about the floors and
everything showed evidences of having
been generally ransacked. From the
room OF Miss Ella Hosberg the best
haul was made, the stolen articles con-
sisting principally of jewelry. One gold
set ring is missing, as are also pair
of link cuff buttons, garnet breast pin
and a gold necklace. Whoever went
through the rooms evidently wished
money, as he took ten cents from Miss
Hosberg's rooms and four cents from
an adjoining room occupied by Miss
Florence Shaullis.
A description of the thieves was as
certained by little Flossie Ward, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ward, who
happened to go to her parents apart
ments on an errand about 6 o'clock
When she arrived at the top Of the
stairs she noticed a strange man in the
hallway, but she supposed he was wait
| ing for DR.. Whitacre. whose Office adj
joins the hallway. Miss F'lossie asked
the man If he wanted to see her papa
or the doctor, and the man answered
that he was waiting for the doctor.
Flossie also noticed that the door of
Miss Shaullis' room was open, but
thought nothing Of 1t. She happened to
return up the same stairs short time
after this occurrence and as she did SO
two men, the same man with whom she
had talked and another stranger passed
down the stairs. The little girl des-
cribes both quite accurately and would
be able to Identify them. The value OF
the stolen articles does not reach any
great amount. but the different pieces
of jewelry that belonged to Miss Hos
berg We're all gifts ana highly priced.
i STOLE A BOLT OF CLOTH.
i Arthur Wall was the victim of thie1
ait about o'clock Tuesday evening al
his place of business on West MAR
A street. He was not there at the time o.
the theft, when two men entered anC
4 engaged the attention Of Mr.. w. G. Os.
man, ST., who occupies half of the room
u One Of the men priced some jewelry
and was examining 1t, while the othel
stood on the other side of the room ant
: placed under his coat a bolt of cloth
containing two pieces Of suiting, valued
at $50. Mr.. Osman did not notice any
thing wrong, but DR.. Cottle and "A. "A
Greenbaum were suspicious of the man
ner in which one Of the men held hi.
coat, as If he had something hidden I'M
der 1T. DR.. Cottle reported the matte
to the police and the theft was noticed
as soon as Mr.. Wall returned. The mel
walked north on Center street, but n,
traces of them could be found. One o
the thieves tried to sell the cloth t,
George Gerhart during the evening, bu
he got away before an officer could b.
notified. One arrest was made on sus
picion, but no proof was available.
FARM HOUSE ROBBERY REPORT
ED.
Word was brought to the city Tues
day afternoon that the farm home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes, four miles south
} west of the city. in Timber Creek town
ship. had been entered by a thief an
several articles stolen. Nothing wa
learned as to the description of the stol
en- articles. The thief was supposed t
be a club-footed man, as tracks leadin
from the yard indicated such to be tn
case.
AN ASSAULT CASE.
Before Justice Allen Tuesday after
noon ]. T. Dawson was arraigne
charged by Madison Brooks, colored, o
being guilty of using blasphemous an
obscene language to the disturbance G
: the public peace and quiet. The cas-
was dismissed, however. and evidenc
given was such as to warrant Brook.
!, arrest this morning on charge of as
= sault and battery. Brooks lives nea
the Frudden Lumber Company's yard
and Dawson works for the company
is alleged that Brooks beat one of hi
children with the butt-end Of a ridin
whip. which caused the trouble betwee
the negro and Dawson. Brooks hearin
will be had this evening at 1880 ocloc
in Justice Allen g court.
THE SOLDIERS HOME CASE.
The case from the Soldiers Home, /
which II. w. Curtis Is charged with tn
4 larceny of SCI in money and some valu
!. able papers from A. Renshaw, came u
for hearing this morning in Justie
Aliens court, but was taken on
change of venue to Justice Burritt
court. Curtis was arraigned Tuesda
afternoon and pleaded not guilty to I'll
charge. Renshaw is sergeant of ROOF
3, at the main building of the HON
where the theft Is alleged to have OF
: lcurred. Curtis lives on West Boor
street with his family, but takes h
meals at the Home. The evidence of tt
state seemed very convincing as to IL
guilt of the defendant, but the cas-
LASTED we'll along into this forenoon. A
!. of the stolen money. as described b
Renshaw, was found on the person
: Curtis, it is claimed, with the exceptic
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