Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-08
Man Named Winslow Arrested on
Suspicion Of Having Committed
the Crime.
Tells Rather Confused Story Of His
Relations With the Murdered
Man.
The Two Men Had Trouble Over
Sale Of Mule Partic-
ulars.

wagon VIII Wnlcn ne was returning TO
his home north Of Highland Park
Wednesday evening. Boys who We're in
company with Winslow at the Highland
Park station when Tilton drove past
just before the murder told the police
that Winslow had made remarks which
contained implied threats against Til
ton, had secured piece of cement stone
and started in the direction of Tilton's
wagon. A piece of cement stone was
found in the wagon after the murder
Winslow was arrested at the home of
his parents only five blocks from the
home of the murdered man at o'clock
Thursday morning by Officers Foster
and Mckirscher
The circumstantial evidence against
Winslow is regarded as very strong by
the officers who worked up the case
and effected his arrest. His apprehen-
sion grew out of statements made by
several young men in whose company
he was at the college campus about the
time of the murder, that Winslow, see
ing Tilton approaching the corner of
Second and Euclid avenue, where him
self, Charles Walker and Kenneth Stiles
were sitting under the canopy Of the
street car station, Remarked: There
comes fellow i have it in for, and
I'm going to get him
According to the statements of these
boys, as we'll as Frank Balthis, made in
written form to the officers, Winsow
arose from his seat, seized brick and,
using it for hammer broke off several
pieces of concrete from the foundation
of the station. and taking them in his
8 mn rod
of the building, going north on the west
tempt to head off Tilton, who had in
the meantime gone past, driving north.
A few minutes afterward, the state
ments set out, Winslow came back past
the station, considerably winded from
seeming exertion, and remarked:
There is a team of horses up there
pointing in the direction Tilton had
gone, land some of you had better go
down5and take care of them
| AT this he directed his steps toward
the residence of his parents. three
blocks north of the college. but changed
his course after going a short distance,
as he was seen sitting on the curbing
in the vicinity of the little waiting room
for ten minutes or more after the fact
of the death of Tilton had become
Inoised about.
Kenneth Stiles. son of John w Stiles.
residing at 34o0 Seventh street. when
! he learned that Tilton was dead, went
home, and after the lapse of several
hours, suspectng that Winslow had
been implicated in the tragedy, told his
mother of the threats made by Winslow
when he saw Tilton driving towards
| him on the avenue. Mrs. Stiles at once
/ Informed MIR. Stiles. who went to the
nearest telephone and notified the police
authorities.
| Sergt. Foster and Officer Mckirscher.
accompanied by Driver Harrigan and
lex Detective Crosby, went to Highland
Park at 2:3O o'clock in the morning, and
latter listening to the statements by
Kenneth stiles, Charles Walker and
| Frank Balthis, determined to take
Winslow into custody and hold him un-
It'll complete investigation of the MUIR
der could be had.
/ Winslow was found at the house of
his parents. and expressed surprise al
1.-THE appearance of the officers. though
jbeneath the surface appearance of in
ward calm the officers felt sure they
detected an uneasiness of mind which
no self-control could successfully con-
| ceal. He was given to understand at
the time that suspicion was not directed
toward him, but that he was wanted as
a witness against other parties. He was
accompanied to the city by the boys
named above. Each of the latter made
written statements of the threats made
by Winslow against Tilton only few
minutes before the latter was discov-
Tered dead In his wagon. The boys Were
then released and sent home. with in
Istructions to hold themselves in readi-
ness to appear as witnesses before the
i coroner's jury, which Will begin the in
quest Saturday
En- route to the city Winslow limited
to the officers, in reply to remark that
Triton was reported to be an honest, in
dustrious and harmless man, that he
was not so harmless as suggested, be-
cause he himself had been embroiled in
trouble with him. This remark fur
nished key to the motive for the COM
mission of the crime with which Wins
How stands charged. and acting upon 1t
a Representative for the Leader, in
company with Detective Ike Hector,
went out to Tilton's residence, on First
and Madison streets, four blocks north
of the college, and made inquiry con-
corning the character of the trouble in
dicated by the remark of Winslow.
Mr. Tilton had some trouble with
Pat Winslow." the name by which the
accused is generally known to people
living in the vicinity. only short
time ago" said Mrs. Winslow. When
! Mr. Tilton was about ready to NOV
the meadow over east Of the house, the
ladjoining tract being occupied by Wins
lows father, Pat tethered his horse
and COW over in the meadow. Mr.. Til
ton demonstrated, and told him he must
take them out or he would be COM
PEELED to tie them up. The horse and
COW were removed. but In taking them
Iaway Winslow threatened him with
vengeance. The original misunder-
standing between Mr.. Tilton and Pat
dates back two or three years. an6
Ioriginated in the refusal of my husband
to sell him mule without cash pay
lment. We had mule which Pat
wanted. He was told he could have II
for $780, which he agreed to pay. The
j next day he came to the house and was
about to take the animal away. Mr.
Tilton refused to let it leave the place
without first being paid. Winslow weni
4 away, but returned few days after.
4 ward to renew the negotiations. While
he and Mr.. Triton were discussing the
HI matter the s1lperirltendent of the poo1