Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-24
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size as the young fellow who came to
the door, and was short and heavy-set
The last one described is thought to be
the man with whom the posse ex-
changed shots. The large man, Mr..
Walker says, had a week or ten days
growth Of stiff black beard
The man who asked for the food
which was furnished. spoke to Mr.
Walker as if he knew the country pref
ty Well. He asked Mr.. Walker how far
1T was to Dixie, and then how much far
Their II was on to Kellogg He said that
the man at the door showed no marks
on his hands or face that would indi-
cate his having been in struggle, but
Of course he couldn't tell as to the other
two, for he was too far away from them
to discern them closely.
ARE SEEN AGAIN.
Another incident that shows that
these same three men We're in hiding
Wednesday morning was reported just
as the train left by a young man living
in the vicinity, who said that on
Wednesday morning, at about ) O clock,
he saw three men answering the same
descriptions as given by Mr. Walker.
near Bear Creek, little stream that
runs mile and a half east of Cirinnell.
The creek runs between the Rock Is
land road and a nearby wagon road.
and when the young man saw them
they We're on the creek bank. Two were
standing up and the other lying down
on the other side, apparently asleep.
The spot selected by the men as a hid
ing place was a good one, for they could
not be seen from either the wagon road
or the railroad. owing to the corn. The
informant happened to come across
them because he had some traps set for
muskrats in the creek and was on his
way to see in what condition they were.
! As the evening train left Grinnell
Deputy Sheriff Green of Powashiek
county, left with party to go over the
ground just reported to the officers as
the hiding place. Sheriff Mcpherson
4 telephoned the Marengo officers 10 start
out and work west, so that they would
meet the Green party. The grass on
the Timber creek bank showed where
the men had been lying down. They
We're undoubtedly very tired, for they
had been travelling, it is supposed. two
days and nights. practically without
ANY rest whatever
I Deputy Sheriff Green wired the sher-
ifs office this morning at o'clock that
ne was starting out with another party
to work east, and that another party
would work west from Malcolm. The
trains have been watched so closely
that 1t is hardly thought possible the
men could have escaped in that man.
Iner. Nearly every trainman in this
part of the country knows of the affair
and all have the descriptions of the
supposed murderers.
A telephone message at about 9
! o'clock Wednesday night from West
Main street caused little excitement
and trip through the rain on the part
of City Marshal Jones. The message
was to the sheriffs office and was to the
effect that big man was lying con-
cealed in the Linn township grader
house, Immediately west of the city
limits. City Marshal Jones got team
and went Immediately to the place,
finding the man. The fellow was said
to have one hand tied up and 1T was
thought that perhaps he might be one
of the tramps supposed t, have been
interested in the case. He was not
found to be very large man, how
ever, and instead of having his hand
tied up only had a small scratch. He
was released from custody this morn
ing.