Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-05
Claims There Was No Need Of Send.
ing the Sheriff After Him Mrs.
Barnes Arrives.

ing the Sheriff After Him Mrs.
Barnes Arrives.
The Preliminary Set For Friday. and
Barnes is Held Under Bonds,
Which Are Furnished.
Sheriff Mcpherson arrived in the city
Friday night in charge OF Charles 7.
Barnes, until last April agent for the
Adams Express Company in this city.
and who Is now charged by guarantee
company with forgery and cheating by
false pretenses. The prisoner remained
a later train came Mrs. Barnes and q
Chicago attorney, Mr.. T. F. Foley, OF
the firm OF Foley, Linn & Foley.
The sheriff thought for time he was
going to have trouble in getting Mr..
Barnes from Chicago. He was arrested
Tuesday night on instructions from
here, but when the sheriff arrived at
Springfield with his requisition papers
he found the governor. the lieutenant
governor and their private secretary
all out Of the city, and he was thus
considerably delayed in getting his
papers honored. When he arrived In
Chicago he was served with notice to
the effect that Barnes had been ar
rested by Illinois officers for being
fugitive from justice, and that his hear
X n, az oct ~ Eri1
morning. With the aid of police SER
oner and hustled him off to the North
western train. When the officer reached
Iowa he breathed easier.
/ "A reporter for the T.-R. called on Mr..
Barnes at the county jail this forenoon
and offered him the opportunity to
make statement IL he so desired. Mr..
Barnes said he had nothing to say
about the case. as he knew nothing
about it. He did say there was no need
of sending the sheriff after him, be-
cause those prosecuting him knew
where he was all the time and he would
have come alone had they requested 1t.
| In regard to his removal as local agent
of the express company he said that the
action had never been explained to
him; and that he went to Chicago In
April for short visit to his Wife who
twas Ill, and when he returned he found
the office had been checked over to an
other agent: that he went to the super
9lintendent Of this district and asked for
an explanation but received none. The
i company furnished him transportation
Ito Chicago, and has since furnished him
!. with transportation when he SO desired
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The prosecution claims there art
, iother peculiar transactions In connec
}, ton with Mr.. Barnes agency in thi
city, such as bills collected from tn
) company for coal that was never pur
chased, and for extra help in the offic
that was never employed. Whether o
not any further action will be com
menced on these counts Is not known
Mr.. Barnes while resident of thi
lefty was known as a Jolly good fel
How" but an extravagant liver. 1t
claimed by the state and guarantee com
: pany that reports Of the agent sent i
TO the express company show that h
returned only the original amounts O
of the express charges, while the book
of the railway company show that y
cases where II and % cents were re
/ ported as collected the railway wa
charged n cents, $3.50. etc. Where tn
money went is now to be determined.
BY agreement between the county at
torney and the attorneys for the guar
antee company and the defendant
r counsel, Mr.. Barnes was arraigned be
fore Justice Burritt this afternoon an
: the preliminary hearing was set fc
next Friday. After considerable tim
lspent signers to bond in the sum {
$1,000 We're secured and Mr.. Barnes wa
released until that time.
County Attorney Stone says that g
near as he can estimate it there ha
= been collected from the Central
wrongful charges for express abol
$500.
The Iowa Central's connection wit
1.-THE prosecution is generally misundel
stood. The complainant is an easter
company, which assume
risks against forgery and embezzlemen
The Central has filed its claim with tt
= company and will recover through 1t II
Vlamount of the losses whether Barnes
q convicted or not Therefore the raj
way company Is not directly interestf
in the prosecution. and this explain
why an attorney other than the sole
tor for the Central Is assisting the sta
g lin pushing the case.
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