Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-23
CROOKS WERE QUIET
Police Had Comparatively Easy
Time Of II Friday Misdoings
Not Numerous.
Thieves Enter the John s. Brandon
Home But Are Unsuccessful
Frightened Away.
Ofilcers Clark and Weaver Arrest
Two Mem With Stolen Goods in
Their Possession.

Their Possession.
Considering the large crowd in the
city Friday the criminal business was
very light, and City Marshal Jones
drew sigh Of relief today when the
forenoon passed by and but few cases
of pocket picking and housebreaking
were reported. But eight arrests were
made during the entire day and all OF
them but two were for intoxication.
Aside from the regular police force I
twelve additional men were given stars
Half of these were from the ranks of
the fire police and We're Louis Vitek, b |
q. Riley, John McGlade. A. j. Glidden, |
F. N. Dinges and Tom Reed. The 9TH
ers We're Charley. Mack, G. Strong, "A.
Nicholson. George Ordway. Matt Coop
er and j. H. Frost.
Only one house was reported as hav-I
l. ing been entered in the city. This was
the home of.John S. Brandon, 210 Soulful
Second avenue, and the thieves failed
\ to secure anything. Mr.. Brandon, ac-
companied by his wife and sister, Mrs
James Shank, of Clayton, Ill.,, left the
| Brandon store on South Third avenue
| at about 8 o'clock for the Brandon
home. They walked south on Third
avenue to Nevada street and thence
west to Second avenue. When at the
| west end of the Great Western depot
platform. they We're accosted by two
men, rough-looking characters, who de-
manded that they stop. Mr.. Brandon,
luckily, had taken the precauton to-
place a revolver in his pocket. an6
therefore the blum didn't work. When
Mr.. Brandon ordered the men to stano
back or he would shoot they did so, and
i allowed him to pass. When he arrived
at his home and unlocked the front
door noise was heard in the rear part
IF the house, and hasty examination
i proved that the house had been entered
by removing a pane of glass from the
4 dining room window. Things had been
4 ransacked to some extent. but there
was nothing missing. The thieves evil
4 lently made their escape through the
/ kitchen door. which had been left open,
i, as Mr.. and Mrs. Brandon and Mrs
i Shank entered the front part of the
house. The occurrence al the depot
was at first thought by Mr.. Brandon to
be an attempted hold-up, but now he is
of the opinion that the men We're spot
ters stationed at that point to warn
their pals who were at work in the
Brandon home.
STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED
Officers Clark and Weaver made a
!, capture Friday night that may lead te
s the Identification of thieves, when they
q placed under arrest Thomas Murray
Tn, no str Th3
! men were found asleep in box car in
) the railroad yards Upon being exam
}, med Murray was found to be lying on
!, some packages. and further exarnina-
ton proved that the packages contain
, ed ladies' fine fur colaretts. a bolt OF
! Bingham cloth and two silk dress pat
: terms. The men We're locked up in the
Third avenue station and We're commit
: ted to Jail this morning by Justice Bur
rift in hopes that word will be received
III regarding the stolen property. Nor
gan claims that he is not implicated in
the theft in any way. and that he was
simply an occupant of the car and a
. stranger to Murray. Both men will be
! held till Monday. at any rate.
officer Kurz found some more stolen
goods in bolt Of gingnam cloth. which
I he found hidden under some straw back
:, of Sloppy's elevator. A roughly dressed
!, stranger was seen by Mr.. Storm, ar
= employee of the elevator, to hide tbs
!, package under the straw and the Off
: Ger was Immediately notified. The mar
: was not apprehended
: A travelling man from Davenport
= whose name was not left with the. pc
: lice had an overcoat stolen while II
!. stones lunch room at the depot Friday
He ordered a lunch and hung his Goa
!, on rack while he ate. When he hat
= finished the coat was gone.
: L. H. Shannon, of Gilman, who wa:
: in the city to attend the show. Wen
, home on the south bound Central train
\ at $780,. While boarding one of tn,
coaches his pocket was picked of some
:, thing like 50 in change. passengel
; near him was suspected and to sub
!. stantiate the suspicion another passen
:, ger claimed he saw the man reaci
n down into Shannons pocket. The sus
:, pect was searched, but only % cents
ST could be found on his person. He wa
,e not held.
!. A stranger reported that he had beer
II relieved of 81 so on the show grounds il
be the afternoon
l. Four pocketbooks We're found thi
toll morning III lilc sild VI wi IA. Az
"a Dodge's boarding house. corner OF Sec
10 ond avenue and Church street. TIL
Of purses had been thrown into the yar
" evidently from the street and all wer
ID empty The supposition Of the officer
r. lis that the pocketbooks We're take
s. from the persons of people who We're i
ly the jam at the Odeon entrance whe
erl the doors were opened at 1880 o'clock.
.yl A farm house located three and one
es half miles south of the city was report
ed to have been robbed Friday after
ly noon by James Fuller, whose daughte
X lives there. One new suit of black ella
worsted, one pair of new shoes and
soft hat are reported missing.
,n officer Hanson and Constable Nicho
tn son arrested Mike Keefe Friday after
to noon upon charge of intoNication an
R. he paid the costs before Justice Burrit
Sc this morning. David Reeves, {
nj Quarry, was also up, having been al
III rested by City Marshal Jones. He ais
m paid the costs. An old soldier name
1t. Jack Myers, arrested by Officer Coch
a ran upon the intoxication charg
or agreed to pay as soon as he got hi
is pension money. Special Officer Nj
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