Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-23

Mcpherson offered having been an
nounced by General Superintendent
Lyons, Of the Great Western. The
general attorney Of the road, d. w.
Lavoler, so wired at 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening, ]. L. Carney, the local attor-
|ney. Agent ]. A. Ellis and Detective
Cleary. In addition to the telegram
was the order to stay on the ground
and render every assistance possible.
THE KEYSTONE SUSPECTS.
The three men arrested by the officers
at Keystone Tuesday afternoon upon
suspicion that they might be the men
were brought to the city this morning
at 2:10 o'clock by Sheriff Mcpherson
and Gene Binford. They are kept in,
close confinement at the Jail and are
not allowed to converse with each
other. The men answer in a general
way the description Of the three men
as given by Conductor Fickas concern
ing the trio he saw near the train as
was leaving this city. Two of the men
claim to have boarded Milwaukee
car at Rhodes, while the other does not
remember the name Of the town. There
was no gun found on either Of their
persons when arrested.
| THOSE AT BOONE.
The men Kelly and WEIGH, arrested as
suspects Tuesday forenoon at Boone,
have not been brought to this city An
other man, Thomas by name, was ar
rested later in the day at Boone. Dep
uty Sheriff Wildman informed Sheriff
Garner this morning to look the prison
lers over carefully and to hold them if
they showed any signs OF having been
In fight, or were marked UP In any
way. If not, they will be released.
/ "A dispatch from Haverhill Tuesday
/ evening stated that two tramps, one a
heavy set man, 40 years of age, dark
complexioned, gray eyes and short.
black stubby beard; the other middle
Jagged, sandy complexioned and smooth
faced, had been seen there and We're
thought to have come in from the east
on Milwaukee train.
AN OSKALOOSA CIRCUMSTANCE.
Sheriff William Cricket, of Oskaloo-
lsa, was in the city Tuesday night to see
Sheriff Mcpherson, but owing to the
latter's absence at Keystone that was
Impossible. Sheriff Cricket wished to
Inform Sheriff Mcpherson OF certain
circumstance that had been reported to
him at Gskaloosa. Two men came into
la saloon, 1t seems, near the Central
Il tracks at Oskaloosa shortly after 3
jIo'clock and purchased q 10-cent can OF
beer. While the beer was being drawn
one of the tramps said. IBID you hear
4 of the murder up then line last night q
THE barkeepers replied that he had not
4 and then the tramp said. Zone of your
4 old police officers named Matthews was
killed by tramps on Great Western
4 train near MarshalltowH.'' The bar
A-... liz, 1,ny ND tpo
fellow answered to the effect that he
had been shot six times. The other
tramp contradicted him and made the
i, lstatement that he had been shot only
three times. Having given a few more
"details of the affair the tramps went out
land that was the last seen of them. 1t
J. is supposed that they left the city on
the east-bound Central at o'clock or
!. perhaps by way of the Rock Island
, trains that left the city later.
/ The description of the men is identi-
!. cal with that sent out by the Marshall
town authorities. One was a large
! heavy set man with a considerable
/ growth of beard and the other was
a SMALL Both had dark moustaches. The
: lstrange thing about the incident is thai
the men should know of the affair wher
1.-The story was at that time known to but
, lone man in the city and that man was
!, Jack Porter, of the night force of the
! lCentral dispatcher's office, and at that
thine he had told no one of the affair.
!, 1T did not occur to the barkeeper tC
Inform the police of the story of the
!, linen, for he thought more than likely
! that it was some sell that the men were
) telling He finally heard of the story
that came from the Central office and
lit was after 9 O'clock before the police
,Idepartment Of the city knew of the cir
lcumstance.
There were three men answering the
description in measure arrested in the
J, city last evening. One of the men mas
La broken wrist. which seemed to be q
Isuspicious circumstance. The mer
were identified later as having been at
!. Evans, mining town west of the city
r at o'clock in box car.
AFTER TWO AT ALBION.
II Albion officers are after two more
i suspects. as is ascertained In a tele-
; Iphone message sent to the sheriff's Of
; Ace this afternoon. The message stated
; that two tramps had been seen acting
! suspiciously and hiding in a cornfield
: Word was sent back to the off1cers az
. once to arrest the fellows If possible ane
!, bring them to this city for safe keep
e ing.
= PROSPECTS AFTER CAPTURE.
The prospects of convincing the muir
i derers should they be captured IS
question that is being talked over a
length. It is thought by some here tina
! the officers now in pursuit of the sup
!, nosed criminals near Grlnnell may sue
r coed in getting at least one or two o
them. Still, everything Is against max
ing the captures. There Is said to b.
: considerable timber about Grinnell. ant
: the corn Is now at such a height an
the weeds are high, so that hioing is
very easy thing. II the men are no
: caught, however. 1t will not be becaus
. every possible thing in the power
;, Sheriff Mcpherson is not done.
:. II they are caught, the next thini
: will be to secure the proof. OF cours
;. every bit of evidence will be circum
stantial, but if the real murderers ar
lin the shape that they are supposed t
be, there will be some pretty stron
:, Icircumstantial evidence.
John Wilson hit some man. that
sure. He wasn't asleep all the time dur
Z ing the conflict that ensued prior to hi
:, death. His lantern, picked up abou
;. twenty yards from where the murde
y clo ho