Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-07
II WASN'T LOADED.
An Empty Revolver Plays an I'm
portant Part In u Love Affair.

portant Part In u Love Affair.
Waterloo, Sept. Because he loved
her go, Clyde Gillian, a former conductor
and motor man on the Rapid Transit,
threatened yesterday afternoon to take
the life OF Miss Hilda Malta, with whom
he has been enamoured for some time.
Gillian was infatuated with the young
woman when he first met her several
weeks ago. and has been very persist ent
IN his attentions to her She received
his advances In q friendly manner, but
when he proposed marriage informed
him that she was not vet ready to take
such a decisive step. The refusal
seemed to drive the young man frantic.
He uttered protestations against the
apparent hard-heartedness of the girl;
he begged and pleaded with her to-
change her mind, but she was adamant,i
and to all his appeals returned the an
sg%er che had first given.
Yesterday the couple met by agnee-
ment to talk matters over and have a
final settlement of their difficulties.
The young man renewed his declara-
tions Of love, declaring that life with.
out his companion would be dreary5
blank. and at Last when Miss Malta
again refused his advances he drew a
revolver and declared his intention of
ending both their lives then and there.
The girl said she was too frightened
to either move or scream out and that
she stood facing the would-be assassin
for fully fifteen minutes. At last his
mood seemedsto change and Gillian low
cred the revolver with the remark that
death that way would be too sudden for
her. and he would find a way to make
her suffer more.
This is Miss Malta's story. She says
when the revolver was taken away
from her face where the cold steel Of
the muzzle had rested for what seemed
an age she turned from her desperate
wooer and fed into the nearest house,
screaming for help and begging to be
hidden where Gillian could not get at
her. The house she entered was that
Of Mr.. and Mrs A. Jackson, at 22S
Maple street. "A tea party was in prog
press there and the advent of the ter
rorized, screaming girl caused quite a
commotion before Gillian appeared at
the door ENDURING for her. The young
man was kept from the house, but the
ladies' prevailed upon him to turn over
| to them the revolver with which he had
Threatened to do the shooting. The
weapon was found to be empty. The po-
lice were then summoned and he was
taken to the city jail and kept over
night, while the girl, with her fears
somewhat calmed was permitted to go
to her home here.
Miss Malta appeared before Mayor
krapfel and told of her trouble and de-
clared she wac afraid that Gillian would
carry out this threat to Kill her She
was advised to swear our a warrant for
Giliam's arrest and this was done be-
fore Justice John A. Mears
Miss Malta's parents live at Klinger
While in the city she has been living at
the home of w. x. Hostetler.
The first information filed against
Gillian contained charge Of assault.
with intent to do great bodily harm
This information Was withdrawn ard a
new one filed in which Gillian was
charged With carrying concealed weap-
ons To the last named charge he plead
ed guilty and was sentenced by Justice
Mears to pay a fine of $3.50, which in
cluded the cost of prosecution.
The fine Was paid and Gillian dis
charged from custody.