Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-08

when ne returned his pocketbook con-
tanning fAAmoney, letter Of credit. etc,
We're missing. The loss was immedfate-
~ reported to the police and collection
OF the notes and payment OF drafts on
the letter of credit were stopped. Mr..
Hubbard left last night for Idaho to
buy train load OF horses.
The robbery OF the Morgan gambling
mouse over Al Fourth street occurred
two hours before and may have been
committed by the same parties. The
police are unable to guess who did the
work.
Two masked robbers walked into the
Morgan gambling house over All
Fourth street shortly after S O'clock
Saturday morning. marched the man
sager and three other inmates in row
with their faces against the wall and
then took every dollar they could find
something in9excess Of 81 800. This done,
the marched the four men into back
room, locked them in and made their
escape. Within twenty minutes later
the police were notified, but the robbers
had made good their escape and a
thorough hunt for them failed TO result
in their capture.
The police did not get much OF a de-
scription OF the men. e. T. Rockafel-
low, the manager. caught glimpse OF
only one of them and the other three
men in the place at the time OF the rob-
berry. Ed Lothen, Smokey" the por-
ter, and young Omaha lad, failed also
to get a very good view Of the robbers
The two men wore handkerchiefs over
the lower part of their faces, they
hunched themselves together SO as to
make any estimate OF their height inn
possible and their hats were pulled
away down over their eyes. The best
informant ton that the police can get is
that one OF the men was come what
taller than the other and both were Of
rather slender build. Two men Of this
general description have been watched
they were not seen Saturday nor could
they be found.
The robbery was unusually bold and
the two masked men Went at 1t as tho
they We're used to that sort Of business.
E. T. Rockafellow. the night manager
of the house, and the three other men
in the place at o'clock We're standing
in middle room when two fellows
came up the stairway and walked from
the small hallway into a front room.
No particular attention was paid to
them until one OF them made rush
for Rockafellow with gun. while the
other started to corral the other three
men who We're some distance away.
The first I knew about the affair."
said Rockafellow. was when man
with a handkerchief over his face
rushed up to me with gun and or
dered me to put up my hands. I
wouldn't do It at hrst. and then he
poked it into my face and said, You
- - - i-. I'll shoot you il you
don't It was great. long barreled
45-caliber. and as he said this he
pulled the hammer back with click
that sounded pretty bad.
Well. Iput up my hands and he
went into my pocket for the bank roll.
all bills Then he told me to march to
the north wall. i had dropped my
hands and he again pushed the gun
against my neck and made me stand
with. my face to the wall and stretch
my hands up against II over my head.
I could hear the other rabber talking to
the three men who were at another
table and they were lined up against
the wall with me. One fellow stood
guard and the man VINO touched me
went thru the drawers and took all the
silver. about $50. When this operation
was over they locked us In a back
room. helped one Of the fellows. q boy.
thru the transom and he opened the
door in q few minutes afterwards.
rushed out to Powers saloon, and as
went in / saw man thought looked
like the robber who held me up.
rushed up to him and slapped him on
the pockets to see IL the silver was
there, hut 1t wasn't. The fellow was
pretty badly scared and threw up his
hands as if he were being robbed him
self. also ran to one or two other
places, but I couldn't catch sight Of
anybody that looked suspicious.
didn't get good enough look at either
man to describe him.
The robbery is not altogether sur
prise. The carnival has drawn q large
number OF bad men to the city and Il
lis more OF wonder that numerous rob-
berries have not occurred. The police
have watched the suspects as carefully
as possible and they may round up the
men who did the job.
Thieves Nc waterloo.
Waterloo. Oct. s.-The light fingered
gentry. those fellows who thrive in the
midst Of big gatherings like the one held
In Waterloo Friday. reaped veritable
harvest Of pocket books and bills and
coins during the afternoon and evening.
In many places the jam along the walks
and In the streets war 20 dense during