Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-12
The Former Find the Marshalltown
Pasture Well Stocked During
the Races.
An Old Graft With New Environ
ments Costs q Newton Man $50
in Good Cash.
E.armer Boy Meets . Congenisl Com.
panion, Takes Drink and
Awakens Dead Broke


Awakens Dead Broke.
The unwary and the unwise can find
plenty Of bottomless holes in which to
place their good money in Marshall-
town this week. The races have
brought all kinds Of fakirs, super
abundance OF paddle wheels, with their
seductive red and plack stripes and
stars, as we'll as the ordinary crook.
to get even.
The man who stakes his money on
the turn Of the wheel does not usually
complain when he loses, but the one
who runs up against a confidence man
almost invariably tells his troubles to
policeman, and that's what John
Linn, OF Newton. Ia, did. The story he
told Is an Did one with new environ
ments, the latter the excitement OF the
race track. Linn likes good horses, and
thinks he has one that can go some.
He left his horse al home, but could
not refrain from extolling his speedy
Qualities. and hts offer to back his step
per with good money attracted the att
lstention OF a stranger who gave the In
nocent name OF Joe Davis. Davis said
/ he had horse at his home near the
/ brick yards west OF town and II Linn
would accompany him to the place ne
would show his steed and a race would
4 be arranged. The men left the fair
\ grounds together after the races. ac-
| companied by third party. The trio
4 rode to the end Of the street car line al
\ the Soldiers Home, then walked west
\ to the brick yards, stopping in front of
| a house which Linn was led to believe
belonged to his new found companion.
/ Here Davis stopped and made the bold
assertion that he did not believe Linn
i had money with which to back his
4 horse, whereupon Linn flashed four $40
4 bills. Davis wanted to count the roll,
4 was given the privilege, and, according
to Inns story, 1t stuck to his fingers.
In it's stead he discovered he had re-
4 ceived back four bills Of 81 denornina-
"A ton.
Il Linn demanded his money, but Davis
4 Insisted that he had returned his origl-
nal package and that there We're but
Il 81. Linn was afraid of the two men
4 and did not deem a resort to force as
1 wise, but accepted the third mans adj
Il vice to come to town to secure the aid
I5of the police in recovering the money.
Il; Not being acquainted with the city, the
stranger piloted him to the depot. IN
a sisting that the police headquarters
u were there. Just as they arrived train
s. No. 8 on the Northwestern pulled out
land the professed friend climbed
Z aboard He hasn't been seen since
r and the last seen of Davis he was OBJ
served by Mrs. William Size and Mr.
John Sieg walking down the Central
y track on East Main street towards the
I lefty.
Linn secured warrant for the ar
rest of Davis and at II o'clock secured
!, the services of Sheriff Shoemaker, who
made search for the confidence man
: One arrest was made this morning. bu
= Linn could not Identify the prisoner
and he was released.
SAYS HE WAS DRUGGED
"A Jack Smith, q good looking farmel
g boy who has been working nea. Ne
! vada. was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
i Mcfarland Wednesday Afternoon
j while lying asleep on the lawn at TIL
i Ralph Mcbride residence. After sober
o ing up Smith told q tale of woe. III
: said he came to attend the races, me
with congenial fellow who asked hin
z to take a drink; that they took two %
"a three drinks, after which all was
blank until he was awakened by tn
4 officer. Smith had $40 on his persol
!. when he met the stranger, but wa
: dead broke when taken to Jail He wa
s arraigned before Justice Allen, and a
e$ he did not appear to be q hard charac
= ter he was released.
!, CARPENTERS TOOLS STOLEN.
= Kreutzer & Wasem's furniture fac
y tory was entered by thieves some tim
!. Wednesday night and in the neghbor
!. hood Of $3Oworth of carpenters tool
= were stolen. s
y OTHER POLICE NEWS.
:. Five strangers, all charged with In
:. toxication, were before Mayor Pierc
:. this morning. and each was sentence
Z to elk days work. Three of the tiv
= claimed to be iron moulders and wer
g rounded up in a bunch by Officer Clarl
= Luther Boswell, son of Harvey Bos
:, ,weil, has been cited to appear befo1
10 Justice Allen Friday morning to ansWt
~ to the charge OF assault and battery II
y victim Of the alleged assault being
young son of Harley Stuntz. Boswell
father gave bonds for his appearance.
81 stevenson Acceptance.
60 Washington, July Zone OF Il
c g. first results of the nomination Of Ste
~ enson has been the revival of the stol
go that his letter of acceptance in 1882 WI
written nv another man and on