Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-23

Escape Of q Prisoner. N. Clark
in Trouble Again Other Grim.
tnal Cases.
Police and Justice court work, result
ing from numerous arrests for various
crimes, brings to a close quite a busy
week in those circules.
Justice Burritt heard case in which
were involved two young women from
Tama and two strange men, all OF whom
were arrested by City Marshal Jones in
an East Main street room, charged with
disorderly conduct. The women were
Mrs. May Hartsell, recently married to
q Northwestern employe at Tama, and
Miss Fannie Fowler, and the men gave
their names as George Morgan. travel
ing salesman, and John Hawthorne. a
railroad employe. All of the prisoners
We're we'll dressed, but had been out for
a time, the women coming to the city
on an evening train and meeting the
men here Mrs. Hartsell's father-in-law,
William Hartsell, of Tama, was in the
city, and with q brother, from this city,
was at the depot when the women ar
rived. In response to question as to
what they were doing, Mrs. Hartsell
replied that she was here to trade, and
was going east again at 1855. Mr.. Hart
cell suspected something wrong and
was at the depot, and when the women
We're found not to be on the train the
elder Hartsell laid the matter before the
city marshal, with the result that both
couples We're found to be occupying a
room together. Justice Burritt released
them upon the payment OF the costs.
A PRISONER ESCAPES.
The tramp named Leary, who was in
Jail fora ten days work sentence for
vagrancy, escaped this morning about 8
o'clock from the coral where stone pile;
prisoners are employed, by jumping the
high board fence while Special Officer
Reeds back was turned. Leary is the.
man who assaulted Brakeman NJ. l..
Adams, OF the Great Western, Monday
afternoon. He was given ten days in
order to keep him until the railroad
company decided whether or not it
cared to prosecute him for the crime.
WANTED ALTERS BLOOD.
F.. NJ. Clark. the former Iowa Central
brakeman, who was Just released from
Jail Thursday afternoon, after his faith
er, F. K. Clark, OF Hlawatha, Kas., had
settled for the costs and paid the
amount Of loss sustained as the result
of his son's crime of grand larceny, is
again in Jail on thirty days sentence,
and may be compelled to answer to a
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commit publiuc offence after that is
served Clark did not leave the city,
with his father, altho he was advised to.
| Brakeman John Alter, OF the Central,
borrowed 81 upon the pretenre that he
would leave the city. Instead of going.
however, he proceeded to fill up on
liquor, and with what he had left he
purchased a razor from Frank Hoy. a
Market street barber. Stimulated by the
liquor, he commenced a search for Al
liter. whom he threatened to do great
bodily harm, and rather than to have
any trouble Alter telephoned for Sheriff
Shoemaker. who, with Deputy Hutson
found Clark hiding under coal shed oil
IsSouth Center street. 1t is expected, af-
Tier his thirty days sentence expires, to
4 place him under bonds to keep the
peace.
"A REFORM SCHOOL CANDIDATE.
Justice Robert Denbow, of Albion,
came to the city this morning in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt Bolts
and turned over to Sheriff Shoemaker
Master Earl Botts. aged Is. whom Jus
tice Denbow had found guilty of disor-
4 derby conduct. Young Bots parents
4 claim he is incorrigible and want him
sent to the Industrial school at Eldora.
This Will be advised by the justice and
the boy will be kept in Jail until Judge
Caswell arrives from Vinton this eve
lining. when 1t is expected an order will
be issued remanding him there.
AN ASSAULT CASE.
Justice Burritt heard an assault case
Friday night in which Roy and Cleve
i Buck and Burt Pell were the defend
ants. they having been arrested by Con-
stable Leech upon complaint OF Samuel
Wilson. who alleged they had beaten
and otherwise maltreated his little son,
Lou Wilson. The court sentenced each
OF the young defendants to ten days in
Jail, but concluded to hold the sentences
over them during good behavior.
DOG CAUSES TROUBLE.
Mayor Pierce came near having dog
case to contend with this morning, but
the case was settled without trial. S. G.
Lunt a travelling man Of the city, who
has been out OF town few days came
home and found his house dog missing.
He began making inquiries and ascer-
tanned that an animal answering the de-
scription had been taken to Tama by
4 Messrs. Larry and w. r. Lesser Jr. Mr..
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suspected w. E. Bromley, Jr., OF steal
ing the dog, consequently filed an infor-
nation before the mayor, charging him
with the theft. Mr.. Bromley proved
himself innocent Of the charge, and the
matter was finally sfted down to be
nothing more than joke on the part
OF the Lesser boys, to take the dog home
with them while the Lunts were away.
expecting to return it.
OTHER CASES.
City Marshal Jones picked up an old
man on the streets Friday who has ev-
cry indication of being badly deranged