Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-01
A SN|UD|[R ARRESTED.
Sheriff Shoemaker Has in Charge a
Man Long Wanted Here and
Elsewhere.
risoner Supposed to Pe the lndi-
vidual Who swindled r. W. Me-
lick Out OF 81, 600.
Was Known Here as David D. Mar
tin But Had Several Aliases
He's a Smooth One.

He's Smooth One.
shesiff Shoemaker. Who went into
Chicago Z tem nights ago IN company
With couple Of insane patients belong
ing IN Illinois and Ohio, has from indi-
eations, made an arrest that viii attract
attention turnout the country, on ac-
count q the fact tha; shsriffs and astec-5
tives N various parts Of the 'nited
states have been looking for the man
altio AL knew him by a different name.
The prisoner. 50 far as Sheriff Shoe
maker was advised, is David ID. Martin,
whe by smooth piece IF swindling.
obtained from r. w Mslick Of Lis
comb. Il little over two yfaYs ago Ii the
neighborhopd Of $1,000 1t seems that
this vas not the first transaction 81 the
Kind in Which Martin mad been cons
ceunsd, fnr shortly after his work hare
circulars from different parts Of the
country came from officers. describing
ilitan Whose operations had been siin-.
liar in the different localities When.
Mr. Merck was swindlstI Sheriff Mills:
spent some time in trying 10 effect the
man capture, but MAS unsu,f. sfrl
Sheriff Mcpherson took UP the thread
and followed certain clues and Thought
.enca or twice he hat. MS rnan located.
In fact Sheriff Mcpherson made on trip
10 Chicago, Followed clues that seemed
tangible hui Failed 10 locate hiui
MARTINS METHODS
Martins methods, used nniversally Il
seems, were pretty smuoth. H. repre-
serted himself as d reslis estate man and.
would cote some l8cailtv. where he had
not operated and was NOT known. and
would represent himself - be wanting
Ito purchase or trade fer real estate cer-
tain other Land 81. property Z vned ~
some lSon-residenf. the histelr esf which
ae had previously aeanailftsa himself
wi5h. All the Same time ne Mas doing
tnis he was killing an6,ner bird Min
re same sf@nt and was having plans
about other land. wiaifi, he could dis
10 ss'' ar al some .av-ilistaI,t place.
Dit,kering a certain ltsrtet ii III tins. -sy.s
him The Spp5rllieity 6f ascer(:il NJ
where h. could GET a i8afl on the trSp-
er.ty or sell IT, ard after LEARNING am he
wanted il yo,ll,; furnish 4 forged dead
and abstract Of tim 90 thfslant, he haa
"a trlt3e and tl,en v,itlld ,,fsrfirissfa bis
.laais ,list,t,se al fhs nesy IA u cotiiI.t.t,
,,roperty and leave victim in igna-
"a ,,I.Safsl aisS saf,etsifnn
snos "a ah5,,F an. - me-. a. ,.lavs,l
ber,. Nth Nr Ms,iep HAS & Beeson.
then 4 rssl ests,4e INN III tf,a city. ha /,
i5bad savsral Y,s.s,,,issy5s With sIarfi,,
ANA ,hev ihaa "a srf.a.;l,a "a heli.sye halt
what ~ Mas p.rfs...t 4 s.,;lare and non.
y; Tins, k,,4N M AIfIfck qntlid i,
a,xis,,,s IS t,js,a5s 4 ,at i,aeatiea -
soi,tn MINI sfss Ia this e{tv ana Il.
Mart 4 u.ish,s.l rs, lfs43osss. ,s hIs e,ifat.
s4etian q I.,na {,fso,,t l,aa q ai:l, Il.
s.s t,h.rels.ss. ,.lts4,,,s th4y sii,see.e..,,f
i4n brtreIue- Mr SI.lIrk ana Magttn Is I
Esbarea n. s1arti,, l,a4i 4 !lat a,,5f s,-sss &
10 a hmm tiae deed and abstract Is IN
,,-a,,A,.ty x,s},i,ll s. r.aIitv ii,l9sS.3f s,.
~ ,.tse b,sl5,1es,i ii other tYsrtias. aqie
All. AJ4li,l. tr,dtsfl MI MINI st,eet j.4i
~. Giving Nar,fn 5000 IS, -, iy,s sle.s-
,i,n Ma,,.i,, \, . ~ satisfied ,c;t MAJ
I'm, t,,rrs5 rs,,ist ra3,,,na ANA saisi n,
iat Is, harmon leambartor sssr 500 ga Sill
ana sk,p,sa, ,,Isf s eaal sitlf hetts,
koff t5an.hs. Was The week ha came here
,svar since mis- transaction Marshal
emmy oftiears hav. been oekf,lg sol
| lIa.ti, Dnring 4lf mar t4nle also. anc
,,,g,t,i,i, ,.ar s ,,3,,ff, ,,,,,sr.., ti,,,. an
ears 81 otrsr eo,,tiri.4s IN rh,s itn3tet
I states have been looking sar The sam,
4 ,4,aa Tho SHERIFF ~ I.afsf.vss county
+ aIis.l,Isa,, was atts,s snas r Wells
4 when was anofhsr mama at;opfed b
8t;,., Iaad shar, y,9ila oth.rs want8f