Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-30
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Waterloo Authorities Interesting
Themselves in the Case Of
Henry schrom
Detective Cook Makes Some Import.
ant Discoveries Desertions Of
His Wife.
Her Diamonds ana other Property
Taken-Some Of Schrom's
Doings.

Waterloo, May 30.-New evidence that
is coming to light daily shows that
Henry schrom, ex-dry goods merchant
of this city is not the guileless youth
that ne appears, but u villain vi TIC
deepest dye. His tracks have not been
very we'll covered, and after he was lo-5
Gated in Kansas City by Sam Cook
shrewd detective work. he could have
been easily landed behind the bars Had
Cook been given the warrant issued at
Marion he would beyond doubt have Sc
cured his man. Cook was engaged five
weeks ago by the trustees here to locate
Schrom and missing property that he.
was supposed OF have in his possession.
1 Within twenty -four hours he was hob
nobbing with his man in Kansas City;
and they dined together Cook applied
the pump freely and located twenty
one head Of horses in which Schrom
4 held an interest. After securing much
VALUABLE information he went to Rock
ford, ILL.,, where Schrom's Wife was stop;
ping, for the purpose of interviewing
1 her He found her at the home of her
4 husbands mother and states that the,
4 family did not wish him to have con-,
versation With her except in their pres
fence. He finally secured an audience
With Mrs. Schrom alone and informed
| her of her husband s bigamous marriage
Ito Minnie Coombs. She sloath to be-
/ lieve him and would not until he pro-.
duced o copy of the marriage license Is,
4 sued from the clerks Office in Linn
icounty and an affidavit from the lady
Who witnessed the marriage. She then
made up her mind to prosecute him and
1T dawned upon her that she had been
1 hoodwinked and robbed by her faithless
4 spouse. She Informed Cook that Schrom
1 had secured her jewelry and diamonds
that had cost her $1,000, and her trunks
and wardrobe which she valued at 81, 900
more. The latter included a $3.50 seal
/ skin jacket. silk underwear, silk dresses,
letc. When Schrom and his
wife We're preparing to leave
Waterloo after the failure here it was
Il agreed between them that Mrs Schrom
ishould go to Rockford and remain until
4 her husband sent for her from Kansas
Il City, where. as he stated to her, ne
would secure a new business location.
4 He told her that he had better retain
4 the diamonds for safe keeping. taking
4 them with the trunks. He had married
4 Minnie Coombs in Cedar Rapids two
weeks previous to this and had his
Splans carefully laid for getting rid of
4 his wife. Mrs. Schrom went to Rock
i ford and Schrom to Kansas City, he
itellinS her that he would send for her
4 in two Weeks. He went from Waterloo
/ to Cedar Rapids and from there jour
4 neyed to Kansas City with Minnie
/ COMBS. He wrote to his wife in re-
ply to her letters asking him to return
1 the Jewels that he would send for her
las promised. thus allayfng whatever
4 suspicion she may have held.
Mrs. Schrcm concluded after hearing
Cooks story to prosecute him and res
scover as much of her property as pos
/ sible. She accompanied Cook TO Marion
/ and after consulting the authorities
/ she ssyxore out two Warrants, one charg-
4 ing her husband with bigamy and the
other charging Miss Coonbs with adul-
/ terry Mrs. Schrom, Cook and a consta-
bic from Linn county Went to Kansas
iECity after Tequisition had been Sc
/ cured. They reached there on a Satur-
day evening a 6 O'clock p. M, twenty
i four hours after Schrom had left the
lefty. All efforts to find him proved fu-
4 tile. The horses which We're in charge
4 of his cousin, Julius Schronl. were also
missing again and after a three days
search Cook found them in a pasture
,Itifteen miles from the city and an at
lEtachment was issued for them.
1 Mrs. Schrom confidently expected to
4 be brought face to face with her hus-
4 bard when she arrived at Kansas City
and was very much disappointed when
she learned that he had flown. She is
Undermined that he shall be brought to
Justice and if the Linn county authori-
tiles do not bag him il is probable that
! she will ask the authorities here to take
j the matter up.
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+! Take Weeks Break Up-.-Cold Tab
4 let's" No cure, no pay. Price. Is cents.
Peter Mayer. sole agent.
Insane Woman on Furlough.
4 Atlantic, May S0.-Mrs. Sam
Schultzof, who came home from the
4 hospital for the insane at Clarinda last
Thursday. has been taken with another