Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-26
Mishasl Kelley. ! Soldiers Home
Veteran, Attempts TO Rape
Two Little GtrlA
IN Riley llallory, Mother Of the
Intended Victims, Tells story
Of the Crime.
Railroad Man Ct State Center Camp
Assaulted BY Highwaymsn
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crime. He is accused by Mr.. and Mrs.
Riley Mallory, Of s27 South Third ave-
nue.. with attempted rape OF their little
\ dau1hters. Pauline, aged 3 years. and
Edna, aged 8. whom he is alleged to
have attempted to entice into a coal
house situated back OF the building
where the Mallory family resides. He
succeeded, 1t lis alleged in enticing the
younger child into the shed, but seri-
GUS harm was prevented by the
I promptitnde with which little Edna
carried the alarm to her mother.
The Mallory's live over the store
building recently vacated by William
Springer. The father OF the children Is
section hand in the employ of the
Iowa Central. An Old soldier named
Paul has room on the same floor
where Kelley was an occasional visitor,
Mrs. Mallory says that last Thursday
Kelley was there and had given the
children money ana attempted to
fondie them. She objected to this and
i asked him not to give money to them.
She also warned the little girls to keep
away from him. shortly after the older
& girl came to her mother and said that
Kelley had taken Pauline into Paul's
room Mrs. Mallory found the door
locked and ordered it opened. She
asked why he had locked the door and
q he replied that he was fond OF chill
Z dren and had taken the little girl into
the room because he liked her She or
dered him to keep away from the chit
Z dren in future.
Friday, Mrs Mallory says. Kelley
called again, gave money to the girls
and was again requested to cease his
attentions to them and she sent the
girls into the back yard to play In orr
der to get them out Of his way. Short
~ after Edna came running to her
m0ther,saying that the man had taken
Pauline into the coal house When Mrs.
Mallory reached the spot she found
Ednas story to be correct and saw, ac-
coriing to her statement, more than
sufficient evidence to Justify Kelley'sl
arrest.
sS Kelley Is a short. heavy-set man So.
years old. He has been q member of
the Home for the past two years. COM
ing here from Lehigh. Webster county.
( He kept store at the entrance to the
Home grounds Tor time and has been
employed in the engineers office. He
was member Of Company B, Eleventh
> wisconsin infantry, during the civil
war
OTHER ARRESTS.
Thomas King, arrested by Officer
Clark last evening, was fined $40 and
costs this morning by Mayor Pierce on
a3charge OF assault and battery. King
attacked Frank w. Brewer manager Of
the South Third avenue saloon. and at
tempted to use a knife. He was COM
mitted to Jail and will work fifteen
days.
william Kerns. from Illinois. NJ. Me-
Carly. OF Oskaloosa, and William
Shultz. OF Des Noines. We're committed
n to Jail lacking the requisite $40 and
costs to iquidate their fines. They
were charged with intoxication. Off
Ger Clark arrested Kerns and Schultz
and Officer Weaver arrested McCarty,
Officer Clark also arrested Andrew
I.und. young German. who was in
sanely intoxicated Lund caused a
great deal Of trongle In submitting to
arrest, and abused one or two prisoners
in the Third avenue station before he
could be restrained He was also SEN
fenced to six days work.
CRITCHFIELD AGAIN.
Charles Critchfield, whose letigious
tendencies make his face a familiar one
In the justices courts. bobbed up
again last evening with an information
against Harvey Bltner. He charges
Bitner with digging post holesjand put
ting wires across a public road and oth-
erwise defacing Fenner street a south
side thoroughfare. Bitner was arrested
by Constable Leech and his hearing is
set for Monday afternoon at O'clock
before Justice Allen.