Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-04


near the first of the month, the presence
OF large number OF the hobo laboring
element, at work on railroad construc-
ton near the city, caused the
police considerable grief, officer
Clark beginning the evening with max
ing an arrest at about 1880 o'clock of
two men who murderously assaulted
another. The officer was standing near
the union station. as usual looking for
trouble, when he was surprised to hear
a shot, coming direct from point lit
tie ways east in the yards, and near the
factory of the Marshall Vinegar and
Pickle works. Just as,the shot was fired
Clark saw a man fall, and he FASTENED
to him. The man had fallen across the
tracks, and one Of the three who We're
near him picked him up from the rails
way, but as soon as the officer was seen
coming all took to their heels.
Officer Clark just glanced at the man
who was lying bleeding by the tracks
and fastened on after the fleeing men,
and overlook them at Seventh avenue
arresting ALT They came back near
where the injured man lay and, picking
him up, took him to the Third avenue
station, where an ambulance was sum
moned and he wac taken to the county
Jail. The injured man was John Muir
ray, young fe How known in the slevee
district as Whitley" on account OF his
light complexion and Albino appear
lance. He came here with the railroad
l.graders last summer and has been
working as a porter in the BARLEY sa-
loon for some time. To all appearances
he was dead, and when a doctor arrived
! tliS first surmise was that he was be-
Iyond medical skill. "A more careful ex-
Iamination, however, of the ugly wound
on the head, showed that the cash was
not caused by a pistol shot, but by some
blunt instrument, presumably a brick.
Murray became conscious after about
1.-TWO hours and Has able to appear this
imorning in Justice Burritt's court when
This assailants We're arraigned. They
gave their names as John Ryan. and
Tom Mccarthy. and both are members
lof the Northwestern's steel gang As
4 Murray was unable to tell very much
about the circumstances, and there We're
i.no eye witnesses to the actual assault,
| a charge of simple assault and battery
was lodged against them, to which each
pleaded guilty. They claimed to have
struck the man, but said they used
nothing but their fists. Justice Burritt
sentenced them to ten days work
4 A third man who was with the two
who committed the assault, was commit
| ted for ten days also, for intoxication.
He gave his name az Barney Riley, and
said he was an Englishman.
| Justice Burritt sentenced this morn
Ling to five days in Jail S. w. Parsons
II and Pat Grady, arrested by Officer
Weaver; Michael Mays. arrested by
City Marshal Jones; John Parker and
William Doody. arrested by Officer
Clark, and John Mulhal, arrested by Of
| flcer Hanson. All We're Northwestern
graders and charged with intoxication.
" Officer Clark arrested Saturday night
George I<iser, q well-known farmer re-
siding near Bromley. He paid the costs.
Mayor Pierce Saturday afternoon sens
fenced another lot of Northwestern rail-
road workmen to ten days in Jail. Two
of them. j. Temple and William Gith-
ems, arrested by Officer Clark, We're re-
lleased this morning by settling the
l5costs. Citizens is a cripple and with him
Lin the city waa a younger brother, also
q cripple, whom he was accompanying
to the home Of an uncle in Illinois. NJ.
C. Gray. another cripple who was in the
act OF assaulting Great Western con-
ductor with his crutch, WAS sentenced
to ten days work. as was also Ed Muir
Tray. arrested by Officer Clark for vag-
rancy.
ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
A stranger arrested by Officer Clark
| Sunday night for intoxication was found
missing this morning. when the Third
avenue station was visited for the pur-
pose of taking the prisoners up town for
trial. The fellow had managed to spread
! the bars over the west window and got
away. Officer Weaver. also lost man
! Friday night thru the same window.
Mike Mccormick. the man who was
ARRESTED Saturday by Officer Weaver fol
refusing TO settle for a breakfast eater
at Seely's restaurant. paid his costs this
morning and was released. Mccormick
4 at first claimed to have no money, bul
4 when he found he would likely be sen.
i fenced to Jail produced from about his
knee. where he had 1t securely ted. q
1910 note. George Holcomb, of this city
was sentenced to ten days work Sat
|urday, having been arrested by Officer
4 Hanson.
CRITCHFIELD AGAIN.
More trouble with his neighbors is II
sight for Charles Critchfield, who swor,
out an Information Saturday Afternoon
before Justice Burritt charging Mr.. ane
d Mrs. Albert Buchanan with assault ant
4 battery. The Buchanans reside on {
neigh boring place where SO many neigh
a borhocd rows have occurred within tn,
past few weeks. Constable Leech mad.
the arrests. and upon arrangement the
4 defendants pleaded not guilty. The hear
j Ing is set for next Saturday night at
i o'clock In Justice Rurritt's court.
FORMERLY OF MARsHALLTOWN.
Death OF Hon. William Morrison, OF
Iowa City, Recalls Kccollcctions q
Boyhood Friends.