Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
faust '3A1[SI FREAK
Alleged Confession Of G. T. Rawlins
Made Public and Has Convicted
Mans Ear Marks.
Former County Attorney B. +. Cum
mings Says 40 10 Sure Rawlins
ID Faust,
Nan Who Made the Confession Has
Disappeared and His Where.
abouts Unknown.

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prove that G. F. Rawlins, who made
confession at Waterloo, saying that he
was guilty OF burning the barns on the
J.. r. Faust farm south of this city,
was no other than Faust himself, the
confession itself would be convincing.
The document has been made public by
Postmaster Munger at Waterloo, and
THE personality OF the convicted barn
burner sticks out of 1t from beginning
to end
Mr.. b. F. Cummings. who was county
| attorney when Faust was convicted.
says there Is not the least doubt but
that Rawlins and Faust are one and
the same, and that the man, who is not
balanced mentally, but VINO Is shrewd
lin a way, Is now trying to get revenge
on those who were instrumental in de-
Heating his plans and securing his con-
| victfon. There Is no questions but that
Faust was the man guilty of setting
| fire to the property on his place, and at
1.-THE time he confessed to tine county at
4 tpruey- that he wrote the letters found
In his house and which went for toward
convicting him.
The man who made the confession at
Waterloo has disappeared and has been
very careful not to fall into the hands
of the officers of the law. Efforts to To-
l3cate him have been unsuccessful, and
|nuw thar the confession has been made
public and 1t is written in Faust Pc
|culiar style OF expression nothing more
Will be heard of Rawiins. The Water
1lno Courier says OF the case and Of the
confession:
THE postmaster has been endeaSor-
ing to locate Faust and his family and
has found where Mrs. Faust is living.
1 but she refuses to reply to his letters.
4 the only statement received from her
being a letter written by a third party
4 in which she says she knows nothing
4 Of the whereabouts of her former hus-
,lband.
Mr.. Munger has received one letter,
\ however, which puts a new phase, on
the matter. This letter is from resi-
4 dent of Cedar county. and says that
Faust formerly lived there. II also In
4 timstes that he is a man who has not
4 sustained the best reputation, and the
Writer believes that the writer of the
4 confession and Faust are enc and the
same man. 1t is thought he is adopting
this method of creating sympathy for
himself, with the Intention of putting in
Ian appearance when the time is right
flor him to do SO.
THE Daily Courier was permitted to-
& day to see the original copy of the
strange epistle which the man claiming
s. to be Rawlins turned over to Postnas-
liter Munger 1t enters, wildly into de-
tails of the crime and is herewith pub
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