Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-31

Citizens Of Marshalltown Sent to.
the Court Testimonial Of
His Badness.
Young Ted Machold, Of this city has
received a severe sentence for the rob-
berry OF woman Of $1,000 at Spokane.
Wash. Machold was tried and convicted
under the name OF Roberts, the alias
which he assumed when going to spo-
kane. The Spokane Review OF recent
date contained the following concern
ing the sentence and the young mans
character:
Frank ]. Roberts, convicted Of tax
ing $3.50 from Mrs. Walter 8. Ely at
the Cushing block last February. was
this morning given eight years in thu
penitentiary by Judge Richardson.
The sentence was lighter than was
expected. as there seemed to be no ex-
tenuating circumstances, and the Judge
before pronouncing the sentence unmer-
cifully scored the prisoner. The only
attempt made by Roberts to tighten his
crime was an effort during the trial to.
prove that he had been guilty of ems
bezzlement instead of grand larceny,5t the.
crime for which he was sentenced this
morning.
Roberts is only p years Of age, but
has already shown himself to be dam
gerous and persistent criminal, having
been arrested again and again. In pro-.
nouncing sentence this morning Judge
Richardson said there We're absolutely
no extenuating circumstances in the
case and that the story told by Roberts
in his defense OF having the money
given him to buy mines was an absolute
fraud. Not only had there been no evil
ence corroborating Roberts story, but
every witness had directly contradicted
lit. Roberts. cool and self possessed dur
ing the entire trial, did not lose control
of himself once. and seemed utterly un-
moved by the scoring of the judge.
Roberts real name Seems to be Teddy
McHold. During the trial he told queer
stories8to account for his having taken
the money. including story that the
st. Paul police had finally robbed him OF
! all the cash. He made an exceedingly
bad impression on the jury and on the
court
4 In connection with the case Sheriff
Cole received the following letter from
Presidents of Marshalltown, Iowa, where
he captured the boy shortly after the
crime was committed:
To Whom 1t May Concern: The un-
ldersigned. residents Of the city of Mar
1 shalltown, Iowa, have known Teddy
Nc Hold, now held by the officials of
lspokane. Wash, on the charge of lar
ceny, for several years. During this time
4 he has been no end Of trouble to the
]peace officers OF the city and county,
.|had ben accused several times of lar
ceny here and elsewhere has served
considerable time in the county Jail.
Jumped from a passenger train while
going at full speed and escaped from w.
i ID. Mills the sheriff, who was bringing
Thin back to this city to answer to the
/ charge of robbing a travelling man at
the Pilgrim hotel. where McHold was
working. and later eluded his rearrest.
His reputation and character are very
tjbad. For the past several years We be-
llieye he has been no support whatever
1 to his mother and the kind treatment he
4 has received from the officers has seem
ingly done him no good whatever. L. b.
Jones, city marshal; F. G.. Pierce, may
Ter; C. S. Hutson. deputy sheriff; Harry
stone, county attorney: 3 F.. Cum
lmings, ex-county attorney; Pappe
Bros, former employers; 2. C. McMil-
! Ian, ex-warden state prison; w. L.
Nicholson. constable Of Maranalltown;
A "A. G. Edwards, hotel; j. "A. Shoemaker,
i sheriff.
Roberts has been arrested in Omaha,
MarshaHtown and Chicago, usually for
4 MISUNDERSTANDING from the guests at
hotels for which he worked or from his
employers The officers OF Marshalltown
4 did not wish to give him up to Sheriff!
Il Cole. and tried to hold him on an old
i charge. All Of them wanted to see him
sent to the pen on heavy sentence.
Roberts Was not lacking in nerve
When last arrested inthe east he was II
charge Of Sheriff Mills and was riding
A on a train. He persuaded the sheriff tc
4 take off his irons Accompanied by the
sheriff he Went 10 the back Of the car
land suddenly showing the sheriff into
a the toilet room he ran for the back OF
the train, where he jumped off, tho tn.
train was going fully thirty miles ar
4 hour at the time. He was not recap.
4 tured, and the next time he turned III
8 he was wanted tor stealing the money
from Mrs. Ely in this city,