Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-05
MUNGER WAS BAD.

Special 10 TimeS-Republican
Grinnell. Nov. 5.-Still Marshal Mum
ger has not been apprehended. He is
a fugitive from justice. His trial be-
fore Squire Bryan was Illegal and ir-
regular. The time for his hearing had
been set for 10 o'clock Monday morning
before Mayor Spaulding Had he not
been tried before the mysterious Sun
day morning court and allowed to stink
out Of town before the good people of
our city locked upon his swarthy face a
warm time would have been shown him,
as Merritt, the liveryman whose team
he 30 shamefully abused. had subpoe-
naed numerous witnesses who would
have shown Munger in his true light
and proven more than $40 offense
against him However, we doubt not
Munger's guilty conscience made him
particularly anxious to leave Grinnell
at the earliest moment possible, and if
we can for a moment forget the irregu-
larity of the proceeding we may admire
Squire Bryan's zeal in holding early
morning court, and Sunday at that, in
order that our good people might not be
disgraced with Munger's presence over
Sunday.
Mayor Spaulding did all that could
have been done in investigating Mum
gers character when he employed him.
| The following letter of recommendation
was received bv him when he wrote
Chief of Police Mathis. OF Des Moines.
| n. w. Spaulding- In reply to
yours of July II, l have known Mr.. I.
b. Munger for some time. He was a
member of my department for one year
and resigned on account of some differ
ences between himself and the captain,
who has since been let out. I believe he
| would try to do his duty and make you
a very good marshal. He was very
energetic and watchful patrolman for
| us. Your truly.
IF A. MATHIS. C. p"
/ Spauldng has seen q different side OF
| Munger from that which Grinnellites
| saw. He has been deceived and admits
| it, Furthermore, he states that the
| many charges made against Munger in
| his administration as marshal will be
thoroughly investigated and that Mum
| ger shall be treated according to his de-
serts. Sc is now fugitive from JUS
t:ce, with warrant over his head. That
he has quit Grinnell with the intent Of
| that when he left the Office of Justice
gryan on Sunday morning at o'clock
| he left a resignation from the office of
| city marshal on Bryan's desk.
| Munger, has been seen drunk several
| times since he came to Grinnell IL the
| testimony of certain Grinnellites is to be
| accepted, and it is also known that he
| has been in crap games himself now and
| then. But all this was unknown till last
week.
Last Friday the first knowledge oNany
crookedness on Munger's part came to
| the knowledge of Mayor Spaulding and
| he Immediately resolved to discharge
| Munger as soon as the Adams Express
case should be completed, and stated this
| intention to Grinnell lawyer
The current report expressed in yes
| terday's Gazette to the effect that Mum
| ger obtained his liquor from the Adams
Express seizure is merely rumor. The
| liquor, it is true was in the hands of
! Munger, but the packages have been
| checked off since Munger's disappear
| ance and all are present and intact. 1t
| is known. however, that Munger has
been in the habit of making private con-
| fiscations of liquor in the byways of
| Grinnell which did not come to the
| knowledge of the mayor. Munger is
gone. Grinnell is rejoiced.
Judge Scott, of Brooklyn, was in the
city yesterday.
| w. j. Rapson Is entertaining his broth
err C.. r.. Rapson, of Des Moines, for q
| few days.
| - u
Mrs. G. Clark Is spending few days
| in Des Moines with Mrs. j. w Hess.
Mrs. j. b. Heisel returned Saturday
| from Packwood Ia, where she has been
called by the illness and subsequent
death Of her sister Miss Cora Davidson.