Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-04
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there have been made 1888 arrests. OF
the fines on these cases, $3.50 was
paid in labor and s1.16s.41 in cash. OF
thirty VINO were arrested the fines re-
main unpaid. The marshal reports in
his possession twenty two watches left
by prisoners as security for fines He
gives the cause of arrest in each case,
and the totals show that intoxication is
the greatest breeder of trouble, no less
than 200 men being before the mayor
during the year on that charge.
Centerville.
w. v. Brown has a. grewsome Curl
osity in the shape of a piece of leather
made from human skin. Mr. Brown re-
ceivcd the leather yesterday from his
son. Clarence p. Brown, who is at Rush
medical college, Chicago. The piece of
Heather is a scrap from a larger piece
tanned from skin removed by a student
from a cadaver and the student who Sc
cured the skin had a pair of shoes made
from the leather which is yellow in
color and very soft.
Ottumwa.
Ed Gerlach may have to pay the
penalty for asking Mayor Picker to-
take the mush out of his mouth in
rant for his arrest was sworn out Tues
|day. and the officers have been looking
for him ever since 1t was during the
deliberations of the new council. and
shortly after Mayor Pickler had am
Inounced he had no speech TO make, that
Gerlach startled everybody by asking in.
a loud tone of voice FOR the mayor and
some of the aldermen to take the mush
,f ths.iv,
heard in the rear of the room. He was
elected from the room by
Chief Williams, and ii was thought the
incident was closed, but Tuesday 1t was
decided 10 take the matter up.
Keokuk.
| An attendant of the insane asylum at
Buffalo, N. ". accompanied home Hor-
ace Mann, who had the sensational ex-
| II from Keokuk and entrance to Buffalo.
He was an enlploye of the powder
works and went raving mad, among
lIother things threatening to shoot girl
unless she married him. He got as far
| as Buffalo when he made disturbance
on the train and II took six big police
linen To handle him. He left here With
over $500. but had only SO when he
reached Buffalo. He will be sent 10
MI Pleasant as soon as possible.
Des Moines.
3 An important test case involving the
lobligation of city officers to act as coun-
| ty constabulary, and the right Of city
I detectives to so outside of the city lim-
Its and make arrests in the county and
lihen compel the county to pay therefor
Twas filed Monday in the district court,
lswllen LOOMS, Smith. chief of detectives
of the city of Dies Moines, brought suit
against Polk county. II is proposed to
make of this action test case, carrying
lit thru to the highest courts in order to
secure a supreme court decision on a
new and interesting point of law.
Muscat;ne.
| A Des Moines editor spent Monday in
Muscatine investigating runor that
an attempt had been made TO bride the
Muscatine county board of education in.
her recent letting of school book con-
tracts. He visited numerous persons.
but evidently accomplished nothing as
he left last night with the remark that
he had found nothing TO make an article
Of AS Is usual. there have been many
Irumors atioat in public affairs of this
kind, always started by the book men
was rather complimentary to Musca,ine
| in that he was of the idea that a bride
had been attempted by one of the book
lIcent contest.
| Davenport.
r. II. Mack is remarkable young
man who is visiting in Davenport for
a few days Ordinarily he weighs only
l.about 40 pounds. but when he resis,s
It no man can lift him from the floor
Bruce I. Seaman tried it and struggled
/ so desperately that he tore Mack.s
shirt. but Macks feet never left the
floor. Mack says he does not know
what TO term this power, but physicians
Who have examined him says it is due
to excessive nerve force. In his exhi-
billions he simply places his finger up
| on the neck of the man who is trying
| to lift him. and he is glued to the earth
Nd amount of energy seems to be able
to raise him, but when he does not APP
lply this touch he is as easily lifted az
an ordinary man. Mr.. Mack ais.o has
| the power of transmitting his peculiar
resistance to others by simply placing
| his hand upon the neck. He has recent
| ly come from Harvard, where he was a
! source of wonder and Amusement 10 the
| football players and othersathletes Two
| or three men have tried their united
Istrength upon him but without avail.
| Harry ~ P;llsbury was in Davenport
Iagain Monday evening for slnultan-
eous play against the best chess players
of Davenport and Rock Island. The
games occurred at Turner Hall, and
IPillsbury played 90 games at once
against as many of the players of the
two cities, and played two games with
| a number OF them. Ed fischer was
able to score win against the cham
pion, but no one ess got SO much as
a draw. which makes 1t about the best
record that the visiting expert has
made here. Local players consider that
he puts up better game every time he
| comes.
Dubuque.
William Summerville. a veteran OF the
Spanish American war, was severely
injured about $3.50 o'clock Monday at
lternoon. One OF the bus company $
| teams took fright while standing at The
C.. b. & Q. depot and ran away. They
came up Third street to Main and
turned north on the latter. Mr.. Sum-
merville ran into the street as they were
making the turn and, seized one horse
by the bride. He held on until the cor