Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-02
ABDUCTION AT DEWITT.
Young Man Nj issing and Foul play Il


Young Mnn Missing and Foul Play IS
Feared.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, March 2.-Jake Putnam and
Gene Johnson are languishing in the
Dewitt bastile, awaiting a hearing upon
the charge of abduction, the victim be-
ing Willie, the 16-year-old son of John
McMahon living near the Wapsie. In
formation was filed before Justieel
Crouch Wednesday, and a warrant for
| the arrest of the above parties executed
| by Marshal Peters, Willie was attend
| ing the parochial school here. He was
possessed of $25 or $40, 1t is believed
he was prevailed upon to leave his home
and studies and strike out in the world,
| Putnam and johnson are both young
linen, aged respectively - and Is. On
| Feb. IA the three left together, McNla-
hon Well dressed and in possession of a
! snug sum of money. The following sssat
lurday Putnam and Johnson returned
| and accounted for Willie's absence by
saying that they had left HIM at Sa-
vannah, ILL., engaged in cutting Ice.
! Hearing nothing of him by Tuesday
| last. nearly two weeks after his disap-
lpearance. the suspicious Of the McA1a-
| hon family We're aroused and Julia, a
sister of the missing boy. went to Sa-
tvannah and learned that no one Of her
brother's description had been employed
| by any of the ice packers there. She
Ireturned home and in an information
was fled. charging his two companions
4 with: abduction. Aside from the story
that they left Mcmahon In Savannah,
lpothing can be learned from the prison
i ers and the affair is considerable of a
mystery. Johnson worked last summer
for Fred Holcomb and he and Putnam
are we'll known herea bouts. They Will.
\ be given a hearing before Justice
ICrouch. Mcmahon is of slender build,
medium hair, between light and dark.
5lsGressed in dark suit, with small checks
q liSnJ str,peu SHIRT, pi-as.f
]: large buttons.
After he was placed in Jail johnson
Z made a statement that he and Putnam
{ coaxed the boy to go away with them.
q and that they got possession of $50
known to have bean in the lad, a posse -
country in box cars and used the mon
Icy for food and drink. At Haytield
Il MINI, he says they left the boy behind,
came of him.
:. Wiilinms.
Il Special TO Times Republican.
i Williams, March &C. T.. Buell has
Fl sold his furniture and undertaking busi-
ness 10 w. III. Rick, and they are now
4 invoicing.
4 Walter Bainbridge is in South Da-
s kota.
Il. NJ. Bell, an evangelist from Cincil-
lrati. is assisting Rev. Wylie in holding
lineetings afternoons and evenings at
1.-THE Presbyterian church.
Rev. Purmort, of Waterloo, was in
{ town Tuesday night
! Mrs. A. +. Smith left last Saturday
for Illinois to attend her fathers fu-
neral.
4 Hon. L. A. McMurray, of Webster
: City, was here Monday.
John Tomlinson, of Alden. was here
Y Monday. He has just returned from his
Visit to Texas and Arkansas.
C. +. Austin, our new elevator man
l has rented Mrs. Browns residence fol
lcne year.
\ Albert Welhaven succeeds w. H. Rick
J as clerk for Crabtree & Wilde. Mr.. Well
-kaven is from Minneapolis
!, j. B. Rodgers has resigned the fore
: lmanship of the Wasp and is succeeded
e lhy Mr. Conn, of Mansfield. o.
William Atkinson died Friday, Feb. 90
: The funeral was held at his late resi-.
dence Sunday. Rev Robbins, of Alden
:, officiating. Mr.. Allinson was a veteSar
of the rebellion. He was patient suf-
2 ferer from cancer of the face for ove1
fifteen years. He leaves a wife. twt
daughters and two sons. Mr.. Allinsoi
Q was postmaster under Harrison's ad
y ministration, was justice Of the peac,
: and mayor of the town for years.
r Steam boat Rock.
d Special to Times-R Republican.
h Steamboat Rock, March 2.The new
e1creamery company has it's Ice house ul
i. land filled with ice. The water flowing