Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-05
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Four Crooks Who Attempt Rob.
berry Are Frustrated and
Get Arrested.
lnyeieeled the Man With the
Money to a Room in a
Lodging House.
me
Intended Victim Escapes Thru a
Window and Gives the
Alarm.

An attempted robbery, for which the
Cured Monday night about II O'Clock at
the Gaffney restaurant and lodging
rooms, south of Market street on Third
avenue, when Martin Fitzgerald. of
Pontiac H., a stranger in the city, was
the victim of what came nearing being
a successful robbery.
Fitzgerald had evidently flashed his
money in some saloon before business
was closed at 10, and four companions.
whom he had chosen on snort acquaint-
ance made the effort to relieve him of
It, The other men were w. j. Holt, OF
Boston; James Williams. of LeMars;
Richard Jordan, of Rock Island, HI,
and A. Aubrey, of Chicago.
At about 1890 O'Clock the quintet
came into the Gaffney place and in
CURED of JOHN Ray, night clerk, for a
double room that all could occupy. One
of the men registered as Bill Wilson
and stood responsible for the room, TAX
ing the others with him to No. 8. the
rooom assigned. They had been in the
room but about half hour when the
peace and quietude of the street was
broken by cries of help. police, police.
Several bystanders rushed into the
room wanting to know what was up,
and Officer Clark, who arrived within
lew moments after the call for help was
made. soon had systematic efforts made
20 capture the men tTho We're creating
The disturbance. Mr.. Ray and a. j..
Lindeman, the latter an IowR Central
boiler maker who boards at the Carney
place. were stationed at the rear Of the
building, while. Joe Dunn and Earl
Brace, other boarders. guarded the
front windows and doorway. officer
Clark went up stairs, to room 8, but
found it empty. After the first cry
came from Fitzgerald. he tried 10 es-
cape from the building by jumping from
a second story window, and as he
Jumped he alighted astride OF the long
sign that hangs over the door. He fell
to the brick walk below, but was not
hurt.
Two of the hold-up men, Jordan and
Aubrey, attempted their escape by the
rear way, but ran into the open arms
of Ray and Lindeman, who made them
think they had guns, and impressed up
on them that they had not better try
escape. Holt and Williams were found
under bed in room No. 16, where they
had sought refuge by hiding. Even to
the threats of officer Clark to shoot
they refused to come out, evidently
showing that they were not unfamiliar
with gun plays The he'd had to be
lifted from over them before they could
be arrested.
The men were placed in Jail and this
afternoon were given a hearing before
Mayor Jones. AS Fitzgerald had made
such a fight for his money, or rather
raised a fuss when the robbers wanted
him to peaceably part with it, the rob-
beers secured nothing, and could be
sentenced only on charges OF vagrarcy.
The extreme limit, thirty days, was im-
posed in each case.
Holt and Williams are the two mel,
who were arrested few weeks ago up-
on suspicion that they We're Implicated
in the robbery of Joe Serafino, an Ital-
ian, in the Reusch boarding house, and
were later discharged because there
was no evidence. Sheriff Shoemaker al
so recognized Holt as the pal of Geork
Black, the man who is now doing tine
in FIT. Madison for robbing the A NJ.
Parker store.