Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-11
GOT AWAY N|IHIH POT
Horse Owners at the Race Track
Beaten by a Sharper Whom
They Trusted
DR.. c. v. Hamilton Intrusted With
Money to Bet on the
Races.
Accumulated About $500 and
Left Town.-Horse and Buggy
Stolen.

DR.. e. v. Hamilton oculist and OPP
tician when he is working at his pro-
fession, but of late race track follow
er, is being sought today by the officers
who have four warrants charging him
with efnbezzlement Hamilton's VIC
tins are four of the owners of splendid
horses IN attendance Ut the Marshall
was d shrewd one.
Hamilton has been following the
race circuit for several weeks past
His business cards gave his address as
Chicgo with offices In the Masonic
temple when he is at home. He is a
small, smooth faced, sandyhaired
young man Who made a good impress
sion with those he met and could talk
horse from morning until night. Con-
sequently the horse owners and race
track followers liked him. and liking,
they trusted to their SORROW Wednes-
day Afternoon -four of the horse owners
formed pool and Hamilton was taken
In to act as banker and to place the
bets With the bookmakers. The crowd
was lucky, the winnings kept accumu
lating and more money was staked.
AT the close of the day Hamilton had
in his possession, as near as the vic
tins can figure, about 5000 as the re-
suit of the afternoons speculations.
including the last bet of $50 all around.
when the races We're over and the
!horsemen concluded they would divide
1.-The pot the trusted doctor was ont to
be found.
Then i, was that four different
horsefnen sought the sileriffls office
Soine Of them hired attorneys and
! Warrants We're issued for Hamilton's
y arrest. The different Warrants charge
1 him With embe2Zlsnent of money in
( amounts ranging from so to $50. The
! sheritf's officers al once commenced an
Investigation. II was learned that
7 Hamilton hired team and driver and
started EAST. He stopped near quarry
and ate supper. then drove on To tbs.
station and it is presumed that the
q boarded tn Northwestern train for the
cas-, and that ne is bound for Daven-
port, where races are in progress this
week The officers are hopeful of find
ing him there,
Hamilton o.iciated on Tuesday as
one OF the judges at the races. AT
that time he said that his home was in
Detroit, Mich. His victims are T. Il.
Beacroft. OF Waserly, owner of Bernie
f Milkes, /. j. E.dwards,of Table Rock.
Neb., owner of DIR. Tom, K. l.. Parker,
of DEBORAH. owner of Baby Kidd. and
W. r. Hayden. of Gilmore City, owner
of Mona A.
ROW CAUSES A STAMPEDE.
4 a disgrace.ul row at the race track
"Wednesday afternoon at time when
8th. races We're about over. caused a
great deal Of excitement Frank Ru-
pert. corner OF Fifth and Jerome streets
purchased from a hot wiener stand a
sandwich. and because he remarked
that there ought to be little more
4 wiener betwsen the bread the clerk
who waited upon him got mad ard
4 the fight resulted. Rupert WAS quite
badly bitten on the finger and arm but
managed 10 punish his aggressor III a
satisfactory manner The crowd evil
IDENTITY was in the humor for a fight for
s ali stood back with the common admon-
ition to give them room. Officer Hurd
| arrested the wiener man, who, before
Mayor Jones. gave his name as Charles
4 Smith Smith halls from Oskaloosa. He
/ was discharged.
4 a CROOKED JOCKEY.
Bon Coffin of Oskaioosa, who has a
running horse here during the races i:
4 looking for missing jockey. who alb
seconded with trunk fun of his posses
4 sions The Jockeys name IS Henry
Il stevens. and he had been in cotfin,s EN-
4 ploy about five weeks. Wednesday
Stevens turned up missing. Likewise
| Collins trunk containing Nalu/sl'
= -
tai value of $50. 1t is supposed thai
Stevens headed for Moberly Mo, and :
4 warrant has been issued for his arrest
4 CIRCULATING MEXICAN MONEY.
A stranger Who came 10 the city Z
/ work graft al the races and has bee.
\ succeeding To a certain extent tired y
/, beat the Pilgrim Hote. to-day The maj
has large supply Of Mexican free-sil-
Yer certificates which are worth abou'
80 cents In this country. and his schem'
lis 10 make a small purchase al re
4 freshment stand or other place, pass {
Mexican bill and receive Uncle Sam
i coin in return He was caught at tht
game at the Pilgrim, but no arrest wa:
made. The feAaw MAS at oskalocsa
on the Fourth ard did a big bushes.
there with the result that he was ar
4 rested ard fined He boldly makes ths
assertion that his business IS Legitimate
4 and that he viii sue the Oskaloosa au
thorities for false imprisonment.
! HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN.
4 Livervman j y Baughman ioda,
i sought the aid 81 the sherif's officers il
recovering a hogss and buggy stolel
"Wednesday evening About 6 O'clock /;
4 well dressed mar Bout 80 years ef ag'