Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-18
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An Italian Robbed Of $500 in
Cash and $500 Worth Of
Jewelry.
Valuables Secured From Own
er's Room in . Third Avenue
Lodging House.
Two Suspects Arrested and Are
Being Held Pending Inves.
tisation.

Joseph serafino. of Chicago, an ttaliar
and brother OF Frank serafino, the Ital.
ian contracting agent who has beer
furnishing laborers to Iowa railroads al
summer, was robbed Of between s.7s
and 5000 in cash, and o. fine gold watch
chain and charm, valued at $500. some
time during Wednesday night. while
he slept in room in the Mike Reusct
lodging house, in the Dixon block, cor
ner OF Third avenue and Market street
The robbery was not detected uibti
this morning, when Mr. Reusch went
to call Seraflno and found his door ajar
AS he wakened him he asked. Did you
leave your door unlatched?" The 1tal-
ian started from his sleep with an ex-
clamation and, noticing his trousers ~
ing on the floor near the door, realized
in an instant what had happened. His
surmise was only too true and from the
pockets of his trousers, which he had
hidden under the pillows, together with
his vest, containing his watch, had been
rified, and all the contents, nearly $500
stolen. The watch was gone too.
The manner OF robbery Is Somewhat
OF q mystery. Seratillo had bolted the
door OF his room on the inside, and on
the outside 1t was fastened by Val.
lock, the key to which he had. The
transom, however, which had been tax
en- out few days ago while cleaning,
had not been replaced and that was thu
only way in which the thieves could
have erected an entrance. Even then
1t Is hard to understand how the rob-
berry could have been accomplished
without come one else in the apart
ments becoming informed. seraflno
slept thru 1t all. without knowing the
least thing concerning what was going
on about him, and considering the fact
that he was sleeping on his trousers
and vest, where his vaIuables were kept,
BIT is thought that choroform may have
been used by the thieves before they
began the work OF securing the gar
ments that contained the money.
AZ the result Of the robbery two ar
rests we're made by the police this
morning, upon information furnished BY
Mr.. Reuech Wednesday night a man
description Of whom has been FUR
nished the officers. applied to Mt
Reusch. engaging room which ne
stated he and two friends wished 70 &c.
cupy. Not having double room q Coz
was placed in one d, the single rooms
which the men occupied later IN Inc
evening. About II o'clock, or perhaps 9
little afterwards. two Of the men hailec
a bus and went up town, not returning
to Mr.. Reusch's knowledge. Later the
third man, or the one who had engaged
the room, came in. and occupied the
room Ton, a time. but for just how lons
Mr.. Reusch is not able to say. Neither
Of the occupants wal, on the room when
the robbery was discovered this raorn-
ing.
The two men under arrest, whom MT
Reusch Identifies as the two who We're
In the room for a tirae. give their names
as =. w. Holt, of Boston. and James
Williams, of LeMars. Both are well
dressed and City Marshal Nicholson
says have the appearance of being
smooth crooks They were arraigned
before Mayor Jones this morning on 9
charge Of robbery and pleaded no,
guilty, and will be held until further In
designations can be made. Their hearing
is set for Monday afternoon at o clock
There was nothing on the persons Of the
two men under arrest that will connect
them in any way directly with the
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