Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15
ARMED NAN PURSUED.
Sioux City Authorities After
Man Who May Murder His
Pursuers.
He is Suspected by the Police OF
Plotting Dastardly
Crime.
Was Found Under Woman's Bed
and Chloroform in His
Possession.
Special to Times-Republican.

Sioux City, April 15-Armed with
rifle and plenty of cartridges, which he
stole, Sam Shelby, alias S. S. Sigbee.
may make 1T unpleasant for officers
who are after him.
Shelby knows he is pursued. He
knows he is suspected of being the man
who, hiding under the bed of Mrs. j.
+. Hewins, wife Of Conductor Hewins,
at 1917 Fourth street. tried to chloro-
form Mrs. Hewins and her two children.
The purpose of this effort can only be
surmised, but that q crime was contem-
plated there seems little doubt.
Mrs. Hewins identified Shelby as the
man under her bed. He had been
rooming at her house. When she
charged him with the act he fled His
last offense was to steal a horse buggy,
rifle and cartridges from Joseph Kim
ball, 1909 Center street.
Shelby is supposed to have gone in
the direction of Hawarden, Iowa, where
he is said to have lived, and where he
was engaged in photography.
Altho the attempt to chloroform Mrs.
Hewins for the purpose of robbery or
for q worse crime was perpetrated last
Friday, the story was suppressed in the
hope that the police might capture the
man, who has been in the city since
that time. On two occasions Shelby
narrowly escaped the clutches of the
officers, the lastetim Thursday evening,
when he sent a man to the Menzer
home. corner of Lafayette and Fourth
streets, where he had his grips stored.
Menzer refused to surrender the prop
crty until Shelby had paid bill owing
tc him. The man drove back to the
home of Joseph Kimball. stole a rife
and number of cartridges and fled,
leaving the grips in the possession Of
the police.
Shelby arrived in Sioux City on the
evening of March 81. He stopped a few
days with Mr.. Kimball and then applied
at the home of J. F. Hewins a Great
Northern freight conductor, where he
engaged a room. He represented HIM
self as photographer.
He was assigned a room on the sec
ond floor, and during his stay thers
conducted himself in a proper manner.
reaching his room at seasonable hours
at night and remaining away during
the day.
Friday evening Mrs. Hewins lay
down on the bed with her youngest
child. She was fully dressed. intend
ing to get up later and attend to some
household work Having attended
party the night before she was tired
and fell asleep. Awakening at o'clock
she observed that the hall door, which
had been closed when she lay down.
was standing open. Feeling i'll, she
the next room, and asked her to go into
the hall and bring the lamp which was
burning there
Mamma. what's this awful smell?'
asked the child when she returned car
rying the lamp.
Mrs. Hewins with great effort arose
and began a search of the house. She
raised the window to let out the odor OF
a sickening drug, which she realized
was chloroform. Becoming suspicious
she raised the counterpart of the bed
and started back with a scream. I'm
derneath 1t lay man, who quickly
turned his face away when the light
flashed upon him.
Mrs. Hewins ran into the hall, crying
for help. Thinking that Shelby might
be in his room she called to him. but
received no answer. She then took her
children and ran to the home of
neighbor, who returned with her. AS
they entered the house Shelby was seen
standing at the top of the staircase.
whats the matter there?" inquired
Shelby, as he came down fully dressed.
"Why, you're the man who was un-
der my bed!" screamed Mrs. Hewins, as
she caught sight of his attire.
You're mistaken. madam" replied
Shelby. Il heard you scream for help.
and I dressed just as quickly as ! could
and came OUT
But that's the very coat the man
under the bed had on" persisted Mrs.
Hewins, pointing to the blue gray jack
ct Shelby wore. And he had on over
alls, too; just the same way you're
dressed 1 know you're the man."
Shelby made no reply, but went up-
stairs. A few minutes later he reap
peared, carrying his grips. Still pro-
claiming his innocence, he hurried out
OF doors and Mrs. Hewins never saw
him again.
Saturday afternoon Shelby appeared
st the home of Joseph kimball, l4os
Center street, where he induced Kim
balls hired man to hitch up and bring
him down town. On the way he ex-
planned to the hired man that he had
a couple of grips at Menzer's house. but
having had dispute with the barber
he asked the man to take an order and
get the grips.
mo, sir, you can't have them" de-
clared Menzer when the order was
presented. Besides, the police are
looking for Shelby. Do you know where
he is?"
Hes outside waiting for me-" replied
the hired man.
Going into the street he found that
the rig in which he drove Shelby down
town had disappeared. Shelby drove to
the Kimball home and stole the rifle
and cartridges and disappeared In the
direction of Hawarden. The authorities