Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29
A WITNESS ARRESTED
Young Man Who Appeared to
Testify for Miller and Hem
bricks Locked Up.
States Witnesses Identity Him
as the Principal in New
conner Silk Robbery.
Doolittle.Gantz Jury Has Diff.
Guilty in Reaching an
Agreement.

Ed Dillon, young man who came
to the city for the purpose of testify
ing in behalf of Miller and Hendricks
who are on trial for the larceny of silks
from the Newcomer store, was placed
under arrest this afternoon after he
had become frightened at the situation
of affairs and was about to leave the
city. The man was identified In court
by one of the states witnesses as the
principal in the robbery and the one
who took the bolt of silk from the store
while the attention of the clerks was
engaged by his pals. Dillon was in the
city at the time of the robbery and was
rounded up by the police. but as moth
in was found on his person at the time
he was allowed to go.
The criminal cases We're called in
the district court this morning, that of
the state against George Hendricks
and William Miller being first. The
bolt of silks, valued at $50, from the
store OF Mrs. N. G. Newcomer. Miller
and Hendricks, the evidence shows,
were not the men who took the goods
from the shelf, but the clerks say they
bought ribbon and cotton flannel while
third man, who was not found at the
time, took the silk. The goods We're
secreted in a shed on South Second
avenue, and were found by the police
after the arrest of the men.
During the progress of the trial Vic
tor Merryman, one of the clerks in the
Newcomer store, pointed out Dillon NJ
the court room as the third man of the
trio. The police had the man under
surveillance, and during the noon adj
journment he tried to leave town. He
purchased a ticket at 1 o'clock for
Tama, whereupon Marshal Nicholson,
on the request of the sheriff, placed
him under arrest.
Two men whom the police officers
know arrived In the city this morning
to appear as witnesses for the defend
ants. City Marshal Nicholson at the
same time received letter from
Boone officer notifying him that the
men had just been released from jail
at that place.
Dillon is one of the men who came
from Boone this morning, and his COM
panion is the old umbrella mende- who
figured as witness for the defense
in the Gray and Dunn murder trials.
Deputy Marshal Lilly, of Boone, ar
rived this afternoon to impeach the
testimony of Dillon and the umbrella
member. He says the men We're ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons,
and that burglar tools We're found in
their possession.
The following jury was empaneled:
E. d. Koeple, A. f. Schultz. H. Gle, A.
T. Bigalow, Robert l. Stahl, Charles
S. Finkle, j. o. Allen, j. B. Brush and
S. G. Bentley.
The jury in the Doolittle- Gantz real
estate case was instructed and sent
out this morning. After celebrating
until II o'clock verdict was returned,
but as the jury had not followed the
instructions of the court and the law
and had specified who should pay the
costs of the case, Judge Caswell fur
Their instructed the members and sent
them back to the jury room.
Following the Hendricks and Miller
case will come that of the state
against William Marcus. for burglary,
state against w. S. Devine, under the
Indictment returned at the November
term in connection with the fees as
insanity commissioner, and the state
against G. w. Smith, of Gilman, in
iicted for maintaining nuisance. The
asst of the jury cases is set for Thurs
law and is entitled Minnie Quinn VS.
A. l.. Bonawitz ct al. Friday the
cases of H. j. Benson against the
State Bank and Charles |
Handorf against Elizabeth Hoes ct al |
will be heard by the court. Court will
hen adjourn until Wednesday of next |
week, when Judge Caswell will hear |
he cases of the Iowa Central Railway |
Company vs.. the ST. Paul and Kansas
City Grain Company and Carl Bruing |
IS. the Iowa Central Railway Com
,any.
- AL