Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-04

harmonious between the brothers when
the proceeds were received from sales
of some crops and small property. Sols
small debts were paid but they quar-
leled over the division Of the residue.
Quarrels became so serious that
Charles came to Carroll and had James
hauled UP before the insane commas
sion. 1t was decided that the man was
not insane, and he was liberated. Sooli
thereafter James was again taken in
charge by the officers OF the law, TINS
time Charles asking that he be bouna
over to keep the peace. The showing
was sufficiently strong to send the ac-
cused to Jail, where he was held I'LL re-
leased by Judge Elwood in September.
1t was shown that he had threatened
the brothers life, but the latter did not
appear against him and of course ne
was discharged.
1.-THE next incident in the story was
the receipt of telegram by Charles
from South Dakota, signed Sol Faust,
telling him to sell the property ana seno
the money to James. investigation
proved afterwards that James was IN
fact the sender of the message.
James returned to Carroll last week,
and on Friday filed a petition with the
clerk of the district court. alleging con-
spiracy on the part of Charles and ms
wife in having petitioner falsely I'M
prisoned and asking damages IN tue
sum of $4,000. He drew the petitioh
himself and it is curiosity in Its way.
He talked freely about his suit against
Charles. and as late as Sunday dis
cussed the matter with E. A. Wissler'
who as an attorney Is lhteies'eu ~
some phase of the case.
flames Faust, the deceased, haa
history. He is first heard of in 1891,
when in shipping his goods from Lbs
bon to Carroll his car took nTe 'liis
side of Ames and was completely ue-
stroyed. He sued the NortnWesteri'
in the court of Story county ana op
tanned a verdict for damages. me
company defended on the ground thal
he had set fire to the car himself ana
evidence was produced sustaining the
charge. He won in the district court
but lost in the supreme court on ap
peal by the defendant company. 1t
was not retired, and he got nothing.
Again James appears In pubic
print. His barn was destroyed by hre,
and the Hawk-Eye Insurance company
refused to nav the loss. He sued in
the Marshall county court and wneh
he got thru he was convicted OF arson
He had set the building on fire FOL
the insurance. He was sentenced to
the penitentiary and served term OF
three years. After his release he did
not long pass unnotieed. He was hauled
up in a town in Ohio, adjudged insane,
and for time was an inmate OF tho
insane asylum. In time he returned to
iowa, and claimed that he had been
kidnapped and all that. He was on his
way to Ohio to look up evidence in o
suit against the railroad and insurance
companies for $4,000, for conspiracy
when he stopped off at Rochelle, Illi-
nois. and learned the story about Soils.
disappearance. He had taken steps
to sue the companies for S150,000.
claiming they had conspired to get
him out of the way, etc. Coincident
with these events man appeared be-
fore the postmaster at Waterloo and
handed him a written confession,
signed by one Rawlins, who admitted
TO having burned the buildings for
which Faust had been convicted of
arson, and stating further that Faust
was an innocent man. Investigation
revealed the fact that Rawlins was
none other than James Faust him
self. His certificate Of character was
signed only by himself.
Ills life discloses man whose mind
was deformed, who could fit into no
niche in the worlds organization. II
required only the opportunity for him
to enter tragedy that should put an
end to him.
Charles Faust and George Crone ap.
ueared before Justice Drees yesterday
evening and waived hearing. The jus
tice bound them over to the grand
Jury which meets in January. Faust's
bond was fixed at $500 and the boys
bond at $3.50. 1t is thought that they
will be able to give bail.
1.-The body of James Faust is still at
Arts undertaking room on the soutl
side. The widow with four children
live at Clarence, Cedar county, and has
asked to have the remains forwarded
TO her. But there is some hitch about
transportation charges, and the body.
lis not yet disposed off,
HARRIS CONDITION CRITICAL.