Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-09
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Deputs Sheriff Hutson Arrests
Supposed Thief by a Clever
Ruse.
Disguised as a Tramp He Nabs
Him Upon Returning for the
Plumber.
Bold Robbery at Rhodes Friday
Night-.Wreck Victims
Identified.

Deputy Sheriff Hutson showed hi
cunning Friday night and succeeded il
making Il clever capture of a robbie
who is supposed to have looted Il North
the yards The man was captured WHEEL
lie returned for the stolen goods. tina
lad been concealed under the platform
OF the Northwestern freight depot.
The car from which the goods We're
taken arrived in this city THURSDAY
night and some time during the night
was entered and in the neighboihooc
of 500 worth of ladies cloaks and shoes
We're stolen. The car contained Other
freight for points west of here and the
robbery was discovered when the
company's employees Went to the cal
consigned to this city. Later in the
string of cars away from the freight
house platform, one of them discover
ed what appeared to be a pile of mer-
chandiSe, far back underneath the floor
of the platform. The matter WAS re-
ported to the sheriff's office and Depu-
ty Hutson at once visited the grounds
and removed the goods, which proved
to the missing articles. Then followed
the plans for the capture of the thief.
The deputy decided that the best way
to effect the capture was to wait for
him, as he would certainly return for
the plumber. The goods We're conse-
quently returned to their hiding place
and in the evening Deputies Hutson
tied the freight yards and concealed
themselves in the immediate vicinity.
Hutson crawled underneath the plat
form and lay hidden near the stolen
goods. Cause found a hiding place
in an empty box car standing nearby.
After patiently waiting for a couple
hours their vigil was rewarded by
hearing the stealthy approach of some
one coming thru the cars that crowd
the tracks at that point. After care
fully surveying the scene for a few mo-
ments the robber began to slowly make
his way under the platform, toward the
plumber. Hutson wanted TO wait until
the man had secured part of the goods,
but before he reached them he had come
in contact With the deputy. The
stranger was Immediately siezed and
taken to Jail, together with large
gunny sack that he had brought along
for the purpose of removing the plum
der.
The man who is in Jail is undoubted
ly an old hand at the business. for he
gives every evidence Of knowing just
what to DO. He will not talk, and re-
fuses point blank to give his name or
his address. The man is young, only
% or "a years of age, light complex
toned, six feet tall and weighs about las
pounds. He is consuniptive and shows
the effects of the disease quite plainly.
1t is not likely he will be arraigned
until Monday. The Northwestern rail-
road detectives have been informed of
the arrest, and it is expected that some
one of the special agents working in
this vicinity will come to the city this
evening 10 file the information. While
the state may not have quite so good Il
case as it might had the man succeed
ed in getting some of the plumber in
the sack, the intent can be plainly
shown, for the officers have the sack.
The prisoner has been identified by
switchmen as having
been hanging about the east yards for
several days.