Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-11
TWO ALBION STORES
ROBBED By BOYS
vne Turns States Evidence and
Makes Complete Confession
duplicates Others
MUCH PLUMBER is RECOVERED
Two 1s-Year-old Boys Enter Fraley
and Filler Restaurant and Come to
Grief-one Arrest Made and Others
Will Follow-Georse TwombIey Held
for conceaIins Stolen Property,


Marshalltown is not the only place
that has bad case of thieving by boys.
The little village of Albion is worked
up over similar trouble, there, and
Friday afternoon George Twombley,
aged is, son of Fred Twombley, a MEM
Der of the Iowa Soldiers Home, was
placed under arrest on charge of con-
cealing stolen property. He pleaded
guilty i'll Justice Robert Denbow's
court F.iday evening and was brought
to this ~ by Constable William Den
bow and placed in Jail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury in default OF 5000
bonds.
Constable Denbow has been working
all week on the case and has taken care
not to allow the thefts to become pub
lie more than was absolutely necessary
in conducting his Investigations. Last
Saturday night John ID. Fraley & Sons
general store was entered and between
$25 and $50 worth of merchandise, in
Guiding tobacco, cigars. mems hose and
carriers, a pair Of rubber boots, and
candy and chewing gum, stolen. En-
trance was effected by prying up the
northeast window. When Mr.. Fraley
went to his store Sunday morning the
first thing he noticed was that the win
dow hal been raised, the upper sash
being down several inches and the low
err one up. The fastenings were pried
off and broken. Outside the window,
in the soft ground, tracks were plainly
visible, and from the size of the foot
prints it could easily be ascertained
that the thieves had been boys. One
had Worn a pair of rubber boots and
the other a new pair of shoes. The
tracks were protected by placing boards
over them, and now that the ground is
hard they have been carefully pre-
served.
Sunday night James Filer's restau-
rant was entered, by the same means
as the Fraley store, thru north win
dow. A necktie, afterwards identified
by Twombley as belonging to him, was
picked up just outside the window.
From the Filler store there were stolen
six pounds Of ~. T." chewing tobacco.
a silver watch. 800 cigars. SIS worth of
premium tobacco tags and cigar wrap
pers, and large amount of candy and
chewing gum, aggregating in all about
$50.
Houses Searched.
Constable Denbow at once suspected
that the same thieves who had con-
Quoted the Filler robbery had been re-
sponsible for the Fraley burglary the
night before, and went to work on that
theory. "A search warrant was issued
Wednesday and the home OF Mrs.
TwomDley and the apartments of Aug
ustus Monroe, stepfather of a lad
named Will Grandon, aged is, were
searched. Nothing was found at the
Twomoley home. but at Monroe's the
officer recovered some smoking and
chewing tobacco and gum.
Grandon Skips Out.
Will Grandon, however, didn't pro-
pose to be caught, and left Albion, sup
posedly afoot. The supposition proved
correct, for Albion men working on the
Northwestern saw the lad walking
along the track few days afterwards,
apparently working towards Des
Moines. 1t seems, however, that he
went to Colfax, where he was seen Fri
day.
Twombley in Sweat Box.
Young Twombley was placed in the
sweat box by Justice Denbow and was
given the opportunity OF turning states
evidence and protecting his own chan
ces. He refused to say anything that
would implicate himself or his friends,
denying positively that he knew any
thing about the crime.
0lmstead 10 Easier.
Ray Olmsetead. a boy Of about is
years son of William Olmstead. proved
to be easier in getting the desired in
formation, and Friday afternoon was
taken before Justice Denbow where, af-
ter lengthy questioning, he admitted
that he and Grandon were guilty Of the
thefts. and that Twombley had con-
cealed the goods. He told where the
plumber was hidden, at the Twombley
home, and about $40 Of $50 worth stolen
were recovered. The Twombley boy
formerly lived here and will be remem-
bered as having lost foot in trying to
board railroad train three or four
years ago in this city. His father Is at
present member Of the Home, but his
mother is living at Rockwell. where
she is, employed in hotel.
is After Grandon.
The more serious charge has been
preferred against Grandon, and Con-
stable Denbow left Friday evening for
Colfax with warrant charging the lad
with breaking and entering a building
in the night time. The constable has
hopes Of capturing him, as 1t is UNDER
stood he feels out of harms way at Col
fax and has already taken a position
with Contractor Robert Ely, Of this
city.