Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
judgment Issued Against Plain
tiff for Costs = Others
Ruled on.
Faust is Now in Jail at Carroll
Detectives on the Case
at Waterloo.

The case is one wherein Faust, who was
formerly a farmer living south of the
city, sought damages in the sum Of
$4,000 for false arrest and imprison-
ment, being elected from a railroad
train and for the burning of his barn,
which he alleged was hired done by the
railroad company's agents.
| The plaintiff, thru his attorney, made
4 motion for continuance and the
court overruled it, to which the plaintiff
excepted. The cause of the dismissal
was for failure of the plaintiff to COM
ply with the order of the court, to
amend as required by law. A judgment
was issued against The plaintiff for the
costs.
81 History of the Case.
The case has been "a very interesting
one since it first came into prominence,
four or five years ago.
Faust was once elected from one of
the Northwestern trains by conductor
for not having permit. He then
started action against the company for
damages for such eisctment Soon
thereafter letters We're alleged to have
been received by Faust from the con-
ductor, in which threats We're made
that II the suit was not withdrawn his
barn would be burned. When the barn
was actually burned one of these let
tiers, alleged to have been written by
the conductor, was found near the
burned building. 1t is said that it could
be shown that the penlnanship of that
letter correspondent to the handwriting
Of Faust.
Faust was put in prison and placed
in different asylums on the charge of
insanity.
Detectives Working on Il.
In anticipation of the probability of
the case coming to trial at the Septem-
Der term Northwestern detectives have
been working on the case. A subse-
:quent chapter was revealed year or
two ago at Waterloo. when man
claiming to be G. Il. Rawlings. made
certain confessions, oral and written. to
parties in Waterloo, notably Rev. j. A
Earl, ex-Postmaster Munger and S. L.
klingaman. that he was hired to set
Faust's barn on fire In Marshall coun-
ty Sept 4, 1897, by the officials of the
Northwestern for 1915. for which crime
Faust himself was tried, found guilty
and served a term in the penitentiary.
Frank Mullady, one of the railroad
company's secret service men, has been
working on the Waterloo end of the
case. Mr.. NIullady made up his mind,
after investigating carefully, that Faust
and Rawlins are identical. This con-
clusion is reached partially by the ar
ray of the following facts:
Rawlins was never heard of except
ing when Faust was not incarcerated,
either in the penitentiary or insane
asylum.
The alleged Rawlins always appeared
in Waterloo in the night. when it was
too dark for Identification in the light, |
or at the most, only O. partial identifi-
cation, except when he rode with one
Herman Banton. Mr.. Banton has been
shown pictures of Faust as he appeared
testify that he is the same person as
the alleged Rawlii1s who rode with
him.
No such man as c. F. Rawlins has
ever been heard of except in the con-
fession he made to Rev. Earl one dark |
night and in the letter he mailed to |
Postmaster Munger.
No such man as johnson, whom |
Rawlns says worked for Faust at the
time the barn was set on fire and es- /
capped with him, was ever seen by
Faust's neighbors. so far as the detec-
tives have been able to learn.
Faust finished his term in prison in |
the summer of 1900. so that - was
afforded sufficient opportunity to have /
raised mustache, such as the alleged |
Rawlins appeared in when he made |
himself first known in this city Sept. I
II, 1900.
Another fact in Confederation Of the
belief that Rawlins was Faust, say the
detectives, Is that the alleged Rawlins
did not make his confession known to I
the officers, but got out of the city
before the officers could apprehend
him. They say that Il man as shrewd
as Rawlins has proven himself TO be
would have known that two parties
can not be made to pay the penalty for
the same. crime, and therefore he would
have been safe had he came out from
under cover and made his confession
to the authorities, giving names of
those in league with him, which he
never did outside of johnson, who has
not been found.
There are many other circumstances
which go to show that Faust and Raw
inns are the same individual.
Faust Now in Jail.
Faust is a present in Jail at Carroll,
and was recently given a hearing be-
fore Judge Church on a writ of habeas
corpus. in which his attorney tried to
get him released. Judge Church re-
fused to grant the writ and he was re-
to Jail. Faust was put in Jail
1T the request of his brother, whose life
Faust is alleged to have threatened,
because, Faust says, his brother is in
eague with the railroad company to
prevent him winning his suit. Faust
claims his brother was paid $4,000 by
he Northwestern for keeping him in.
in an asylum on d charge
If lunacy..
Other Case Dismissed.
Another case brought by Faust
against Mrs. Abbie r. Binford and Ern- i
st F.Binford was dismissed this morn
ng without prejudice. A judgment for .
he costs was also issued against the 5
plaintiff in this instance. Faust ,
suit against Mrs. Binford and |
on for the wrongful sale of property [
- executors. In his case against the /,