Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-02
A Sensational Affair in Which
Normal Students Take a
Humane Part
THEIR ACTION MAY BE ILLEGAL
Emma Farmhouse Said to Have Been
Abducted From Her Foster Parents
Home Because, 1t is Alleged, She Was
Cruelty Treated-case Gets Into the
Local Courts.
70 Characterization.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, Dec. Normal Hill is
stirred up over sensational affair
which may develop a case of kidnap-
ping, case of conspiracy or case OF
| cruel treatment of a child as the facts
when they are all known may deter
| mine.
The principal figure in the story is
| 16 years of age. Some two or three
years ago she was taken from James
willie after her parents died and was
given a home by Mrs. Shelter when
they lived west of this city. From there
the girl went to the home of Mrs.
Smeltzer's daughter, Mrs. Inez Miller.
of Waterloo and from there to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Logan,
who run a boarding house on Normal
Hill. Mr.. Logan is coal dealer and
Mrs. Logan looks after the cookery
They have a number, or did have
number, of normal students as board
ers. The students claim they could not
stand idly by and see the little walf
mistreated in the manner in which she
was and that they took matters in their
own hands and protested to no avail.
They claim the child WAS made to dig
potatoes and turnips and do outside
and heavier work than she was able to
90 on account of Ill health Finally two
OF the male students appeared before
AR Logan and told him that the pro-
oeedings must stop or he must take
thrashing and that they We're there on
the grounds to administer the punish
ment. The student boarders say the
girl is not over intelligent and that she
was imposed upon by her foster par
cnts under whose name she went, al
tho she had never been legally adopted.
A female student In the house took UP
the case of the child and engineered
scheme to take her away from the Lo-
cans, which was successfully done by
the two male students, who placed her
on a street car and took the interurban
for Waterloo, where they left the child
with a boarding house keeper and at
the same time laid the facts of the case
before Justice Kerns, or Waterloo, who
made a visit to the Logan home to IN
vestigate the case. The students have
engaged legal counsel and it is under
stood will bring an action against Mr..
and Mrs. Logan, but on Just what
grounds is unknown. The girl was not
receiving any wages for her work, but
was working for her board and room.
As a consequence OF the disturbance
the students have left the Logan house
for other quarters and the feeling
among them against the Logans is
quite warm Among the students who
were instrumental in carrying out the
plans of the students was John Dunk
erton, manager of this years football
team. The students have organized
themselves into q committee ana
are pledged to pay for the room and
board of the Farmhouse girl at Water
loo, where they say she will be well
cared for. They have not made known
the place of her concealment. Each
member of the student committee is
taxed a fixed sum for this purpose.
They call it little benevolent scheme
of their own.
The Logans have another story to tell
and they say they have not mistreated
the girl, but have given her a home and
offered to give her comforts which she
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made known to them that she was dis
satisfied until she was influenced by
the students and that the students have
used undue influence In securing her
departure. Mr.. and Mrs. Logan feel
that there was a plot concocted which
they call Matchmaking scheme They
say it was and is the intention of the
students to extract money from them
either to keep the matter from the pub
lie or to pay the girl for her services,
and in this they feel that the students
should not mix. as it is a private ar
rangement between themselves and the
girl whether or not she should be paid.
The charges of cruelty they disclaim
entirely.
Another phase of the story is that Mr..
and Mrs. Logan are members of the
Dowie faith and wanted to send the girl
to Zion City to make her home against
her wishes. This is rumor, and rumor
also has it that sum of money was
paid the telephone company to hold the
line open for a Dowie representative
here on the afternoon of the taking
away of the girl so that no communica-
ton could be had between the students
here and at Waterloo. This fact has
not been substantiated by evidence.
There will he q SEQUEL to the affair