Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-05
Former Marshalltown Woman
Has Husband Arrested at
Des Moines
TELLS A SENSATIONAL STORY
Mrs, Frank Mcfarland Says Her Hus'
band Was Going to Kill Her Because
She Refused to Buy Him Beer-Fam-
lily Until Recently Lived in This CITY
Where Mcfarland Was Employed.

Frank Mcfarland, young man Whc'
until last october. was in the employ
of Swift & Co in this city as poultry
packer. is in trouble at Des MONIES ana
in jail on charge Of assault Win III
tent to commit murder, preferred ny
his wife. Mcfarland, it is alleged hau
been drinking hard OF late, ana pe-
cause Mrs. Mcfarland refused TO puS
him more beer he wanted to take
her life.
Mcfarland and his wife had trouble
while they lived here, ana the Huspaiio'
at one time, was placed under arrest
,s a result Of his drinking. lie Is
we'll known to the south side ponce.
The Des Moines Capital OF Saturday
evening tells of the case as follows:
Detectives George McNutt and Frank
BROTHERS arrested Frank Mcfarland at
1923 Mulberry street yesterday AFTER
noon at 4 o'clock on complaint of his
wife, Mae Mcfarland, who appeared
before Justice Mcfarland re- rtdlWyiup
before Justice Duncan this morning
and filed charges Of assault Win Intent
to commit murder, carrying concealeo
weapons and drunkenness. Mrs. NC
Farland told to the officers and the JUS
tice of the peace a sensational story.
This man has been taking my life lnch
by inch for a year and ! am unable 10
stand his abuse any longer, sald the
woman, Yesterday he was drunk all
day and when I refused to get beer Tor
him he took knife from his pocket
and said: Mae, II I can open the blade
to this knife I will split your throat
from ear to ear
mcfarland was under the influence
Of LIQUOR when he was placed under ar
rest. He resisted arrest and fought the
detectives like a mad man. Breaking
from the officers as he was showed In
to the street Mcfarland saw load OF
coal and picking up large lump was
in the act of throwing it at Detective
Brothers when McNutt grabbed the
drunken man by the arm and made him
drop the coal.
"The accused man has been working
for Swift in the butter and egg depart
ment. He came here five weeks ago
from Marshalltown. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Farland have three small children, the
oldest years of age. Fortunately they
have plenty of money, as the husband
has recently received $1S0O from the
estate Of a father. Mcfarland also
made good wages when he was sober,
but his wife swears that of late his So
Der moments have been few and far
between.
eve were driven out of MARSHALL
town. said Mrs. Mcfarland this morn
ing, because my husband caused so
much trouble. Why, night after night
Officers Clark and Weaver of that city
have watched my home to protect me
from being killed. 1 tried to get along
with my husband but finally had to
have him arrested. He was sentenced
to six days on the rock pile. After he
had been working on the stone gang
for four days I succeeded in collecting
$4.S5 for washings and gave it to the
police judge and he let him out.
thought if did that Frank would be
good, but he kept on just the same.
"T have taken a great many beat
ings from my husband and have been
subject to no end Of vile language
which he has used in my presence. My
little 7-year-old girl knows more now
than a girl of 20 ought to know just
from hearing the dirty talk her father
uses around the house.
"'My husband drew 1926 out of the
Valley National Bank day before yes
terday morning and bought a case of
twenty-four bottles of beer. The beer
was sent to the house and he immedi-
ately began to drink of 1t. BY noon
yesterday he had drunk all Of the beer
and wanted me to go out for more.
refused and he set upon me and beat
me and threatened my life
Mrs. Mcfarland stated this morning
that she intends bringing action for di-
vorce and will ask the court for a
guardian of the family funds while the
husband is at the inebriate asylum,
where he will undoubtedly be sent by
Justice Duncan this afternoon. She was
married in Des Moines in 1896 by Judge
Holmes and has lived In Marshalltown
the greater part of the time since"
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