Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-19

SIMILAR CASE IS RECALLED
Man Claiming to Live in MarshalItown
Under Arrest at Sac City, Thought to
Be Same Frank Curry Arrested at
LsMoiIle for Hart Murder-Had At
tempted Crime Near ST. Anthony.

Since the publication in the .T.-R. a
week ago of the arrest of man at Sac
City, claiming to be one Frank Curry.
of this city, for the alleged attempt
of a. criminal assault upon Miss kath-
ryn Manning. school teacher of Viola
township, No. 9, Sac county. efforts
have been made by this paper to estab-
fish the identity of the prisoner, and
ascertain, if possible, if he really had
any lust claim on Marshalltown as a
place Of residence.
The name was not unfamiliar, yet
lit could not be connected with any
crime of recent years, or within the
recollection of Sheriff Shoemaker's adj
ministration no such name has APP
peared on the Jail records.
To liberty township people, however,
the name of Frank Curry has familiar
sound, for a man by that name was
implicated in similar crime there
about six years ago. The man had
been in the employ of Robertson Bros,
living three and one-half miles north
west of State Center, and one Sunday
evening, lay in wait for Il little girl,
the daughter of a neighbor of the
Robertsons, who was driving home the
cattle from pasture. Curry attacked
| the girl, who was then only about
| 8 years of age, but her screams brought
help in the persons of her father and
brothers. So incensed was the neigh
borhood over the attempted outrage
that Curry was given tWenty-four
hours to leave ST. Anthony, and he
awaited himself OF the opportunity.
On his way from the scene of his
attempted crime Curry Went to Glenn
| ons, where he stole a fur coat from
Calvin Brace. He then came to this
city and Brace, missing his coat, fol-
lowed the thief here, took it from him
on the street, and had him arrested.
| A week or two later Curry was ar
rested at LaMoille upon suspicion OF
being the man wanted for the murder
| of Andrew Hart, Of LaMoille, which
was committed on Dec. 10. 1896. Curry
was able to prove an alabi, however,
for he showed he was in Jail here
when the murder was committed.
| CURRY Is a man NOW ptuostpiS oV u
s5 years of age, and st. Anthony peo-
pie are of the opinion that the Sac
| CITY Curry is one and the same. Those
lwho knew him at st. Anthony say he
would not he smart enough to travel
under an alias, and the similarity OF
the crimes makes the conviction more
sure in the minds of those familiar
with the attempted crime of six years
ago. that this Curry is the same man.
The Frank Curry known at st. Anthony
might be identified by scar under his
left ear, which gave promise OF de-
veloping when he was working for
Robertson Bros. AT that time the man
was suffering from severe ring wormS
which had caused an ugly sore on his
meek. and would, when healed, I'M
doubtedly leave scar.
IL the Sac City Curry proves torbe
! the same man known here, officers OF
that county will have no trouble in
securing evidence as to his past rec
/ ord, when the case comes up at the
! March term of the Sac county distric,
court.
The Jail records for 1896, in the sher-
IFS Office, show the Imprisonment OF
Frank Curry, with Ames as a place o.
/ residence, on Nov 16. He served .
4 thirty days sentence and was released
/ from custody on Dec. II, four days af.
1 ter Andrew Hart was murdered.