Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-23
HORSE THIEVES HELD.
Clark and Bartlett Make No
Defense In Preliminary
Hearing
EVIDENCE WAS OVERWHELMING
Jasper County Man Arrested in Mar
shaIltown fer Stealing Horses and
His Marshalltown Pal Will Appear
Before the Grand Jury-story of Evil
dence Against Them.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Newton, Sept. i23-The preliminary
hearing of d. E. Clark and John Bart
lett, for the stealing of two horses from
the farm of jim Norris near Grinnell,
was held In Justice Aifree's court on
Tuesday. After theopening statement by
the states attorney, D. W. Norris, OF
Grinnel called to assist County AtNor-
ney Craigan in the prosecution,
and the Introduction of a por-
ton of the states evidence, attor-
neys for the defense called the prose-
cutting attorney aside ana asked him to
tell them frankly whether he was pre-
pared to prove all of ks statements.
When assured that he was they ad-
vised defendants to waive exanllna-
ton and they We're held to appear be-
lore the grand jury for trial sometime
in October. The case against Stallings,
the Knoxville liveryman, as AN access
sorry was set for Oct. Il.
The history of the evidence sur
rounding the crime committed by these
men as set forth in the opening state
nent of the states attorney is over
wheimingly against the men and viii
undoubtedly send them to the peniten
siary. Claude Pigman, the city marshal
OF Grinnell, knew Clark and knew that
he was notorious crock. Clark at
tended the Griunel lair. beginning
Sept l. Pignlan kept an eye on him.
On Sept. 5 Pigrnan was in the office
OF the Iowa Telephone Company when
Clark came in and called for some one
in Knoxville. Pigalan overheard enough
OF the converse tion to know that Clark
was up to something crooked.
The horses We're stolen on Sunday,
Sept. g. and the clue was the telephone
call to Knoxville. The official record
shows but one call 10 Knoxville on
Sept. 3 and the party who answered
was Marvin Stallings. On Sunday.
Sept 6. about 5 p. M, VIII Adkins met
Clark in the highway about one-half
mile from the Norris pasture, going
toward It. On Monday two men an
swering to the description of Clark and
Bartlett were seen driving toward
Knoxville, and about twelve miles out
Clark stopped and inquired the way of
Hollander, and the Old man identi
fed him.
These men were driving large gray
gelding to a road wagon, and by his
side large bay mare. This is the
description of the horses stolen. They
We're also leading sorrcl horse sore in
front, and it seems that Clark then
owned just such horse. About miqe
farther on another Hollander saw the
same outfit making toward Knoxville.
StaMqngs hired man says the horses
and two men arrived ait Stalings barn
after Il o'clock. midnight. Mrs. Hen
ry, who keeps hotel at Knoxville,
says two men, aid covered with mud,
came TO her house for lodging after IL
them, and she identified the defend
ANTS DR.. Cornwell, of Knoxville,
Identifies Bartlett as the man he saw
in conversation with Sealsings at a.
m. Tuesday morning. Lem Winfield. OF
Lynnville. saw two men driving the
Clark horse toward Lynnvilae Tuesday
evening. f. S. Forsythe, of Lynnviile,
saw Bartlett at Lynnville on Wednes-
day morning.
The Norris horses were taken from
Sstalling's barn on Wednesday morn
ing and delivered to Mulky Bros. for
They were caught at Chi
cago and returned to Grinneli Stall
ings may be innocent, hut he certain
ly occupies an exceedingly compromis-
ing position, and it VIII require a lot of
explaining. just how he proposes to
extricate himself is not row known. He
knew Clark. and knew he was a scoun-
drel. He says he never knew Bartlett,
but it Is believed the evidence will
show that he knew him we'll. He claims
he bought these horses of Bartlett, an
utter stranger, and paid him the pur-
chase price. 1t is unbelievable. On the
other hand, Bartlett declares he never
saw ShalNngs until yesterday. The ali
bi that Clark and Bartlett had ar
ranged fell to the ground and the Off
GERS OF the Maaco4n fair. who had been
to show that these fellows
Were at the Malcolm fair Monday and
Tuesday. We're not called on To testify,
and never will be.
Jim Norris, by his energy and
has entangled these men
escape.
An amusing thing happened during
the trial. Clark, who is an audacious
fellow. said to Lawyer Norris: 'Oh, ] |
know you, Norris. have been in your
office several times" Norris replied: |
well, Clark, ] can't recall-Oh! are
you the man who came into my office
last spring to get mortgage drawn up |
on team, buggy and harness that you |
had sold to Pete Sloan?" 4 am the |
man." said Clark with smile as broad |
as all outdoors Norris bro(pe out into |
a laugh. He had just learned the day |
before that this outfit had been stolen |
and that the owner hah appeared and !
proved his property. Had Clark known |
this 1t is fair to presume he would not
have referred to the incident.
eANkRUPTs DISCHARGED.
judge Mcpherson Signs Large Number |
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