Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
Grand Jury Indicts Fred Yves.
colt and Annie Pearl on
Charge of Lewdness
SECOND REPORT is MAD
Twenty Indictments in All Found
So Far BY the March Grand jury
Weseott- Pearl Case Came From Sui
eide of Mrs. George Mason, of Tim
her Greek.

| plete Its work until this evening and
possibly not before tomorrow, second
report was made to the court Thurs
day afternoon and altogether twenty
one indictments have been returned.
Fourteen of these are for prostitution.
| AS the result of the tragic end of
Mrs. George Mason. of Timber Greek
township, two indictments for lew,iness
We're returned. The defendants are
Fred Wescott and Annie Pearl. The
latter is a Montour girl and has been
living with Wescott, as his house.
keeper, in little one-room shanty near
The Timber Greek Quarries, where Yves
colt is employed. While neither can
be made to answer to the suicide, it
was the Pearl woman of whom Mrs.
Mason was jealous. because of her be-
lief that her husband was intimate
with her. The investigation would not
have been made had it not been for the
suicide, for when County Attorney
Northrup and Deputy Sheriff Hutson
went TO examine into the details of
the attempt on Mrs. Mason's life, with
the idea OF ascertaining whether or not
it was q clear case of suicide, they were
informed Of the conditions as they ex-
listed. 1t was but AN easy matter to
get witnesses who could tell what they
knew of the conditions. and the indict-
ments resulted. Bonds were fixed at
$1,000 and neither of the defendants
could furnish the necessary amount.
Deputy Sheriff Hutson made the ar
rests Thursday evening and his pris-
on1rs are in Jail.
Cook is Indicted.
AS was expected bill was found
against Nathan Leroy Cook, on
charge of bigamy. The arrest has not
zen made on, account of Mr.. Cooks
illness, and he will not be bothered
until he is we'll. The bonds are not
raised, remaining at $1,000, and there
is no danger of his making any effort
to escape.
Milton is Arrested.
Joseph L. Milton, the Iowa Central
brakeman who was arrested several
weeks ago. at Springfield, Ill.,. for hav-
ing appropriated TO his own use funds
he had collected for Frank Shoifner,
of Grinnell, brakeman who had lost
a hand by an accident in this city, was
taken into custody this forenoon by
Deputy Sheriff Hutson upon Indictment
warrants, charging larceny by enbez-
Element and obtaining money under
false pretenses. His bonds were fixed
at $500 for each case and it is thought
that he can make satisfactory arrange
ments to furnish them.
Fourteen Prostitutes Indicted.
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its drag net. and returned bills against
fourteen women of the city, who are
charged with prostitution. Hardly
any of the women are in the city at
the present time, and it is not thought
that the county's policy will be to spend
any money in making arrests. 1t will
rid the city of that class of people for
time, and any of the women who are
indicted will be arrested should they
return to the city. The list includes
Anna Christianson, the girl who was
bound over on complaint of her mother
and is now on a cash bond; Lulu Har-
Ian, of Albion, who is at present serv-
ing thirty days sentence on a charge
of lewdness; Bernice Clark, of Gilman.
who has not been in the city for several
weeks; May Snow, of Morrison, who
was ordered out of the city several
months ago; Lena Williams, of Oska-
loosa, who was ordered by Mayor Jones
to leave the city several weeks ago,
and was placed on train by an off,
Ger; Freda Johnson, of Burlington;
Bridget Mccoy, of Ottumwa; Maude
Banks, of Oskaloosa; Marie Belmont,
of Oskaloosa: May Leslie, Mrs.
Susie Nance, Mrs. Maude Slower. Mrs
Carrie Bennett and Cora Nc
Bride. Some of the women, 1t is learn
ed have been absent from the city as
much as three months. and most of
those who were in town left the city
Thursday evening.
No Gambling Houses.
The grand jury did not find that any
gambling houses existed in the city, and
no bills were returned. The allega-
lions of some were investigated, but It
could be learned sthat there were any
resorts conducted that would come I'M
der the head Of public gambling houses.
Methods of bucket shops were also
looked into, but no bills were found. |
1t is understood that several witnesses
We're examined Thursday to see If |
illegal sales of liquor had been made to
minors on the part of different saloon
lists of the city, but 1t is claimed that
the probabilities are that there will be
no indictments returned. No bill was
against either Sam Chase or
c. Goodman, forstealing corn from Mer-
rift Greene. Neither was there i. bill |
returned In the w. II. Kuhl forgery
matter, from Haverhill.
Rhoades Carmean Case.
The grand jury spent the better part
of today investigating actions of old |
officers of the Rhoades- Carmean Buggy |
Company. which assigned last fall. Ii |
is not anticipated the finding will be
made public just yet, even if a bill is |
and there is an opinion that |
the jury will fail to indict. 1t is pre- |
sumed that the investigation has TO do |
with the Roemer & Miller case, which |
was tried In justice court, with N. "A. |
Carmean as defendant, on charge |
Of embezzlement The action was dis |
missed in justice court. Roemer & Mil
Ter is a Hampton firm, and claimed that |
the Rhoades- Carmean Company. thru
it's president, had appropriated to it's
own use money applied on the notes,
after they had already been sold.
1t is expected the grand jury will
make its final report this afternoon. J.