Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-19
s. D. Grout Accepted Note For
$500 From Betrayer of His
Stepdaughter
BROUGHT SUIT TO COLLECT
Trial Bring. Out a Sensational Story
Of Elopement Of tho Girls Lover
With Another Mans Wife From Lake
city-A Train of Exciting Incl
dents.
Special to Times-Republican.

Sioux City. Nov. ia note for 5000
which Is claimed to have been executed
In settlement for the alleged ruin of a
16-year- old girl, Miss Eva Jessup, OF
Marcus, Iowa. was involved in a law
suit which was tried In Judge Gaynor's
division of the district court yesterday.
j. D. Gruut, stepfather of the girl.
who was marshal Of the little town OF
Marcus at the time of the alleged be-
trayal of the girl, was the plaintiff in
the case. and j. B. Demarest, of Sioux
City, who then lived in Marcus. Is al
legged to have given the note to settle
for a wrong he 10 said to have done the
girl.
The parties agreed to waive the jury
before the case was called. After near
ing the evidence Judge Gaynor gave q
judgment against Demarest and in ia
vor OF the plaintiff.
\ Demayest. VINO Is about 80 years OF
age. worked for his father as a carpen-
ter at Marcus two years ago when the
girls ruin Is alleged to have been ae-
compllshed. He was keeping company
With the girl, an unsophisucated lass,
and the story related by her to her
parents Is that he accomplished his
purpose In the cemetery at Marcus. to
which place they had stcolled while out
for q walk one evening.
The girls stepfather went to Dema-
raR on6 told ho rrOnnSaH
him for damages for seduction. Dema-
rest agreed to give Grout his note for
$500 provided Circuit would drop the
case, and the note was executed.
A short time sfterward Demarest lett
Marcus and went to Lake City. There
he fell In love with Mrs. p. B. Wallace.
landiady OF his boarding house. The
outcome Of this affair was an elope-
ment, the two going to Des Moines.
Wallace started on search for his
wife, and found her. 1t is alleged. with
Demarest. The wife returned to her
home at Lake City and the AFFAIR was
PATCHED up in a way, but short time
afterward Mrs. Wallace went back to
Demarest. who was in Sioux City.
Wallace soon aftsrward obtained d.
vorce from his wife and than she ana
Demarest wsre married.
While Wallace was having his trou-
HES with his faithleSs wife. q trunk
was found floating In the Floyd river.
Among the articles found in the trunk
were some letters which had been writ
Ten by Demarest to Wallace concerning
Mrs. Wallace, who had not then become
Y Its nk
first advanced by the police here that
Wallace had ended his life by drown
ing in the Floyd river and the river
was dragged In the vicinity OF where
the trunk was found. An investigation,
however. developed the fact that Wal
lace was at Doom. Iowa, living with his
brother. p. L. Wallace. a contracting
painter and paperhanger.
In court yesterday Demarest testified
that when he signed the note he and
circuit were in store at Meridsn, Iowa
Grout, he said. had his hand in his
pocket. and acted as II he were going
10 shoot him and told him II he did not
Sign the note he would kill him. Fear
InG Grout would hurt him he affixed
his signature.
Circuit. when he testified, denied that
he had made any threars, nut that
Demarest agreed to sign the note in
settlement Of the damage which he had
lone to Miss Jessup and thus avoid the
OF civil action against him.
3rout Is SIS years OF ags and 10 quite
BADLY disfigured physically. having but
inc eye and two fingers on one hand
ind the other hand is entirely gone.
At the conclusion Of the evidence
Judge Gaynor gave Judgment In ia
ynr Of GroNt