Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-24
NICHOLSON A DEPUTY
Present Merehant Police H.. a Wide
Acquaintance Turnout tho Country
and Has Dona Special Work for Sew.
sral Ysars-l'i. Work in the Harka-
way Case.

Sherif-e!ect e.. S. Hutson made pub
lie this morning his appointment OF
outside deputy. to take effect Jan. l.
when he will assume charge as sheriff
of Marshall county. ihe appointee is
Alva A. Nicholson, brother of City
Marshal w. E. Nicholson, and at pres
ent a merchant police of this city. The
appointment Will meet with genera.
satisfaction. as Mr.. Nicholson is we'll
known and a member OF one OF the
oldest families of the county. He will
make good officer. and has already
had a varied experience as a special
deputy.
Mr.. Nicholson has wide acquaint-
ance turnout the county, as ne has re-
sided in this city. and in Marion town
ship. ell his life. He Is familiar with
the ways Of the criminal classes, hav-
ing served as special deupty thruout
several administrations. His most
varied experiences as a special deputy
was during the administration of ex-
Sheriff Pence, when he served quite
extensively In outside work.
Mr.. Nicholson has made a careful
and ps.instaking merchant police dur
ing the past two years, and those
whose interests are guarded turnout
the hours Of the night will regret to
see hin leave that work. Mr.. Hutson
thinks that. in making selection Of
an incumbent for the important posi-
ton of outside deputy, he should have
some one who has had more or less
experience. and for this reason deter
mined upon Mr.. Nicholson.
Tho Harkaway Case.
The appointment OF Mr.. Nicholson as
a deputy sheriff can not help but re-
call an incident In which he was par
ticularly interested In 1892, when the
late j. 3. Pence was sheriff. One Sat
urday morning. in broad daylight,
Frank Harkaway, who had been bound
over for. the robbery Of j. ]. Whitacre's
store at Albion, and Frank Mulligan,
another burglar, escaped from the
county JAIL A large searching party
was organized, ard among them were
Will and Alva Nicholson. They were
hunting for the men in the timber near
Rockton when they surprised Harkaway
and effected his capture. They had
not gone far, toward their home, where
they expected to secure buggy and
bring their prisoner into the city, when
Harkaway pulled from his pocket a
razor and slashed Alva Nicholson
across the throat. severing the pos
terror tugular. another long cash
thirteen inches long, was cut down his
arm, and an attempt was made to cut
Will Nicholson, now city marshal. The
latter lodged, ant;s the blade did not
penetrate the flesh. but cut all OF his
clothing, from shoulder to shoulder,
and down one side. Harkaway tried to
escape. but was shot at by Will Mich
olson, and thru fear of being killed gave
up. AS he was lying in the road, beg
ging for mercy, Ill was all that VIII
Nicholson could do to keep from shoot
ing the man, who had SO nearly ended
the life of his brother. Harkaway was
sent to the penitentiary for a long
term, and 1t Is understood has since
died.
Deputy Sheriff S. NJ. Cause, who
has made most efficient office deputy
for Sheriff Shoemaker, will be retained
by Sheriff elect Hltsor.