Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-13
PRISONERS ARRA|GN[D.
George and lizzie Austin Given
Until Monday to Enter
Their Pleas
BURGLARS PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Charles Mills and Frank Jones, Two of
of the Men Interested in the Desch
Burglary, Announced to Be brothers,
Named Martin-Anson Clay, of Gil
man, Arrested.
man, Arrested.

The prisoners indicted by the grand
jury. who have been in custody in the
county jail awaiting that body's dis
position of their cases, were brought
before Judge Burnham this morning
and arraigned. George Austin, the ne
gro fur pbber, who, with his wife.
Lizzie. is accused of robbing the H
Singer store of $4,000 worth OF fur gar
ments was chained to the arm of
Charles Mills, one of the Desch yob-
bers.
Austin was the first prisoner called
by the judge, and answered to the IN
dictment charging assault with intent
TO commit murder, in having attempted
to shoot officer Will Lage when he was
placing him under arrest. Austin asked
time TO plead, as he is expecting
visit from Des Moines attorney, and
the court granted him until next Mon
day morning. when he will be brought
into court again for arraignment. The
same time was given in the case charg-
ing Austin with the crime of burglary
together with his wife,. Lizzie Austin.
Charles Mills, Frank Jones, George
Nevis and Joe Frazier, the four men
charged with the burglary OF the M
E. Desch home, all entered pleas oil
not guilty. An effort will be made TO
have this case continued until next
term, because of lack OF time. on
the part OF the counsel for the defen-
dants. to prepare the defense. sur
prise was sprung by the counsel in the
announcement that Charles Mills and
Frank Jones We're brothers. and tnas
their true name was Martin. They
had given fictitious names at the time
OF their arrest on account OF the iac,
that their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. >. T..
Martin, are members of the Soldiers
Home. and they did not want TO brins
the disgrace upon them. The aged par
ents. who came to the Home from Des
Moines Oct. 81. 1900. are using all the
money they can command to secure the
acauittal OF their sons from thu
charge.
George Nevis. one of the men inter-
ested in the Desch robbery. claims TO
live in Cleveland, o. The other, Joe
Frazier. claims Council Grove, kas.
as his home. and Is now in correspon-
dence with relatives there in the hopes
OF receiving financial aid. County A.
torney Northup Is of the opinion that
Nevis did not have anything to do
with the robbery. and would recon-
mend his discharge We're 1t not for the
fact that the officers think him as gull
ty as the others.
Oliver Gage. charged with larceny.
waived formal arrangement and en-
tered a plea OF not guilty.
A. e. Judge. charged with forgery:
L. @. Briggs, charged with keeping
a gambling house; Frank Dewey,
charged with the same offense and Fred
Phelps, charged with gaming. We're not
In court. The counsel for Judge will
ask for continuance, and Briggs law
yer waived formal examination in his
behalf, and pleaded not guilty.
Arson Clay, OF Gilman, who was In
dicted by the grand jury on the charge
OF maintaining nuisance. came to the
city Thursday afternoon and gave him
self up to the sheriff's officers. He will
likely enter plea OF guilty, and has
already arranged for his bonds