Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-16
Iowa City Paper and Town
Marshals Sued For$125, 900
Damages
BOYS WERE ARRESTED.
Marshal and His Deputy Captured In
nocent Farmer Lads at Point Of Gun
and Dave Brant Wrote Them Up as
Bold Robbers-It Was Grand Mis-
take.
Special to Times Republican.

Cedar Rapids, May 16.-Libel and
damage suits, aggregating s125,0oo,
against the Iowa City Republican. the
Iowa City marshal and his deputy for
libelous publication and for false arrest
and Imprisonment. promise some SEN
sational court news in Johnson county.
Ed Farrall of this city, and James
Farrall, of Norway, Benton county, yes
terday commenced suits as follows:
Ed Farrall sues Marshal Scott Wilson
for $4,000.
Ed Farrall sues Deputy Chairman for
$4,000.
James Farrall sues Scott Wilson for
$4,000.
James Farrall sues Deputy Chairman
for $4,000.
Ed and James Farrail sue the Iowa
City Republican for $4,000 for libel be-
cause of an article published Thursday
evening.
Ed and Jim Farrall were driving in
from Atalissa, when they were met By
two men in n buggy. These turned 70
the left instead of to the right and as
they came abreast one of them dropped
to his knees, ieveled two large pistols
and said: You are the men, The
boys were thunderstruck. They did not
know what they were up against. The
probabilities are that If they had not
been very meek, one or both of them
would have been shot. They made no
attempt to escape and the men who
held them up, who prove to have been
Marshal Scott Wilson and his deputy.
officer Chairman, used them in the most
brutal. manner. They insisted on put
ting handouts on Ed Farrall. He was
driving broncho and told them If he
should be handcuffed he would ride in
the buggy, as neither of them could
manage the animal. One of the officers
then rode with Ed, while the other rode
with James. Ed had about him paper
to the value of between $4,000 and So
900, and among this was a check signed
by Ralph VanVechten, cashier of the
Cedar Rapids National bank. The
brothers pleaded that there was mis-
take, and Ed offered to allow the OFF,
GERS to hold the valuable papers if they
would not lock them up. They We're
thrown into the bum cell. AT noon they
were allowed to go to restaurant
without guards, but were again locked
up.
On their arrest the brothers told the
officers that they knew Hon. Milo
Smith, Hon. John NJ. Redmond, j. II.
Crosby, and various other well known
citizens of Cedar Rapids. The officers
had heard of Milo Smith They would
not allow either brother to telephone.
The Farralls told them that they knew
Judge Wade personally and We're we'll
acquainted with various people in Iowa
City. They were not allowed to have
them brought to the Jail to secure their
release.
The two officers named as well as the
Iowa City Republican are up against the
game of their lives Ed Farrall owns
24O acres of Benton county land. James
is probably as well fixed. The whole
family Is rich. The talented Pat Far
rail-, of LeMars formerly county attor-
ney of Plymouth county, is their
brother. Congressman Wade is their
dear friend. Talent and money in I'M
limited amounts is behind them and
they will fight the case to a finish. 1t
is going to cost the defendants a pretty
penny.
Ed Farrall is such a desperate that
he brought his aged father and mother
to this city, installed them in a pleas
ant home at 32S First avenue west, and
spends his time with them. His va
cations are spent at his farm or visit |
ing his relatives in various parts of the
state. Jim is altogether as bad as Ed.