Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-14
John Bartfett and 'Daye"
Clark Wanted In Jasper
County, Arrested Here
GIVE OFFICERS HOT CHASE
Bartlett Found at His Hotel, the Amer
lean House, on South Second Avenue
HE Warns Clark, But Latter Is
Captured After an Exciting Chase of
Several Blocks.

John Bartlett and Dave" Clark
wanted for the alleged theft of tive
horses. valued at $3.50, from the farm
of j. w. Norris. a Grinnen horse buyer
and liveryman. located four miles west
of GrinneliJasper county. ABOUT a week
ago. We're arrested in this city Sun
day morning by Deputy Sheriffs Hut
son and Cause and City Marshal Mich
olson. Bartlett was found an taken In
to custody ct the American House, on
South Second avenue, of which he is
proprietor. Clark was arrested about
half an hour later upon the street
near the Rhoades -Carmean buggy fac
tory, but not until after he had given
the officers q hot chase as he had been
warned by Bartlett to look out for
them.
The arrest of the men in this city was
made on the instructions of the sheriff
of Jasper county, who telephoned Sat
urday night to hold Clark il found
Several hours We're spent in search
that evening, but no trace of the man
could be found Sunday morning an
other telephone message instructed the
officers TO also arrest Bartlett, as war
rants had been issud at Newton fo.
both. Knowing Bartlett to be proprie-
tor of the American House. the officers
visited that place and secured Bartlett,
who made no resistance. Before ac
companying the officers he requested
that he might step into the other room,
to speak to his wife. While in the other
room, as was discovered later. he wrote
a note to Clark, telling him of his ar
rest and warning him to be on the look
out for the officers.
CIarks' Arrest Follows Chase.
Suspecting that Bartlett might have
with Clark, Deputy
Sheriff Cause accompanied Bartlett to
the Jail, while the other two officers
set out for the Fetter's home, on South
Seventh avenue, where they thought
Clark might be found. He was not
there. however, but shortly after leav-
ing the house, they saw him about two
blocks away, approaching their direc-
ton from the west on Linn street.
Clark saw them at the same time and
turning north, ran thru the adjoining
yard to the alley, then turned west and
on the dead run turned again into the
yards on the south. He emerged from
the alley into the Tug premises, on the
corner of Third avenue and Linn street
and started diagonally across the street
FOR the alley near the Rhoades- Car
mean building. AS he did so Marsha.
Nicholson rounded the corner and clos
al in on him. On nearing him Clark |
made a motion for his gun, but Mich |
olson caught him by the shoulder be-
fore he could bring 1t into play 1t was
not known whether he intended to
shoot, or was merely bluffing. The IS
.alibre revolver that the man carried /,
vas taken away from him.
Note of Warning Found.
When Clark was searched the note
sent him but short time before by |
Bartlett was found on his person, and I
iltho he made an effort to destroy 1t,
he fragments were patched together /
Nv the officers The note had been sent
o Clark's rooming place at 204 East
linn street, and he had left there for
he Fetter's home when he was caught.
Suspected Thru Associates.
Clark was first suspected of being
implicated in the theft on account of
lis associations Will D. SldliiASSs VI
4ynnville, a liveryman of that place,
With whom he was seen on the Satur-
lay night previous to the theft. 1t is
laLmed in later Developments that
stallings, during the week previous to
hat when the horses were missed. had
made arrangements with shipper at
Knoxville to ship horses to Boston.
They We're delivered as agreed and
hipped, being routed via Chicago.
When the news OF the robbery became
,nown Mr.. Norris was telephoned from
knoxville. that horses answering the
description We're shipped from there.
lie was able to secure the car number
nd a copy of the bill of lading, and,
rmed with them, and in company with
'harles Cessna, of Grinnell, who knew
he horses we'll, he traced them. to
salesburg and secured them in Chicago
n writ of replevin. Evidence collected
ater. 1t is alleged, showed Bartlett also