Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-22
Negroes Arrested For Singer
Fur Robbery Waive Exam
ination Monday
BONDS PLACED AT $500 EACH
Austin, Who Claimed to Be William
Truehart, Takes That Name in Order
to Shield Himself-His Attorney
Says He is Prepared to Travel tho
Road'-Will Try to Clear Woman.

George Austin, colored, and his wife
Lizzie Austin, who We're arrested las'
week for the Singer fur robbery
waived examination in Justice Burritt's
bound over to the grand jury. The
bonds were fixed at $500 each, ard We're
not furnished. Austin waived both
charges, that of larceny from Ct build
ing in the night time, and assault with
intent to commit murder. The former
charge is all that has been preferred
against the woman.
Austins record will undoubtedly &c
against him, and the man rea lies 1t
Even his attorney, j. b. Rush, of Des
Moines, admits that his client Is bad
man, and one of the 'smoothest coloree
criminals In the business" Rush says
that Austin realizes he is up against
it. at last, and has already nade UP
his mirtd that he will have TO travel
the road" Mr.. Rush thinks, however
that he will be able to clear Mrs.
Austin.
Rush says that Austin and his wife
have not been living together since
they separated In Oskaloosa about q
year ago. They are not divorced, but
she has been living here for the past
eight months, and he in Chicago Rush
says that Austin came here only thre.
days before the robbery. for tie pur-
pose of seeing his wife and try aiad pre-
vail upon her to accompany him back
to Chicago. The fact that they were
quarrelng when the officers carrie upon
them. and at a time when the sealskin
coat had been taken from Where 1t had
been hidden. between the bet ticks,
led to the discovery OF the article. Had
Austin and his wife been able to agree
on certain things Rush says that they
would have skipped out on the same
night, and taken the plumber with
them.
Austin. in order TO conceal his iden-
tity as much as possible, and, know.
ing that .tlle notorious Austins" were
well known to the police. passed him
self off here as William Truehurt T,
Richard j. Wright. who formerly knew
Truehait. he claimed to be an old
friend, and Mr.. Wright was completely
taken III. he ldentlfeG MIN as William
Trtehart after his arrest, and SO in
formed the police. saying that he had
known him Cor years.
There IS a William Truehear. living
at Buxton, and ii is thought Austin de-
sired TO infpersonate him. George II.
Woodson, a colored attorney OF Oska-
loosa, says that William Trueheart Of
Buxton was shot Saturday night in a
row at Gainesville, or Cooperstown. ,
little settlement across the Monroe
county line in Mahaska county, outside
OF Buxton. There was dance w pro-
gress and Trueheart was dancitlg with
Addie Harvey, young coloree wom-
an. William Scott, the girls lover, sent
word to her to come down sttirs. as
he wanted to see her. The girl refuse
TO go. and did not until the darlce was
over. when she left the hall In COM
pany with Trueheart. Scott WAS wait.
ing at the foot of the stairs aysi emp
lied his shot gun at the couple. Ths
woman was shot in the side and was
quite badly wounded, altho. ii IS
thought. not fatally. Trueheurt was
struck by several shot in the shoulder
but his injury is only slight