Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-30
Authorities Believe 1t Probable
He Has Been In Hiding
Near His Home
DEPUTY BAKER RECOVERING
On Account of This 1t Is Thought the
Court Will Consent To Reduce the
Amount of His Bond, Which Is Now
oo-Discrepancies in Matheson's
Story of His Wanderinss.
Special 10 Times Republican.

| Council Bluffs, May 3O.-George
Matheson, the young man who shot and
seriously wounded Deputy Sheriff Ba-
ker at Weston, this county, on the night
of May Z, surrendered yesterday after
noon to the authorities and is now be-
hind the bars at the county Jail. lie
is quite i'll from exposure and lack
of proper food and the services of a
physician had TO be secured for him
shortly after his arrival at the Jail.
Young Matheson was accompanied
from his home at Weston by Attorney
Emmett Tinley, one of the attorneys re-
tanned to defend him, who delivered
him over to the sheriff's Office shortly
before 5 o'clock last evening. The in
dictment against Matheson charges as
sault with intent to commit murder
and his bail was fixed at $4,000. In
view of the fact that Deputy Sheriff
Baker is now rapidly recovering from
the effects of his wound, counsel for
Matheson expects the court will con-
sent to reduce the amount of the bond.
In any event bail will be furnished, it
is said.
Matheson when placed in the coun-
ty jail, declined to talk beyond stating
that he had been in Canada sincel the
shooting had returned to give himself
up of his own free will, as he was
tired of being fugitive from justice.
His looks did not believe his statement
that he was i'll and he had every APP
pearance Of man who had suffered
from want of food and rest. His face
was covered with thick beard, indi-
eating that he had not shaved from the
first nigh< Of his flight.
Story of His Wanderinss.
Altho Matheson declined to talk, evil
IDENTIFY acting upon the advice OF his
attorneys, Mr.. FINLEY gave an account
of the young mans wanderings since
the night of the shooting. He said that
following the shooting and after Math-
eson had made good his escape from
Deputy Sheriff Knox, he made his way
TO i.oveland where he caught ffelsnt
train and went to Sioux City. From
tIiete ~ --~rhed his way into Minneso-
ia and for few days worked on q sec
ton gang at Northfield. From North
field he went to ST. Paul and succeeded
in making his way from there to Can
ada. A few days of Canada made him
homesick and he decided to return
and give himself UP. He reached his
home at Weston at o'clock yesterday
morning, having been two weeks on the
road home. He said he had eaten moth
ing practically during the last three
days OF the trip.
Matheson's father came to the city
yesterday morning and after a CONSUL
tation with the attorneys decided that
it was best for the boy to surrender him
self and Attorney FINLEY at once drove
out to Weston to accompany the boy
here.
The authorities do not altogether
place credence in the story of the young
mans wanderings as related by his
attorneys. They say there are several
place. nsy poin IL t BIT taY while it took
two weeks for him to make the return
trip from Canada, it only took him one
week to get there after stopping in
Sioux City and Minnesota, where he
worked, as he said, with railroad sec
opinion that the young man has been
at or near his home since the night Of
the shooting and that his relatives sup
piled him with provisions at night time,
but that becoming seriously i'll, it was
found necessary that he have medical
attendance, so it was decided that the
best thing would be for him to give
himself up to the authorities.