Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-27
Orrin G. Beach Taken In Gus
tody, Charged With Grim
inal Assault
is IN JAIL IN THIS CITY
Frank Larson, Brother of the Alleged
Victim, Files the Information-Beach
Pleads Not Guilty and Hearing Is
Set for Tuesday, September s-says
He Can Prove Abb.

| Orrin C. Beach. we'll known resident
about 6 o'clock "Wednesday evening By
Sheriff Shoemaker, on warrant Is
sued from the court of Justice Robert
Denbow, Albion, charging rape on the
person of Laura Larson. Frank Lari-
son, brother of the alleged victim, is
the complaining witness. Beach, who IS
| a painter, was taken into custody 81
the home Of William Davis, two and
one-half miles northwest of Bangor
where he was working.
Sheriff Shoemaker and County Al
| torney Northup were called to Albion
Wednesday afternoon by Marshal Dun
ham, who requested that they invessi-
gate certain evidence that had been
procured, that tended to show that
Beach was responsible for the terrible
assault upon the poor defenseless wo-
man. County Attorney Northup went
over the evidence carefully and while
he found it to be largely circumstan-
tal, considered it OF sufficient impo.-
lance that he advised the filing of an
information. When arrested Beach WAS
brought back to Albion and arraigned
before Justice Denbow. He pleaded not
guilty and his preliminary hearing was
set for Tuesday, September S, in JUS
tice Denbow's court. Sheriff Shoemak-
err arrived with his prisoner at the
county jail at about 10 o'clock. The
bn,,j yrnc fyp5 a SbD0
Says He Can Provo an Abb.
Beach says he can prove an alibi
without any trouble. When taken into
thing to be arrested on charge of
that kind. He added: Il don't know
where they are going to get their evil
dence."
While the circumstances surrounding
the case which the officers considered
of such character that the state has
good case, the positive identification
of Beach as the assailant may not be
secured. Miss Larson, who is not very
bright mentally, while she thinks Beach
is the man who assaulted her, is not
able TO say positively, and does not
think she could swear TO it IN estab-
fishing an Identification. The room
Was dark at the tiiua of the assault
and there WAS not even q light in any
part OF the house, so that She did not
have an opportunity to gaze upon thu
features of her assallant. Miss Larson
while not an imbecile, is somewhat
feeble minded, and the fact that she
was at one time in the state hospital
for treatment will likely be taken adj
vantage of by the defense. She was
also cared for at the county farm for
q time.
Beach Well Known.
Beach is we'll known in Albion, and
has lived there many years. He IS
married and has four children. Mrs.
Beach is very well liked and is a sis
ter of late Rev. Albert A. Mason, who
was for many years connected with the
old Albion Seminary and for number
OF years was pastor of the Methodist
church at Gilman. Rev. Mason died
last spring at Viola, Linn county, where
he held charge to which he was APP
pointed at the last Upper Iowa Confer
nece, held here last fall. Beach is .
drinking man and it is claimed by his
wife that he had been drinking on the
day Of the assault Miss Larson made
a statement after the assault that she
thought the man was intoxicated at the
time.
Efforts are being made by Beach's
relatives to secure bonds, in order that
the prisoner may be released 1t isl
thought that the amount will be forth