Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-01
Burglar, Caught With Stolen
Goods, Attempts Murder
After His Arrest
eYsTANpER SLIGHTLY INJURED
With a Gun Poked in His Face Officer
Joe Edgar Manages to Steer His AS
sailant's Hand In Another Direction
- Revolver Discharged, Ball strik-
ing Frank Waldo in the Leg.

After being placed under arrest and
taken as far as the Jail steps, man
arrested on suspicion of being bur-
glar and disposing of stolen goods, at
tempted to murder Officer Joe Edgar
Saturday evening at $40 o'clock. At
ter thrusting gun under the officers
nose the man was slow in pulling and
the policeman managed to knock his
hand to one side. In hand to hand
confiict, In which a struggle of a few
minutes took place, the gun was dis
charged, the ball striking Frank Waldo.
q bystander, In the left leg. The wound
is flesh one. and not serious.
The identity OF the prisoner, who was
finally overpowered and placed in Jail,
is not known. He refuses to tell his
name and says that IL they carr find out
who he is, all right; he will not tell. A
card on the mans person, however, is
sued by the international Union OF
Jonrneymen Horseshoers, bears the
name of William o. Keap.
At police headquarters several cards
have been recently received. announc-
ing thefts OF jewelry In different Iowa
towns. The police have beer on the
lookout for persons disposing of jewel
sry, and shortly after dinner Saturday,
iOfficer Edgar was informed that 4
man had been selling different articles
OF jewelry about town. At about
O'Clock, after having visited places
where the man had been. and obtained
a description OF him. the officer learn
ed that the fellow was at Ed Bates
second hand store, on North center
street. He visited the store and placed
the fellow under arrest, taking possess
sion OF two cigar boxes fun of jewelry.
The man made no serious objection to
his arrest, and the officer reached the
alley steps to the Jail without trouble.
Edgar turned his head towards the
door, expecting to see Mrs. Hutson
/ with the keys, and noticing fast mo-
fion OF the prisoners hand found h,m-
self confronted with a revolver, which
the man had drawn from his side coat
rocket. The man uttered an OATH and
the officer, a little quicker of the two,
struck his arm, sending the inuzzle To
one side. instead of directly In front OF
his face. He grappled with his assall-
ami. hut with one hand on the arm that
held the gun he was unable to get his
own weapon. The man struggled
fiercely to point the gun toward the OF
ficer, but Edgar's grip was too strong,
for he realized 1t meant life or death
with him. In the struggle the revolver
was discharged, and Frank Waldo, who
was coming UP the alley was struck.
The man was firnlly overpovvered and
his weapon taken from him. Officer
Edgar received slight cut on the
hand where the trigger had caught
him. Waldo was removed to his room
1t the Chris Ritter home, where sur
xeon was called and the ball removed.
s3 Keap. IL that be the prisoners cor
rect name, is man about Sd years OF
are FIVE feet, ten inches tall and weighs
shout 165 pounds. He wears faded
brown mustache and has a. decided
Roman nose. He was fairly well dress
Cd. city Marshal Nicholson says that
ne thinks the man has been here about
three weeks, as he has heard OF jewel
ry that has been sold around town for
that length OF time. 1.-THE weapon the
man used was q S2-caliber lver q
johnson.
The lever that is at police head
quarters is mostly cheap stuff, and
gives evidence of having come from
some general merchandise stock. Each
niece bears the dealers cost mark. and
his selling price According to the lat
ter the amount of goods the prisoner
was carrying would aggregate value
IL about $50. Some OF the best OF the
pieces, however, it is thought have
been disposed of. The man also had on
his person a fine set Of skeleton keys,
half dozen hand made steel, able to MT
any lock in the country, excepting
yale. The man threw the keys away
as he was being taken to jail, but he
was seen by an old soldier. sitting on
one Of the court house lawn seats,
and they were recovered.
One OF the Iowa stores recently rob-
he'd OF jewelry, and the one fitting the
hest description Of the stuff recovered,
ia at Haskins, Washington county. The
ROBBERY occurred June II. Sheriff j. w.
Teeter. Of Washington county, was
wired by City Marshall Nicholson sun
day morning and arrived IN the city
this morning. He thinks that the Jew
seler rwecovered will prove to be that
stolen at Haskins. Sheriff Teeter TOOK
some of the articles home with him
that the cost marks might be, identifled
by the owner of the store.
Prisoner is Arraigned.
Keap was arraigned this forenoon
and asked time to plead. He said his
name was William o. keav, presum-
baly on advice from his attorney, be-
cause that was the way his name app
peared In a Des Moines paper. Two in
formations have been filed against the
man, each charging assault with intent
to commit murder. Officer Edgar is
named as his intended victim in one
count, and Frank Waldo in the other.
The time for the hearing has not yet
been set.
West Union Sheriff Here.
Sheriff c. l.. Culver, of West Union,
visited the cit ytoday to inspect the
stolen property, which he thought
might have been part of lot stolen at
Oelwein last month. Sheriff Culver
does not think the goods belong at Gel
vein, as those stolen there were of
better class, and consisted largely of
watches.
w. r. G. Reception.
A very enjoyable reception was given
Saturday evening by Frank M Tho