Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-02
YOUNG V|FE and
LOVER ARRESTED
North Carolina Young People
Taken Into Custody Satur-
day Afternoon
WITH LARCENY
CHARGED
Alleged That Frank c. Ward and Mrs.
Jetta Graham Left Winston Salem
N. c., Together, After Having Rob-
bed Her Observation-Disclosures Have
Been at Work on Case For Week.


winston Salem N. c., April % -
Chief of Police, Marshalltown, Iowa:
Arrest Frank c. Ward, charged larceny,
requisiion papers will follow. Came
from North Carolina April 81. Former
ly lived in your vicinity. Wire. If ar
rested. Reward $50.
"F. C. CRUTCHF'IELD,
Chief OF Police"
"Winston-S Salem, N. c., April 22.-
Chief OF Police, Marshalltown, Iowa:
Look after Jetty Graham and child I'M
til father arrives She came with Frank
c. Ward, Aprll 81. from North Carolina.
Tell Jetty am coming to protect her.
wv. f. JAMES"
With the above kilograms to work
upon Sheriff G. S. Hutson and City
Marshal w. E. Nicholson made arrests
late Saturday afternoon that placed in
ITO the custody OF Officer f. A. Martin.
of the Winston. n. c. police force,
Frank c. Ward and Mrs. Jetty James
Graham, of Pennington, N. c.. wanted
in that place for larceny. Ward was
arrested at Laurel. where he was en-
ployed by the Patton Grain Company.
Ms. Graham was placed under arrest
at the home of B. Is. Kimbail, dairy
man living two and "a half miles south
of the city. where she had taken a po-
sition as a housskeeper. Officer Mar
tin and W. F. James. of Pennington.
N. c., the latter father of Mrs Graham,
left for Winston-S Salem, With the pris-
oners at 1885 Saturday night.
The arrest of Ward and Mrs. Graham
vas effected after a few hours diligent
work Saturday. Preliminary work, in
looking up the, whereabouts of the man
and woman wanted, was handicapped
by the indefinite information contained
in the kilograms. The authorities at
Salem were wired for more
details by way of description
Of defendants, but before an answer
was received Officer Martin and Mr..
James arrived in the city Saturday
morning. The officer bore requisite ton
papers from Governor Cummins. When
the descriptions were furnished Sheriff
Hutson and Marshal Nicholson, the lat
ter in plain clothes began the work of
their search and located the defendants
N a few hours. They were brought to
nhis city and turned over to the North
Carolina officer, who remained in the
while the search was being
made.
w. F. James, father of Mrs. Graham.
is a merchant of Pennington, N. c., a
town in Davie county, near Winston
Salem Winston and Salem are adj
joining towns, separate corporations,
but having one railway station so that
as railway point it is known as VIM
ston- Salem. Ulysses Graham, husband
Of Mrs. Graham. is a business partner
Of Mr.. James. 1t is he who has sworn
cut the informanons charging his wife
and her lover with larceny. 1t is al
legged that they appropriated, before
Winston Salem, articles Of
jewelry, silverware and other valuables
from the Graham home. Mrs. Graham
lrew a check on her fathers bank ac-
count for $50. Household goods belong
ing to the Grahams, ready to be
to this city, were found after
The couple left but were seized before
hey could be shipped by the husband.
Mr.. and Mrs Graham have been
married four years, and have daugh-
.er 26 months old. The babe was
brought north with it's mother. Mr..
lanes. father Of Mrs. Graham. states
hat his daughters home life was not |
pleasant, and he assigns that as the |
,ause for her leaving home. Mrs. Graz
nam is about "a years of age. and is
pretty. Ward is 26. They were sweet
,earts five years ago. before Mrs. Ora
lam's marriage, when Ward got into
rouble with some woman and was
to leave North Carolina. He
vas IN this county for five years, and
Upon his return to North Carolina met
us former sweetheart. She was heart
lick over the result of her home life,
nd decided to come north with Ward,
Who was returning to this county.
Ward claims that he did not know the
woman was coming until he saw her
N the train at Winston. and she In
ormed him that She too, was coming
0 Marshalltown. He further states
hat no improper relations have ex-
sted between them since they left
or at any time prior thereto.
FRS Graham's idea. so Officer Martin
kinks, was to remain in the north long
nough to secure divorce from her
usband. and then marry Ward. Of
Ger Martin says that the Wards and
are Mell-known people in
'avie county. and are we'll thought of.
lie does not look for the prosecution
D develop any great strength. Mrs.
,raham informed her father, after her
rrest, that she would never live with
err husband again.