Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-24

MOTHER BROUGHT TO THE CITY
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Pleads Not Guilty to the Charge and
Is Released On Own Bonds-Proba-
hility Prosecution Will Not Result
Sc is Continued For Thirty Days
ADOPTION Papers Signed.

the Pierce Brechtbill home, 903 Iowa
street, Monday, was located by Off
ers at $3.50 Tuesday night, and is now
In the custody of Humane Officer Rosa
I4iebig. and in temporary charge of Mr..
and Mrs. Hollis S. Thurber. 400 North
Second street.
The finding of Baby jerks was due
partially tothe newspapers and partial
" to the Sherlock Holmes qualities of
Constable Frank Haas. A woman who
read All account Of the disappearance
of the babe in the T.-R, telephoned DIR.
Liebig Monday evening at about s
o'clock. saying that she thought she
knew where the babe was, and would
tell her what she knew providing she
would keep her name secret. An APP
pointment with the woman was made
and the information that the child was
at Roy Williams place obtained. DR..
Liebig had no sooner received her IN
formation than telephone from Sher-
III Hutson told her he thought he had
q clue. Constable Frank Haas, who
also acts in the capacity Of merchant
police, heard babes cries issuing
from an open window in the Williams
place. over q North Center. He put
two and two together, at once thought
OF the jerks babe, and telephoned the
sheriff. DIR. Liebig. accompanied by
her husband, Victor Il. Liebig, visited
the williams place. They raped and
were admitted. DR.. IAiebig told the
Williams woman that she had come
for the baby. Miss Williams denied at
first having the child. but soon admit
ted that 1t was in her custody. She
promised to get it. and in few min
utes returned from an adjoining room,
with Little Miss jerks. dressed In as
fine linen as any babe in MARSHALL
town.
81 Not Much Satisfaction.
Officer Liebig did not gain very much
satisfaction as to how the Williams
woman came to get possession OF the
child. Miss Williams told the officer
that she was well acquainted with the
child's mother, and that she knew
Brechtbin we'll Mr.. Brechtbiil denies
that he knows the Williams woman At
all. and Mrs. jerks says she never
heard OF the Williams woman. At any
the rroprietress of the resort OF Ill
reputa. and was being we'll cared for.
Fine new clothes had been purchased.
the finest money could buy. and furth-
ermore new ones were being made by
Miss Williams. Miss Williams refusea
to say why she wanted the babe.
whether she paid anything to set X
from the Brechtbills, and what she IN
tended doing with II. She said she
wanted to keep it. and would send II
! to her mother in Oskaloosa when II
was old enough.
Mr.. Brechtbill visited Officer Liebis
today on his own volition, and wanted
- exrlain. His explanations. however,
were not very satisfactory. He could
not answer the question put to him
when asked why he had violated the
trust reposed in him. He said that
the woman who called for 1t stated that
she was a friend of the babes mother,
and IL she might have 1t would buy 1t
new clothes and care for it.
Mother Pleads Not Guilty.
Sheriff Caldwell, of Blackhawk coun-
~, arrived in the city this morning at
$3.50. having in custody Mrs. Della
jerks, mother of the babe. In Justice
Clarks court this forenoon. to the
charge OF abandoning child under G
years OF age, on which she was ar
sraigned, Mrs. jerks pleaded not guilty.
The woman's own bond for 5000 was
ACCEPTED, and the case continued for
thirty days. 1t Is likely no action will
result in the end, for it can not be seen
what possible good can come from pros
eoution. Sheriff Caldwell thinks that
the mental condition Of the woman. at
the time she left the child here, was
such that she was not responsible for
her actions. Furthermore the sheriff
thinks that 1t is no wonder that thu
woman was in such mental condi-
ton considering her treatment and
worry during the past few months.
Justice Clark and his wife entertained
Mrs. jerks here today, preferring to
care for her at their own home than
to send her to hotel. She Is still
weak, and hardly fit to be out of bed
Mrs. jerks will leave for Waterloo at
10 this evening.
Signs Necessary Papers.
Mrs. jerks has signed the necessary
papers for the adoption of her child
which have been made out to DR.. Lie
big, giving her the authority to place
the babe in care of some good family,
who will rear 1t as their own. Several
applications for the babe are already on
fils in DR. Liebig's office.
Mrs. jerks Story.
Mrs. Della jerks the mother of the
babe. who is accused of child desertion
In an information filed by Humane Of
ficer Liebig. submitted to an interview
at Waterloo, and gives what she de-
clares is a truthful account of the case
as far as she is concerned. To the Re-
porter Mrs. jerks spoke as follows:
about four weeks ago. on April 10th
day of July / gave birth to a child
at the Salvation Army home in Des
Moines, where had gone to receive
proper care and treatment. Saturday
evening about S:15 o'clock, was taken
to the Great Western depot, accom-
panied by one Of the Salvation Army |
] had been told not to re-
turn home with the child, and had ask
ed those in command of the army quar-
tiers to adopt my child. They replied |
that they could not do it without secur-
Ing the consent Of the father. The /
army woman could not wait until the |
train left and after asking her again
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