Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-07
P|CKPOCKEI Is HELD
UN|ER $1,000 BONDS
Man Claiming to Be w. H. Chap
man, of GrinnelI, Is Held
For Preliminary
HIS REAL NAME is MURPHY
Declared by Chief Mcclure, of Barnum
G. Bailey Secret Service, to Be One of
the Smoothest In the Business-Mc-
cure Compliments Local Officers
Work-Busy Session In Police Court.

CIure Compliments Local Officers
i Work-Busy Session In Police Court.
The man arrested by Chief Mcclure,
of the Barnum & Bailey Pinkerton
force of secret service men, Tuesday,
and found to have on his person flVe
pocketbooks was held by Mayor Jones
this morning for his preliminary hear
ing. which has been set for Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock In court the
prisoner gave his name a S w. H. Chap
man. of Grinnell, but Mr. Mcclure says
his real name is Murphy, ana rnat his
| home is in Chicago. Murphy's bonds
We're placed at $1,000, and he is charg
ed with larceny from the person.
| One of the witnesses against Muir
ply was Henry Oehlsen, wealthy
State Center farmer living in the
French Grove settlement. Mr.. Oehlsen
was relieved of his pocsetbook, one OF
two he had in his trousers pocket, be-
fore the ticket wagon at the circus
grounds when rush for tickets began
! early Tuesday afternoon. In one of the
purses found on Murpny's person was
contained a certificate of deposit for
| $500, in the Dobbin & Whitson State
bank, State Center made out in favor
of Mr.. Oehlsen. This was identified by
the owner this morning, together with
the purse and other contents. Mr..
Oehlsen's other purse which the pick
pocket did not get contained about
$40 in silver.
The other pocketbooks have not as
yet been identified. One is supposed to
belong to Mrs. NJ G. Olson, of Colo,
who reported a loss to the police Tues
day afternoon
Another case of pocket picking, di-
rectly the result of the gang that is
following up the circus, is reported
from Grinnell. Gilmore Robbins,
wealthy farmer, living four miles
northeast of Grinnell was on his way
to North Dakota via MarshalltoWn and
boarded the night train on the Central
at Grinnell. On the train were the
circus grafters coming north from Os-
kaloosa, and Mr.. Robbins was touched
for his purse containing $55.
Compliments Work of Officers.
Chief Mcclure of the Pinllerton men
in the employ of Barnum & Bailey, paid
a very high compliment to City Mar
shall Nicholson and his men and Sher-
iff Hutson and his officers. To a Times
Republican man Mr.. Mcclure said that
he had never had such good support in
looking after the light fingered ele-
ment following the circus, as he re-
ceived in this city. He said that he
found the officers more than willing
to assist him in every way, and that
SO far as he hal been able to learn
there had been fewer cases of pocket
picking than in any town the show had
visited this season. He considers that
the vigilance Of the officers is entire
ly responsible for the failure of the
pickpockets to get in their work to
any great extent.
Busy Session in Police Court.
Mayor Jones had busy session in
police court this forenoon, having be-
fore him an even dozen, aside from
the pickpocketing case. All but one
were for intoxication, circus lemonade
apparently having been dished out too
generously.
Jarvis Dawson, arrested by Officer
Hurd: Jim Peters, an Indian, arrested
by Officer Edgar; Thomas Jefferson
and Henry Scott two other Indians ar
rested by City Marshal Nicholson;
II. d. Smith, Of Belle Plaine,
arrested by Officer Hurd; Charles
Stewart, arrested by Marshal Nicholson;
George Green colored, arrested by
Officer Hanson: Thomas Thompson,
arrested by Officer Lage; William
Kearns, arrested by Officer Hurd;
Thomas Smith, arrested by Deputy
Marshal Cochran: and Louis Selvog,
arrested by Officer Edgar, pleaded
guilty Thompson and Smith paid the
costs, and the others We're committed.
A. H. Gridley, claiming to be
jockey, living at Pennington, Ill, but
who says he has worked in and near
Grinnell and New Sharon for the past
four years, was charged with disorder
ly conduct, in having pulled knife on
South Third avenue and threatened to
cut a couple of strangers Gridley
pleaded guilty and was assessed the
costs.
Jack Barn, arrested by Constable
Haas, charged with intoxication, settled
for the costs in Justice Burritt's office
this morning.
George Beatty, Of Newburg, who Sc
cured lunch at the Sundell restau-
rant Tuesday night, and refused to set
tie for the same, was arraigned in
Justice Clark's court this morning He !
was allowed to go on payment of the !
costs, amounting to SIS. Deputy Sher-
if Nicholson arrested him.
w. M. Bring, said to be with the
Barnum & Bailey show, was arrested |
yesterday afternoon, charged with |
stealing an overcoat belonging to c.
II. Orvis. He was arraigned Nefore
Justice Clark this morning. and the |
hearing was continued until Saturday
afternoon.
cart" Cotton Arrested.
Art" Cotton, well known character
about town, was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Cochran on charge of buy
ing liquor for an Irdian, Fred Miner.
The Indian was also taken into Gus
tody, to be held as witness. The
bottle, containing {, quart of whisky,
was found on the Indians person, and
Cotton was seen TO buy IL
Cotton pleaded guilty and Nas SEN
fenced to thirty days on the rock pile
Postpone Brown Case.
The evidence in the Brown case VS.
all in this afternoon. but
here are several little odds and andc