Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-31
Sheriff's Officers Busy Making
Arrests on Grand Jury
Warrants
MANY ARE NUISANCE CASES
State Center Druggists Among the
Number, Together With Two Other
Gases From That Place-A. G. Clark
Indicted for Keeping a Gambling
Householder Bills.

The sheriffs officers We're kept busy
Saturday afternoon and night making
arrests on indictment warrants re-
turned to them by the grand jury
Twelve arrests in all were maze. anu
most of the number are for nuisance
Included under this charge are three
state Center druggists and two other
residents of that place. Conducting
gambling house, keeper OF mousse OF
PROSTITUTION, and prostitution Itself
fo,n a number OF other charges. FranR
Wicks, charged with the burglary OF
the hardware store of Harry Cavell al
Melbourne, was again indicted on the
same charge, the evidence having gone
before the jury for resubmission.
A. G.. Clark, Of this city, was arrest
ed Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Hut
son, charged with keeping gambling
house, Clark runs a billiard hail or
North Center street, and was arrested
last week on charge of running a
gambling house. He waived eXamln-
alton to the grand jury. and bill was
found. He furnished bond IN the
sum Of $500.
Will Newman, and Walter and Sam
uel Brimhall all druggists of State
Center, appeared at the sheriffs Office
today in answer to grand jury indict-
ments charging nuisance. The bonds
of each were fixed at $500, and ar
ransements were made TO furnish
them. e.
James Malloy Of State Center. was
another to appear Saturday night. hav-
ing been indicted on charge Of nuis-
ance. His bond was likewise set at
$500 and was furnished. Herman
Kutzner, OF State Center, appeared this
morning. He was indicted on the
charge OF nuisance and furnished bonds
in the sum Of $500.
Another nuisance case Is that of Po-
ley Ivans, of st. Anthony, who was ar
rested Saturday night by Deputy Sher-
if Alva Nicholson. Ivans was unable
to furnishe bonds and is in Jail. An
other case charging inebriacy has been
filed against Ivans in the district corut.
The plaintiff is Mrs. Gus Olson.
The Wicks Case.
The grand jury returned another In
dictment against Frank Wicks, the
case having been resubmitted to the
jury. Wicks was indicted by the Au-
gust grand jury and tried at the Au-
gust term, resulting In the jury dis
agreeing. In order to ascertain IL an
other grand jury would consider the
evidence sufficient to warrant another
trial. witnesses were subpoenaed and
a hill was returned. Wicks has been
in Jail since his arrest last July.
Alleged Prostitutes Indicted.
Prostitution is alleged In three cases
and keeping house of Ill fame in an
other The defendant in the latter
charge is Mrs. Bertha Swank, for
merly of Albion, who has been employ
ed as waitress in different restaur-
ants in the city for several months.
Mrs. Swank was arrested by Sheriff
Hutson Saturday night and is endea-
voring to secure bonds of $500 thru the
aid of relatives.
Jewell Kozicek, Mrs. Ida Ritter and
Fre.da Ritter were arrested Saturday
night by Sheriff Hutson, charged with
prostitution by indictment warrants.
Mrs. Ritter is the wife of Chris Rit-
ter, who has been In Jail since last
summer, charged with larceny from the
person, and Freda Ritter is his young
er sister. The Kozicek girls home is
in Chelsea, and she is employed as a
domestic in this city. The bonds of
each is fixed at $500. and the Ritter
women are in Jail. Efforts are being
made to secure the release Of the Koz-
irpk erir1 on hon1c