Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-05
Carl Brady, Living on Island
Near Muscatine, Has Disap-
peared Mysteriously
MAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED
Tho Couple Claim to Have Paid Brady
$40 for His House Boat shanty, But
They Are Suspected Of Having MUIR
dered Brady-Woman May Make
Confession.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to mes-Repubican.
Muscatine, Aug. 5.-Where is Carl
Brady, of Island B, above the city?
Has he been murdered or has he made
trip to Cincinnati" as reported. The
probability that he has been done away
with was so strong that yesterday af-
ternoon Deputy Sheriff Reynolds, OF
Rock Island county, and Officer James
McElravy, of this city, made trip to
his cabin boat and arrested William
Maggie and woman living with him
by the name Of Josephine Collette, Of
Washington, who claim that they pur-
chased the boat of Brady before he
disappeared. They We're brought to this
city and lodged in the county Jail, altho
the officers refuse ia state what charg-
es they are held on.
People who have had business trans
actions with Brady state that he sud-
denly disappeared several weeks ago
and that his boat was afterward oc-
cupied by William Maggie and the
woman who claimed to have purchased
it from HON for $40. He has not been
seen nor heard of since that time.
The missing man, Carl Brady, is a
German and is well known in this CITY.
He is a member of the German Me-
chanics' Aid Society, and is about 10
years of age, light complexioned and
with a light moustache. He was first
missed about four weeks ago when a
II a
near Bradys boat, came to collect a
bill and found the boat occupied by
Maggie and the woman. They claimed
to have purchased the boat from Brady
for $40 and that he had gone away, the
woman saying to Cincinnati and the
man to Muscatine. This aroused the
suspicion of the residents and an in
vestigation has been under way since
that time.
Found Body.
Norman Butler. of Geneva Island
discovered fioater in the river short
time ago, but before he could return
with help it had disappeared.
Although no formal charge has been
preferred against the couple, the case
will be Investigated to the fullest ex-
tent. The officers sweated the prison
ers this morning and it is understood
succeeded in gaining information of
value to them.
Will Magic is a Muscatine boy ane
has been around the city some time. 1t
is whispered that he has seen more
than the inside of a Jail for acts not
allowed i1t Rhe good book. He has also
figured in several petty scrapes around
-. Tho vUnr
halls FROM Washington, Ia). 1t is
reported that they passed as man and
wife at Fairport
Woman Is Seen.
With tears streaming down her
cheeks, and her hands uplifteG jose
phine Collette, who, with William
Nagle, is in Jail, with mystery sur
rounding them on all sides, declared
this afternoon to representative OF
the press that she knew nothing of Carl
Brady, who disappeared from his cabin
boat near Fairport, several weeks ago.
The woman is beginning to realize the
plight she Is in, and Is on the verge OF
Mysteries. She tells In a hating man
ner of the life she has lived, and while
she admits that her past is not spot
less she denies in emphatic tones, that
she is guilty of the crime of murder
The woman has been "sweated''
pretty thoroughly since her incarcera-
tion Yesterday afternoon, and the
steady strain is beginning to tell on
her nerves. While she has steadfastly
denied any knowledge Of Brady's
whereabouts she gives the appearance
Of one who wishes to tell something
To On
She saws she has known Maggie sew
eral years, and it was with him, tnat
she says she got into the trouble that
landed her in the penitentiary at Ana
mosa for two and one-half years. She
says she and Nagle were sent up from
Fairfield for horse stealing. Maggie only
getting two years, while she received
a sentence of six months longer. she
says Maggie and herself together with
another couple were riding thru the
country near Fairfield, when the
officers hailed them, and that the other
couple, whose names she refuses to
diyulge. leaped from the carriage, and
made their escape. She and Maggie
were captured in Illinois, and returned
to Fairfield, where they were sent to
prison. She served her term and says
Nagle was released on parole, five
months before his term had expired.
She came to Muscatine as soon as
she was released, and was followed by
Nagle as soon as he-obtained his free
dom. Since last April they have been
living together. She says they pur-
chased Brady's houseboat, paying
therefor $40. She absolutely denies
knowing what become of Brady claim
ing that as soon as she turned over the
money to him for the boat that he dis
appeared.
An attempt was made to get Nagle
to talk, but beyond saying that he
wished to see his father, he refused to
say anything, and also denied in en-
phatic tones that he knew anything OF
the disappearance of Brady.
News of Latimer.