Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-24
DEEP TROUBLE
John 6auman Drops MS sterious
Hints 10 the Cedar Rap.
ids Police
AFTER HIS ARREST THERE
Something Else Bothers Him Worse
Than Theft of Rig But He Does
Not Explain.

gives the following additional details
or the eScapade of John Bauman. the
main facts of which appeared in yes
terday's Argus:
When John F. Bauman. a youth of
p summers. living in Rock Island.
Went TO Davenport last Friday even
ing and hired a horse and buggy. il
was with the intention of kidnapping
his sweetheart, carrying her to one OF
the neighbOring towns. compel her to
marry him. send the rig back TO Day
export, and leave for some other part
of the country. and there to establish
a home for himself and bride. But in
stead he landed in jail.
Didn't Get the Girl
For some reason, which is not eX-
planned by young Bauman, he did not
find the girl that night. In a fit of
desperation. and scarcely realizing
what he was doing. he struck out
across the country with the outfit. and
landed in Cedar Rapids Saturday even
ing about O'Clock. He drove al once
to the Pugh livery barn on South Sec
Ond street, and made arrangements
with Mr.. Pugh to keep the outfit for a
of some of the men at the barn, he
went TO the Elliott boarding house at
220 Ninth avenue, where he remained
until he was arrested a few minutes
before o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Fried 10 Sell the Outfit.
Yesterday young Bauman tried to
dispose of the outfit. and il was this
that led to his capture. In the morn
ing he had a long talk with Frank
Secrecy, who conducts a stable on
Eighth street. between b and c aven
ues. He first offered the outfit for
$50, came down to SIPS, then To- 500
and finally arranged TO sell the entire
outfit for $50 Inasmuch as the outfit
is worth in the neighborhood of 5000
or 1925 it was al once suspected that
something was wrong. Just before
noon Deputy Marshal Tom Brown got
wind of what was going on through
some parties who knew something
about the matter, and he detailed Cap
tains Mcclure and Kroulik on the
case When Bauman returned to the
Secrecy barn in the afternoon the Off
GERS were secreted about the barn.
After unhitching the horse Capt. Nc
Guire stepped out and placed him I'M
der arrest.
Claimed to he From Amana.
The story he told sounded a little
bit fishy and he was taken To the pc
lice station. When questioned by
Deputy Marshal Brown he said his
name was John Schultz: that his home
was in Walnut, Iowa; that he was in
the employ of the Amana Pickle com
pany. and that he was going through
the country buying pickles for them.
He claimed that he had owned the
horse, buggy and harness for the past
two years, and that he had been in the
of The Amana people since the
first of February, and that he was
through the country all the
time. He claimed that he wanted to
get little different outfit, and that he
had come Cedar Rapids for that
purpose 1t was known that he had
told somewhat different stories, and as
he did not seem to know tAe name of
the people conducting the pickle fac
tory, or knew any of the people at
Amana. he was ordered searched and
locked up.
Under Fictitious Name.
when the officers started to search |
the young fellow it was discovered
that his name was John r Bauman
instead of Schultz. All of a sudden.
and when not expected, Bauman broke |
down and said: If you will telephone
10 Davenport, you can get the whole
story" He then said that he had in
tended to kidnap his sweetheart and
take her to a neighboring town. as re
lated above. He also minated that
there was something even more seri-
Gus than the theft of the horse and
buggy back of the whole thing. but he |
would not say what it was.
Deputy Sheriff Rowe and G. S. At |
kinson of Davenport arrived here last |
night at 1880. the former TO take Bau-
man back 10 Davenport. and the latter |
TO return with the rig Bduman had
little 10 say when taken before the
officer. saying that he had |
told Mr.. Brown good deal during the |
afternoon and he didn't think it was
TO repeat it again. Mr.. Rowe |
left this morning at Gas with his pris- |
oner
Had a Good Reputation.
"Mr. Atkinson is a member of the
firm of F H Mass Co. from whom |
the rig was hired last Friday evening |
at 1880. He left shortly after 9 O'Clock |
this morning for Davenport, intending |
to drive back. and expecting to get
there about II O'Clock tonight He said |
that Bauman was quite wei known in |
Davenport. and that he had often |
hired rigs OF them. He said his fam
ily was highly respectable and that the
young fellow had a good reputation.
and that they were greatly surprised /
when he failed TO return with the rig. /
they never dreaming that ne would al
tempt 10 steal the outfit.
"Rauman remained quiet in regard |