Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-06

IRON DeS MOfneS this afternoon Is TO
the effect that, after having been ar
rested for forgery, by Sheriff Hutson.
ed here for passing worthless check
upon w. T. Scott, of the postoffice,
jumped from second story window
at the Elliott Hotel and at :15 Is at
large. More than ordinary local in-
terest will be attached to the arrest,
when it is known that Gray's wife was.
well-known young woman of this city.
Sheriff Hutson has been In Des Molneo
since Friday with the exception Of a
few hours on Sunday, awaiting an OPP
portunity to effect Grays arrest. His
wife has been known to have been
stopping at the Elliott, and she has
been watched constantly, In the hope
that Gray would return to the hotel.
Gray reached Des Moines this morn
ing at $3.50 over the Rock Island from
the west and as he stepped from the
train Sheriff Hutson placed him under
arrest. He asked to take his wife to
the hotel, and in this the sheriff com
piled. accompanying the prisoner. At
the hotel Gray wanted to show his wife
to her room. which was on the second
floor, and this the sheriff allowed. The
room was reached. and Gray, upon
some pretense or another, worked
around toward a window, and
before 1t was realized what was hap-
pening, had raised the window and
jumped to the ground, thirty feet be-
low. He alighted on an awning, but
was not hurt. He lodged thru an all
ley before Sheriff Hutson could draw
gun on him, and the last seen Of him he
was headed toward Valley Junction..
At 3:15 man was found in an East
Des Moines livery barn, while trying
to hire rig, and was arrested for
Gray. He did not prove to be the right
man, however. The entire police and
detective force Of Des Moines Is add
ing Sheriff Hutson in the search, which
is being directed toward Valley Junc-
tion.
Gray's Career.
According to the records, the man
Atwood, as he is known in police de-
partment circles Of the country, is one
Of the smoothest operators known any
where, and has worked extensively
thruout the country. The American
Bankers Association has had cause to
try to effect his capture more than
once, but he has been too smooth, and
has evaded arrest He has had extens-
i've knowledge of many different lines
of business, and this has aided him in
gaining the condolences of the people.
Only recently he victimized a fashions
able dressmaker in Des Moines de-
partment store, thru false pretenses.
Atwood is declared by a Des Moines
bank to be the man Gray, whose ar
rest Sheriff Hutson has been trying to
effect now for two or three weeks.
Gray's Crime Hero.
Gray,s crime here was the forging q
check for $50 on Walter T. Scott, 9
postoffice clerk, on February 3. The
check was drawn on the Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Des Moines, In favor OF
Walter Bower and was dated Feofu-
ary 6. The check was signed by Silas
I. Manney, and on the back 1t was en-
dorsed by Walter Bower. and UNDER
meath by F. A. Carow Carow IS tns
man whom Gray claimed to be, but
the real r. A. Carow, who is travel
ing man living at Clinton, and cousin
Of Mrs C. C. Capehart OF this CITY
showed up few days later to disprov0
any connection in the affair. Mr.. Carow
had given his card, in conversation
with stranger on the train who got
Off here. and this card Gray used IN
securing the money on the check Mr..
Carow is a travelling salesman for the
Lilly Drug Company, of indianapolis.
and afterwards said that the stranger
knew more about the company ne
worked for than he did himself.
Where Gray Was Married.
Just where Gray was married q
Miss Shapcott is not known to any
definite certainty, altho 1t is supposed
the wedding took place at Dubuque on
February TO- They left here together
on the morning after the postoffice
forgery, going north on the Great
Western. Miss S1apcott did not make
her plans known even to Mrs. c. Il.
Brown. with whom she lived, and lefo
at time when she had many dress-
making engagements in different homes
in the city. and work unfinished. Mrs.
Thomas Lamb, Mrs. Gray's sister, was
asked today regarding her sisters mar-
riage, but replied that she did not care
to talk. Mrs. Lamb spent Sunday IN
Des .Moines at the Elliott with Mrss
Gray.