Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-07
MRS. GRAY DISAPPEARS
Mrs. Trixic shapcott- Gray, Vito Of
v. X. Gray, Has Not Been Seen Since
Husbands Sensational Escape -
Gray's Artillery and Rubber Typo
Outfit in Shcriff's Possession.

Mrs. Trixie Shapcott Gray, wife of
Fred Booth, Thomas and dozen 9TH
ers has disappeared from Des Moines.
and has not been seen since 0: 4b Tues
day morning, or shortly after her hus
band. wanted here for the postoffce
forgery. made his sensational escape
from the hotel by jumping out of a sec
ond story window a thorough search
by the Des Moines detectives has failed
to find any traces OF Mrs. Gray, altho
1t is believed that she has not been able
to join her husband. Mrs. Thomas
Lamb, of this city, who, after learning
that her sisters marriage had been so
unfortunate, went to Des Moines Tues
day evening to be with Mrs. Gray and
bring her to this city. Nothing of the
sister however, was found.
Sheriff Hutson arrived home this
morning at o'clock, heartbroken and
weary from his forty eight hours of
sleepless work. The escape SO upset
him that he has not been able to eat
or sleep, and this, on top of the vigil
OF the preceding forty eight hours,
has been enough to make any one but
strong man take to his bed, Sheriff
Hutson feels the disappointment at not
getting his man all the more keenly
because this is the first one In his en-
tire administration who has ever es-
capped him. While brother officers in
Des Moines slapped him on the back
and told him such experiences came
to every officer In u lifetime, there is
not much comfort in the words for
him. Atwood has been wanted IN
Des Moines for seven years and is
wanted in dozens of other places in
the country, and to think that after
ferreting out the case, and getting the
man in his grasp, he should escape. is
almost more than the sheriff can
stand.
Had Lots of Artillery.
| Sheriff Hutson brought home with
him Grays effects, which were taken
when he was placed under arrest. Be-
sides his personal effects, Gray had in
his possession one 32-caliber long
Smith & Wessen revolver, with an ex
| ira barrel; one 30-40 Winchester re-
peating rife: one Winchester 90 long,
up for the different weapons. Aside
| from these there was a steel die cutting
outfit, for making stamps used in check
forgeries; a rubber stamp printing out
fit one Century camera and entire out
fit; package of cards bearing the
name of Fred Booth, and "a facsimile
signature rubber stamp, Fred Booth";;
four razors. and several other smaller
articles. All of the mans linen was
marked Fred Booth.
Rubber Type Tells TaIe.
On the forged check passed here is
the certification by the "Citizens' Ma
tional Bank" set in the stereotyped
border in green ink. The rubber type
captured are the same as used in maxi
ing the words, "Citizens' National
Bank" and the letters in the little
type case, which are covered with a
fresh lot of green ink, spell "Citizens'
National Bank This line overruns
the border just a trifle, showing it had
been made by separate impression.
The last date in a stamper was March
2, so that Gray has probably operated
again since he was here on February g..
Wanted Badly in Des Moines.
A. NJ Atwood. which Is one of Gray's
aliases, and the name he was known
under there seven years ago. has been
sought by the Des Moines police force
for seven years. He has operated there
in recent years, too, in two instances,
defrauding the Luther Hardware
Company and Madame Stevenson, of
Harris Emerys.
Mrs. Gray left all Of her effects at
the Elliott Hotel when she left The
last time she was seen, at 8: 40 Tuesday
morning, she was going east past the
Wellington Hotel.
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