Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-29
HO[ZENHORS IS Held
UNDER S.JOO BOND
Former Great Western Road
master Bound Over to Grand
Jury at Waterloo
ROW OVER AMOUNT OF BOND

ROW OVER AMOUNT OF BOND
County Attorney Mears and Counsel for
Defenss Have Wordy Encounter in
court-county Attorney Says Sixty
Cases Could Be Brought Against
observation-disclosures Morris on Bond.
John B. Hollenhors, Of this city, un-
til recently division roadmaster of tho
Chicago Great Western railway, was
Friday afternoon bound over to the
grand jury Of Black Hawk county, IN
the court Of Justice Switzer, at Water
loo. A wordy encounter between Coun-
ty Attorney IS. T. Mears and the coun-
sci for the defense. over the amount OF
the bond, caused something Of a sensa-
ton in court, and proved the stirring
incident Of the hearing. When the
amount OF the bond was announced the
attorney for Hollenhors objected to the
proposed amount, stating that his client
should not be held In any larger sum
than sibert and, Johnson, whose bonds
were placed at $500 each. The county
attorney replied: "1f you are not salts
hed with the way the case Is being
conducted, you have perfect right 70
file all the charges against Stbert that
you want to, but II you want to air
this matter. and dig up additional
cases, the state can dig up hfty-nlne
or sixty more cases against Hollennors
too"
The attorney for the defense had just
asked. after q somewhat theatrical NM
ale to Sibert's cross examination,
whether the witness, who had confess
ed to half dozen forgeries IN open
court. was to be permitted to walk
away without restraint. 1t seemed q
reflection on the sincerity Of the pros
ecution begun against Sibert, and the
states attorney Immediately took UP
the Marshalltown mans challenge.
Mr.. Mears said that $500 might be
too small a bond for Sibert, but that
he knew that $500 was not too large
a bond for Hollenhors. So the BOND
was fixed at the figure. 1t was fur-
nished by Homer Morris OF Melbourne,
who had furnished his bond before.
The Times Tribune, Of Waterloo. win
its issue this morning, gives the follow
ing account Of the hearing.
"Pale and emaciated, dineren.
looking man than the cheerful Billy
Sibert whom the Waterloo people re-
member as the CHIEF clerk tor A. ~.
Hamnr w. ". ,Sibert took the stand IN
behalf Of the state, and told the wnoie
unhappy story OF his connection WIN
Hollenhors and Claude Johnson, Sec
tion foreman at Reinbeck, in the pre-
paring OF the time book and the CASH
ing Of the fraudulent time checks up
ON which the dnformations fled thus
far are based. He told Of the visit
made by Hollenhors and johnson to
his office in Cedar Falls, at the time
the money secured on the three
checks from Johnson's section was
divided: OF Hollenhors telling him
which the straw names were; OF the
securing Of blank time books; OF the
adding OF names to the time book OF
the Waterloo section OF which w. u.
Gill ds foreman; Of the destruction OF
old time books and the preparing OF
new and fraudulent ones.
Was Cool and Collected.
Aae was cool and kept his wits to-
gether we'll all the time he was on the
stand, betraying no signs OF nervous
ness and answering every question
put him during the long and searching
cross examination to which ne was
subjected promptly. knowing that MS
concession will secure him no immun-
ity from prosecution he went into court
and told what the authorities believe
to be the truth.
.When the attorney for the defense
indicated that he was done, after Sc
cnr;nr admissions of completely In q
dozen forgeries, and Mr.. Lovejoy said
"That is all Billy" he left the court
room Immediately, and altho he Is by
his own admission guilty of felon1es,
for which IL convicted he must serve
long term, he had the sympathy OF
nearly every person fnsthe court room,
principally because the defense made
such an effort to cast the whole blame
upon him.
johnson Arrested.
"After Claude Johnson, the Reinbeck
section foreman, finished his testimony,
in which he told how Hollenhors had
instructed him to make his October
time book total 1900 hours, and in
structed him to add the fraudulent
names of John Holmberg, Frank John
and Carl Bergstrand, had been add
ed. and told him to bring the book to
him at Marshalltown; a man named
Thomas, residing in Blackhawk coun-
ty, who is friend of Hollenhors,
had a warrant issued for his arrest.
The information with filed with JUS
tice Hildebrand. He was arrested i'm
mediately, waived preliminary exam
ination, and was held ito await the &C
ton of the grand jury under $500
bonds. He told how he brought the
Identification slips to Cedar Falls. and
gave them to Sibert. who then cashed
the checks. He and Hollenhors, he
says, both went to Waterloo. thence
to Cedar Falls, where Sibert gave Ho1-
lenhors the money. which was evenly
divided between them, each getting
$24.7O. He has been arrested at Mar
shalltown and awaits trial on a charge
of conspiracy.
ellis Testimony.
civilian H. Gill, the Waterloo sec
ton foreman, residing at 17s West
Third street the first witness called.