Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-09

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Charged that he bit the hand that
! fed him, like the ancient Aesoph's viper
| which stuck his fangs INFO the breast
Of the man who warmed him back tc
| life, Owen Ball, aged "a, ex-convict, to-
| day occupies a cell in the county jail
with criminal charge lodged
against him. L. c. Abbott who be-
friended Ball after he served his term
in the penitentiary, expects to become
complainant in one case, and e. L.
Hoag in the other Evidence at this
stage is largely circumstantial, but the
officers expect to have something more
positive on which to base the cases.
Abbott Store is Robbed.
Some time Friday night the Abbott
hardware store was robbed for the
third time this year. Last February
the store was entered and revolvers
stolen. In April the store was again
entered, and more goods stolen. Last
night four revolvers, some pocket
knives, and $4.55 in money were stolen
from the store.
Familiarity with the store and how
it might be entered, led the officers to
suspect Ball, after the February burg
larry, but there was not sufficient proof.
Ball had been employed at the Abbott
or al 1,tS
penitentiary. He had been discharged
because money kept disappearing from
the cash drawer, and merchandise from
the store.
Guns Taken All Good Ones.
The revolvers stolen Friday night
were the best ones in the show case.
One, a fine Luger automatic pistol Of
seven millimeters caliber the most
powerful weapon on the market, was
among the revolvers missing. 1t was
valued at $25, and was the property
OF DR.. w. B. Kibbey, having been left
at the Abbott store on exhibit. The
others were a 3S-caliber Harrington &
Richardson hammerless, worth Sc; O
32-caliber blued Smith & Wessen dou-
BILE acting hammer gun, worth $3.50;
and one 3S-caliber Hopkins & Allen
hammer, valued at Sc. The cutlery case
was found open, but how many knives
are missing has not yet been determ-
ined. The cash drawer was minus all
the change it contained when the store
was closed Friday evening
Search Ball Home; Find Jewelry.
The burglary was not discovered
until the Abbott store was opened for
business this morning. The thief had
made his entrance thru the roof, by
prying, with a heavy piece of gaspipe.
the wooden cap that fits over an open
ing. The robbery was reported to both
police headquarters and the snnriffs'
office, and shortly after O'clock Chief
Nicholson, Deputy Marshal Clark, and
Sheriff Hutson visited the Ball home
on Jerome s1eet. Ball was at home
and placed under arrest. Armed with a
search warrant the officers rausacked
his room. In bureau drawer Chief
Nicholson came across several articles
of jewelry that he thought he recog-
nized as fitttrg description Of arr
ticles stolen from the e. L. Hoag home
last July.
Hoag Identifies Jewelry.
After Ball had been placed liz jail
the jewelry was taken to- Mr.. Hoag,
and was positively identified not only
by Mr.. Hoag, but by Mrs. Hoag and
her mother, Mrs. M. G. Brown. The ar-
ticles consisted Of a bracelet and two
breats pins. One of the latter -Was
the property of Mrs. Brown, and had
been in the family for years, being
treasured as an heirloom.
The Hoag home was entered some
time during chautauqua week, July
1921, the depreciation having been dis
covered on Sunday, July 81, by pass
ersby who noticed window open and
knew that Mr.. and Mrs. Hoag were not
at home. A little over 5000 worth Of
tewelry, silverware and other articles
was taken.
Balls Money Corresponds.
When searched after his arrest Balls
was found to approximate prac-
tically the exact amount stolen from
the Abbott cash drawer Friday night.
Further than that the denominations Of
the coins were the same. While this is
only circumstantial, it is looked upon
as significant by the officers.
The cash slip made out at the close
Of business. Friday at the Abbott
store showed the following: 81 in pa
per, 81 in silver, two quarters, four
dimes, twenty-eight nickels and twen-
ty-five pennies, a total of $4.55. In
Balls pocket were found one paper
dollar, one silver dollar, two 25-cent
pieces, five dimes, twenty-five nickels,
and twenty-four pennies, total of
$4.34. While none Of the stolen
revolvers have as yet been found,
the police are still engaging
in a search. The home Of young
with whom Ball was known to
have kept company was also searched.
but nothing was found there. The
police claim that on Balls overcoat
this morning We're visible marks of
red paint. Mr.. Abbott says that there
was fresh red paint on the roof, where
workmen had been engaged in paint
ng valleys.
Balls Penitentiary Record.
Owen Ball first came into the eye
If the police as g. criminal in October,