Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-14
OFFICER HAS LONG
CHASE AFTER NEGRO
Wanted For THEFT Negro Waded
Thru Water at Point Of
Gun
PuRsuEs BOY INTO CREEK
Officer Haas Races Negro Thru Rail
road Yards, and Finally Arrests Him
Near Edge of Town-Laborer Robbed
While He Slept and Pocket Is Slit
Open.

A police chase after negro, VINO
was finally arrested at the point OF a
revolver followed theft.in roomlns
house used by laborers employed by the
Glucose Wrecking Company, near the
old plant, furnished excitement for the
railroad district early Tuesday even
ms. Incidental to the chase and cap
4 tu,.e. the negro was held up by OFFICER
Frank Haas, at the point OF revolver,
and forced to wade ditch filled with
water, but not until after the negro
hail given chase to lad on wheel
and forced the boy, In order to escape
hina, to ride into Linn creek in the
darkness.
while he lay unconscious and asleep,
in what the police claim was drunk
en- stupor, a negro laborer, who is
working for the Glucose Wrecking
Company, was robbed Of $14
The theft was made in the old frame
hotel on May street being used to
house the iaborers. The Negroes pocket
wsls slit open with knife, and the
money was taken from 1t. The name
of the negro robbed was not learned
BY the police. Later in the evening one
OF the foremen, upon entering the
rooming house, found the negro lying
covered up with sheet. He aroused
him, and it was then found thai his
money was gone. The two went in
search OF policeman, and in doing so
found two suspicious looking negroes
in the railroad yards. Officer Haas
was put on the trail, and at this point
the chase proper commenced.
Officer Pursues on Bicycle.
The negro suspected, ran west thru
the Iowa Central yards, with Officer
Haas in hot pursuit on bicycle,
which he hastily secured One of the
negroes disappeared in the yard, but
the officer followed the other on the
bicycle as far as Third street. At that
point the negro started southwest, thru
the pastures and gardens. and the BIZ
cycle became of no further use to the
officer, who gave it to Harry Sandvig,
a lad who had Joined in the chase, with
instructions to ride across the creek
and meet him on South Sixth street.
On foot the chase continued thru the
Timber and westward until past Sixth
street. In the darkness, which had
descended, Haas finally got close
enough to his man to cover him with
his revolver. At his command to
come to the Great Western right-of-
way, the negro responded with prompt
ness, and in doing so plunged into the
ditch alongside of the track, which was
partly filled with water.
Boy Flees Into Creek.
Previous to his capture the negro
had overtaken the Sandvig boy, mounted
on the officers borrowed bicycle, and
seeing in 1t a means of rapid escape,
made for the boy, demanding the wheel.
The lad pedaled away in such haste
and confusion that, in the semi dark
r,ess he plunged down the bank of the
creek and waist deep into the water,
hut escaped.
The negro, who gave the name Of
s.. Weaver. and st. Louis as his home,
was locked in Jail, and later In the
night Officer Hanson arrested a negro
giving the name of George Wall, who
is supposed to be the others pal. Both
had only small sums of money when
searched.
Weaver was charged with vagrancy
IN the police court this morning and
was sent to Jail for ten days. Wall
was charged with being drunk and got
n like sentence. In the meantime the
police are investigating.