Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-11
Police Find Numberless Other
Articles Belonging to Hoags
in Ball Home
! AL KEYS TO HOUSE RECOVERED
Mrs. Hoas Taken by the Officers to
Ball Home, and Picks Out Family's
Possessions From All Parts of House
Farmer Suspects Ball Of Burglar
ixins His Home. :

& AS far as circumstantial evidence is
concerned to connect Owen Ball with
the robbery Of the E. L. Hoag home
last July, the meshes are tightening
about the young prisoner in the county
Jail Late Saturday afternoon the Of
ficers visited the Ball home, taking
Mrs. Hoag with them for the purpose
Iof Identifying and picking out stolen
articles. The result was that from
all parts Of the Ball home were found
articles positively identified as belong
ting either to Mr.. and Mrs. Hoag, or
Mrs. Hoag's mother. Mrs. M. G. Brown.
"A vast amount Of goods was recovered,
but the more valuable Of the stolen
possessions were not found.
b Included in the find made at the
Ball home was q bunch Of keys be-
longing to the Hoags, which represent
the keys Of each room to the Hoag res
idence, and all the bureau drawers.
The keys disappeared at the time Of
the burglary. The more valuable jew
elry and ssilverware, however. could
not be found. all that was recovered
being articles that have no, value
should a thief care to dispose Of them.
Meat Knives From Table.
From the dining room table in the
J. II. Ball home Mrs. Hoag identified
half dozen meat knives that were
stolen. They were being used by the
family. Forks and spoons were also
found. From the mantel in the sitting
room stood small clock. which was
also stolen when the house was en-
tered during the absence Of the Hoags
from the city last July. Inside the
clock is the date that was scratched
by the jeweler who sold it when the
sale was made.
Says Son Gave It to Her.
Mrs. Ball, when asked by the police
how she happened to come into posses
sion of the clock replied that her son
Owen gave 1t to her as a present
some time last summer. The Hoag
burglary took place during the middle
OF July.
Other miscellaneous articles found
in young Balls bureau and at other
places turnout the house were several
Of Mr.. Hoasss neckties, a pair Of cuff
-,pttons, some hair chains, valued only
keepsakes, trinkets of various kinds
that had been in the Brown family for
years, and small articles Of jeWelry.
"A small stick pin, that had contained
q gold Mexican dollar and an Ameri-
can dollar, was found, but the two
gold dollars were missing.
Had Intended Taking More.
When the Hoag burglary occurred,
and after the return of Mr.. and Mrs
Hoag to the city, it was found that
the thief who had entered the home
had intended making much greater
haul than he did. Indications also
pointed toward the thief having taken
his time while at work. There were
found, on the floor, nicely packed and
wrapped In the accumulated newspa-
pers from the front porch, many ar
.ticles Of the more valuable silverWare,
knives, forks, and SPOONS, and much
hand painted china. Each piece had
been wrapped separately, and between
each plate was laid an extra piece OF
paper.
Farmer Suspects Ball.
s T.. =. Koeppel, farmer living a few
miles south Of the city, reading in Sat
;urday evenings T.-R. about Balls ar
rest and the finding Of the Hoag prop
erty, came to the city Sunday and told
the officers Of burglary that occurred
ct his home several weeks ago. He
brought with him two neighbors, one
Of whom had hauled a strange young
man into the country on the day of
the robbery, and another who saw mis-
same man enter the Koeppel premises
while the family was all in the or
ichard. Both these men went to the
jail and identified Ball as the man
taken into the country, and the man
who was seen entering the premises.
No information has been filed as yet,
however.
Balls Hearing Continued.
Balls hearing, which was set for
this morning in Justice Millard's court,
has been continued until Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock, on request of
the defendants attorney.