The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-10-30
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Elopers are Brought Back to
Dickinson. Have Hearing Be
fore Justice Folsom. Sensa-
/ tional Disclosures Expected

4 Deputy Sheriff George Brown and Chief
|of Police r. B. Corbett went to Glad
stone Monday night to arrest Mrs.
William Schwable and ]. n. Simmons,
on charge Of adultery. on complaint
Of the woman's husband. *9s
The clipping couple had been foiled
in an attempt to board the late night
train at Dickinson for Bismarck where
their trunks. were checked. and drove
to Gladstone by team.
On their arrival at Gladstone, however,
the officers found that the couple
had become alarmed for fear of pursuit
and had gone to the home of farmer.
south of Gladstone. The officers fol-
lowed and arrested their quarry early
Tuesday morning. They were brought to
the city and placed in Jail and a
preliminary hearing was held in Justice
Folsom's Office on Thursday.
]. H. Simmons first came to this
locality about year ago. Nothing GER
tain is known of his past history, but
he is said to have travelled with a
circus. He has been working the past
summer at the farm of Misses Currie
and Alcott, southeast of the city, and
had about s104 in currency. mostly in
81 bills, when arrested. which made
quite big roll. The report had been
circulated after his arrest, that he had
some 81. 700 on his person. but such was
not the case. Simmons is big man.
six feet tall and we'll built in proportion
and has acquired the sobriquet of
Alcohol Bill. " He offered no resist
ance, however, when being arrested
and was unarmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwable, who came
here from Minnesota few years ago.
have a farm on Antelope. creek, near
the Currie and Alcott place. and Sim
mons has been in the habit of spending
much Of his spare time there. Mrs.
Schwable is about forty years of age
and is a fair locker. 81
The Schwables have three children. a
daughter about twenty years Of age !. and
two sons aged respectively seventeen and
fourteen. 1t is said that the older son
will give interesting testimony against
his mother. The father bears good
reputation. but would not be called an
attractive person.
In conversation with Sheriff Brown
on the train. coming up from Richard
ton Monday evening, MI. Schwable said
his wife left him about ten years ago in
much the same manner. He took her
back, at that time, and thought that
everything would be all right. The
woman claims that she meant no harm
and only wanted to get to Bismarck,
where she intended 10 do dressmaking
and support herself. FL
Much that is tragic may lie behind
tie woman's desperate act; but che
surely took poor way to free herself.
from what may have been an intolerable
life, and has lost the sympathy Of many
who might otherwise have befriended
her. 4
Her paramour does not seem much
concerned over the matter--or either Of
them, for that matter.
An examination was conducted by
States Attorney M. i. Mcbride on
Thursday afternoon before Justice Fol-
som. Simmons was bound over to
district court in the sum of $500. Mrs.
Schwable waived examination and was
also bound over to district court, her
bonds being fixed at $500. Neither
made any attempt to get bonds at this
time and were remanded to iail. At
torney H. c. Berry appeared for de-
fendants.
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