Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-19
MARSHAL sLocuM, OF MEL.
BOURNE, DISCHARGED OF Of
FIclAL oFFENsE.
WILLIAM RoeER JAILED
so COULD NOT APPEAR
Aftermath Of Boyer Divorce Case of
Melbourne Results in Arrest Of Town
Marshal and Defendant in Divorce
Proesedinss-Boser Has slocum Ar.
rsstsd-othsr Police News.

Because William J. Boyer, a former
hotel owner Of Melbourne, was in Jail
and could not appear. Marshal William
Slocum, of Melbourne, against whom
Boyer filed a charge of oppression in
office, was discharged in Justice Mil
lard's court this morning and the case
was dismissed. Boyer was arrested
Friday in Melbourne on a charge of
disturbing the peace and was placed
in Jail here.
The trouble that resulted in the
charge being filed against the officer,
and that which led to Boger's arrest
were incidents of the aftermath of the
divorce suit which Mrs. Boyer began
a few months ago against her husband.
Boyer alleges that Slocum put him
out Of his home, and threatened him
with arrest and assault if he did not
do so. Boyer says he left. The mar
shall was called in at the instance of
Mrs. Boyer.
After waiting in Justice Millard's
court for Boyer to appear this morning
Slocum was discharged when Boyer did
not show up.
Boyer was arrested in Melbourne
Friday, on a charge of disturbing the
peace, It being alleged that Boyer
created disturbance at the hotel, when
he visited it on that day.
Indian Would Identify BootIegger.
An aggregation that included nearly
all colors and both sexes was rounded
up in the mayors court this morning.
Frank Earl, an Indian from the Tama
reservation, who was arrested Satur-
day night, while drunk, in an empty
house In the east part of town, said
white man gave him a bottle of liquor
on the show grounds Saturday. Earl
said he did not know the mans name
but could identify him on sight. The
mayor ordered him to go out in COM
pany with the chief of police and Isint
out to the latter the man who gave him
the booze, In which event he, the In
clan should go unpublished, as the
white man was the principal offender
The search for the latter was begun at
once.
Another Refuses to Peach.
John Buffalo, another reservation In
dian. arrested by Constable Reed Satur-
day evening, was assessed SIS and costs
for being intoxicated and in default
was eoWmitted to Jail for six days.
Buffalo had-7a bottle Of liquor on his
person. when taken into custody, but
managed to break 1t before the officer
could get possession of it. He refused
to divulge the source from which he
obtained the booze, either to the officer
or Justice Peek.
n Qfndv in RIaeL and ML,:4>
Alice Baker, colored woman hail
ing from tho coal regions of Center
willie, was arrested at the union depot
Saturday night by Officer Breckel,
charged with disorderly conduct. She
and Mary Heberle. and not stranger
to the police, were brought into court
together, the Heberle woman being
charged by Chief Of Police Nicholson
with prostitution. Both pleaded We
hemently and simultaneously to be re-
leasedj promising everything good, but
Nicholson insisted that both be bound
over to the grand jury. Miss Baker
seemed so anxious to get out of town,
declaring she had never been here be-
more and "never would come no mo- "
that his honor gave her until the next
train, In custody of the police, to go.
The Heberle woman was given time to
procure counsel. her hearing being set
for Thursday morning, and bail fixed
at $500. she being committed to Jail
summarily.
JUST Common Ordinary Drunks.
Charles Jones. John Muldoon and
Albert Sabreiber. for being drunk, ar
ranged to pay a fine of IS and costs
each In Justice Peek's court H. c.
Smith, for the same offense, was sent
to Jail. for three days.
Bert Madison, charged with disorder
" conduct, paid a fine Of SIS and costs
Fred Zauhiter, arrested on similar
charge; was discharged.
John Larson paid the costs for the
usual drunk and Jack" Ward, for be-
ing drunk and disorderly, paid the
costa
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