New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
WEALTHY IOWA FARMER
AND FRIEND ARRESTED
Police Hold Both Men on CHARGE
of Larceny on Information
Sent from DeS M0ineS.
ONE ON HONEYMOON TRIP
Probably Worth Half a Million,
He Tells Police-Both Say
They Know No Reason
for Making Arrests.

Peter O. NcMartin, a farmer. of Bea-
man. Iowa. :. no says he is worth $500
900, and William K Adolph. a nachin-
ist. of Des Moines. Iowa, were arrested
last night al the Grand Central Station
by Detectives AIiley. Raftis and Bren-
nan. Of Central Office, acting on a tele-
gram they received. signed by E. E.
Johnson. chief of detectives of Des
Moines. tnstructing them 10 arrest them
on a charge of larceny of $1.400.
As they stepped off a train from Chi
cago at 6 o'clock last night they were
accompanied by two young women.
wearing many diamonds. who said they
were Mrs. McMartin and Mrs. Adolph
The whole party went TO Police Head
quarters where the two men were
locked UP. The two women were later
escorted by a detective to a hotel
Both men denied knowing Of any lar
ceny and McMartin said he could not
understand the charge. He asserted that
he had paid up all his bills. the last one
to the Strong Motor Company, of Des
Moines. where Adolph was formerly en-
ployed.
Married Actress on Tuesday.
When they were searched $639 in cash
was found on McMartin and a draft for
81. 800 on the Farmers Savings Bank. of
Beaman. On Adolph was found only 23
cents and some papers. The money was
taken from them at headquarters.
At headquarters Adolph, said that Nc
Martin had bought eleven autos from the
Strong Motor Company during the last
three years and at present he owns four
autos that he bought from that concern
According to the story the young men
told McMartin was married on Tuesday
in Chicago. and his visit 10 New York
was almost in the nature OF a honey
moon trip. He had taken an interest
in Adolph who was married only three
months ago, and when Adolph expressed
desire to work in New York McMar-
tin asked him TO come along with him
and bring his wife McMartin was en-
gagged to Miss Pearl Washburn. who,
with her sister Dottie formed the vau-
devilIe team of the Washburn sisters.
She is the daughter Of c. w. Wash
burn, an artist, Of Chicago.
Worth s5oo,ooO, He Thinks.
McMartin said last night that he is the
grandson of Colonel Duncan McMartin.
who was formerly connected with the
New York State militia. For his ser
vices to the government. McMartin
said. his grandfather received lands in
Iowa and by cultivation Of the land and
sales had amassed a considerable fort
une when he died, four years ago. His
Will divided his property into three
equal portions one 70 NTcMartin's father
and subsequently 10 his mother when
his father died, one to young McMartin
and one TO DR.. c. H. Baldwin, of Utica,
y. Y. a cousin OF young McMartin.
= don't know what I'm worth exact
"" said AIcMartin in Police Headquar-
ters last night Il suppose in the neigh
borhood Of 100000. Look me up in
Bradstreet's of last year"
He insisted that his arrest had been
q mistake and said he could not account
for it. other than the telegram, the
police did not know why they had been
instructed to arrest the men.
TBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Des Moines. Iowa, Nov. 2-Peter Nc
Martin is connected with a prominent
family here being the grandson Of c. c.
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