Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-16
CRIMINAL SUIT AGAINST iNGLE-
DUE AND NINE OTHERS BE-
GINS NEXT WEEK.
ASSIGNED FOR NEXT MONDAY
AFTERNOON AT DIES MONIES
Trial Will Be on Federal Grand Jury
indictments Returned Following the
Arrest Of Federal Offcers-City's Gas
Case Especially Assigned For Next
Monday Morning.

Two cases OF much local interest,
one OF them the criminal proceeding
being of state wide Importance. We're
Tuesday assigned for tra! for next
Monday in the federal court OF the
southern district Of Iowa before Judge
Smith Mcpherson. One of these cases
is the federal action against Mayor ..
l.. hgledue and nine others of this
city, for the arrest and detention OF 4
federal officer The other is a pre-
liminary round of the case brought by
the MarshaIltown Light. Power and
Railway Company, against the city, t.
prevent it from enforcing the gas ana
electric light ordinances. The latter is
commonly known as the city's gas case.
After hanging fire in the federal
court for more than a Year since the
Indictments We're returned. the GRIM
inal acton against Mayer Ingledue and
the others was assigned for o'clock
next Monday afternoon.
Ten Involved in Suit.
In addition to the mayor, nine Others
are involved in this case They are
City Marshal Michael Clark Desk
Haas, sam Wenger and Fritz Wenger
saloonists: Leo Mcnamara, bartender;
and Scott Jones and A. B. Shaw.
All We're indicted by the federal
grand jury last October for conspiracy
to prevent a federal officer from per-
forming his duty and for interfering
with a federal officer.
Story Of the Case.
The indictments We're the outcome OF
the arrest in this city on the night Of
Sept. %, 1909, Of z. z. VanWert. a spe-
c;al agent for the bureau of Indian at
fairs OF the department Of the interior;
Rev r. G. Smith. a governm ent mis-
sion agent: and W. A, Talbert. com
missioned Indian farmer, of Tama and
w. H. Holt, an Indian of Sioux City,
a special comm issioned officer.
Held in Jail Over Sunday.
The four were arrested following an
unsuccessful attempt to secure evidence
against the Wenger saloon Of making
sales of liquor to Indians. The Indian.
Holt. when sent into the saloon, was
refused liquor and ordered out Of the
place. trouble threatened 10 follow, and
the police were called.
NanWert and the three others who
were arrested We're held in jail from
saturday night until Monday forenoon,
alvho in the meantime a bond for them
was offered. Eventually they We're re
leased on bond and a few days later
they were taken to Davenport where
The federal court was in session, on
writs of habeas CORPUS. There they
we're released and their bonds Cancelled
bE Judge Mcpherson.
Al the same time Mayor lngledue
and the officers and Others from here
were arraigned in the federal court at
Davenport on the indictments and thru
their attorneys pleaded not guilty. The
bonds for each were fixed a. $1,000,
which were later posted in the Des
Moines court. J.. Q. Abbott and c. g..
st. Clair were surety for ave OF the
nine.
Gas Case Up On Demurrer.
The citvs gas case could not be
reached Tuesday and was especially
assigned for the first thing next Mon
day morning 1t viii come UP for ar
g1nent on demurrer fled by the Mar
shautowa Light. Power and Railway
Company to the city's bill Of discov-
cry. which was made part Of its an
swer that was fled IN the federal court
more than a month ago This bill Of
discovery contained forty one inter
rogatories directed 10 the company.
and the com parys resistance to them
indicates that its defense on that par
::cular detail Of the case is an effort 10
esrana answering these !!terrO gato-ies.