Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-24
MAN DROWNED At CEDAR RAP
IDS PARoLED PRISONER
FROM JOLIET.
ONCE KILLED A MAN
FOR INSULTING aIaTER
Had Violated Parole and Came to
Iowa-DiffeuIty Met in Locating
Relatives of Henry Warner-Mother
Supposed to Reside in Chicago
Other Iowa News.

Cedar Rapids, May 24.-Efforts to To-
cate the relatives Of Henry Warner,
the man who Monday afternoon was
drowned below the dam after he had
made a thrilling fight for his life, were
partially successful yesterday. The au-
thorities Monday evening wired tele-
grams to brother, l.. Warner, in
Joliet. ILL.,, asking for information. An
answer was received, stating that he
was not sure whether the man was his
brother. The writer wanted more in
formation and asked that q description
be sent him. This WAS DONE
The drowned man was about So
years old. He was five feet nine
inches tall and weighed about las
pounds. His hair was black and
bushy. His features were regular, and
he was good looking man. This de-
scription was forwarded. Smith Broth
eTs. who were Warmers employers, re-
csived a telegram from L. Warner yes
terday asking for the cost OF the trans
portation Of the body to Joliet, He did
not say whether to ship the remains
or not.
Coroner King learned that the mans
mother resided in Chicago, and he noti-
fed her Monday evening. As yet, how
ever, he has received no answer
a strange story was in circulation
yesterday to the effect that Warner
had within the past few days told
some Of his companions in this city
that he was out on parole from the
penitentiary at Joliet, but that he had
broken his parole and left the state
Of Illinois,
Killed Man Who insuItsd Sister
He stated, SO it is said, that one
day man insulted his sister and he
struck the man on the head with a
beer bottle, inflicting injuries which
proved fatal. He was convicted Of
nanslaughter and sent to the peni-
Tertiary but was afterwards paroled.
The condition was that he was to
work for a big stone and concrete
company. He claimed that he had
been i'll treated by some of the officials
or the foremen of that company and
that he had accordingly Jumped his
parole"
Warner is alleged to have said,
also, that he was blue and despond-
ent and that he felt like doing that
death stunt every day.
This is the story told yesterday. It
has been we'll established that Warner
actually told this story. Whether or
not he was telling the truth Is not yet
known. The warden's office in Joliet
reports that no man named Henry
Warner is wanted there, but a man
named Phillip Warner is wanted on the
charge of breaking his parole. This
was what the warden himself told over
the long distance telephone yesterday
afternoon.
On the other hand it is stated that
Warner had told a friend in this city
that Warner was not the name under
which he was paroled. The affair,
therefore, as yet is yelled in mystery.
No Reflection Upon Him.
At all events Warner acted the
part of a brave man In going to the
rescue Of the body and he died the
death Of a hero, fighting to the last
against the urdertow OF the river be-
low the dam One Of the men to
whom Warner told his story shortly
before his death admitted that II
might have been a pipe" but ne
rather thought that Warner was tell
| ing the truth.