Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-20
CITIZENS OF ELpoRA INcENSED
OVER ALLEGED CRIME OF
]. 8. JOHNSON.
SKATING RINK OWNER
IN JAIL ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Charged With Seduction Of 1e-Ysar.
Old Giri-1eys Witnesses to
Crime and Confession 10 Secured
From vietim-Johnson Has Had
TroubIou4 Career.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. March 20.-J. s Johnson, the
man who has operated the skating rink
in Eldora for the past three months. is
now securely locked behind the bars of
the Hardin county Jail in E,ldora.
charged with seduction.
1t appears that shortly after 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon. or after
the rink had closed for the afternoons
business, some boys happened to be
looking down into the place and saw
the affair between Johnson and Hazel
Noach, girl about 10 years of age and
not the brightest in every respect. The
youngsters after witnessing the scene
told it about the streets with the result
that one Of the councilmen heard Of
the affair and promptly secured Officer
Thomas Scurry and together they went
to the Noach home in the Third ward.
where they secured a confession from
the girl
1t is certain the case will come up
under the head of seduction or rape
and it is not at all impossible but that
not follow Immediately but was put off
until later in the evening.
Citizens lrcensed.
When the affair became noised about
on the streets Saturday evening. Il
large crowd of men. many OF whom
were in Just the right condition of mind
for something desperate, decided that
they would do several things to john
son. Tar and feathers and even an
Introduction to the rope were seriously
spoken of, but when the crowd went
after him, he was found to be in the
upstairs cell of the county Jail. Even
then there were those who still wanted
to get at Johnson.
johnson has been in Eldora only
about three months. coming here a
short time before the first of the year
to open a roller skating rink. The
time he has spent in Eldor7l has not
been Of a most pleasant nature. He
has been in several fights at the rink IN
which he has always turned out I'M
lucky. The young men OF town pied
on him at a, ma s<luerade three weeks
ago and beat him up.
Often in Trouble.
1t seems to he one Of the common
things in the life of Johnson to always
be in. trouble. He is not even lucky,
for at eevry place he has been TOT the
past few years he has esnded MS SUI!
with q Jail sentence. but prospects at
this time look like Johnson Will nave
more than a Jail sentence TO, conteno
with. He is y man about so years old
THE Marcheterm OF court for Hardin
county will open shortly with Judge
Charles e Albrook Of Eldora presto
ing. The general opinion here seems
to be that within ten days johnson will
be tried. convicted and sentenced for
the serious charge that will be pre-
ferred against him.
Victims Father in Jail.
One Of the peculiar parts OF the at
fair is that the girls father. Alfred
Noach. is locked up in the same Jail
awaiting his trial for wife desertion-
On that account johnson has been
placed in the upstairs cell of the Jail
The Noach girl lives with her mother
and attends the advance eighth grade.
The case has created a sensation