Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-22
so BELIEVES MISS MARY BAILEY,
A SISTER, LIVING IN
THIS CITY.
T.-R PUBLICITY GETS
RESULTS IN SHORT ORDER
Following Publication Of Desert ption
Of Dead Mans Clothing Sister and
Friends Here Recognize Apparel of
Marshaiitown Man Who Left Home
Friday Afternoon.

Tina: Times Republican publicity gets
I Qu.ck action was again demonstrated
Wednesday evening when. following
/ the issuance of the city edition. rela-
t!ves and friends recognized in the de-
/ scr.pttou o. the dead man killed by a
rain in Boone Fred D. Bailey, Of this
city
81 sure is Miss Mary Bailey, do
.nes;i- in the home OF DR.. and Mrs
Fred s. Hynds. that the dead man is
her brother. that Miss Bailey expects
% 50 70 Boone this evening to estab-
! lish the identity for certainty As
x T.-R. suggested Wednesday eve
Ming. # the dead man belonged here his
identity would surely be established
Wore light green silk cap, and this is
VIVA. attracted Miss BaiIe!"s attention.
Miss Bailey Sees Account.
Miss Bailey read the accoun, OF the
/ dead man at Boone. and tina, the Boone
mayor believed that the man was
known here. and at once recognized
.er brothers wearing apparel. Fred
Bailey left home Friday afternoon. and
the man killed at Boone met his death
Saturday morning, and had not been in
town many hours.
Miss Bailey roday said that her
/ brother Wore clothing a. described in
the paper Wednesday, evening when he
Let home Friday afternoon. She was
sure about everything excepting the
color Of the lavender socks. Miss Bailey
said that her brother had worn q light
green silk cap all summer
Others Notice Desc-i ption.
Friends Of Bailey, including more in
innate associates who We're employed
With him in Stones restaurant. also
noticed the description Of the dea
mans clothing, and at once declared
that there was no dou1- but that the
man al Boone was none other than
Bailey Leo Meeks, an employe at
Stones visited Miss Bailey this morn
/ ing and secured from her a picture OF
! her brother. that he might furnish il
! - the Boone coroner in an effort 70
establish the identity from that source.
MesAs went 70 Boone this morning
Often Leaves Home.
! Miss Bailey said today that her
brother was in the habit Of leaving
home occasionally. being gone several
days and as long as several weeks at a
time, aNC but little was ,NOught OF II
when he announced he was going away
! Friday afternoon.
| Bailey was - years Old instead OF IS
as su-:rised in the description furnish
Cd from Boone. He IS a son of Fred
er:ck D. Bailey. who is at presen. be-
! ing treated in the state hospital az In
dependence. Aside from the sister
Mary there IS another grown sister
Edna, who IS employed as a domestic
al the s W. Morgan home. 4 brother
! Paul J. Bailey lives at Seattle, Wash
and there are four other younger sis
te-s. children, who have been adopted
into disfe-en, families. The Bailey:
live a so7 West state street.
Clothes Positively Identified.
a telephone message from Boone
early this afternoon, said that Lee
Meeks and his companion, who wen
70 Boone this morning for the purpose
OF Identifying Bai!ey's clothing. sale
that they had positively done so al I'll:
undertaking parlo-s, from which he hat
| been buried. They we're able to iden
tifv the clothing even to the necllti.
Bailey had worn.
When the telephone message was re
ceiyed Miss Bailey decided it was un
necessary for her 70 go.