Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-15
PEOPLE ROBBED
DURING VISIT or WALLACE.
hAcENeAck SHOW.
VISITOR IN CITY LOSES
WALLET CONTAINING $3.50
Two Boys Under Arrest for Theft But
Claim They Secured Only Small Sum
and That Others Got 6alanes-sev.
sral other Thsfts Reported to Police
-Othsr Iowa News.

aagenback show has come and gone.
line Of cripples. beggars. crooks. and
thieves. The sum Of SIT was taken
from the till at the Mason house, near
the depot. just at the noon hour. Mrs.
Bridgeford had just finished receiving
the money for dinners from couple OF
men. when she had call to the kitch-
upon returning to the office found the
men gone and the money removed
from the cash drawer. The strangers
were not seen again.
More than dozen minor robberies
are reported. Of things taken from
rigs and autos. Frank Newton had
a suitcase stolen from his auto and
w. A. Legg lost a fine pair of driving
gloves. Jack Reeder had an auto tire
taken off his car, while some crook,
with an eye to even small and value
less things, swiped the chautauqua
pennant from Judge Church's auto.
Some stranger lost the prestolyte tank
from his machine.
Visitor Loses $3.50.
The greatest loss was sustained by
Mr.. w. w. Brown, who recently came
here from Minnesota, and was with his
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Per-
kins. who live north of the Northwest
ern stock yards. Mr.. Brown sold his
property in Minnesota, and arrived a
short time ago with nearly $1,000 in
money. He had not taken it to a bank,
in fact. on account of being rather i'll,
had not been up town. OF the money
about $500 was in suitcase, $3.50 in a
wallet CT enc side and 5000 in cc.!
on the other. On circus day Mr.. Per-
kins got a rig and took the entire fam
lily to the show, and 1t was while they
were away the robbery was committed.
The thief got $500 from the case. but
probably in his excitement overlooked
the $500 roll. In addition to the money
the crook took lady's watch chain set
with opals watchpin, necklace with
cross. attached. lady's ring, lady's
watch, and pair Of mems shoes. The
latter seemed to have fitted the thief
for he went to the barn and changed
his old shoes and threw them In the
manger. In addition to the above a
gold wire bracelet was purloined, hav-
lIlS suspended 10 IL TWO HedTC D1uSlcS
marked with the initials tx. F."
At first it was believed this robbery
was committed by some Of the trailers
Of the circus. but developments seem
to indicate that the culprits are JEFF
ferson residents. A boy named Russell,
son Of Albert Russell, formerly citi-
zen OF this city. was placed under ar
rect and divulged the story that he and
Hosea Howard. a Is yearaold boy, had
been at the Perkins home that day.
Russell claimed that while he was get
ting a drink Of water that the Howard
boy came out Of the house with a
pocketbook In his hand Several mer-
chants about the city then recalled
that they had changed $40 bills for the
Howard boy.
After being put thru sweat the
boy admitted being at the Perkins
home. and said the Russell boy was in
the house with him. He then admitted
having taken money while there, but
says he only got s22. He told several
different stories Of his experiences that
day which leads officers to believe he
mas not cleared his skirts Of the rob-
berry. At the time Of writing this arti-
Gle Sheriff Wilson is working on the
case. and some startling developments
are being looked for every hour.