Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-07
ARREST IN DES MONIES OF
AGENT CHAPTER IN FEDERAL
PROSECUTIONS.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
70 Pebble OBSCENE PICTURES
z. 3. Hunt, Jr., Arraisned Before Fed
eral mmissions~Pieads Not Gull
ty-Offiees Said to Be Maintained IN
Principal citiss Of Country-Other
News Of the State.

Des Moines, June 7.-Enos B. Hunt,
Jr., who has offices in room $40, Iowa
Loan & Trust Company building, was
arrested yesterday by George Bldweli'
deputy United States marshal, on d
Acharge Of sending and receiving op-
scene literature thru the United states
mails. This arrest is considered by Tue
United States authorities as the fors-
ing of another link in chain Whlch
the postoffice inspectors are weaving
in every city from Chicago to the Ia
cific coast.
The inspectors claim that they are
in possession of evidence procured pS
the arrest of F. G. Ebeling. OF chicago
last week on a charge of sending ms
wife poisoned flowers. 1t is a4Ieseu
that Ebeling is the head OF NUMBER
of postal card merchants VINO are
handling obscene cards and literature.
Offices in Iowa.
The postoffice inspector VINO Workeu
,lp the case against the local man Is
D. F. Angler. According TO MI Angler
the authorities have uncovered oealei >
from Chicago to the coast VINO are
handling the forbidden cards ana SEND
ing them out to their agents. twenty
five thousand cards We're con1lscateo
in Hunts office. 1t is said that the
government detectives nave evidence
that like offices are being maintained
81 sinrx City. Council Bluhs. Omaha
Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake. BOISE
and other cities between the MISSES
sippi river and California. Ihese Or
fices, 1t is said, are distributing polh's
20 smaller offices in the states.
With the arrest of Hunt. the claim Is
made that the authorities have dlscoF-
cred that he has agents IN various
cities in the state OF Iowa. some VI
these agents, it is said, are women
The names Of these alleged witnesses
are being guarded, and when the uHle
comes they will be brought 70 leosrai
court as witnesses against Hunt me
,o.+a1 cards are TO be held as evil
dence.
Discovered by Accident
rha entire chain Of offices is said to
have been discovered in an accidental
way. The arrest Of F. 6. Ebeling in
Chicago after his wife gave him up TO
the police, was the starting point.
Mrs. Frederick Ebeling charged her
husband with attempting to Kill her by
means Of a box Of American Beauty
roses sprinkled with deadly volatile
poison.
Ebenng was served with copy OF
divorce bill containing the CHARGES at
the moment he was arraigned before
a United States marshal charged Win
sending Objectionable postal cards thru
the mails. Mrs. Ebeling is SAID 20
have furnished the evidence upon
which the federal charge was based
The Chicago inspectors took up me
case and worked it out thoroushiE''
with the result that Inspector Anger
and Marshal Bidvell made the arrest
here yesterday.
Hunt was arraigned YESTERDAY ant
ernoon before w c. Macarthur United
States commissioner He pleaded not
guilt and his bond was fixed at 81
900. He was able to give bail TOR the
amount and was released to appear IN
the November term of federal court
here. Hunts brother, William Hunt
signed the bond
r. P Buckley and G. H. Morrison
were arrested yesterday afternoon on q
warrant charging the publishing OF OBJ
scene literature Morrison was re-
leased to appear this morning in police
court. Buckley was set free on s5o
bail. The information in the case was
filed by J w. Jenney. chief OF police