Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-24

,tective A. G. Curtis took them back to
the orphanage. despite their bitter
pleadings. The father of the boys is in
Colorado. The mother is dead. The
grandmother is the only close relative.
The lads are and years old, respec-
lively. The cut on the elder boys fore
head was caused by, running against a
barbed wire in the dash for liberty.
Sioux City. 49,.
George Winter, indicted for assault
with intent to commit murder for the
attack he amadeS; with a revolver
upon Katherine Pearl Forbes pleaded
guilty Monday afternoon in district
court to a charge OF assault with in
tent to commit manslaughter. He was
sentenced to five years at Fort Madi-
son penitentiary. Had Winter been
convicted of the offense for which he
was indicted he would have been liable
to sentence OF thirty years at hard
labor. Harry Ainsworth. indicted
for obtaining property under false pre-
lenses, pleaded guilty and was given
a sentence not to exceed seven years.
Peterson.
A homeless wanderer giving his
name as William Peter Farrell and
address as the United States. was
picked up on the streets Of Peterson a
few days ago violently insane, He re-
sisted capture with all his strength
and gave the Peterson constable who
attempted to take him into custody
no little trouble. Sheriff Rice was
sent for but neither he nor his deputy
was able to come on account OF court
t<n hn
man to Spencer by automobile He was
taken before the commission. adjudsed
insane and ordered to be placed in the
hospital at Cherokee where he was
taken at once.
Wavsrly.
The personal injury case Of W. B
Doran against the Waterloo. Cedar
Falls & Northern railway was taken
up for trial to Jury last week. was sub
mitted to the jury and after few hours
elaboration they agreed on $4,000
verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintin
received his injury shortly after mid
night in January, 1911. at the defend
ants car barns, where he was crushed
by car that was being turned In FOL
the night. The rails OF the tracks had
become frosty and slippery SO that the
motorman could not control the car
and the result was that the car skidded
when the brakes were applied and Slid
thru the doors, smashing things, and
crushing Mr.. Doran who was engaged
about his duty there.
w atsrloo.
Two big damage suits, growing out
Of personal injuries sustained by rail-
road employees while at work. were
commenced in the district court The
Illinois Central Is defendant in one
! case, and the sum OF $4,000 is asked
In the other the Chicago Great West
ern is defendant and the same amount
Is asked. In the first named case the
plaintifr is Lue Verne D. Nelson. aged
10. The accident in which he was in
jured occurred at Jesup Jan. 6 last
while the plaintiff, who was employed
a. a fireman. was riding in caboose
while the engine on which he had been
firing, having become disabled, was be-
ing towed in. The injuries were occa-
stoned by another train running into
the rear end OF the caboose. Edward
D. Ma tteson is the plaintiff in the other
case. He says while he was trying to
manipulate an automatic coupler that
was out OF order, on the Great Western
at Blockton, Aug. 4, 1911. he lost his
right hand. He claims he was able to
earn $50 q month.