Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-22
HAS PROVED ENIGMA TO WATER.
LOO POLICE; COMMITTED TO
INDEPENDENCE.
FILLS DESCRIPTION
OF "PEEPlNG TOM"
Arrested on Charge Of Entieins Young
Woman-First Refused Admission to
State Asylum Where Was Formerly
Inmate-Board Of Control Acts and
Hospital Doors Are Opened.

who has given the police of this and
other cities more or less trouble for
many years, and who has escaped from
different institutions where he has
! been confined, has again bobbed up.
this time at Waterloo, where he proved
an enigma to the authorities and was
; finally. after much difficulty, landed
| Wednesday in the state hospital for
| the insane at Independence.
That Morgan is insane there seems
no doubt, yet in some respects he ap-
pears to be quite rational. The Water
loo authorities arrested him on
charge Of enticing a young woman.
and the young man was declared by
J several people to answer the descrip-
ton of 'Peeping Tom who has been
| terrorizing women and children in
| Waterloo during recent weeks.
A Waterloo Account.
! An account of Morgan's actions and
the final disposition Of the case are
! told in the Waterloo Reporter of We'd
nesday evening. which says:
! Bert Morgan. alleged 'Peeping
| Tom arrested on the charge of at
tempting to entice young woman.
! ana held iii the county jail AS an enlS-
ma too difficult to solve, is now an in
/ mate Of the hospital for the insane at
! Independence.
| Morgan, whose home is, or was. at
Narshalltown. furnished the county
/ sheriff the CHIEF Of police. the clerk o.
tn. courts and the members OF IN"
board OF insanity commissioners
problem it took days ard days TO
fathom.
Once a patient at the hospital for
the insane at Cherokee and unqoes-
tionably too dangerous and depraNe1
an individual to be allowed his nDefty
Morgan became a county charge when
| his actions caused his arrest. and what
| final disposition to make OF him was
the question which haffled the count!
officials.
But after having once been taken
to independence and refused admls-
sion by the hospital authorities, ne
was today taken back to that lnsu-
tuition by Charles J. Wells. repre-
| sentative of the hospital who came
after him with a written order 1fon
w P Crumbacher. superintendent
which order was issued in accordanc:
with the request Of the state noaro -
control. Sheriff Shores most gladly
turned the enigma man over 10 the
man from independence and Morgan
lief. in charge CT the officer on 'he
morning train. >.
Morgan was arrested on an III
formation filed by resident of Norm
Waterloo charging him with a''eihp'-
ing to entice a young woman, VINO
| ;~rn mt a
oar After his arrest it was dlscoV-
! e~ed that he answered perfectly the
-! dsscrintion of a 'Peepirg Tom VINO
an two different occasion had terror
/ wed women and children in North
| waterloo by his queer actions at
night. ,,o--
"Rut when the disposition OF Nor
%, was considered a problem was
presented. The board OF INSANITY
Commissioners examined him put
ve-e undecided as to his sanity or IN
sanity. It was learned that he had
escaned from the Cherokee hospital,
bu, telephone message to that insti-
tuition elected tn, information that ne
had been discharged and was not
wanted there.
"Norsan stated his mother resided
in Narshalltown and that that city
had been his home. but when asked
where his legal residence was declared
it was under his hat"
HE declared he had Travelled all
over the United States and was
sign writer by occupation. Formerly
he had been a penman and when
asked to show sample OF his writ
ing, took a pencil and wrote the
word Jennie in an inverted position
and in beautiful script. Other WORK
with the pen showed his mastery io1
the art Of penmanship.
1T also developed that he had been
an inmate Of the industrial school and
later Of the state reformatory. His
residence, however. was in doubt as
was also his sanity and in this diem
ma the commissioners took the matter
I'D with the state board of control. MOI
hearing from that body at once Nor
gan was taken to independence out
was denied admittance by the super
intendent.
with today's requisition for him,
the Morgan incident is-now closed IN
Bla ckhawk county. At least the Of
! &c