Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-12
FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS TAKEN
FROM COUNCIL sLuFFs
WAREHOUSE.
SOLD TO OMAHA eAkER
At VERY Low PRICE
Two Men Under Arrest and One Al.
snits Opposing Of susa-ciaims 10
Secured II Thru Second Man, Who
10 Being Hsld in Jail in Missouri
Other News.

Council Bluffs, Feb. is. E. Street.
er is in the local Jail and John Cooper
is under custody at Unionville, Mo-.
charged with the theft of fifty 100
pound sacks Of graduated sugar from
one Of the three warehouses in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. The arrests were made fol-
lowing information gained by the po-
lice from several different sources.
Streeter has admitted selling the sug-
ar but says that he secured it from
Cooper. The men will be given hear
ing in police court as soon as Cooper
is brought into the city.
According to the story told by Chief
Of Police. Froom. the theft has some
interesting features and the arrest Of
Streeter came more by accident than
anything else.
It seems that about the first Of jan
uary, man tried to sell 5000 pounds
of sugar to Hayden Bros. Company in
Omaha and also to the Loose Wiles
Company Of that place He said that
he had the sugar stored in barn in
Council Bluffs and could deliver it at
afraid Of the proposition and notified
the Council Bluffs police.
Located in Hotel.
The police Immediately started
working on the case but were unable
to discover any place where the sugar
could have been taken Later word
came from Omaha that the man who
was trying to sell the sugar had said
his name was Streeter. This clue was
followed and Streeter and Cooper
were located at the Burlington hotel on
Fourth street
They owed for several weeks board
but short time later paid for their
board in full and seemed to have plen-
ty of money, altho neither had worked
for some time.
There is a large amount Of sugar
stored in the Stove Storage Company's
warehouse on Third street and also in
the Grape Growers Association ware
house on Eighth street and in the
warehouse No. 2 on South Main street.
When Streeter was picked up for
investigation Monday and questioned
regarding his attempt to sell sugar
in Omaha, he admitted that he had
tried and also said he had sold the
sugar to the j. Burns Bakery Com
pany in Omaha on Jan. 4. This was
Investigated and was found to be true.
The sugar had been delivered on Jan.
4 by Streeter. who gave the company
bill of sale for the sugar signed by
John Cooper.
Sold at Low Price.
He received $232.65 for the 5000
pounds. according TO the Burns COM
pany, which has used thirteen Of the
fifty sacks.
Thru letter received q short time
ago by the police from Cooper's sister
in Unionville, Mo-. asking that the au-
thorities locate Cooper for her. as his
mother was seriously i'll, the other man
was found in that place and was ar
rested by the sheriff Of Putnam coun-
ty, Missouri. Monday. Detective T. F.
Callaghan left Monday night to bring
Cooper to to Council Bluffs.
A charge of larceny was lodged
against Streeter. Tuesday morning In
police court. and his bond was placed
at $1,000. In default he was returned
to his cell in the city Jail to await a
hearing.
Callaghan is expected to return with
Cooper Thursday and the hearing will
be held then.