Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-21
COUPLE HELD BY PoLlcE-FE0.
ERAL OFFICERS HAVE TAKEN
UP CASE.
GIRL REFUSES TO GIVE
THE POLICE HER NAME
Tells Others She 10 Annetta krieeer-
MaIe Companion Said to Be Myron
Maaruder - Both He and the Girl
Supposed to Belong in kankakee,
lil.-auarrel Cause Of Arrests.

The arrest here Friday of young
girl, aged 20, who gave her name as
Annetta Krieger and Myron Magruder,
a man As years old, both supposed to
belong at Kankakee, H., developed to-
day into what may result in the prose-
cution of Magruder by the federal au-
thorities for alleged violation of the
Mann act.
Both the girl, who was docketed
under the name of Jennie Doe, and
Magruder, We're arrested by Chlef OF
Police Lage The girl was taken into
custody here. Magruder was found al
Gilman Friday night, and both are be-
ing held under a charge of disorderly
conduct filed by the chief Of police.
The evidence the police and Mayor
Willard have gathered about the case
was communicated to the office Of the
United States marshal at Des MONIES
this afternoon. A deputy was expected
here this afternoon with warrant Tor
the arrest of Magruder on a federal
charge Arrangements were being made
today for Chief of Police Lage to take
the girl to Des Moines Monday
Arrests Result Of Quarrel.
The arrest Of the girl and Magruder
was the direct result of a quarrel be-
tween the two Thursday afternoon.
When they separated the girl sought
the police, wanting Magruder arrested
for abandoning her. To Mayor Mlilard
she told tale of her intimacy with
Magruder, which she said, runs back
thru four or five years.
Still more direct, as cause for police
action, was Whist was at first supposed
to have been an attempt by the girl TO
shoot herself Thursday evening. The
girl denied she tried to kill herself, and
the police have no proof that she did.
Her arrest followed that episode.
Have Been Hero q Week.
Magruder is the agent Of pho
tographer who employs him to solicit
farmers TO have colored photographs
made of their country homes. Magruder
has been working in the county for
about a week. During that time he and
the girl have been rooming at the
Stegall home, South Sixth avenue. 1t
was near there that the girl fired
shot from a 32-caliber revolver at her
self or into the air Thursday evening.
Neighbors called the police. and Desk
Sergeant Cummings answered the call.
He secured the revolver, but the girl
was not arrested until the following
forenoon.
Wanted to Return Home.
According to Mayor Millard the girl
told him that she had been with Ma
gruder in Illinois, Wisconsin, and this
state, and that Magruder, who she said
was a married man. was trying TO
abandon her The girl confessed that
it was against her mothers wishes
that she had been intimate with Ma
gruder.
She said she wanted to return to
Kankakee but that she had no money
and her landlord was holding her bag
gage for room rent. Thursday night,
following the shooting, the girl was
taken in by Mrs. Karl Rest, who kept
her over night.
Following the arrest Of the girl, Chief
of Police Lage filed a complaint OF
disorderly conduct against Magruder,
and the search for him began. At the
same time an effort was started to get
the federal officers interested in the
case.
Says She Followed Him.
Magruder was found at a hotel in
Gilman by the town marshal, who re-
ported to the chief of police. Magruder
We s arrested there about o'clock Fri
day night He told the officer that the
girl was to blame because she had fol-
| lowed him to Wisconsin, then into
! Iowa and here.
| Chief of Police Lage was taken tc
Gilman in the police patrol by Chic!
| I. T. Kirby. of the fire departm ent
The roads became SO slippery before
Gilman was reached that it was neces-
sary 20 leave the patrol there and re-
turn on the train this morning. The
patrol will be brought back Sunday.