Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08
LOVER rHWARrED At WATERLOO
HuRRiEs TO LOCAL COURT
FOR HELP.
WRIT FOR "RoDY" OF
RHODES GIRL ISSUED.
Marriage Day Troubles of Miss Eva
Wilkinson at Waterloo, Have Local
End, That Proves Unsueeesstul-
Writ Of Habeas Corpus for Girl too
Late, Had Wed.

Thwarted at Waterloo in his attempt
to lead Miss Eva Wilkinson, aged Is, OF
Rhodes, to the altar by the appearance
of another lover at the eleventh hour'
Walter J. Schafer importuned an attor-
ney. Judge and sheriff in this city
Tuesday afternoon to recover for him
possession Of his bride that was to
have been.
But the attempt failed. Wine
schafer was seeking by process of law
10 have the court get possession OF
Miss wilkinson, she had welded Ernest
L. Pohlson. of Ottumwa-
Sehafsr Comes Here.
Schafer, baffled at Waterloo by Pohl-
son and Rev. r. Wilkinson, the slrl
father, hastened to this city. He pc
lieved that the Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson ana
Pohlson, who had so we'll pleaded MS
love for the girl as to make OF no use
the marriage license Schater mad Sc
cured. had returned with Miss Wilkin-
son to Rhodes.
Coming to the court that had juris-
diction over the town OF Rhodes,
Schafer sought writ OF habeas
corpus.
Judge Leo Issues Writ.
To F. E. Northup Schafer told his
story. Then began a series OF quick
action events, all tending to the OBJ
ject sought, the possession Of the
"body' of Miss Wilkinson, as the writ
says. An application for writ was
hastily drawn In it it was alleged
that Miss Wilkinson, who was of age,
was being held in duress and was be-
ing deprived of her liberty.
On the showing made in the applica-
ton, Judge C. G. Lee issued writ OF
habeas corpus, directing Sheriff j. G.
Edgar to forthwith" obtain possession
of and produce the body" Of Miss
Wilkinson in court.
Cupid Battles Court.
But while Schafer fretted and fumed.
attorney and sheriff hurried, and the
court acted. Cupid, at Waterloo, had
set at naught the very object Of all the
activity here. Before the writ was is
sued Miss Wilkinson had become Mrs.
Pohlson. and neither she nor her ia
Their was In Rhodes.
But this was not known to those
here who were most interested in al
scurrying abou, trying to find the
quickest way that he could get to
Rhodes.
He had not been able to do so when
the evening issue Of the T.-R. came
out. It contained the Waterloo end
of the story, including the marriage of
Pohlson and Miss Wilkinson. Sim
infamous with the issuance Of the
story legal procedure begged down.
Getting the sheriff on the telephone the
attorney called him off. and the writ
was unserved. Schafer, disconsolate,
Is supposed to have left the city.
PohIson Alleges Assault.
That. frustrated in his legal efforts
TO secure his bride Schafer attempted
to get satisfaction thru assaulting the
successful bridegroom, is alleged in a
telegram from Pohlson today to the
county attorney at Waterloo. according
to word received by the Times Repub-
lican from Waterloo.
The telegram was dated at Baxter
and was to the effect that Schafer had
followed Pohlson and his bride and had
committed an assault on the groom.
1t is supposed at Waterloo that Pohl-
son gave this information to the county
attorney that the latter might be ad-
vised Of Schafer's whereabouts, in tina;
warrant had been issued for Schaf-
er's arrest before he left Waterloo.
AT Waterloo It is said it had beer
learned that Schafer was employed as
district manager for the Beechnut
Company, packers Of canned goods
Schafers headquarters are said to bs
In Des Moines.