Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22
IMPORTANT GASES
AWAIT GRAND JURY
SEVEN SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
ON SERIOUS CRIMINAL
CHARGES NEXT MONTH.
TWO MURDER CASES ARE
GREATEST IN INTEREST
James 6. Quick Held For Alleged Wife
Murder and Mehme: Braen For Kill
ing Of Reshet Cater - Two Are
Charged With Attempted Rape-Sx
in County Jail; One Out on Bonds.

The September term OF the district
court opening Monday. Sept. l. is one
of more than ordinary interest in sew
era! respects. Not only is the number
Of cases on the 6cckets unusually
large. but the criminal cases 10 come
before the grand jury are more nu-
lnerous than they have been for sew
eral terms. and the crimes witl> which
the prisoners are charged are of the
most serious nature
Al the present time there are six
men in the county Jail awaiting action
of the grand jury, and a seventh IS
out on bond. The grand jury will con-
Vene Sept. 10 take up their cases.
i Two Charged With Murder.
Two Of the prisoners are held on
charge o. murder Two murder trials
in prospect in one term OF court are
sufficient in themselves 10 attract wide
attention 10 the courts proceedings
Two others are charged with attempted
rape, one with horse stealing. one With
burglary, ara one With forgery. The
following are in jail awaiting the
grand jur3's action:
James G. quick, charged with muir
dering his rife on the night OF May
%; arrested shortly after the shoot
ing after Quick had shot himself.
Mehnst Braen, charged with the
murder ~ Roshet Cater on the night
OF Aug. II: arrested the following day.
A VI. Carter. held on charge Of at
tempted rape. alleged TO have been
l.r- .. -.aG Ma--
Howard Hart charged with attempt
rested June 3.
o. {. kobbe. held for horse stealing.
alleged TO have been committed in
September 1909: arrested May y.
Pat Mccormack. charged With bur
glary: arrested May -. Held 10 the
grand jury but out on paii.
Nick Sakas. charged with forgery:
arrested April IS.
Greatest Interest in Quick Case.
Naturally the greatest interest CEN
tiers in the trial OF James G. Quick,
who is alleged TO have murdered MS
wife, at II o'clock on the night OF
MAY ae. n front Of the home OF MI
and Mrs Claude r Miller. sos West
Linn street where Mrs. Quick was
roo ming. Quick and his wife had be-
come estransed, and the shooting fol-
lowed a quarrel. Mrs. Quick, according
TO statement made by the prisoner
after the shooting had gone 10
dance against his expressed wish, ana
he had followed TO her rooming place
\ quarrel ensued. terminating in the
shooting Mrs. Quick died almost IN
stantly. After the shooting Quick ran
block from the scene Of the alleged
crime and attempted 70 end his own
life with the same weapon which had
caused his wife's death. His wounds
We're no, fatal. however, and ne soon
recovered.
In statement to Coroner F. H.
Boucher and Sheriff Joseph G. Edgar.
quick admitted shooting his wife ana
trying 10 end his own existence.
Turk Murders Companion.
Tire crine for which Mehmel Braen
is held was committed only week
ago Thursday night and the details OF
the alleged murder have been so re-
Gently published that they need not
h. repeard. The charge against him is
murder. and his alleged victim was
Rosfet Cater. The crime was com
r77i,ted al Green Mountain and ootn
the accused and the victim we're
mem hers % gang Of Turkish track
laborers. Braen has confessed that ne
killed Cater, hut claims the act was
committed in self defense.
Two Charged With Attempted Rape.
Howard Hart aged %, is held on the
charge of attempted rape mis- intended
victim being Miss May Steward, aseo
IS of near HsEerhil The alleged
assault, was attempted on the night OF
June % and Hart was arrested the
following day at the nome of mis- tather
John Hart. TWO and one half miles
south OF CampDell's Grove. The screa ms
of the girl. who was riding with Hart
in a buggy. aroused two farmer boys
who arose dressed, and pursued the
buggy. They overlook Hart and the
girl and Hart took the giri home. Hart
+; the ndisappeared but vas arrested the
following day.
a. N. Carter colored. commonly
known a. Nick Carter, also is charged
with attempted rape The intended
victim in this ca Sc was Ivy Brazelton
aged 10 years The assault was com
mi,ted. il is alleged in the basement q
the Orpheum rheater. where Carter was
employed as porter. The girl Is a
daughter of Mrs. ]. p Roman. 4ls
Swayzee street. The crime. il is al
LEGGED, was committed ON the afternoon
of May IS Carter was arrested on
May so.
"sark- a.sher Gets $fes.
Pat Mccormack. alias Drake Ashley.
arrested May 81. is charged with enter
ing the home of E l.. Lane. three miles
south of the city, few hours prior
to his arrest and stealing two banks
containing S1ss in money, belong
ing to the Lane children After his ar
rest Mccormack admitted to the
sheriffe officers. so it is alleged. that
he had entered the house and taken the
money When arraigned he gave the
name of Drake Ashley and declared he
was only IS years of age, altho TO all
appearances he is ten years older.
Hobbies Case Unique.
The case of 0. C. Kobbe. who is fac
ing Indictment on a charge of horse
stealing has attracted wide attention
because OF the fac. that Kobbe ad-
mitted stealing the horses. raising colts
of the stolen mares and selling them
and by his actions giving rise to the
. belief that he was insane. He wa.
once before the insanity commission
and declared to be sane. Kobbe wa.
arrested at Eagle Grove May q, and
in confession admitted that he stolt
two Isates an. ::..rre colts from the L.oi
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