Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
CROOK F()RFE|1S BOND.
WIRE TAPER WHO SWiNDLED
THREE IOWA MEN OF LARGE
SUMS is MISSING.
FAILS TO APPEAR IN
COURT WHEN CASE is CALLED
Mason City, Asona and LaPorte Men
Who Lost on Fake Racing Games See
Man Who Engineered Swindls Go
Unpunished-court at Minneapolis
Forfets 5000 Bond.

Minneapolis. Oct. 2l--Failing to ap-
pear for trial. Edward Dixon, the only
man under arrest in connection With a
series Of wire tapping" swindes in
Minneapolis, IN which three Iowa men
were victimized Of thousands of dol
lars, failed to appear for trial and for
feited his cash bail OF $1,000. following
the order Of Judge VI L. Hale.
Dixon IS charged il four indictments
with obtaining $4,000 in fake race
horse swindles. His trial was 70 be ON
a charge OF snindling James Green. OF
A!goua, Iowa, out OF $4,000 When tae
case Was called al u 4. IN. The bailii
called Edward Dixon Re called three
times. but IN VAIN. Jcdse Hale sent
tor r D. Larrabee. Dixon's attorney,
Nho was in Judge d. Dickinson court
room,
Statement to Court.
I don't know where Dixon is, said
Mr. Larrabee. He came to my home
Sunday afternoon, said his nephew
was sick, but that ne Mould be IN my
Office at 9 today. He didn't come.
Judge Hale said that Dixon's bail
would De forfeited ~ noon unless DIX
on appeared. AT noon the judge or
dered TIE bail forfeited.
In forfeiting the bail Judge Hale
SAID tina; il Dixon appeared within
twenty -four hours he would entertain
d motion TO reinstate the bail.
History of Case.
Z. W Coyle. OF Mason City. Iowa,
complained 10 the police May 20 last,
that ne had been swindied out OF
$4,000 oy a gang OF take morse race
swindlers. He said that the head
quarters Of The gang was a building in
d downtown alley.
SIX days later, Police Chief oscar
Martinson announced that ne knew the
identity of the man who had swindled
Coyle. The police chief at this TING
obtained a warrant charging Edward
Dixon. also known as Edward Bryant
and Charles Red" Carlson with the
swindle.
Arrested in July.
Six weeks later, July To- a, the re-
quest of The Journal, T. ". Teeter. of
LaPorte. Iowa. who year before had
been a 81. 600 victim OF the wire tap
pers' and whose name was in the pos
session Of the police came to Mime
apolis. The Journal had information
that both Dixon and Carlton were in
or near Minneapolis. On the day OF
his arrival, Teeter was taken by a
reporter OF the journal TO the alley
back of the Metropolitan theater and
there he pointed out the building for
merly occupied by the Opera cafe as
the building where he mad been swim
died. The day following the police
arrested Divon and Carlson al Excel
sior This was six weeks after the
warrants for the two men had been
sworn out
There All Summer.
Investigation showed that Dixon had
apparently been living at the lake all
summer and had apparently made no
attempt at concealment. Investigation
also showed that Carlson had been
living during the month OF June at the
Albion hotel, in Minneapolis.
Dixon and Carlson were arrested
the day after their arrest. in munich
pal court. Bail for Dixon was fixed
at $4,000, and he was held to the
grand jury, Carlson vas released when
Doyle failed to identify him.
No picture or BertIllon measure
ments of Dixon We're taken ny the po-
lice at that time or since.
Two Other Victims.
In the interval between Dixon's APP
pearance in municipal court and his
arraignment in district court Aug. 10
on three indictments returned by the
grand jury, the police did not even get
in touch with victims of the wire
tappers." Among the other victims
whose stories had come to light we're
John Koehn Of Dorchester. Wis, and
James Green. of Algona, Iowa.
Dixon was arraigned Aug. 10 before
Judge II. D. Dickinson, on three in
dictments, in the Teeter, Coyle and
Koehn cases. County Judge Dicker-
son fixed bail a $4,000. VI. c. Brady
appeared as Dickson's attorney. He
declared that Dixon had been at the
lake and in the city all summer. Judge
W. d Hale four days later reduced
the bail to $1,000. County Attorney
James Robertson at this time objected
and asked that the bail be increased
to 100000 rather thar reduced. A
week later Dixon was again arraigne,l
on an indictment in the Green case
and Judge Hale first ordered an ad-
dition bond of $1,000 and then said
he would ask no addition bond. but
expected Dixon to appear in court
every dav