Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06
Southern Iowa Items

making an effort to have as many law
suits brought against them by the Se-
dar Rapids National bank transferred
to their own county for trial. The pre-
liminary skir,nish was held In Justice
Nusent's court The bank has brought
suit against the Mitchell county men
to recover on twelve notes which were
obtained by L. S. Wagner. represen-
tative OF the Cedar Rapids Acetylene
Company and sold the bank. The notes
are all against we'll known farmers
In Mitchell county, and they are re-
sisting payment on the ground that
their signatures to the contracts Tor
the purchase of acetylene lighting
plants were ,fraudulently obtained. the
notes run from $3.50 20 1922 each and
the defendants brought an attorney
with them who is handling the case.
Tama.
Mrs. Ed Exline, IS years old.
resident of Tama for the past four or
five years, was taken to Toledo Mon
day and appeared before the commits
sioners Of insanity. The testimony or
her own relatives and her own appear
ance satisfied the commissioners that
she was mentally irresponsible. and
they ordered her confinement in the
state asylum at Independence. She was
taken to independence on Tuesday.
Last Thursday it is alleged. Mrs. EX-
line took some thirteen dollars from
q drawer in a wardrobe in the office
OF Schrader's feed barn. The allega-
ton was denied by Mrs. Exline but
the circumstances pointed strongly to
her guilt Her sentence to lndepend-
ence, of course. put stop to contem-
plated prosecution OH the criminal
charge. Mrs ExIine's husband for
some time has been in the employ OF
Mr.. Schrader.
Cedar Rapids.
What is believed to have been two
bold attempts at incendiarism were
made at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Cramer, 40 South First street
west Wednesday night. The fire was
extinguished in both cases before any
damage resulted, but the entire neigh
borhood Is considerably wrought ny
and few people watched their homes
turnout the night fearing the miscrean'
would make another attempt. Ny
Cramer is a conductor on the Rock
Island and was out on his run. Mrs
Cramer was at the World at Home
exposition during the evening. The first
attempt was made early in the even
ing by setting fire to a shed in the
rear of the house. This blaze was dis
covered by neighbors and extinguished
without calling the department. The
next attempt was made at l O'Clock
when a fire was started underneath q
porch at the rear Of the house. The
fire department was called and ex-
tinguished the blaze before any dam
age resulted. It was apparent the
building had been deliberately set or
fire in both cases. The police are max.
ing an Investigation.
Cedar Rapids.
]. G.. Harlow, a hotel bell boy who
is said by the police to be a member
Of gang Of hotel employees in differ
emit cities who make business O.
robbing guests. Is under arrest at tn.
police station on q charge Of larcer.
He was brought to the station Wednes-
day afternoon by NJ B. Park. assistan
manager of the Montrose, who had {
we'll grounded suspicion that Harlow
was Crooked" During a wedding a
the hotel Tuesday evening severa
pocketbooks and other property be.
longing to the guests were stolen. Sus
picion pointed to the bellboys. Wher
the lads were questioned one Of then
stated that he saw Harlow with one OF
the purses In his possession. W-her
Harlow was questioned at the station
he admitted taking three silver mesh
bags, a pair OF silk gloves a gold neck
lace and s12 in money. He stated tina,
he sent the loot to Eddie Sears. bel
boy in the Carlton hotel at Omaha, who
Is said to be acting as a Fence" fo,
the gang Chief Of Police Burgin I'm
mediately telegraphed the chief al
Omaha to investigate Sears. and com
PEELED Harlow to send his pal a tele.
gram instructing him to- return tho
;S:c!e. goods to Cedar Rapids at once.