Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-12
Coz FAX GROCER RELEASED ON
BOND FOLLOWING ARREST FOR
WHITE SLAVERY.
HEARING TO be DELAYED
AWAITING GRAND JURY ACTION
Woman Involved in Gaze Said to Have
.caused Arrsst--Ceunty Authorities
Believe They Are About to Solve
Mystery Of Wnesloek's Death-York
Has Mysterious Memoranda.

Des MofneS, Jan. III. H. Iva ~
Colfax grocer, and one of the chief wilt
nesses in the inquiry into the death OF
Mortimer B. Wheelock, cashier OF the
State Savings Bank at Colfax, waived
preliminary examination when ar
raisned before E. E. Fitzsimmons'
United States commissioner, on the
charge of white slavery.
Apparently unconcerned as to his
fate, the prisoner sat for two hours IN
the commissioners office chatting with
his wife, while his lawyers argued be-
fore the court in regard to the amount
of his bond. York entered a plea OF
not guilty and was released on S2'ooo
bonds with Don c. Weston. Granger
druggist and son-in-law as surety.
stretton Swears Out Warrant.
The information upon which YORK
was arrested at ColfaX charges him
with violation of the Mann white slave
act. P. H Stretton. head of the I'M
migration office, who was called into
the Wheelock probe at the eleventh
hour. swore out the warrant.
The prisoner is alleged to have
transported Mrs. o. E. jackson,
dressmaking living at sos Forest ave-
nue. from Kansas City 20 Des MONIES
for immoral purposes on April II last
Harry Hammond. chief deputy
United States marshal wired to To-
peka, Kan. in an effort to secure the
arrest of both Mrs. Jackson and her
husband to be held as witness against
York
Federal and county officers who were
active in causing York's arrest are
hoping to secure evidence OF tangible
nature which may explain the mysteri-
Gus death Of Banker Wheelock. York
having waived preliminary hearing will
not be brought into court until May II
when the federal grand jury convenes
for the next term Of court here.
Mysterious Memoranda in Pockets.
Mysterious memoranda, in which the
initials IN. 3. w." are prominently
used, was discovered among York's
personal effects taken from his cloth
ing by the officers who arrested him.
Clippings of personal advertisements
from the Chicago Record Herald which
were attached are regarded as an i'm
portant bit Of evidence by Thomas J.
Guthrie, county attorney With the ex-
ception of the clippings. all Of Mr..
York's personal effects were returned
to him.
On piece of fine paper written with
typewriter were found the following
notation: Taken from personals Of the
Chicago Record-Herald of the follow
ing dates"
Beneath were attached the mysteri-
GUS clippings with the date of the issue
OF the paper inserted with pen.
The memoranda. follows:
Dec. IN. B. W.-P. T. /. T. WI
w. Y.-Only doing fairly well. Will be
over before Christmas Don't worry.
r. B.
Dec. 12-why no letters Am I for
gotten. l. w. Y.-The same. Put me
out of suspense.-R. B.
Dec. 20 CPersonal)-M. B. Virtues
day same time and place. T. w. Y
R. B.
Jan. 9 (1s14)-M. B. w. improving. T.
w. Y.-Have sent for your letter.
Miss YOUR. B.
IN. 3. w." Not Wheeloek, York Says.
York discovered that the memoranda
had been retained by the officers as
soon as his effects were returned to
him. He called the commissioners at
tention to the fact, but made no spe-
cffic complaint. He stated the M. B.
W." referred to was not M. B. Wheel
ock.
During the time that York was be-
fore the commissioner his wife sat be-