The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-17
| Hamilton Gate CITY
Hamilton, ILL.,, Feb. II

gan for the man with the load Of corn.
No traces were found ON this side OF
the river. SO the city marshal and Mr..
VanAernam started for Keokuk, learn
ing that a man whose team answered
to the description OF Spicers had
crossed the bridge with load Of corn
before seven o'clock that morning.
The city marshal soon located the
team in Keokuk and 1oafed around
till the driver came and etartsd to
gather up his purchases to come
home. Mr.. Barmum stayed his distance
but followed him at every move. The
last place that the drivsr stopped was
at the Wholesale Consumers Supply
company, while Mr. Mclin was at the
side door loading in some goods into
his wagon, Mr.. Barnum talked to q.
clerk in the store whom he knew anu
ths clerk gave him this information:,
Mr.. Barnum asked who that gentle
man was The clerk stated that he
gave his name as Parsch, and, that
the company had gotten some corn
from him in exchange for goods. Lat
er on when callsd by an attorney
from Hamilton, the Consumers Sup
ply concern denied having had any,
dealings with such a customer, but
the city marshal feels that the items
he had gathensd In there were the
facts in the case.
Mol an, vyoa 11nrryo5 r., ,1r.iya 40
side. coming direct to the business
part OF town where he stopped to tie
his team and whils he was complet-
ing them the city marshal took
charge OF him. Upon being arrested
he gave his name as Parsch. He at
first insisted that he had done Moth
ing, but when the city marshal told
him just what they knsw he had done
he weakened and owned up to 1t.
After lodging this man in Jail, Mr..
Barnum in company with ]. II. Mex
emson, city police, went by auto
Tout to the McCrory place where SpI-
Ger is living, to arrest the man Sps-
Ger. The recent incident It Carthage
where the city marshal was shot was
fresh in the minds of the two officers,
/, SO the first move made at the opening
of the door in response to their knocR
was to cover the gentleman with a
gun and get his hands into the air.
In an instant Of time the mans wraps
were cotton onto him, and, he was
started away from home. Before his
departure his wife asked him for the
pocket book which contained thirty
dollars and which he willingly gave
her The city marshal states that
there was no scene worthy Of notice
that took place; it looked to him like
this same incident must have been
experienced there before. If
Upon arriving at Hamilton with
Spicer, the men were brought sepa-
rately before Justice Crawford, ana
each OF them made sworn statements
pleading guilty to the charge. Their
bond was placed at three hundred
dollars each and McLin phoned to
relatives in Knox City, Mo-, asking
them to send him money to bail them
out, that they were in trouble. Both
men seemed quite anxious that no re-
port of the incident get into the
hands Of thu newspapers. Both clain>
ed this was their first offense, and
that the other fellow led him into
this. When arrested, ,McLin had some
thing like $500 in his pocket, and
Spicer had $4,000.
In the Spicer home Is a little WON
an with a pleasing personality, and a
little child of about three years. Much
sympathy is expressed for her, yet
she Is the victim of circumstance ana
will be forced to suffer the cons.-
quence.
The men are being held In the city
Jail here, giving time for the rsla-
tives to bring or send the money ask
ed for. If the bond is not made good
by this evening they will be taken
to Carthage to await further proceenr
ings in the matter.
New Bookkeeper at Hamilton Lumber
Company Office.
The resignation of Miss Jessie En-
der as bookkeeper at the Office OF the
Hamilton Lumber company made a
vacancy there. It however, lasted only
for few short hours as Miss Marie
Yeast was Immediately installed as a
fixture in way of Office girl and book
keeper.
Miss Elder has served the Office
for several years and her competency
and ability added to her pleasing ways
has made her valuable to the com
pany and they regret very much her