Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-24
"soY BURGLAR" OF THIS CITY is
AGAIN IN CLUTCHES OF
THE LAW.
is HELD AT FORT DODGE
FOR SEVERAL RuRGLARIEs
Thirteen Different Crimes Believed to
Have Been cimmitted by the
.Gentleman Burglar as He Is
known-Loot Said to Have Been
Found in Young Mans Room.

public eve locally twelve years ago
last fall, and who now, at not mueh
over so years old. has served TWO terms
in the penitentiary. is again IN trouple'
Rail is in Jail at Fort Dodge. being held
TO answer TO a series of burgiarles
tina, have been committed off and on
since Oct. 81.
Thirteen crimes, the Fort Dodge po-
lice believe. can be traced 10 Ball, Loot
that has been identified as having
been taken from homes burglarized is
/ said 10 have been found in his room.
Ball was arrested under an assumed
name. but later admitted his right
name and that he was from this city.
Story of Alleged Crimes.
The story of the arrest of Ball, ana
| something of the alleged crimes that
4 may be charged to him, are told in the
/ Fort Dodge Chronicle OF Wednesda!
! as follows:
| "owen Ball alias W. O. Carlton, was
arrested this noon by the police IN
his room at the G. II. Graalmann nome
was found practically all the loot from
the Proeschold clothing store last
! Saturday morning. The police think
that this man has been the thief VINO
| has been working in this city since
/ the slst of October, when the first OF
/ a series of burglares began. He pro-
! tests his innocence. but ii looks as
/ tho the police had enough evidence
| to convict
Discovers Crime by Accident
Mrs G. H. Grammar. living at 2l6
/ South Fifth street. deserves all the
/ credit for the capture. 1t was al her
home that he had been rooming for
! the last four weeks. She discovered
! the situation by q remarkable acci-
dent. Yesterday afternoon. while shop
/ ping at the Proeschold store. Mrs.
! Graalrnann was shown a black bag
which the clerk stated was exactly the
same as the one taken from the store
AT noon. while making up BalFs room,
she noticed brand new black bag IN
the closet. Becoming suspicious she
opened it. Inside she found gloves. ties
and jewelry, such as she had heard
were taken from the store. he rang
up the police and they arranged 70
take the man as he came home at
noon Two officers We're stationed IN
the house. and when Ball came nome
he was placed under arrest. His room
was ransacked and in the closet was
found the bag containing the loot from
the clothing store and small box
containing miscellaneous articles. In
this box was a long string Of inita-
ton pearl beads and q string OF gold
beads q gold thimble. and small
| silver bracelet which might havee be-
Ioaged 10 child, with the initials Z
A. G. upon it. In another box were
the cards and jewel boxes taken of
no doubt. by the thief. 70 prevent iden-
tifcat!on. The overcoat and the fur
lined coat taken from the Ringland
home last night were also found in the
room.
when Ball was arrested he stated
that ne was detective and was work
ing under Edward Heelan. chief spec
ial agent OF the " & 81. L. He gave
the name Of ". O. Carton, but sale
] that was rot his real name.
Posed as Detective.
"Mrs. Grammar. al whose home tht
4 man roorned. said this afternoon tina
the whole household liked Ball ant
thought that he was one Of the mos
gen-lernanly roomers they had eve
had. He told her thai he was q detec
l tive and also said that he would D.
out nights often because Of his work
He told her that his home was Z
NarsnaIltown and that his father
name was ]. H. Ball, Of that city. II
stated recently that ne expected t
leave for Marshalltown tomorrow t
spend Christmas.
MICH Leo. Sad 70 Have Been Founc
wiz
4 doubt the same one who attempted
q enter the Will Laufersweiler, o. y
Oleson and Don Vincent homes las
night and early this morning. and VIII
succeeded in gaining entrance TO N
George Ringland home, at the corne
of seconc avenue north and Twelft
street. and after a careful search &
= the house gathered up four purses
baby's bank containing small sun
heavy overcoat, owned by Ca
Shelter and u fur lined coat belong
ing to Mrs Sneltzer. The coats wer
Il recovered from the plumber in Ban
room.
The size Of the track 10 the sno
about the fouses where he attenpte
entrance corresponds "ith the si2
shoe he wears The description give
10 lDe pp4IEt JE I'm 'li~f''Nf ''4A'' -
the man attempting TO enter mis- hon4
tallies with that Of the captured MAJ
THE stolen articles from Ball
room were taken 70 the city hall tn
afternoon. All the loot from the Rins
land home was discovered except n
baby's bank. but the pennies from
Il were located. The loot fills three gu
cases and three small boxes and
Identifies Ball with the robbery at u
Granger home. the Proeschoid Bro
store, and the Rjngland home. Muf
miscellaneous stuff IS at present at t
police station and those who have bef
robbed in the last FIVE weeks shou
inspect it.
THAT Ball robbed the German In
theran church poor box is incicat'
: from the fact that a duplicate X
fitting the lock was found among .
plumber How much ne secured is n
known"
Bats Local Record.
Balls local record began when
was arrested. in the fall Of 1902. for u
'ur burglary OF J. r. Harrigan's Bee HI
srs store. About the same time the il
Shelle G. Cook cigar store was bur