Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-01

Hammill, his residence as Anywhere"
and his occupation a salesman, was ar
rested by Detective Slapnicka Satur-
day and is being held at the city Jail
pending an investigation. The prob
abilities. are that Hammill will be
charged with attempted biackmaiI and
also with impersonating government
officer, as he was wearing the badge OF
United States deputy marshal and
had been working" under that title in
Cedar Rapids.
About ten days ago man called at
rooming house, operated by Miss
Stella Evans above ia North First
street, and after asking 4 long list OF
questions announced that he was a
government official and had obtained
sufficient evidence to convict MISS
Evans on q white slavery charge. After,
explaining the nature OF the charge
and the probable prison sentence If she
were convicted, he announced that ne
could settle" the affair providing she
would pay him $1,000.
Came For tho Money.
Miss Evans talked to the fellow for
some time, and before he left her place
he announced that he would be back
In few days and II the money was
not forthcoming she would be arrested.
On Wednesday Miss Evans received
a telegram from Chicago stating that
the man would be here Friday, but he
failed to appear. Friday evening she
received another message stating that
he could not get here Friday, but
would call on her Saturday morning.
Miss Evans had kept the police in
formed as to the messages, and De-
tective Slapnicka arranged with the
woman that she was to signal him
from a window when the chap arrived.
The detective was watching from a
store room across the street, and the
signal came shortly before $3.50 Sat-
urday forenoon.
When the detective went to the
rooming house he found the door
locked and knocked for admittance.
The door was opened, and Hammill
was in the room talking to Miss Evans.
The detective inquired as 20 his busi-
ness, and Hammill flashed" the United
States deputy marshal badge pinned to
his coat. He said he was q government
officer from Rock Island. Slapnicka
asked to see his other credentials, and
Hamill declared that the badge was
sufficient.
When taken to The station Hammill
admitted that he was not q United
states officer, stating that he found the
badge in the toilet room at the union
passenger station Saturday morning. He
said he came to Cedar Rapids early
that morning from Rock Island. and
that he had not been in Chicago for
several months. When searched $50 IN
bills were found In his pockets. He
also had memorandum book contain
ing a number Of names.
HammilI was positively identified by
Miss Evans and two employees at the
rooming house as the same man who
had called and demanded s1,400. He
denies the charge.
Documents as Evidence.
That Arthur Hammill had spent
considerable time in formulating his
plans and preparing to make his black
mailing scheme stand, was indicated
when a package that he had thrown
from his pocket was opened at the po-
lice station. When Hammill was ar
rested at Miss Evans rooming house
in North First street he managed to
slip large envelope from his pocket,
and it fell on the floor in one Of the
rooms.
Miss Evans picked up the package
and telephoned the station. The en-
.yelope contains about fifty pages OF
typewriter matter. arranged In the
style followed by government officers
In making reports. The writing is all
auadruple spaced. so that only a few
lines are required to cover q page, and
the matter in the entire fifty pages
would cover less than six pages II
written in the usual manner. The mat
ter is all crudely arranged and mis-
spelled. but could easily be used to adj
vantage in frightening woman II she
had been engaged in wrongdoing.
Names Of Girls Given.
Extracts from the Mann white slave
law are quoted. and names of girls
whom Miss Evans Is alleged to have
brought from Rock Island to Cedar
Rapids are given. There are also sev-
eral pages containing names OF wit
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