Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
EPIDEMIC OF CRIME IN CEDAR
RAPIDS DURING MILITARY
TOURNAMENT.
NEGREsS SERIOUSLY WOUND
TURK DURING HoLD.UP
Yields Knife When Victim Seeks to
Got His Money After Having Pockets
Picked -Vinton Man Assaulted by
Two Strangers and Robbed of Purse
Containing SIS.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. Oct. 15.-An epidemic
of crime broke here during the mill
tary tournament just closed. Follow
ing the robbery OF visitor on We'd
nesday night by two negresses, two
more hold-up were pulled of last
night
With his left arm gashed to the bone
in five places and with blood dripping
to the sidewalk with every step ne
took Henry Rely, Turk, who has
been employed as second cook at the
taken TO the police station at l1:10
Wednesday night, the victim OF an at
tempted hold-up.
Rely. who has been a resident of
this city for twelve years was on his
homeward way late Wednesday eve
ming after the close of his days work.
AS he approached the corner of Sec
end avenue ana Sixth street woman's
figure stepped out from the shadows
and stopped him requesting the time
of night. Looking closely at his ques-
toner Rely discovered that she was a
negress. lie accom- m odated her by
pulling his watch from his pocket and
announcing the hour as 1920 then
started to continue his journey home
aarti
Negress Questions Him.
But the negress was not satisfied
with a simple matter of minutes and
seconds. She had other reasons for
engaging in conversation. More ques-
lions foil owed as TO what Rezy's name
was where he roomed and what he
did for living. Becoming suspicious
Of the woman he pulled away from
her and started for his room. But she
followed and at the door of his room
ing house the pair stopped again. The
negress wished to accompany the Turk
TO his room but he was firm in his
refusal to admit her TO the house.
Finally she left him and started down
Second avenue toward Sixth street.
It was then that Rely reached in his
pocket TO find his purse containing $50
missing
Pursues the Woman.
He Immediately started in pursuit
and overtaking her. demanded his
pocketbook She insisted that he was
wrong, that she had not touched his
money but her declarations did not
fool the victim He continued to walk
with her and finally the pair clinched
and the negress, drawing knife from
her clothing, stabbed Rely repeatedly
in the left arm. Even then he did not
give up his attempt to recover his be-
longings. The pair kept up their
squabbling, walking in the meantime.
up and down Second avenue Finally
the woman admitted that she had
taken his money and offered to return
with him and show him just where
she had dropped the pocketbook. 1t
was found at the door of MS rooming
place but no money was within.
Officer Meets Pair.
During the progress of the fight,
which ranged UP and down Second
avenue. woman who had witnessed
the melee from her home had tele-
phoned TO the police station and an of-
ffcer had been sent out 10 pick UP the
conbatants. He went to the place
where they had been first seen but
they were no longer in sight. While
returning to headquarters he dtscov-
cred them with Rely still hanging tt
the woman and demanding his money
They were taken al once ID the sta
ton.
Bills Found Behind Wall.
Officers were sent TO the scene of the
tray and with them went Rely. He
told again in detail the happenings o,
the evening. With flashlights the off