Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-01

all over the county were said to be
very muddy and in some places unfit
for travel There was no real serious
damage over the county as result
of the wind and rain during the week,
according to County Engineer B. L.
Taylor. He said that the roads are
in a terrible condition and will not be
fit for travel for week or ten days at
least. Work on the Lake road, which
has been going on under the direction
Of Mr.. Taylor, will not continue for
at least a week. At present this is the
only place where grading is being
tdone.
, Manchester.
Petitions are being circulated among
the voters of Delaware county for the
necessary number of signers to ask
that special election be called by
the board Of supervisors to vote a
one-half mill tax for the erection of a
| county hospital, to be erected on a
parcel of ground in the city of Man
chester, donated to the cause by
Senator r. w. Thrill. if the proposition
| carries at an election. The petition
| has been literally signed by the tax
payers in various sections Of the coun-
ty, and will be presented to the super
visors at the next regular meeting of
the board.
Cedar Rapids.
Friday evening the police depart
ment was notified to arrest A. F.
Willoughby who was wanted by the
police at Waterloo. Detective John
Cook had a description of Willoughby
| and soon found him, for Willoughby
was here working, canvassing the city
as salesman. When arrested Will
loughby said that he evidently got in
trouble by overdrawing on his ac-
count in a bank. Saturday, however,
a Waterloo police officer arrived in
Cedar Rapids. He had two warrants
| One charged Willoughby with larceny
and the other charged him with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
The Waterloo officer also said that
W;lloushby also was wanted in Des
Moines.
Clinton.
John Krebs, William Lonergan,
James King and John Mclaughlin,
aged 81 to %, were arrested, charged
with assault by 15-year- old Julia
Dandois, Belgian immigrant girl.
The alleged crime took place in the
old lumber mills, near which the girl
walked with Mclaughlin. The failure
Of the legislature to pass the bill rails
ing the age Of consent prevents trial
under the new statute. which the
county attorney thought in force I'M
til he received a telegram from Des
Moines this afternoon saying the bill
had failed. The county attorney says
the charge will be pushed. The youths
IL ~
to be q married man.
Maquoketa.
Decker Boyd, the 13-year- old son Of
Mrs. Leonora v. Boyd, is a puzzle to
the police OF Maquoketa. Decker will
he the heir Of one of the greatest
fortunes Of jackson county and since
the death Of his father which oc-
CURED about six months ago, the boy
has fallen into bad company and got
beyond control of his mother. The
police believe him t. be born crimi-
nal Mrs. Boyd keeps her diamonds
and considerable money in safe in the
library Of her home Decker Is said to
have decided he was going to have the
money and knew no other way to get
1t than to kill his mother. He made
plans with his associates but was
trapped before he could pull off the
deal. He had procured chloroform
which it is said he had intended to
administer to the dogs and his mother
and then blow the safe and hike"
When he was taken into court he
placed the blame onto his associates
and stated he had no intention of COM
hitting the deedNt that he was go
ing to see now sshe hoys would 60
and that he considered himself an ex-
pert detective. His companions de-
cided that too much Of the blame was
resting on their shoulders and they
took the officials 10 P::saaeck ard
showed them q grave which they said
Decker had prepared for his mother,
where they were to conceal her body. 4