Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-08-16
BOYS ARE Held
ON SERIOUS CHARGES
HUGH RYAN, NED coWLEs AND
JOHN GILMAN ARE sUs.
PEcTEp OF STEALING
BOUND Over 70 GRAND juRI
oYsIceys Believe They Have Definite
Clue to Perpetrators Oh Numeri
Gus Thsfts in Manchss.sr.

Charged with breaking and enter
ing the meat market Of w. D.Works.
ana stealing horse and buggy AZ
Eariyille last Thursday. Hugh Ryan,
NEG Cowles and John Gilman, ap
peared before Justice A. E. peterson
the first OF the week. and after pre-
uminary hearing and their inability 70
surnish bond, were taken to the coun'
ty tail, to await the action OF the
grand jury at the October term OF
court.
! Local officers telieve that tney
have at last succeeded in getting
definite clue as to who has been re-
sponsible for numerous thefts IN Man
chester. On Saturday Marshal Glenn
ana and Constable Morgan took III
hand the three young men, one OF
whom halls from Des Moines. whiie
tie other two are home boys. Lsdie
ia known Of John Gilman, who claim
that he came here from Des Moines,
to visit Ned Cowles. When brought
before Justice Peterson young Gill
man .tated that he was not guilty
OF breaking and entering the Works
meat market But admitted that he
was one Of the fellows who took the
Cramer horse and buggy at Earlville
and rode to Manchester late In the
night.
Ned Cowlesf has had an unsavofy
reputation for a number Of pysAFs
His utter contempt for honest work
has been well known hereabouts and
he has been warned by his parents
and officers many times, to cease
from the course he was pursuing.
Hugh Ryan who like his associate,
Nod Cowles, refused to work, has
been suspected of depredations in the
past. !.i4,~, III ~
| t. appears that the boys went to
Earlville Carnival last Thursday, ana
during the evening took horse and
buggy belonging to Frank Cramer.
According to their own story as rel,
ated to the officers following their
arrest, they drove the horse to Man.
chester, and when On E. Main street
they unhitched the horse, took off the
harness, and turned the animal loose.
a lap robe, rain coat and a pair OF
gloves were. taken from the buggy.
Hugh Ryan, when questioned by the
officers stated that Ned Cowles
brought the money and choice coins
to him, and that he placed them in
q funk, where they were discovered
by his relative. He appeared to be
willing to aid the officers I'm finding
the stolen property and turned the
coins over to the officers, excepting
few gold pieces.
Ned Cowles and John Gilman at
tempted to make get-aWay,but were
found hiding in patch Of timber,
west Of Manchester, end taken In
charge Saturday evening.
At the hearing on Monday morn.
ing Mr.. Works identified many OF the
coins which were taken from his
place of business on Thursday night.
He says they are the very same
coins which he had in his possession,
many of which are choice keep-sakes
The trouble which has besallen
these young men is but the natura
outcome of years OF mis-spent lives.
Boys who will not profit by advice
given by parents and officers, and
who will persist in a downward way
may expect to finally Land In the
county jails. Ned Cowles comes from
one of Manchester's best families,
and has been given every opportunit!
to make of himself young man who
would be an honor to his family Now
that he has landed in the clutches
OF the law he will be given an oppor
tunity to think over his past.
Hugh Ryan, we believe, Is an or.
phan and has made his home with hi
aunt, who has spared no effort to
make a good home for him. a
DECORATOR LANDS CONTRACT.
r. w. Reisinger of Cedar Falls wa