Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-18

way robbery on Saturday night. Nov. 4.
The accusers are Ed Tharp and Louis
Chapman. who are employed by Mcneil
Bros The scene of the alleged hold-up
was at the crossing of Bell creek. just
beyond what is known as the Cline
bridge The two men were going home
in a buggy when two persons appeared
from the roadside one, ordering the vic
tins to stand and deliver. The driver
struck the spirited horse and acedsby
the highwaylnen. and in passing a shot
was fired, which pierced the top OF the
buggy above the heads of the occu-
pants. The moon was shining bright
ly, so it is said, and notwithstanding
the DISCUSSES the boys wore. the two
victims maintain that they recognized
the assailants by their voices and
clothing.
Jefferson.
While assisting in dehorning cattle
Joseph Gaffney. a well-to-do young
farmer living west of Odaza, received
injuries which resulted in his death.
They were using a chute in which the
cattle were confined while the horns
were takeneoff AIR Gaffney was at
tempting to$@place an iron rod behind
one of the animals which had entered
the chute and had one end of the rod
behindS al strong liprfght when the
animal sudAess,s Sacked oft striking
the rod ausESk66dk ines him down. The
iron rod struck him across the
stomach. Il He soon recovered and con
tinued tolsa list with the work until IT
was finished He experienced no III
effects from his injury until two days
later, when he was suddenly seized
with distressing pains in the stomach.
"A physician was SUMMONED and every
thing possible was done to save the
young mansslife. but tono avail. Fol
lowing his death a postmoftem eXaml-
nation was made to determine the
cause of this death and it was found.
THAT the sintestmes had been severely
bruised bF tSeablow from the. iron rod
and. that pestSnitis had resulted
Cedar Rapids. M
identification of Ed Hoffman as the
hone robber who held up the Nick
stark grocery store. 1927 North Fifth
street on the night of Nov. 20. caused
information charging robbery to be
sworn out by A. B. Clark, assistant
county attorney. Hoffman. who has
|been, under suspicion since the hc!d-':p,
was arrested. during the morning by
Captain Mcclure and was later grilled
at the police station. He refused to
admit any knowledge Of the affair.
awaiting HOFFMAN at the station after
his arrest were Pete Stark, who was
in the store at the time Of the robbery
Fred Simon, city foreman, and
George Hutton, who lives near the gro-
Gerry. Simon and Hutton encountered
Hoffman near the store on the night Of
the robbery and were led to believe by
the latter's action that he was intoxi-
Gated. Later their description and the
one given by stark were found to tally
exactly. All three men were positive
in their Identification. A hat, which
fell from the robbers head as he ned
from the store, and which was later re-
covered by the police, was found to At
Hoffman exactly. Initials stamped in
the sweat band had been cut out before
the robbery. HOFFMAN was arrested at
his rooms, S42 North Second street.
During the summer he was employed
at county fairs over the state In the
capacity of a cook.
lvinton.
j. F. Waterbury, Cedar Rapids
dealer, was found guilty Of cheating by
false pretenses by the Jury of the
Benton county district court, and his
lawyers given time to prepare a motion
for q new trial before sentence was
passed on the convicted man. Water
bury, according to the evidence pre-
scented by the prosecution gave note
for $4,000 as part payment in ex-
change for the implement stock and
business 9th. NJ. Scott, OF this city.
The deal was made on Sept. Water
bury, 1t was asserted by tho states at
torney, presented the signers or the
note to be Charles and Frank Shuttle,
sons of Joe Schultz. a farmer Of this
county, when in fact, the notes were
signed by Charles and Frank Schultz,
sons of John Schultz, and cousins OF
the alleged signers, also residents OF
Benton county. The former two
Schultes are good financially while the
latter are not, it is said. The prosecu-
ton also sought to prove that Water
Ibury tried to cover UP his guilt by
writing a letter saying that the two
signers were not good financially. but
THAT they would in time pay the note.
This letter, they asserted was never
received by. Scott, but alleged that
waterbury took an old envelope and
dropped the letter among some old
/ papers In SCOTS desk. This is the
second time that the defendant in this
case has been convicted Of peni-
Itentiary offenSe.