Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-21

Mother, afraid that he would shoot
me, told me to go outside where Wen
dell was
Williams had taken a revolver from
his pocket. q He was holding it by his
side. Don't you move, he said. At
first l was afraid to, then left After
l had gone mother talked to him. He
broke down and cried He promised
mother>he would go away If mother
would not have him arrested"
Ring and Gifts Returned.
Williams has worked as farm la
borer for Arthur Pugh and Henry
Gronwaldt, about four miles east Of
Garwin. He also has worked for Ben
Morris, farmer near Conrad, and for
farmers in the northern part of this
county.
Miss Steward met him when she was
working in the Henry Gronwaldt home
and Williams was employed on the
Pugh farm near by. That was late
in 1914
Miss Steward spent six weeks in
Mason City the following summer and
Williams came there twice to see her.
she said. From last August, until in
March of this year, she was employed
at the c. H. E. Boardman home.
Just before Christmas she broke off
with Williams, she said.
But I was afraid Of him. So I let
him come back. After he came to see
me at the Foote home in April I wrote
him breaking the engagement and re-
turning the ring he had given me-
At that time Williams was working
for Morris near Conrad He came
one other time on Sunday, but did not
stay because he was not invited.
July 4, Miss Steward said Williams
came to Dillon with Miss Coward.
The latter telephoned from Dillon to
ask if she and Williams could come
to the house. Miss Steward said she
told her chum that she, could come,
but Williams could not
Williams waited at bridge between
Dillon and Foote'S while Louise came
and visited with me-" Miss Steward
said.
Williams an Orphan.
Williams came from Missouri, Miss
Steward said. He had told her, she
said that he had been in an orphanage
IN that state and that he was reared
by a family named Drake.
Referring to her love affair with
Wendell Foote, Miss Steward said:
I'VE had an understanding. We had
not decided when we would be mar
ried, but we had talked about it for
this fall or next spring. l wanted to
wait until l knew that Williams you'd
not come back for | didn't want
Wendell to be drag ed into it,
The description of Williams fur
nished the sheriffs office is: Height,
five feet nine or ten inches, slender.
dark hair and blue eyes. He wore a
blue suit and there is scar on the
risht cheek, under the right eye, He
has Il deformed finger nail on the
right hand
Williams is believed to have a
brother, John Williams, living in the
Garwin neighborhood
Victim Widow Former Minister.
Mrs Matilda G.. Steward was born
Clifford, in Wisconsin, Dec. ~. 1858
she was united III marriage with Rev.
VI. j. Steward thirty nine years ago.
Mr.. Steward was an evangelist and had
held meetings at LeGrand many years
ago. He died twenty years ago. Mrs.
Steward is survived by five children,
in the persons of Mrs. w. H. Wikel,
Deep River Falls, Mimi; Mrs J. p.
Beard. Chicago; Mrs. j. c. Thomas,
Macon, Miss; and Miss Ruby Steward,
OF this city, also J. NJ. Steward, 704
East Boone street. Mrs. Steward also
leaves four brothers. Albert Clifford, in
California; D. c. Clifford, OF Coon Rap
ids; William Clifford of Ross: and
Henry Clifford, of Glidden.
Mrs. Steward and daughter formerly
lived at GOA North Second avenue, from
where they moved year ago last
spring. At one time. Miss Steward
worked al the Y. w. c. A.