Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-08

Of the Northwestern station shortly
after he had got off east bount North
western passenger No. is, that left this
city about 2:40 this morning. Marshal
krohn took the precaution to cover
Williams with his revolver when he
took him, but he found Williams I'M
armed.
1t was while getting his sutcases,
one the wicker case, that by which VIII
liams was traced, that Walter Herman,
night hagsageman who knew Williams,
saw him and remembered he was
wanted.
Herman Uses Strategy.
Neither Herman nor q his helpers
cared to assume the. responsibility OF
attempting to arrest man wanted for
murder so Herman resorted to guile to
accomplish his purpose. Williams had
two sui.cases checked. When he called
for them Herman told him only one
had arrived and the other would be in
a little later, and for him to return.
Then when Williams had left the
baggage room Herman, setting watch
en- him, summoned Marshal krohn by
telephone. Williams went into the sta
ton and into the toilet when Marshal
Krohn appeared. The officer followed
and arrested him. Williams made no
resistance.
Denies He Was in Dillon.
Talking freely of his whereabouts
the day of the murder and since then.
| Williams, however. denies that he was
| IN Dillon Thursday, July 20 He was il
| this city at the union station from
| n, D. -. III
| is said to have bought ticket for
| Tama He arrived on the NJ. & St. l..
| train from the south.
| In his denial of being a. Dillon the
| day the murder was committed he ad-
mits that he came from Tama the
forenoon Of that day but that he spent
all of the day in this city and left
here at $40 the following morning on
a south bound Chicago Great Western
train. He has been in Kansas City,
st. Louis and Moberly since then. He
came from the latter city here Monday
night.
Accused Of the Murder.
Waiting at the county Jail door for
Sheriff Edgar. Deputy Sheriff Goodal-
and Merchant Police Cummings who
brought Williams here from Tama in
an automobile, was Jesse y. Steward
son of the murdered woman.
Hello JESSE Williams saluted
Steward as he passed into the jail
Not for me" was Stewards refusal
of recognition. -
you're a nice one 70 walk up and
shoot down my old blind mother"
Steward accused him.
Williams made no answer, but trem-
bled and turned pale.
\ second search Of Williams was
made in the Jail. His suitcases con-
tanned clothing and wearing apparel.
photographs of himself, and post cares
and letters from Miss Ruby Steward,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Drake, 1929 South
Taylor avenue, st. Louis, his foster
parents. and from brother.
Resentful of Mrs. Steward
Williams told Sheriff Edgar that he
and Miss Steward We're engaged
I'VE would have been married if it
hadn't been for the old lady," Williams
said.
lie said he came to this city from
Tama the morning of July 20 on the
loca! passenger that arrived at 11:20.
Il was around town all day" Will
day and most Of the evening until II
or II o'clock in the pool halls and
cigar stores. l went to the house a,
1o5 South First avenue and brought
up my grip from the Northwestern.
That was between II and II O'Clock.
read for a while. then slept for a while
and went down to the Chicago Grea,
Western and took the train for Des
| Moines."
From there he went to ST. Louis
where he reman ed about week,
working two days in the harvest field
near there. Later he went to Moberly.
Admits Buying Dillon Ticket.
Williams admitted to the sheriff that
he bought ticket for Dillon the day
of the murder, but he said he did not
use it. Williams is alleged to have
been recognized on NJ. & st. l.. train
going to Dillon that evening.
The hunted man started and appear
ed startled when told Mrs. Steward
was dead. The officers are Of the
opinion that Williams did not know
of her death.
He said after Miss Steward went
back on him. that he wanted to COM
NIT suicide. His conversation to the
officers was respondent and desper-
ate
I'D as soon go to the electric chair
as not" he said on the way from
Tama. II don't care what becomes of
me- haven't any parents and I'd just
as soon be dead"
Such expressions as these lead the
officers to believe that Williams may
have premeditated the murder of Miss
Steward and suicide on his return
here.
Hearing Not Arranged.
Williams has brothers and sisters in
Kansas City and st. Joe. When ask
ed why he did not go to them, he is
quoted as answering that he did not
want to see any of them.
He also has a brother living near
Garwin.
Fearing the prisoner may attempt
suicide, Sheriff Edgar is making plans
to have Williams closely watched.
No arrangements have been made for
the preliminary hearing on the muir
der charge County Attorney Scott filed
the day after the murder.
MORE TROUBLE FOR "JoHNNY."