Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-07

There seems to be no let-up in the
crowds that are packing the Central
Theater since last Thursday, when
Damaged Goods the great photo
play-sermon, began an indefinite en-
gagement. The photoplay Is a frank
but pathetic prayer for clean life
1t will be the attraction Indefinitely
st. Louis, Mo-, Democrat-JanuarJ
6, 1916. ~.. ..~a. ~
The saying that "you couldn't have
got another in with shoe horn" de-
scribes the crowd that filled every
seat in the Bender last evening. They
came from all directions, from the
city and suburbs, on foot, in, automo
biles and street cars, to see Dam
aged Goods. Utica, N. Y, Observer
January rs, 1916.
See it at the Rex tomorrow - its
last return engagement.
Sheriff Doran ordered them to give
up. Blacksley leaped from the ledge
on which he was sitting and landed
in the cellar way before he was appre'
hended. Doran fired after him but he
was soon lost in the darkness of the
cellar and made a terrific racket fall
ing over boxes and bins in his path
The police were called and Officers
Sauders and Knapp responded immedi'
ately. They were in the Central drug
store when Kapp calling in to the sta
ton was told of the store breaking,
Both reached the Hub in a short time,
Kapp going to the front and Sauder ia
the rear.
AS Offlcer Sauder reached the store
Hallberg was standing guard over the
scuttle from which young Blackley was
emerging and the merchants police re.
lieved the clerk ordering the youth
to come out, placed him under arrest.
In the meantime Doran and Ander'
son had Eaton in tow, made him give
up his gun and Knapp having been ad-
mitted at the front of the store was
about to go down the cellar after
Blackley when Sauders brought him
in.
The lads were taken to the county
Jail and when quizzed on the way there
told conflicting stories but later
Blackleys tale agreed with the story
told by Eaton and they told the officers
where to. find the plumber. Officers
Sauder and Kapp taking taxi went
to the addresses given on the south
side and recovered most of the stolen
goods.
The list of the articles taken during
the four visits made to the store was
given out by Mr.. Anderson today as
follows:
Five overcoats.
Four suits Of clothes.
Eleven silk shirts.
Seven Madras shirts.
Two ladies' fitted travelling bags.
Four hats.
Dozen of pairs of socks both silk
and fiber, dozens of neckties, handker-
chiefs, collars and a large quantity of
jewelry.
Two leather suit cases and two suits
of clothes, tickets for which were
found in the cellar, were taken and
have not been found.
Among the merchandise recovered
there was over $500 worth not includ.
ing the socks, hankerchiefs, ties, jew.
elry and collars.
Plead Guilty in Court.
Blacksley and Eaton were arraigned
in police court before Judge Ramsell
this morning on charges of breaking
and entering. A second charge OF
carrying concealed weapons was also
lodged against Eaton. The boys ad
mitted entering the store and Eaton
pleaded guilty to carrying concealed
weapons. Judge Ramsell asked Eaton
what he was doing with the gun and
whether he would have used it or not
The lad replied that he would prOb'
ably have used it if he was given "a
chance. The pair was bound owe, to