Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-29
FRED /. HOES AND DONALD
M'sARLANo CHARGED WITH
CRIME At WATERLOO.
HELD FOR ATTEMPTING
TO STEAL AUTOMOBILE
Hoes Said to Have Confessed to
Thefts, and Waterloo Officers Be-
lieve They Have Uncovered Auto
Thievins Gans-Youns Mcfarland
Claims Not to Have Helped Plan
Theft.

Two boys from this city. Fred L.
Hoes and Donald Mcfarland, each Is
years old are in jail at Waterloo
charged with attempting TO steal an
automobile on the streets OF Waterloo
between 3 and 10 o'clock on the night
OF Wednesday. Nov. 20. Hoes is de-
clared by Waterloo papers TO have con-
fessed TO the theft Of Cadillac car
at Waterloo some months ago, and the
Waterloo officers believe they have un-
covered the do!ngs Of an organized
auto thieving gang.
Mcfarland, however, claims TO have
had no hand n planning the theft o.:
being mixed up in the theft OF the Ca
dillac A technicality in connection
with the alleged attempted theft o:
the Hudson car on Nov. 20 may result
in the boys escaping severe prosecution
for this incident. Publicity Of the in
cident has been held up by Sheriff
Henderson, OF Waterloo, pending his
investigation OF the Cadillac theft.
Started Engine; Not Car.
In the case OF the attempted theft
Of the Hudson car It is said by an at
,iculars ION behalf of NJ S. Mcfarland,
OF this city, father OF Donald, an Off
Ger Of the Waterloo police department
was standing in 4 stairway when hS
heard the two boys discussing the TAX
ing OF the car. Hoes was 10 get into
the car and start the engine and when
the engine was running Mcfarland
was 10 get INTO the car. This, il is
said. was done. When both boys had
entered the 2ar Officer Jack" Jensen.
who is said 20 have overheard the con-
versa ton, jumped into the car. COW
cred both boys with a revolver and
compelled Hoes to drive TO the police
station.
The fact. however, tina. only the en-
CINE Of the car was started. and that
the car actually was not in motion,
affords a technicality which does not
permit prosecution for the actual theft
Of the car.
The Cadillac Deal.
In the case Of the theft Of the Ca
dillac which belonged TO B. J. How
cry Of Waterloo, Hoes made a complete
confession to the Waterloo chief Of
police. II is said The car was take |.
to Fort Dodge and sold for $3.50 $3.50
Of which was paid down. The car was
recovered from the man to whom It
was sold, and he is said to have told
the officer that he purchased It from
Hoes.
Hoes Has Record.
Young Hoes. who is only Is. and is
a son Of Fred Hoes, Of this city, has
a court record. He was arrested late
in February, 1917, IN company with
Lier,e Lennon, for stealing chickens
from w. B. Hankins, 4 Marion street
In March. 1917. both boys pleaded
guilty. Both were sentenced to not
more than two years in the Aramosa
refornatorv, and were paroled to the
custody Of the state board Of parole.
Upon the recommendation OF the police
the parole board sent Hoes TO Fort
Dodge, where he was placed in a rolled
oats mill. In September, 1918. upon the
recommendation Of the parole board,
Governor Harding discharged. Hoes.
Lennon had been discharged by the
governor on Aug. 10.
Young Mcfarland Married.
Young Mcfarland, who has reached
the age Of IS since the Sept. y draft,
was married a year ago this month at
Knoxville, when he took as his bride
Miss Leta Langland, of this city, a
daughter OF Mrs Sarah Langland, sO2
West Linn street.
Mrs. Mcfarland said today that her
husband had left home Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. 90. saying he was going
to the country to pick corn, and would
be home Monday. This Is the last she
has heard from Mcfarland. Before the
quarantine Mcfarland was employed
as a soda dispenser in the Bliss Ander-
son store Mcfarland and mis- wife have
occupied rooms at II South Ninth
street, but today Mrs. Mcfarland left
there and went to her mothers home
Hearing Saturday Morning.
The hearing of the case at Water
loo will be held probably Saturday
morning, N. S. Mcfarland will go tc
| Waterloo TO look after his sn's case
in the firm belief that the young mar
had no part in planning the theft.
1t was said at Waterloo today thai
II was believed Mcfarland would ot
released after the hearing, providing
that he would act as a witness agains'
! Hoes, which he probably would.