Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-16

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George Frances 1900 francs? George
doesn't know but thought he did. The
police also knew but now are In doubt.
Both Frances money and hts kid"
brother were missing and were sup
posed to have gone together. but the
boy has been found and the money has
not
Failing on his knees and weeping for
Joy that his brother had been found.
saying that he did not know what had
become Of his money. that he had not
accused his brother OF taking II,
George Franco yesterday met his
younger brother, William. in Sheriff
TayloTs office in Marion. Neither Of
the men had had anything to eat,
they said. SINCE Tuesday and the older
one was found TO have q high fever and
TO have nearly worried himself sick.
1t is said, over the loss Of his youaJ.
er brother.
Hiking along on foot. with no
money in his pockets and no evidences
Of the missing 41,000 francs about him,
William Franco was overtaken two
miles east Of the county farm about II
n m. by Detective Krouiik and Marshal
Kearns. Of Marion, and brought TO the
sherifrs office in Marion, where he was
questioned concerning the story told
by his older brother. George Franco. to
the Cedar Rapids police of $1,000 francs
in French money being taken Tuesday
afternoon
The younger Francois account only
serves to add more mystery to the
story and further increase tho discrep-
ancies which early were suspected, by
the police. When asked where the
money was, William Franco said that
his brother had left It with the French
consul in New York City. apI that he
had no French money with him at the
time that he knew of.
He left his older brother. he said,
because George did not want to work
and he had to. He was on his way to
Central City to obtain work when over
taken. he said
When asked why they had come to
Cedar Rapids to work. William replied
that they met q Greek In New York
City who had some friends here and
who said there was plenty Of work
here. William has been In tho United
States six years and speaks very good
&SAoA1c'. = AAO OtAS SuDC 0hd OO8 "a IhO~
chanicS tools which George seemed
worried over. wsre sent by express
from New York. according to William.
He Is being held at Marion until the
older one returns 70 the police station
at p. m, when he viii also be taken
to Marion and the two QUESTIONED to-
gsther. ~.
D.. George Tolls His otery.
De nfv,1 ~
his head and with tears tn his eyes.
George Franco. of Marseilles, France.
poured out In broken English at the
police station the story Of the loss and
possible theft Of 4l.o00 francs in
French paper money, the savings Of q
lifetime and the center Of hopes for
the future, which he had ;ntrusted to
his brother, William Franco. to carry
for him. Yesterday at 4 p. m. while
the two were working together at the
Kenwood Park Fuel Company yards
his brother left saying he would re-
turn in q few minutes and when he
did not return the older one became
alarmed and feared his brother had
left with the money.
Almost heartbroken, and handi-
capped by knowing only q little Eng
llsh. Franco told his story hrokenly and
slowly TO Lieutenant Smetena and
Sergeant McKernan at the police sta
ton. He il 90 years old and landed
at New York Just a month ago. while
his brother. who rs but II, has been
in the United States for moro than six
years, most OF the time having been
spent in Boston where he was in q
school for auto mechanics. The
younger brother could speak Amert-
can. says George. and knowing Ameri-
can ways he thought 1t best to let him
carry the money belt.
The Franco brothers are mechanics
by trade, the younger one being main
tanned with many other French boys.
according to George in school in Bos-
ton by the French government When
they arrived here they went to the Y.
NJ. c. A. on direction Of someone and
asked for work a. mechanics. Not
having any Jobs like that open Eugene
Palmer. Industrial secretary, yester-
day forenoon directed them to tho
Kenwood Park Fuel Com pany where