The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-04
He Had Flfty-nlne Cents Left Out OF
tho Eioht Hundred He Admit
. ted Taking from His
Brother.
HE IS NOT PROSECUTED
Grover Bowling Decides to be Lenient
With His Erring kinsman In
Spite OF Every
thing.

Brotherly love triumphed in the
Bowling case at Burlington yester-
day, and James, who was arrested
here on the complaint or his brother,
and taken back to Burlington for
trial, was released when his brother
Grover refused to prosecute. Bowl
| ing admits that he took the money
from his brother, and evidently Is a
good spender. He had fifty-nine cents
left out Of an eight hundred dollar
purse. He blames wild women for
most of it's dissipation.
The Burlington Gazette has the
! following on the case:
Although he admits ,nat he took
from eight to nine hundred dollars
from his brother and spent 1t on
women in Keokuk. Iowa, James
Bowling was a free man this morn
ing, despite the fact that he was
arrested but yesterday after three
weeks search. This is because his
brother. Grover Bowling, refused to
prosecute when James was brought
Up before the judge this morning.
AS result Bowling may do as he
wishes where, otherwise, Ave year
sentence was not improbable as his
guilt did not have to be proven-he
admitted it.
Apparently James Bowling has
been leading grand and notorious.
If not a glorious" life for the last few
weeks. At any rate, starting with
about eight hundred dollars, he had
Just ffty-nine cents when arrested in
Keokuk last night and much of 1t
can not be accounted for.
Women the Cause.
Women. That is where much OF
the money went according to both
James Bowling. and his brother whom
he told about it. One woman in keo-
kuk described as being wild and
woody" especially wild, got aosut
$500 at one time. She also received
quantity of new clothes, according
to the men. Bowling also fitted him.
self out with glad raimenr.
Grover Bowling reported to the
police on Tuesday of fair week that
the money had been stolen from his
home. He declared at mat time that
James Bowling knew wnere 1t was
and he suspected that the brother
had taken 1t. No trace Of him could
be found. Finally 1t was discovered
that he was in Keolruk. local man
having seen Bowling on the street
there Monday night. The arrest, last
night at Keokuk, was the result. and
early today Bowling was returned to
Burlington.
81 don't know why took It," he
stated this morning. Il know that
had been drinking"
Police Suggest Beating.
He then told of getting Mick" a
taxi-driver, to take him to Fort Madi-
son. That was about 5 o'clock on
Monday afternoon of the Tri-State
fair. He stated that IL cost him $50
to make the trip. He remembered
of counting his money the next day
and there was something over $3.50.
Local officials stated this morning
that they are disgusteo with cases
where men are arrested after long
search, leading everywhere, and then
the accuser will not file information.
This is true in this case, but Grover
Bowling did not want to send his
brother to the penitentfary. Grover
expects to try to MAKE James Fay
back the money. Hes ten years
younger than l am and 1t took me
long time to save It," said Grover.
He ought to pay it back in ten
years"
1t was suggested by one policeman
that If Grover would give James
long overdue beating, no questions
hn aclyoH