Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-21

M. II. Liggens, employed on tho
farm Of "Pete" Sloan south OF the
city, believes In dreams. His faith
was not shared. however. by police
officers and attaches of the munich
pal court until a practical demon
stration OF the efficacy OF slumber
thoughts was made shortly before
sunrise today. Liggen's dream, dis
closing the lodging Of his wife, Lot
tie. and tho sensational flight thru a
window Of Lotties alleged soul
mate" convinced the officers that a
dream book Is a necessary adjunct
to the detective library OF the court.
Liggens. charging that his wife
had deserted him and had given her
love to other men, took his troubles
to tho police. He appeared at che
station nightly to pour out his woe
until his visits became wearisome
and he was requested to find other
confidants. Lggens was told the
police could not go out and search
for Lottie without some authority
and urged Liggens to swear out a
warrant II he wanted her arrested.
Liggens, however, has a tender heart.
and he wanted his wife restored to
him but did not want her punished.
Lisgens Leads On.
But the police did not heed his
pleadings and Lottie did not return
and in his desperation LiEgar1
sought the county attorney and
swore out a warrant. Tuesday night,
armed with the warrant, he lead the
police on a search for Lottle.
Liggens, Officer Breckel Bafliff
Hampton and Clerk Grimes Of the
municipal court, started on the tour.
The first place visited was occupied
by five couples who were having
somewhat boisterous party" but
Lottie was not there. The next place
was unoccupied except for an aged
man, who protested no one had visit
ed his place during the night. After
further search the officers abandon
ed the hunt and Lggens announced
his intention Of pulling to the hay"
Late Dreams Gives Clue.
Before sunrise, however. Liggins
was back at the station. He had had
a dream, he said, in which he saw
Lottie in company with man in
house near the end of South First
avenue. The story of the dream was
not convincing to the officers or TO
Baliff Hampton, who was reused
from his bed. Liggens insisted, how
ever, that his slumber information
was correct and after much persua-
sion succeeded in getting the officers
to visit the house.
The landlord of the place was
him the information was gained that
he had roomers but he had no reason
to question their character. The
landlord was ordered to watch the
exits at the rear that no one might
escape, while Liggens and the off,
Ger took the front door.
"Soul Mates" Flying Leap.
They had been directed to a sleep
ing room, where, to the establishment
of the officer tho wife was found.
The intrusion of the officer and the
husband was the signal for spirited
action within. Before they could lay
hands on the unnamed alleged at
finity, who was occupying the room
with Lottie. the thoroughly frighten-
ed love mate had hastily gathered
some articles of clothing from al
chair and had leaped thru window
to liberty.
The ghostly figure plunged thru
the sash, did high dive over the
to cut off his escape, and the last
seen Of the man he was tearing east
ward toward the union station thru
mud and puddles Of water The land
lord was crestfallen at the escape Of
his late roomer but Liggens was
happy to again be in the presence Of
his wife.
Lottie spent the early hours of the