Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1920 — Gales of GOTHAM and other CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

A New Thing in Crime: Hold Up in Rhyme

NEW YORK. —“Get busy and arrest him!” yelled Peter Kurtz of the Howard Bakery company at 438 West Forty-eight street, dashing into the West Forty-seventh street police sta-' tion. “Arrest whom?” replied Detective Sergeants Richard and Edward Dillon and Thomas Brady, refusing to get excited enough to forget their grammar. “The hold-up who stuck me up. He ought to be easy to find. He’s a poet.” “He Is a poet? How do you know It?” This from Richard Dillon, who Is something of a versifier himself, as you see. “Something new In crime— A hold-up in rhyme.” Did It limp—or worse— Was it libre vers?”—

This rival contribution from the otiber Dillon. “Long hair, flowing tie, Frayed cuffs, soulful eye?” ' This from Brady, not to be out-t done. “He walked right In and showed his gun, as I was counting out my mon, ' replied Kurts, unconsciously fallinfl Into Une. “And right away to mS did say: “•Say, Kid, just look me in the face, I just dropped in to clean this place. So come across with all you’ve gotl I never fail to hit the spot!’ 1

“I had my hands up before he got to ‘look.’ So he just dipped into the < cash register with his free hand and picked out $54. At the door he stops and says: “ ‘I thank you for this wad of dough And now, good day 1 I think Til blow!’ ‘Til tell the world that’s poetry and he’s a poet.” “Anyway,” remarked Brady, “he 8 getting about $9 a line for it—which is profiteerin’ and agin the law. C’mon, fellers, let’s go!” -

They Have Sheridan’s Opinion of Texas

LOS ANGELES.—“Oh, shucks! A woman in love is a fool; and, anyway, Ranger, Tex., is an awful place to live.” Mrs. Rose Roberts kicked viciously at a chair in the visitors’ cell room of the county jail. And Mrs. Viola Connors, also of Ranger, her prisoner companion, chimed in, laughingly, “Isn’t it the truth?” The women, about 22 years old, are being held by the federal authorities on' a charge of violating the Mann act in eloping from their Texas home to California with C. H. Kledger of Oklahoma and L. C. Everett of Abilene, Tex., following their arrest with Kledger at Bakersfield. Everett escaped and was said to have enlisted In the United States army with an infantry detachment ordered for service in China. The quartet was indicted at Abilene on the complaint of A. L. Roberts, husband of Mrs. Roberts. , However, it was no repentant, weeping pair of women that answered questions'regarding’the double elopement Instead, both women refused to believe their plight was serious, laughed when asked if they feared being punished for their offense against the laws of the federal government, and only became fearful when they admitted it was possible that they might

be sent back to Texas and their husbands. “Do I look like the reconciliation kind?” Inquired Mrs. Roberts, when asked if she expected to obtain the forgiveness of her husband. “Not me. I am glad to get away from Texas, with its northers and heat, and sand, and everything. We didn’t like Texas and we didn’t like our husbands. That’s why we’re in jail.” Again Mrs. Connors echoed her companion’s sentiments with a fervent, “Isn’t 4t the truth?” Only once did she express an opinion and this was when she declared she was “content to live the rest of her life amid the bright lights of California cities, at any cost. But to return to Texas? Never!” Kledger wouldn’t talk. He is said to have deserted a wife and four children. Mrs. Roberts is said to have one child and Mrs. Connors two. This <hey deny.

Has Tarzan of the Apes Had a Relapse?

RED OAK, IA. —Has Tarzan of the Apes had another relapse?. Anyway, there’s a naked wild man in the woods in the northern end of Montgomery county who takes to the trees when pursued and swings from branch to branch ala Tarzan. • — For a month reports of a wild man, entirely nude, roaming over the northern end of the county with Seeley’s mill as a center, have been coming into Red Oak. He was seen by a dozen different people. He was reported as about 30 years old, with a long, matted beard and hair and with muscles like an orang outang. The wild man has returned to the primeval and is roaming the woods like an animal. His body has been colored , a deep tan by exposure to sun and weather, and from appearances he

has been in the woods for months and months. Who he is and where ho came from is a mystery. He is believed demented. At times he retains the pow'er of speech, as he called to three boys one day. At other times he grimaces and makes signs and jabbers, but speaks no words. For his haunts he has chosen a heavily wooded Island created by a fork in the Nlshnabotna river near the site of Seeley’s old mill. The mill w’as the pioneer water mill of southern lowa and has long since fallen to decay. The mill dam Is broken and the whole thing Is now but a pile of rocky ruins. The whdle country side turns out Sundays to hunt the ape-man. Last time the hunt was on 1,000 people, headed by Sheriff Ed Peterson, si»nt the entire day searching the bottoms along the Nlshnabotna river. Automobile parties from Stanton, Elliott, Red Oak, Griswood, Coburg, Villisca and the surrounding towns were on the scene. Farmers from practically every township in the county took part in the hunt. More than 250 automobiles were parked in the district and during the search fifty automobiles patrolled the roads. Many members of the posses brought their families and made a picnic day of it.

Mule Couldn’t Stand 6 Years of Suspense

Waukegan, ill.— six years ago began Lake county’s celebrated mule case. James F. Doyle of Deerfield originally owned the mule. That much is bure. John R. Morris, likewise of Deerfield, is the other patty to the suit. That’s sure too. It’s also certain that there has been at least one-trial in a justice'court and three hearings on appeal in the circuit court. But that’s about as far as even a Philadelphia lawyer could be expected the hang of this famous case. However, when it came up before Judge C. C. Edwards of Waukegan the other day, it seemed to be reasonably clear that Morris had possession of the mule. Doyle, to all appearances, wanted Morris to pay him $750 for the use of the mule—slo a month for 75 months. . - On the other hand, it appeared to be plain that Morris wanted the sum of |l5O from Doyle. « According to his

figuring it had cost him sl2 a month to board the mule. Board for 75 months at this rate is evidently an offset to $750 and $l5O over. Judge Edwards evidently had mastered the Intricacies of this celebrated case. Anyway, he ordered Morris to return the mule, pay Doyle $750 and pay the costs of the four hearings mentioned, . . But the six years of suspense h«4 been too much for the mule. He dropped dead. . : .... • Z - - - ' * . 1 —. > <. • X • - V ■