Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-01-19
MONEY TO LOAN.
AT 5 per cent interest, option
al payments, with the German
Savings Bank.
NASH & PHELPS.
Palmer Released.

For another long week court has been
in session at our county's capital, a
learned judge has presided, twelve tried
and true men have listened, able attor.
neys on both sides have worked inces-
sently, witnesses have testified while
crowds OF people have looked on. The
whole object has beeen to determine il
another assisted James Cunningham
in killing the defensless little Cunning
ham Hepp babe and flinging the limp
form out on the banks OF the Blue Grass
last March.
The same grand jury that indicted
Cunningham for the crime of numbering
the child indicted Arthur Palmer for
being an accessory. Cunningham who
was found guilty has not yet been
sentenced, but is in jail awaiting the
pleasure OF the Judge. Palmer's trial
was commencing when we went to press
Thursday of last week 1t was not until
Friday afternoon that the selection of
the jury was completed. The jury is
composed OF good, intelligent mon. They
are: ID. W. Chamberlain, G. II. Spencer,
Frank Cihak, 9. w Leonard, Chas. j.
Johnson, j. @. Johnson, Geo. Horton,
Otto Thomas Aaron KILLER, Il. s. Bates,
Geo. Agnew and A. III. Brown.
The attorneys for the prosecution are
county attorney Graham, ex County At
torney Brainard and VIM. Wonn. The
attorneys for the defense are Hon. b 1.
Salinger, Of Carroll, and j. II. Mosier. Mr..
Brainard made tho opening statement
to the jury on the part of the state Fri
day afternoon, reviewing the evidence as
given in the Cunningham case up to the
time Cunningham left the North Yves.
tern depot Then he claimed they would
be able to show that Palmer joined Cum
ningham at this place and was equally
guilty with Cunningham. Further no
claimed they would show Palmer and
Cunningham were much together during
February around town and had abun.
dant opportunity for planning the mat
ter. That soon after the finding OF the
child Palmer changed his plans about
staying here aud went to Oklahoma.
Mr.. Salinger replied saying that IL
they should admit all the prosecution
claimed then his client should go free,
but he said they would be able to prove
the unreliability Of the only witness that
claimed Palmer was with Cunningham
when the latter drove from the North
Western depot on March 9Th, that Pal.
mer was not with Cunningham March
9th, and that the child was not killed
March 9Th.
Commencing Friday afternoon, with
very little Interruption, witnesses have
been testifying during forenoon and
afternoon sessions each day. The state
followed practically the same line of
evidence i. followed IN the Cunningham
case which is now known to the REPuB-
LIcAN's readers. They are trying to
show this jury not only that Cunning
ham was guilty but that Palmer was
accessory. Ralph Robinson, Mre. Hebel's
son, seems 70 be about the only witness
to connect Palmer wi h the matter. He
says Palmer was with Cunningham in
the buggy March 5, that they drove west
past the Hebe house and on toward the
fair grounds. He stays by his story
quite tenaciously. The state rested
yesterday forenoon.
Since eleven o'clock yesterday the
defense has been presenting its testi-
mony. It's line OF work is correctly
shown by the attorneys opening state
ment. Medical testimony was intro
duced to show the child must have been
dead when found much less than two
weeks. They also introduced testimony
to impeach Ralph Robinson, and even
to show that the boy was suspicioned OF
being implicated himself.
LATER.-The defense rested yesterday
afternoon Some testimony was intro
duced in ,rebuttal and at 1890 this
morning, the evidence being in, Judge
Smith took the case from tho jury on
the ground that there was not sufficient
evidence to submit. Palmer thus be
comes free. At 80 this afternoon court
meets to hear arguments on the motion
for new trial in the Cunningham case.
Orl Howell, the piano tuner, is in
town for three weeks.
Will McLeran took car load of sheep
to Chicago Saturday
l.. NJ Anderson was transacting bust
mess in Atlantic the fore part OF the
week.