Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-07
Case 0F MRS. ROSSACK
County Attorney Clammer Issues
Statement Justifying the Arrest
on Murder Charge.
Strong Circumstantial Evidence
Against Accused Woman-some
Of the Vital FONTS.
Noted Law Firm Retained by the
Defense Dramatic Scene at
Grave Described.
,ecial to Times-R Republican.

Grave DeScrl DeQ
Special to Times-R Republican.
Indianola, Dec. lit is understood
here that the law firm of Henderson q
Berry has, been retained to defend Mrs.
Hossack, the alleged murderess of her
husband. Tits said that they have been.
paid a retaining feesof $500 and are to,
have an additional fee of $1,000 in the T
event Of prodcuring her acquittal. There
Is tremendous excitement here and all I
over the county over the affair and the
tragedy is being discussed to the ex-
.clusion of all other topics 1T is proba- |
bic that the preliminary trial Will be be-
gun next Tuesday. County Attorney
Clalnmer, who ordered the arrest of Mrs
Hossack notwithstanding thes eoroner
jury failed to make any charges. has
given out astaten1ent which amply jus
tifies Tim in the course he has taken.
{ County Attorney George Clamner, at 4
whose behest Mrs. Hossack was ar
rested, in discussing the case in SO far
as he has investiga ted it. said yesterday
to a correspond dent that he believed Mrs.
Hossack committed the decd. No. i do
not suspect any other member of the
family, said Mr.. Clamnler Sunday
noon, with Coroner n. NJ. Dale, Went
TO the Hossack residence. endeavoreds
Ito disabuse my mind of all bias or
lprejudice. attempted TO conduct the
inquiry with q fixed determination not
| To formulate any theory and try to adj
/ just the fact to 1t, but rather to ALLOW
1.-the facts to develop the theory. In iil-s
spected the bedroom where MIR. and Mrs.
| Hossaci We're asleep in the same bed
SUNDAY night, listened to her testlmony
| and that OF the other members of the
family, and as a result of it all am
satisiied that Mrs. fIossack is the MUIR
derer of her husband. Upon what facts
\ do 1 predicate the conviction that she
| and no one else committed the crime
4 There are a number of incidents preg
i nant With significance, but the most
convincing OF all is the fact that she
occupied the bed with him and claimed
! not to have known he had been muder
lousy assaulted untis after the terrible
4 discovery was made by her eon Will
Liam five or ten minutes after the fatal
blow was struck Let me give you the
facts as found them and let them
sIspeak for themselves. Mr. and Mrs
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