Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-05
INTERVIEW WITH ROOI
He Laughs at the Charges and De.
clares He Will Prove His
Innocence.
Talks Little of the Case But Con-
verses Freely on Other
Topics
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Well Known Law Firm Retained to
Defend Him-Assumes Ee.
ligious Demeanor.

looking and with an almost continual
smile lighting his counienance while |
taking. jerome W. Iicet lounges on !
the iron bed in the big steel cell at the /
county Jail, or weaves bis fingers about !
the network of the cage as he peers
thru the opening to converse with a
caller.
If he is guilty of the heinous crime
charged against him. that of sending To
his wife an Internal machine, contain-
ing dynamite enough 70 kill a regiment!
Of people, he does not show il in action
or word, while conversing With Il visit
or.
IN fact. the alleged dynamiter seems
20 take a rather humorous view Of the
situation in which he is placed and
laughs and jokes as tho all his recent
troubles had been only the most enjoy
able sort of a picnic.
As the train pulled into the depot on
Park avenue Mr. Law and his deputy
assisted doct 10 the rear platform %
the last car. from which they alighfed
as soon as the train came to d stop.
Hoot was handcuffed, but his fest We're
free and ia jumped lightly 10 the
ground and proceeded With the officers
slowly east on Water street toward
Fourth. until the. were Intercepted BY
the driver Of ona of Stewards hacks.
| SNho had been summoned. BY this ma
neuve, a large crowd who had assem-
4 oiled at the depot We're partially fooled.
4 Entering the hack the party We're ssvift
HIS whisled down sycamore street and III
4 five minutes more the prisoner was
8safely lodged in the county jail and left
4 10 his own reflections.
Hoet greeted a reporter With a hearty
a hello. and held up his nanacled hands
10 emphasize the grating, with he eau
lion:
rs careful not to snake too hard YOU
Knight jar. the bracelets off z
Il Than followed a lengthy conversation
lin which he prisoner displayed his
isrestdy Wit and his agility III evading
sIques;ions which might tend To epinpro-
l.inisc him When his case should come up
Tor trial.
4 He said he was glad the long Journey
I'irom the south was at al end,
but that ii had been made very pieasan,
Il for him. He refused TO discuss the de-
tails Of the crime except 10 laugh IL
( AWAY with the declaration that ms Mas
Innocent and believes that he VIII bs
able TO prnse an abb, yet When The de
tails OF the eXplusiem OF the internal mat
q chine were related to him his hiiarlt,
n at once ceased and a visible snudde
lsran thru his massive frame. In regard
! to his movements previous % ard afte
the shipment Of the box from Chct.'
!. the prisoner would not reply directly ex
Ecept 70 deny that he WAS h Chicago q
ihe time the package was expresset
there. He would not say Whore he VA;
ION that pivotal day. however but de
| Eciared that he would be able u PROV
I himself clear Of the charge II wiinesses
whom he Mould call did not have defec
tive memories.
He says after the dynamite maehin.
was exploded h. first gained kraWledg,
: l'of it in Kansas City. He read u a pa
per the story Of the explosion aad tn
y statement that he MAS charged With TIL
s. crii.le At that time he decided TO TAX
1.-THE first train 10 Waterloo. but change
/, his mind rooasultation With an at
!. torney who advised him 10 let the off
Icerss come after him il they wanted him
!. He went from Kansas City TO Nsy
s orleans, he says. and remained ther
/ working at the tent-naking bushes
5 until arrested. He says now he intend
S ed 10 coins. north Immediately after th
Marai Gras and appear, before the gran
: jury Of Blaekhawk county. This wa
: the advice Of his attorneys here, whof
he had been cores ponding with 70
soma time.
In regard to the changing Of his nam
Hoot says be never liked his own ram
e and thought Howard more euphoniou,
n While in New Orleans he received ma
e both as j. w. Howard and Jerome "
Il aoot. The lat!er name he had to Us
a to correspond with his bankers at Dt
e buque. And here was where he got int
I. trouble Instead of going 10 Algiers
inquire for his mail, which he suppose
s. would be forwarded there TO him, !
\ wrote the postmaster a letter 10 iorwal
il all mail FOR j. ". Hoot to his New or
v leans boarding house, where he We
IS known as j. w Howard. The New Oh
leans detectiye found this letter in II
Algiers office and then the capture va
easy.
All the way from New Orleans Hos
70 had as a constant companion W.
: worn Bible. which he frequently pa
ID used He said he had noticed IN II
II sheriff's circulars describing him Il
> officer laid special stress on the IA,
e that he was strong on prayer, and
= felt he must Keep up the reputation I
IS said while in Nssw Orleans he took
10 great deal Of interest IN the Salvatie
n Army and felt they We're doing GOO
n, work Another remark worthy of a
70 tention in this line was made short
!before reaching Waterloo. Holding h
!handcuffed hands before him the pri
oner said
These manacles are rather becomil
~ aren't they They do one good thin
y they teach me 70 keep my hands i'll fro
ne of me. It's u good thing because r
y go. into bad habit of stretching n
ne arms out on the backs of the churt
IS pews. 1t wasn't a graceful thing, "
Nc know.
at 1t was in this manner the suspect
Ut man kept up lively conversati'
ne across the state.
Saturday afternoon County Attorn
Reed said the preliminary examinati
of Hoot would not be held for sever
lie days.
~ Hon. c. L. Picket was summoned
- the iail by the prisoner and had 10
~ conversation With him. 1t is understo
=. the result of the interview was tn
- Mullan & Pickett have been retained I
=. the defense.
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