Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
|R|'|OOI CASE NEAR End
Trial Of the Alleged Dynsmitsr At
Waterloo Rapidly Drawing
to q Close.
Defense Relying Principally on the
Question Of the Courts
Jurisdiction.

Evidence All In on Both Sides and
Case Will Be Decided
Soon
Special to .Tlmes-Republican.
Waterloo, Nov. 13-The Hoot case is
rapidly dra wing to close. The defense
began Introduction Of evidence yester-
day and late in the afternoon announced
that its evidence was all in. It seems
probable that the case will go to the
jury tomorrow, as 1t is understood the
prosecution will not offer much rebuff
tai evidence. The general opinion is that
the defense has made poor case and
Hoot stands a good chance Of convic-
ton.
There was general air OF expectancy
pervading the court room long before
the hour for the convention Of court
Monday, occasioned by the interest and
curiosity manifested in the particular
line upon which the defense would make
the fight for the liberty Of the defend
amt.
1t was generally known that the de-
Tense would be begun for the state had
announced the conclusion Of the testi-
mony on the part Of the prosecution, but
has not as yet formally rested their
case. There was large audience when
court convened, in fact, the audience
chamber OF the court room was flied to
it's capacity. Fully one-half the audi
ence during the forenoon session was
composed Of ladies, the greater part of
them friends Of Mrs. Hoot, who had
come under the Impression that Mrs.
Hoot would again be seen in the court
room as soon as the testimony for the
defense had ebgun. In this they We're
mistaken, as Mrs Hoot still remained in
and did not come to the court room.
Judge Blair did not arrive from Man
chester until 1890 and during the wait
the sole object of discussion was the
lines upon which the defense would
make their fight Every one was anxious
for an opinion no matter how improba-
BILE or ridiculous it might seem, and
everybody had guess to hazard as to
the testimony and witnesses the defense
would use. Try as they would they could
for the attorneys kept the information
strictly under their hats" and even af-
ter the examination of the four witnesS-
es in the forenoon the audience was
not much wiser in this respect.
Only four witnesses were used by the
defense up 20 noon. These were Miss
Katherine Herring, who acted as clerI
of the grand jury in the case Of the
state vs.. jerome Hoot. She was called
for the purpose OF showing that the
witnesses, Williams and Thompson,
the United States E,xpreAs employees
from the Chicago Office were not asked
4 to identify Hoot at the session rf the
grand jury last spring. Ray Thompson
lsof the. Reporter office, was called to
Identify some of Hoot's handwriting IL:
a set of books which ne (HooD had
once opened up for Mr.. Thompson. j
ID. Easton, of the Waterloo State Bank
ana Ira }Rodamar, of the Leavitt &
Johnson National Bank, We're called IN
as experts On the comparison. of the
| handwriting upon the lette: and wrap
pings OF the cabinet received by Mrs.
Ftoot and the entries made in the SCI
OF books opened up for Mr. Thompson.
mis- was as far as the defense had
progressed at the hour Of adjournmen
| TOR dinner, which was made a little
earlier because the defense had no
other Witnesses ready at the time.
Most OF the witnesses introduced for
the defense We're called for the purpos.
OF comparison of Hoot's handwriting.
AT a late hour in the afternoon the d.
tense announced that 1t rested its case.
4 Y Is impossible OF course to forecast
the length OF time that Will be takei
4 UP IN finishing up the case. but eyery-
enlns now points to a speedy termina-
4 lion or the court proceedings so far az
a the trial of Jerome Hoot is concerned
Inc chief reliance OF the defense will
De IN the question: of Jurisdiction Be
iore the adjournment Of court last
4 night a lengthy motion was flied by the
ATTORNEYS for Hoot asking the court to
take the case from the jury and dtrect
Verdict for the defendant The ella i'm
set forth In the motion was that the
box proved to be an fernal machine. :,
containing i've pounds of dynamite
was addressed to Jerome W. Hoot and
by the express company was Illegally
delivered to his wife. 1t is also claimed
II any crime was committed in the
shipment of the box, it was committed
IN Chicago, where the same was started
on Its journey to this city, and that
4 jurisdiction in the case necessarily lies
In Illinois. This motion was argued to-
4 day. II II Is overruled, the case is like
4 ly to go to the jury SO that a verdict
4 will be rendered today