Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-30
TELLS 0F CONSPIRACY
Startling Developments In the
the Case Of the Kempley
Farm Robbery.
Daughter confesses That She
Aided in Plot to Rob Her
Father.
Became Willing Accomplish Of
DR.. Woodwork to Secure
the Money.
Specia1 to Times-Republican.

Fort Dodge, Sept. 30. - Information
has been received in this city OF the
startling developments in the attempted
robbery of John Kempley's farm
located east of the city, which have
caused decided sensation among those
familiar with the family and case. The
fact that Mr.. Kempley was pioneer OF
Webster county with an extended ac-
suuaintance has caused much interest to
be manifested in the ultimate outcome
of the attempted robbery, the deed OF
the farm now being in the possession OF
the county recorder who has been re-
strained from recording it by an In
junction granted by Judge Whitaker al
the last term of court.
Threatened with the loss Of the love
and respect of father and mother, hus-
band and children, goaded by the Graz
ing fear of the law and frenzied thai
the man who woed her had used her tc
his own ends and had then discarded
her, Mrs. H. NJ Wonders, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John KempIey. gave uE
and made full confession of the plot
she had woven with DR.. Orrin Wood
worth to deprive her aged parents OF
their farm in this county. The one pos
session and source of income Of their ole
age.
Without the CULVER of an eyelash OF
~ blush at the alternate laughter and
execration of those who were gathered
in the court room she confessed that the
hold Orrin Woodwork had over her was
stronger than filial love and that, with
out other consideration than his de-
mand she had made possible the scheme
to strip her aged parents of their all
When she said that Woodwork had
promised her no profit she said 1t as
lightly as she did that the one consider
alton that for moment had deferred
her was the fear Of her wrath of hei
iron-hearted father. She confessed that
there was no moral deterrent that pre-
scented itself, or any sense of loyalty te
kin. Woodwork suggested the scheme
and she, after the weakest resistance
made it's contamination possible.
The woman's confession was complete
| SI1e even duIllIlle0e rtilG hillLi1SSl WIZ
Woodward which many has suspected
and, altho she attempted weakly to sci
up more harmless motive, she made II
evident to every one who heard her thai
this intimacy had been the moving cause
OF her wrong-doing.
In few words she told how Wood
worth had come to her and suggested g
way by which they might gain posses.
sion of her fathers farm. All he
wished to do, she said, was to get a deed
to the property in his possession. Then
he said he would sell the gypsum deposit
on the land and pay old man Kempley
for his farm out of the proceeds. At all
times, SO she claims, Woodwork pro-
tested that he had no intention Of cheat
ing her father. She told how Wood
worth had had her write the decoy adj
vertisement that lured her father to Los
Angeles in the very hour in which the
plot they had woven meanwhile was tc
be consummatde. She admitted fatty
that the coin-the alleged $4,000 which
Woodwork had handed her mother-she
mad never counted, and had handed
lack to Woodwork ten minutes after
she had delivered the deed to him. She
did not know, she said. whether the
amount was $1,000 or $4,000, and other
evidence adduced during the trial
proved that Woodwork had not been in
possession of more than $1,000 at one
time since early in 1900.
At the end Of her evidence both sides
submitted the case without argument
and Judge Hall at once held the prison
err DR. WoodwOrth to answer with bail
fixed at $4,000.