Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-13
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Pat Dunn. Companion Of John
Gray. Placed on Trial in Dis
trict Court.
Evidence the Same as That In.
troduced in the Gray Case
Last Term.
State Will Show Dunn Made an
Attempt to Escape From the
County Jail.

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Pat Dunn, the companion of John
Gray at the time Joseph Williams, the
colored teamster, was shot and killed
during quarrel with tramps, is on trial
in the district court for murder. The
case was called Tuesday afternoon and
good progress is being made
jury was secured Tuesday evening
before adjournment. twelve men from
the regular panel being accepted, as
follows: c. schmidts, Will Durocher,
Charles t. Lamb, Henry Clark, j. d.
Preston, Peter Louks, H r. Ohlson, W.
e. Ward. G. r. Pohle, Will Hastings,
y. G. Goodman and David A. Miller. The
taking of evidence was commenced this
morning, sixteen witnesses having been
summoned for the state. The witnesses
are some used in the Gray trial and the
evidence introduced is practically the
same-the recital OF the story of the
quarrel between two colored and two
white girls while the latter were on
their way home from their work at the
canning factory; of the interference of
John Gray in the white girls behalf; of
his misunderstanding of the cause of
the trouble and the superstition that the
tramps were insulting the white girls,
of the first quarrel between Williams
end the tramps and the threats made
by the latter to kill the negro; of Will
liams' departure for his home and his
return to the scene, when the quarrel
was renewed and the fatal shots We're
fred.
1t will be remembered that on the first
trial some of the witnesses testified that
Gray did the shooting and Others that
Dunn did it. The theory of the state is
that two revolvers were used and that
Dunn as we'll as Gray was in possession
q of either the negroes revolver or his
own. Gray's defense will be that he did
not do the Shooting, but that with
Gray he was acting as peacemaker and
that the man who fired the shots was
a stranger whose personal appearance
was similar to Dunn's and who scaped
from the scene on a passing train.
4 The state has believed all along that
its case against Dunn would be strong
ser than that against Gray, but it is
doubtful IL this is correct. One thing
that will tend to strengthen the states
case IS the introduction OF evidence to
show that Dunn made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape from jail since the
conviction of Dunn. A few weeks ago
Sheriff Shoemaker has erason to suspect
that something was going on in the
Jail. and an investigation of Dunn's
cell revealed the presence Of several
files and other tools and the fact that he
had been working on some of the bars
OF his cell. A showing of this kind in
court is usually permissible and is a
strong point against a prisoner.
The defense will introduce but little
evidence, relying largely on the failure
OF the state to prove its case and to
weaken the testimony on cross exam
ination. The hearing will probably be
concluded by Thursday evening.
The following Witnesses We're sum
moned by the state: officer Frank
Weaver, Miss Anna Rouska Frank Sol
eman. Charles stepan. Miss Fay Hazen,
Elmer Haverlo, George Williams, Mrs.
Joseph Williams. II. f. simkins. Henry
lOiller James Glenn. Roy Buck, Herbert
Guinea. Mr.. Mighell, Miss Mary khile
and Miss Rosa Ruhrer.