Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-16
Lewis Jones Sentenced to
& Five Years in Penitentiary.
MONGoVEN GETS LESS
Court in Passing Sentence Scores the
Men for Their Part in the Attempt
ed Murder of two ottumwa Citizens
Attorneys Fight Hard.


Lewis Jones was sentenced to five
years at hard labor in the penitentiary
at Fort Madison and Henry Mongoven
was sentenced to three years and six
months by Judge Fee in district court
shortly before noon today. The men
VIII thereby pay the penalty for the
part they took in the Pasnau assault
at Grips Bros livery barn, April IL.
Judge Rec in passing sentence gave
the two men one of the most severe
arrangements that was probably ever
heard in the Wapello county court
house. He briefly reviewed the facts
IN the case, and his opinion was that
the jury had, in the Jones case espec-
tally, given him all the leniency that
he could ask for. The court remained
very close along the lines of the evil
dence, and the lecture, if it could be
called such, will probably remain i'm
printed upon the minds of the convict
ed men as long as breath remains in
their bodies.
overruIes Motion.
Counsel for the two men exhausted
every means known. to them to get a
motion for new trial acted upon fav-
orably, but they were doomed to see
all their efforts come to naught. Els
peclally did they fight hard for new
trial for Jones. They presented four
aff1davits tending to show that one of
the jurors had acted contrary to law.
But today they were forced to submit
TO having testimony put upon the
stand showing that at least two of the
persons who had made the affidavits.
We're women of bad moral character,
and one CT them at least was run of
town few days ago by the police on
account of being prostitute. Attor-
ney Scott made a strong appeal in be-
half OF Mongoven, but Judge Fee over
ruled ths motions for new trial in
each case. The two men will probab-
ly be taken to the penitentiary tomor-
row, although it may be decided that
they will be taken this afternoon.
Court Room Crowded.
The court room was again crowded
this morning when court convened
The interest in the case evidently be-
Ing as keen as when the trial first be-
gan, and this in spite OF the fact that
the attorneys for the defense were
striving very hard to have the time
for sentence put of Judge Fee call
ed up the Jones case as soon as court
was ready for business, and Judge
Hall submitted the motion for a new
trial with four affidavits which he had
presented yesterday. Attorney Hall
made brief address upon the matter
after he had presented affidavits from
E. G. and E. A. Warning, Mrs. B. X.
Lemon and Mrs. H. A. Davis. The
affidavits were all the same, and IN
each the affiant swore they had heard
N. R. Calhoun make statements pre-.
vious to the time of the trial that
would prevent him from acting
as a juror. AT the conclusion
OF Judge Halls remarks. County At
torney Emery made his showing for
The prosecution against the motion for
new trial. He presented the, sworn
affidavit of N. R. Calhoun, the accused
juror, denying that he had ever read
OF the case in the newspapers, nor dis
cussed it in any way prior to it's trial.
He stated that he was one of the reg
ular panel of the petit jury for the
March term of court and in obedience
to Judge Fees instructions he had
carefully refrained from reading or
talking about the case Affidavits from
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Calhoon, the pro.
prietors of the Calhoon house, where
N. R. Calhoun was alleged to have
made the Objectionable statements.
were also presented. Mr.. and Mrs.
Calhoon absolutely denied that N. R.
Calhoun had ever made any state.
ments about the case in the hotel.
These affidavits also showed that the
character of some of those making the
affidavits for the defense was NOT
above reproach. 1t stated that Mr.,
and Mrs. Warning were employed at
the hotel as porter and waiter. and
were not boarders as they alleged in
their affidavits. They said Mrs. Lem
on was boarding at the hotel and not
working there as she claimed, and
that she had been run out of town
by the police. They claimed that Mrs
Davis, the other person who signed
the affidavit for the defense, was a