Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIN.
Witnesses for State in Clemens
Trial All Agree on Main
Points.
The Murderer's Victim Made No
Effort 10 Oppose His
Assailant.
Weapon With Which the Crime
Was Committed Exhibited
in Court.
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Eldcra, Oct. 23-Interest in the Glenn
ons murder trial continues without
abatement. The examination of wit
nesses continues to draw crowds to the
court room. Sheriff Mitterer sleeps the
jury in the court room, and keeps it
isolated from every one. The examina-
ton of witnesses is slow and promises
to be long drawn out. Yesterday, jury
having been secured, Mr.. Lundy opened
by briefly. stating the. states case, and
was followed by Mr.. Huff on the part
of the defense, whereupon all the wit
nessess on the part of the state We're ex-
Guided from the court room on motion of
the defense.
The first witness introduced by the
3stateSw Mr.. James H. Johnson. pho
tographer, called to the stand for the
purpose of Identifying the photographs
taken by the state to illustrate the sur
roundings where the crime was COM
mitted. The next witness was A. d.
Woods. who testified that he saw Glenn
ons about p. M. passing along the
street with an iron rod in his hand,
about twelve inches long, and identified
the rod exhibited by the prosecution.
Did not remember anything except see
ing iron rod.
The next witness was A. q. Kundy.
who testified that he saw Clemens the
night Burgduff was killed while sitting
in front of HE house, passing along the
north side Of Center. street, and that he
had something in his hand that he could
not tell what 1t was, only judging by
the way he held his hand while passing.
II. w. Abbott was next introduced by
the state. who testified that he saw
Clemens as he was passing into Good &
Woods store with something. In his
hand. Could not tell what it was. stat
ing that he only judged that he held
something in his hand by the, way he
held 1t. Did not gee what 1t was
The next witnesses introduced were
Mr.. Middleton, teamster, and Campbell
Johnston, eye witnesses to the tragedy,
who testified practically to the same
thing with regard to the occurrence.
Their testimony was that they were
sitting with Mr.. William Burs,hduff on
some dry goods boxes between Mr..
Whinery's store and restaurant in the
north side of Main street, Union, Ia, on
the evening of June II. 1901, when the
defendant Clemens came UP from the
west and accosted Burghduff, calling
him vile name, and asking MIN IL he
wanted anything out of him, whereupon
Burghduff responded that he did not.
Then Clemens Immediately assaulted
Burghduff, striking him over the head.
putting his left arm around his neck
and Immediately jabbing. him in the
face. Middleton got up ard parted
them when Burghduff sank to. the side
walk bleeding profusely from a wound
in the face Neither of the above
named witnesses were able to state
what he jabbed him in the face with.
After the melee an iron rod was picked
up on the sidewalk after itsocciirred and
is exhibited in evidence by thu state as
the instrument by which the killing was
done. f.. n. Ridout was next intro
duced by the state who came On the
scene during the melee. He states that
the difficulty occurred between and 8
o'clock, all the rest OF the. states wit
nesses agreeing that it occurred about
S o'clock. The state then introduced j.
%. Williams, w. d. Humiston, w. p.
Wilcox, C. c. Crowley and c. L. Fulton
who happened on the scene during the
difficulty.
4 Their testimony practically agreed as
tostl1e details not being shaken on cross
examination. DR.. Hunt was then called.
He stated that he attended Burgduff
Immediately after the assault and until
he died at 1920. Stating that he came
to his death as result of the wounds
received in the difficulty with Clemens.
minuteiy describing the wounds and the
results Of them.
Vi Thestrial is exciting great public in
terest. The court room has been crowd
ed with spectators all day.