Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
WILL BE CONTINUED
Prosecution Not Ready to Try Re
mainder of Pasnau Gases.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY ATTORNEY EMERY
Gases Will Necessarily Have to Be
Postponed Until Next Term of Court
Trial of Henry Mongoven Nearly
Finished.
[From Wednesdays Daily. ]

[From Wednesdays Daiy.l
Charles, Robert and Fred Pasnau
and Albert Fowler, Frank O'Neil and
John Curran, the men charged with
assaulting S. P. Grips and G. W.Hous-
ton with intent to kill them, will not
be tried at this term of court. This
decision was made shortly after
court convened this afternoon at the
request of County Attorney Emery,
who in answer to question from the
court said the prosecution was not
ready to proceed with the cases at
this term. Judge Hall as attorney for
Robert Pasnau, Frank O'Neil and AL.
Fowler then asked for continuance
of the cases against these men until
next term but his request was not
granted by the court, who said the
matter would be decided upon later.
Mongoven Case Proceeding.
Nearly all the evidence in the case
against Henry Mongoven, one of the
Pasnau gang, was in at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon, and it is thought the
arguments will begin within short
time The evidence introduced by the
prosecution was practically the same
as that which was introduced in the
case against Lewis Jones, who was
convicted last Saturday, and who was
member of the same crowd as Mon
goven. The state closed it's case early
today and the defense has been intro
ducing witnesses tending to show the
defendant has good character, since
then. They have introduced large
number of witnesses, but no material
evidence has been introduced showing
the defendant was not mixed up in the
ARRAY. The case is expected to go to
the jury tonight.
Wanted Gases Continued.
When court opened this afternoon
Judge Fee called the attorneys for the
state and defense in the remainder of
| the cases against the Pasnau gang and
asked them if they were ready to pro,
| coed with the trials, stating that it
would be necessary to send for a spe.
cial venire of jurymen if such was the
case. Judge Hall Immediately asked
for continuance for the men he rep.
resented. The court then asked the
county attorney if he was ready to
proceed with the cases and Attorney
Emery said he was not. Attorney EN-
i cry said he. wanted to take up some
other criminal matters that were
4 pending. The court informed him
that these cases could be gotten rio
of while special panel was being Sc
cured for the Pasnau gang, but Mr.
Emery stated he was not ready to try
the cases at this term of court. Judg>
Fee then sent for the legal represent
atives of Chas. and Fred Pasnau ant
Z John Curran who were not in court tt
: find out if they also desire a continu
ance. If they ask for continuance
it is probable that the cases will al
be continued until next term of court
as it will be impossible to proceed
with the trial of the men if the prose
cution is not ready. County Attorne.
Emery would advance no reason as tt
. why he would not try the cases at thi'
term of court, saying he was not read.
to do so. He stated the end of tn,
term was pretty close at hand, ant
he wanted everything in good shap,
: before he began on them. There ar
nine days of this term left after to
day.